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More colours brighten the 2017 Tønder Festival palette. This year Tønder Festival will be presenting more exciting foreign artists, including Shovels & Rope from USA, Kaia Kater from Canada and Danni Nicholls from UK, all appearing in Denmark for the first time.
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Michael Rooney, acclaimed composer and musician, has just been announced as the TG4 Composer of the Year for 2017. This year has been a busy one for Michael, following his success with The Macalla Suite, a specially commissioned suite for the 1916 Centenary. A new CD of the Macalla Suite, peformed by the Macalla Orchestra has just been released
Michael Rooney is a prolific composer and is widely regarded as one of the foremost players of the traditional Irish harp. Originally from Scotstown, Co. Monaghan and now resident in Sligo, has recorded two CDs with flute player June McCormack; ‘Draíocht’ and ‘Land’s End’. Michael has published four books of his own compositions; ‘Harp Tunes’ (2006), Aifreann Gaeilge (2012), ‘The de Cuéllar Suite’ (2012), ‘The Macalla Suite’ (2016).
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POWERSCOURT TOWNHOUSE THEATRE
Sth William Street, Dublin 2
6p.m. – 8p.m. (Doors open from 5.40 p.m.)
THURSDAY,19 JANUARY 2017
A lovely evening of song is promised in the company
of the highly-acclaimed
singer/songwriter from Cork,
GER WOLFE
ADMISSION: €12
Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks, Tea & Coffee available for purchase
Booking essential ( limited space ! )
087/2547574 or niamh@gael-linn.ie
A beautiful voice comes to us from the other side of eternity in this moving film about the life of singer Eithne Ní Uallacháin.
20th December @ 21:30, TG4
All of us are caught up in this world of conflicting emotions and that was especially true of Eithne who expressed her innermost thoughts in the songs of her native Oriel and songs she wrote herself.
With husband Gerry O’Connor in the highly successful Lá Lugh, she embraced the ancient and the modern, she strode the worlds of Irish and English and she could sing with heartrending beauty or play the flute with passion and imagination.
Eithne was full of the vim and vitality of life but at the same time was filled with darkness only she understood. She was the product of a uniquely Irish cultural heritage but her voice could reach something deep inside all of mankind.
‘Eithne – Idir Dhá Shaol’ is told from the intimate perspective of Eithne’s family, friends and fellow musicians. “Eithne was a rare talent and I’m very excited for people to see how my mother’s creative energy and imagination are represented in this film” Feilimí O’ Connor (Director & Producer).
Featuring: Gerry O’Connor, Dónal O’Connor, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Jim Corr, Mario N’Goma, Gilles le Bigot, Padráigín Ní Uallacháin, Cathal Ó Searcaigh and performance artist Gráinne Smith.
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A new Centre for Creative Arts Research has been developed at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT), marking a significant step forward for researchers in the area. The new centre represents the merging of the Music Research Centre Ionad Taighde Ceoil and the Creative Media Research Group which includes academic membership of 16 staff members from within DkIT’s School of Informatics and Creative Arts.
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“Kris Drever is a serious talent”– MOJO
“A sublime voice” – The Observer (on Fowlis)
“An incredibly forward looking and musically supple outfit that makes music which plays at the boundaries of style and genre.” – The Irish Echo, New York (on Rynne’s Notify)
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December 2016 will see the release of a new album of Celtic-inspired Christmas music from the Gothard Sisters in their new holiday album, Falling Snow.
ABOUT FALLING SNOW
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musicnetwork.ie/musicians/opportunities
Music Network is delighted to announce the Music Network Artist Residency Programme 2017, a new opportunity for professional performing musicians. The Programme aims to provide a musician with funding in order to plan and deliver a series of concerts, with integrated audience development components, in partnership with a leading venue and a local authority, and in dialogue with Music Network. Full details on how to submit an Expression of Interest below.
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Two musical legends, one unique stage.
Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny are set to perform an insatiable gig next week in Dublin’s newest theatre style venue, Magistorium. Dubbed the ‘Godfather of Irish contemporary music’ and Irvine hailed as ‘a tradition in himself’, the duo are back together for their final Dublin gig of 2016. They will take to the stage at Magistorium on 22 South Anne Street, Dublin 2 next Thursday (1st of December) at 9:30pm.
Guests will be treated to a truly special show that will feature a mixture of traditional songs, originals composed by Irvine and a touch of Eastern European music.
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Bodhran-info charity bodhrán 2016 “Golden Maple”
A year ago bodhran-info and Christian Hedwitschak released a special limited edition of the CoreLine series because of the 10th anniversary of bodhran-info. The edition was limited to 10 drums, which were sold very quickly. An eleventh drum of the same edition was auctioned off for charity on ebay.
They liked the idea so much that we decided to release a special edition regularly to support a good cause. Every edition will be limited and it’s a great occasion to get a special drum. To make sure more people can engage, we are not auctioning a single drum, but give 15% of the selling price of each drum for charity.
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