Competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions + more at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019

It was an exciting and successful week of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more at the 2019 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.

Over 500,000 people thronged the streets of Drogheda over the past eight days, while tens of thousands of people attended the special opening by President Michael D Higgins. The town pulsed with Irish rhythm and revelry as age-old traditions were celebrated by new generations and the vibrancy of the Fleadh emanated throughout the streets.

This is the second year in succession that Drogheda hosted the All-Ireland Fleadh. In 2020 it will be moving to Mullingar. Every year, the Fleadh provides a cultural meeting place for those who carry the great traditions of Irish music, song and dance in their hearts.

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Traditional Irish band Dervish will be honoured with a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at this year’s BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS 2019 for their incredible contribution to folk music.

Dervish have been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for 30 years, and have played at festivals across the globe – from Rock in Rio to Glastonbury.

Shane Mitchell from Dervish said: “We are thrilled and so delighted to be receiving this very special honour at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, particularly as this is the 30th anniversary of the band.”

What an incredible year it’s been so far for DERVISH.

To celebrate turning 30 this year, Irish Folk Icons Dervish released their New Album The Great Irish Songbook (Rounder).  The album is a fitting tribute to Dervish’s 30 years in the business and features Dervish performing with over a dozen luminaries across an eclectic range of genres including Imelda May, Brendan Gleeson, Steve Earle, Andrea Corr, David Gray, Vince Gill, Rhiannon Giddens, Kate Rusby, Abigail Washburn and others. The Album went STRAIGHT TO NO. 1 ON THE AMAZON FOLK CHARTS AND NO. 16 ON THE US iTUNES ALBUM Charts on its Release.

A quote from U2’s The Edge features on this very special Album: “It’s great to hear these classic Irish Folk songs given a 21st Century treatment. It sounds like they’ll be hits for another century at least!”

The Great Irish Songbook Special Concert with DERVISH featuring Special Guests Imelda May, David Gray, Kate Rusby and actor Brendan Gleeson will take place at The London Palladium on Thursday, 19^th September 2019.

It all started 30 years ago in one of Ireland’s oldest pubs in Sligo “Shoot The Crows” (the pub itself is 150 years old)! “Shoot The Crows” runs one of the longest running Trad sessions in Ireland and it’s where Dervish was formed 30 years ago.

DERVISH was given a Special Reception by the Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council to mark the band’s 30 years performing.  It was hosted by Cathaoirleach Cllr Martin Baker at Sligo County Hall.

A highlight of the folk music calendar, the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrates the thriving folk music scene and serves to raise the profile of this much loved musical genre. The event showcases and celebrates the best folk, roots and acoustic music and features live performances by the very best acts including legendary Irish group Dervish. Now in its 20^th year, this year’s ceremony, will take place at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on Wednesday 16th October 2019.

The awards are presented by folk fans that in the past have included, Sir David Attenborough, Sean Bean, Jarvis Cocker, Phil Collins, Roger Daltrey, Ray Davies, Peter Gabriel and Sharleen Spiteri.

The show, which will be broadcast live from 7-9pm on BBC Radio 2 and on BBC Sounds, will be produced by 7digital.

For more on Dervish www.dervish.ie

New Massachusetts Celtic show coming to the Shalin Liu Performance Center August 23-25

(Rockport, Mass., July 23, 2019) – Rockport Music and Brian O’Donovan are pleased to announce the inaugural year of the Rockport Celtic Festival: Exploring Celtic Roots and

Branches, coming to the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, August 23-25.

Led by Brian O’Donovan, host of WGBH’s A Celtic Sojourn, A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn, and A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, and Artistic Director Edinburgh-born harpist/composer Maeve Gilchrist, Exploring Celtic Roots & Branches will feature new and familiar musicians, singers, dancers, and storytellers exploring traditional and contemporary music from around the Celtic world. Focusing on the genre’s broad and vibrant range, with a strong emphasis on crossover and collaborative work between musicians from different genres including classical, jazz, and American traditional, this dynamic and interactive weekend will feature mainstage concerts, workshops, intimate salon-style sessions and much more in Shalin Liu Performance Center’s third-floor space.

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Gleneagle Hotel Ballroom, Killarney, County Kerry

26th July 2019

Singer and accordionist, Séamus Begley, performs with family and friends at a charity Céilí in aid his nephew and Dublin producer and guitarist; Gavin Ralston.

Gavin has been battling cancer since 2014, Séamus and the Begley family along with some musical friends wanted to come together to raise funds for Gavin’s treatment.

Gavin has worked within the music scene for the past 25 years and during that time has built a reputation as both a professional and talented musician. He has played with The Waterboys, Sharon Shannon and Picture House. Producing recordings for Ronnie Drew and Bagatelle, as well as The Coronas first ever studio session.

The Céilí for Gav is a benefit céilí to raise vital funds for Gavin. Gavin has been receiving chemotherapy for the last six months and has been unable to work, and the Céilí for Gav is to help raise vital funds for his continued treatment

All tickets €10 available at Ticketmaster, we look forward to seeing you all, including Gavin, on the night!

For further information please contact Ceara Scanlon on 064 6671531 or ceara.scanlon@inec.ie or www.inec.ie

4-Day Festival Returns Sept. 12-15

The Michigan Irish Music Festival observes its 20th anniversary this year, and what better way to celebrate than by hosting more bands than ever in the history of the event?

The festival returns to Heritage Landing in downtown Muskegon Sept. 12-15 and features Irish and Celtic music on seven covered stages. The festival kicks off Thursday, Sept. 12 with its Pub Preview Party featuring food, beverages, and three bands in the pub tent only. The full festival begins Friday. (more…)

And it looks set to be a unique celebration of local and international talent.

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Limerick singer-songwriter and RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award winner Emma Langford will headline Limerick Summer Music at the Rossbrien Pavilion on the 12th of July, in what will be her biggest hometown concert to date. Langford launched her first album ​Quiet Giant in 2017, and is now working with Grammy-nominated team The Production Suite in Dublin to produce a much anticipated sequel.  Having toured the album extensively across Europe and the UK since its release, her 2019 summer tour is a farewell of sorts to “the Giant”, performing it in full for audiences in Belfast, Mayo and Limerick. (more…)

July 21st to 26th, 2019

http://www.ccemadweek.com

MAD Week 2019 - Music, Arts and Dance Week - is an Irish music and dance summer camp in Bethesda, MD, USA for all ages.

A stellar line-up of music and dance teachers will offer classes, private lessons, workshops and lectures. There will be sessions, ceilis, song circles and daily fun for young and old.

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Carlos Sweeney McCartin is a no nonsense recording of Fiddle and Flute accompanied by guitar.

This album of Jigs and Reels is uncompromising in its direct reflection of traditional Irish music as played in sessions in the north west of Ireland today. There are no token tracks of reflective airs or senselessly obscure exhibition pieces.

Having met for a tune on a winter’s evening in Cryan’s Teach Ceoil in Carrick-on-Shannon, it was immediately apparent that this trio had a compatibility both musically and personally. A decision was made there and then to record. Another meeting in ‘The Haunted Room’ above Cryan’s front bar saw this album arranged and rehearsed.

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Bewley’s Café Theatre, Grafton Street
THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019

6p.m. – 8p.m. (Doors open  from 5.45 p.m.)

‘THE HIGH SEAS’
(www.caitlin.ie/the-high-seas)

Caitlín Nic Gabhann
Concertina,Dance

Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
Fiddle  &

Cathal Ó Curraín
Bouzouki, Songs

bring the present series to a close with a
lively evening of music, song and dance !
Here’s a little taste ! http://bit.ly/2P85VSI

ADMISSION: €15 ( nibbles included ! )

Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks, Tea & Coffee available for purchase

Booking essential ( limited space ! )

087/2547574

Friday 31 May, 2019, at the ‘Grand Junction’, St Mary Magdalene’s,  Rowington Close, Paddington, London W2 5TF

For the last four years, Irish Music and Dance in London (IMDL) has presented its ‘Irish Hooley’ to help raise the profile of our work and fund our year-round activity, including our annual October Festival of traditional Irish music, song and dance, now called ‘Return to London Town’.

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