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News in Brief ......
15th William Kennedy
Piping Festival, Armagh
Armagh Pipers Club are delighted to
announce details of the 15th anniversary edition of the William Kennedy
Piping Festival to be held in Armagh over the weekend of the 13-16
November 2008. Below is a list of confirmed artists - for full programme
details please visit www.wkpf.org. Tickets will go on sale 08.08.08.
Line-up so far includes
Liam O Flynn & Catherine Ennis, L nasa, Michael McGoldrick & Ian
Fletcher,
Patrick Molard, Jackie Molard & Jean Michel Veillon (Brittany),
Tejedor (Asturias), Bagad Cap Caval (Brittany), Anxo Lorenzo & Xos Liz
de Cea (Galicia), </o:p>
Luigi Lai (Sardinia), Mick O Brien, Ronan Browne, Ivan Georgiev
(Bulgaria),
Se n McKeon & Liam O Connor, Jarlath Henderson/Ross Ainslie Trio
(Ireland/Scotland), </o:p>
At First Light, Robbie Hannan & Dermot McLaughlin, Na Tri Seudan
(Scotland), </o:p>
Be lach (Cape Breton), Dr m (Sweden), Jimmy O Brien Moran, </o:p>
Buille, Tiarn n Duinnchinn, Allan MacDonald (Scotland),
Andy May (Northumberland), John McSherry & Francis McIlduff, </o:p>
Giancarlo Parisi (Sicily), Brian McNamara & Tim Collins,
Pere Joan & Manel Martorell (Mallorca), Cillian Vallely,
Cormac Breathnach, Eamonn Curran and many more.
Concerts, Sessions, Workshops
Also the 2nd William Kennedy Piping Conference
Further Information and full programme details at www.wkpf.org.
Or visit www.myspace.com/williamkennedypipingfestival to listen to some
of the artists and leave a message.
Also breaking news.....
New album "Ceol is Piob" released by
Stephanie Makem and Tiarnan O Duinnchinn featuring Traditional Song and
Uilleann Piping.
For the album page plus sample links go to: http://www.tiarnan.ie/english/album.html
To purchase go to:
http://www.tiarnan.ie/english/shop.html
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QUEEN MAEVE
SUMMER SCHOOL FESTIVAL 2008
Official opening by MAIRTIN DAIBHTHI of RADIO na GAELTACHTA - MONDAY 4th
August at 5.30pm
Classes in Irish traditional music,, sean nos singing, sean nos dance -
Institute OfTechnology - Ballinode - (Enniskillen Rd.
N16 Route). To enrol: APpply for enrolment form to
CARMELGUNNING@HOTMAIL.COM and PH 00353 71 91 62008
TIMES OF DAILY CLASSES:
10AM - 12MD = Tin Whistle (Beginners/Intermediate) and Mixed Instruments
(Piano accordion, button accordion, banjo,mandolin or any other
instrument)
12.30 - 2.30PM = Tin Whistle (Advanced) and Fiddle
3.00 - 5.00PM = Flute and Traditional Singing.
3.00 - 5.00PM = (Workshop in Sean Nos Dance - Thursday 7th AUG.)
10.00AM - 5PM = (All day set dancing class - Saturday 9TH Aug in Sligo
City Hotel - Quay Street (beside the City Hall)
SUMMER SCHOOL TUTORS.
Tin Whistle (All Levels) - Carmel Gunning , Flute -
Skip Healy
Fiddle - Ronan Regan, Mixed Instruments------- P.J. Hernon
Traditional Singing------ Seamus O Dubhthaigh, English and Irish- Carmel
Gunning
Sean Nos Dance (Workshop) - Ronan Regan, Set Dancing- Mildred Beirne
Bodhran- Seamus O'Kane
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
Clarion Hotel, Clarion Road, Sligo Town (Enniskillen Road - N 16
Route)
Includes music recitals in all instruments, Irish music sessions,
traditional singers night, tutors concert and farewell ceili mor
Monday night - 8.30PM - Flute and fiddle recital (mini concert)
Tuesday night - 8.30PM - Tin whistle and mixed instruments recital +
Irish music session.
Wednesday night - 8.30PM - Traditional singing session ( all singers
welcome to join in)
Thursday night - 8.30PM - Tutors concert + students and guests
Saturday night - 10PM - Ceili Mor with the very popular SWALLOWS TAIL
CEILI BAND. (Everybody welcome.)
Queen Maeve Summer School Committee would like to give a warm welcome to
TOMMIE KEARNS, a singer from Perth in Australia, and to the legendary
flute maker and educator SKIP HEALY who will be guest tutor at the
summer school.
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All Ireland Fleadh -
Update
Fleadh Rules Update -
This task is now complete and awaiting approval from the Ard Chomhairle
Bands Recall - Bands,
especially under-age bands, should always be available for recall,
should the necessity arise, otherwise they forfeit the right to said
recall. This notice should be inserted in fleadh programmes and if there
is room in Clár na gComórtas.
New
Adjudication Sheets
- These have now been
printed are are avaialble for all fleadhanna.
Competition Staff
- We are on the lookout for
a number of good, efficient competition staff (call stewards and clerks)
as a mtter of urgency to augment the Ard Chomhairle members and a
limited number of regular members who make themselves available
annually.
Adjudicators Arriving Late
- While analysing
information on results sheets it has become apparent that a number of
adjudicators arrive late for their detailed competitions every year.
This ranges from 15 minutes to one hour and irritates everybody, but
especially those who are in a number of competitions and have a time
schedule to appear elsewhere. These absentees are briefed to be on time
on the Friday night and it is hoped that the situation can be improved
this year.
Senior Ceili Band Tickets
- These tickets should not go on sale to the public before Sunday
morning, which needs to be advertised including the limit of three per
person. There will be an allocation of thirty tickets offered for sale
in advance to each qualifying band - it was felt that band members'
close relatives and friends should not have to queue for tickets. It was
also agreed that the price of the tickets will be
€15.
Weekend Tickets - These will include admision to the opening
Leinster concert but will not include the Senior Ceili Band competition
for health and safety reasons.
Fleadh Souvenir Programme/Clar will cost
€8. There should be an article in Treoir and in
the Provincial programmes advising all members of the price changes. The
make up of the Leinster concert will provide a better mix of ages and
experience.
Ard Ollamh Ball -
smart dress rather than "black tie" agreed.
Singing Clubs -
There will be two separate singing clubs on both the Saturday and
Sunday. Each "Fear / Bean a' Ti" should be a person who knows the
established singers.
News Articles......
CCE
In Wales submitted
by David Murphy, Amairgin the Gael CCÉ (Newport)
A
Busy Year In Liverpool
submitted
by Chris Boland, Liverpool CCÉ
St.
Albans Concert
submitted
by Ivan Anderson, St. Albans CCÉ
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