Ag Teacht Aníos | Upcoming Events
Brid Harper and Ryan Molloy
Tá lúcháir ar An Droichead fáilte a chuir roimh Bríd Harper & Ryan Molloy go dtí An Droichead, dísreach corraitheach atá fréamhaithe go domhain i dtradisiúin Chúige Uladh. Tá oíche mhór cheoil geallta!
Two of Ireland's finest musicians-Bríd Harper and Ryan Molloy-join forces for an exciting concert of fiddles, viola and piano. Brid, one of the leading traditional Irish fiddle players of her generation, boasts numerous prestigious titles, including the Senior All-Ireland, Fiddler of Dooney, and Oireachtas na Gaeilge.
She has released two critically acclaimed solo albums and collaborated with some of the best-known names in the tradition: Dermot Byrne, Steve Cooney, Arty McGlynn and Sylvain Barou. Ryan, an award-winning pianist and composer, pushes the boundaries of Irish music in his role as Associate Professor of Composition at Maynooth University. A recipient of the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Composer of the Year award, Ryan has worked with a host of internationally renowned ensembles such as the Danish String Quartet and the Ulster Orchestra and has recorded on over thirty albums as accompanist, arranger and composer. Join us for an evening of dazzling traditional Irish fiddle and piano-this is a concert not to be missed!
Matt Molloy agus John Carty le Brian Mc Grath
Tá lúcháir ar An Droichead fáilte a chuir roimh Matt Molloy, John Carty agus Brian Mc Grath go Béal Feirste. Oíche dodhearmadta lán cheoil geallta le triúir maistrí den traidisiún.
Matt Molloy has been a member of the Bothy Band, Planxty and the Chieftains. His three solo albums, as well as his trio recording with Tommy Peoples and Paul Brady in the late 70’s brought flute playing to a new level. Born in London but living in Boyle for over 25 years, John Carty has established himself among the elite of Irish traditional musicians. With three solo fiddle albums, two banjo albums, two group albums and a sprinkling of recorded tenor guitar and flute music recordings under his belt, John Carty’s musical prowess has grown to great heights. He is also a member of the bands At the Racket and Patrick Street. Most recently John arranged and played all the traditional music elements in the film Brooklyn. Both Matt and John are recipients of the prestigious TG4 Musician of the year Award. They are delighted to be joined by much sought after pianist, Brian McGrath. His subtle and imaginative playing is the perfect accompaniment to Matt and John’s unique duet. Brian has toured extensively, playing with all the biggest names in Irish traditional music, including Frankie Gavin, Noel Hill, John Carty, Matt Molloy, and Eleanor Shanley to name a few.
Nobodaddy
In Nobodaddy, saothar úr leis an chóragrafaí Michael Keegan-Dolan agus Teaċ Daṁsa, tugtar le chéile comhoibrithe aitheanta agus comhoibrithe úra i nGaeltacht Iarthar Chiarraí.
Nobodaddy, a new work by choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan and Teaċ Daṁsa, brings together familiar and new collaborators in Ireland’s West Kerry Gaeltacht.
Four Men and a Dog
Mar chuid de Fhéile na hAbhann 2024.
Four Men and a Dog, The Johnny Quinn Macs & Dall @ St. George’s Market.
Cillian Vallely, David & Patrick Doocey
Is album úr de chuid Cillian Vallely agus David Doocey é The Yew and The Orchard, rogha ceoil idir tradisiúnta agus nuachumtha ag Vallely agus Doocey. Don imeacht seo tagann an bheirt ildána seo le chéile i gcuideachta Patrick Doocey leis an t-albam úr a cheiliúradh.
Tionól Amhránaíochta Bhéal Feirste | Belfast Song Gathering
Lúcháir ar An Droichead & BelfastTrad Tionól Amhránaíochta Bhéal Feirste
An Droichead is delighted to present the return of Belfast Song Gathering in partnership with BelfastTrad
19 & 20 Aibrean/ April 2024
Tempest
Tá lúcháir ar An Droichead fáilte a chuir roimh Tempest, banna ceoil úr corraitheach atá fréamhaithe go domhain i dtradisiúin Chúige Uladh agus in amhráin Oirialla. Beidh seo ar an chéad cheolchoirm i mBéal Feirste don cheathrar iontach seo agus tá oíche ar leith geallta in An Droichead.
Tempest are a powerful ensemble of traditional Irish musicians from Ulster. Featuring an exciting line-up of Brendan Mulholland, Blaithín Mhic Cana, Aaron O’ Hagan and Luke Ward, they have each achieved acclaim in their respective musical careers to date. Formed in 2023, Tempest are already regarded as a vibrant exponent of traditional Irish music and song, while their debut album, due out in 2024, is widely anticipated.
The group is firmly rooted in the heritage, song and music of their native Ulster and take great pride in sharing this with their audience. There is a particular focus on the singing tradition of Blaithín’s native South Armagh while many of the tunes also take their origins from the northern province.
Featuring,
Blaithín Mhic Cana – Vocals
Aaron O’Hagan – Uilleann Pipes, Flute and Whistles
Luke Ward – Bouzouki and Vocals
Brendan Mulholland – Flutes
Kiddy Céilí
After its hugely successful debut at last year’s festival, we’re thrilled to welcome Kiddy Céilí back for BCF24, in partnership with An Droichead!
You and your little one can enjoy all the fun of a Céilí, learning some classic Céilí dances and fun moves, with live Traditional Music….and just in time for St Patrick’s Day!
No previous experience is necessary.
Tá Kiddy Céilí ar ais arís Ó Ionsaí na hInse go Ballaí Luimnigh tá scoth an cheoil, na craice agus damhsa geallta, tabhair leat do bhróga damhsa agus déan damhsa linn.
Duration: 75 mins
AM/TIME
14:00-15:45
FÓIRSTEANACH DO/SUITABLE FOR
4+
TICÉIDÍ/TICKETS
£12 (1 adult + 1 child), additional tickets £6
Ticéidí ar fáil/Tickets available anseo
Tionól Píobaireachta Bhéal Feirste 2024 / Belfast Piping Tionól
An 32ú Tionól Píobaireachta Bhéal Feirste.
Sessions, workshops, pipers chair and much much more!
With guests Declan Masterson, Muireann Ní Shé, Aaron O’Hagan, Niamh Nic Ionnrachtaigh and talk with Helena Rowsome.
Damsha - A Celebration of Dance
Bí linn ar an 9 agus an 10ú lá Feabhra nuair a chuirfidh muid tús leis an t-earrach agus nuair a dhéanfaidh muid damhsa a cheiliúradh. Beidh fáilte roimh chách chuig idir dhamsóirí agus iad siúd atá fiosrach - beidh deis ag gach uile duine damhsa a fheicáil agus a dhéanamh inár gcuideachta.
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Taispéantas Scannáin/ screening of ‘The Dance’ + Comhrá / In Conversation with Michael Keegan-Dolan
Oíche Dhamhsa @ An Droichead le Caitlín Nic Gabhann
February will see the arrival of DAMHSA, a new event to the An Droichead calendar celebrating dance and traditional music. The weekend event taking place on the 9th & 10th February will feature film, live performances and interactive dance workshops that all the family can take part in.
Opening on Friday evening 9th Feb at the MAC Belfast, audiences are invited to a free screening of The Dance, a documentary by filmmaker Pat Collins and featuring Kerry musician Cormac Begley it charts the creation over 9 weeks of an incredible and ground breaking piece of dance theatre by Teac Damsa entitled MAM. The Artistic Director of Teac Damsa, Michael Keegan Dolan is regarded as one of the most exciting choreographers working in Ireland today and he will attend In Conversation with journalist Robert McMillen after the screening. The evening conversation event follows a 5 day professional dance intensive by Theatre and Dance NI and Michael at The MAC. Friday’s events will conclude with a dance and traditional music session in The American Bar, led by well known local dancer and dance teacher Annette Collins.
On Saturday families with children of all ages are invited to attend a free dance workshop at 2 Royal Avenuein the City Centre. Beginning at midday, the workshop will be a fun and immersive introduction to traditional dance from master musician and dancer Caitlin Nic Gabhann. Later that evening in An Droichead’s performance space on Cooke Street, Caitlín will be joined by a host of Ireland’s finest dancers for a night of music and dance. Joe & Mary McGuigan, Seanín & Jonathan McCloy and Annette Collins will be joined onstage by acclaimed musicians Ciarán Ó Maonaigh and Jim McGrath.
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Taispéantas Scannáin/ screening of ‘The Dance’ + Comhrá / In Conversation with Michael Keegan-Dolan
Rynne, Breen, Murray
Aistear ceoil lan de iontas agus beocht leis an ceathrar ildánach seo Rynne, Breen & Murray. Oíche iontach geallta le tús spleodrach a chuir le 2024 in An Droichead
Embark on an odyssey of wonder, joyfulness and upbeat music as three incredibly talented and creative folk musicians shape melodies from past and present into something dynamic and irresistible. A trio comprising of musicians at the fore of our tradition, expect a performance from the gentle to the rhythmical and all the in-betweens.
Paddy Glackin & Dónal Lunny
Oíche nach féidir a chailleadh le Lunny & Glackin, beirt laochra ceoil ár linne. Tá tionchar nach beag imeartha ag an bheirt cheannródaithe seo ar an traidisiún ceoil sa tír seo agus níos faide i gcéin. Tá An Droichead thar a bheith sásta an cheolchoirm seo a chuir os bhur gcomhair
i suíomh ársa Sráid Rosemary.
Dónal Lunny is popularly regarded as having being central to the renaissance of Irish Music over the last three decades. Since the seventies Dónal has had involvement with some of the most innovative bands to emerge from Ireland including Planxty, the Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, and more recently Mozaik He has toured across the world, collaborating with musicians of many different cultures.
Dónal co-founded Mulligan Records and produced 17 albums for the label. Since then he has produced tracks for, and collaborated on albums with Kate Bush, Mark Knopfler, Indigo Girls, Clannad, and Baaba Maal among others. He produced the internationally acclaimed album for EMI, ‘Common Ground’, featuring such artists as Bono, Neil and Tim Finn, and Elvis Costello.
Paddy Glackin, also a founding member of Bothy Band, is regarded as one of Ireland’s leading traditional fiddle players. A Dublin
man proud of his strong links to County Donegal. His father, Tom Glackin was a notable fiddle player and instilled in Paddy a deep interest and love of the music of his native county-Donegal.
Réalta - Seoladh Albaim / Album launch
Tá Réalta ar ceann de na bannaí ceoil is corraitheach da bhfuil againn sa traidisiún innu. Agus iad ar an fhód le níos mó na deich mbliana anuas tá an lucht éisteachta ag súil go mór leis an triú albam seo uathu “Thing of the Earth”.
Réalta, the dynamic Ulster-based Irish traditional group, are in the final stages of recording their eagerly anticipated third studio album Thing Of The Earth scheduled for release later this year. The band have joined forces with acclaimed Belfast singer Myles McCormack to record a special blend of traditional and contemporary tunes and songs, all performed with the group's trademark passion and skill.
Formed in Belfast in 2012, Réalta quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting acts on the Irish music scene, earning stellar reviews for their live performances and innovative approach to traditional melodies. Irish Music Magazine described their debut Open The Door For Three as “A full bodied pipe and whistle extravaganza” and Herald Scotland wrote “Réalta carry on the Bothy Band tradition of taking tunes by the scruff of the neck and firing excitement through them like hot flames!”. Their follow-up album Clear Skies further confirmed Réalta’s position as
one of Ireland’s top traditional acts with IMM writing “Réalta have grown bigger, bolder and braver and this is one of the best CDs to have come out of Ireland this year!”
Audiences for the album launch can expect a special journey through energetic reels, rhythmic jigs, soulful airs and thought provoking songs... blending words and melodies from sources both old and new!
Kíla @ St George’s Market
Tá An Droichead thar a bheith sásta bheith ag obair lenár chairde ag Féile na hAbhann leis an oíche speisialta le Kíla le tacaíocht ó John Mc Sherry, Francis Mc Ilduff + Brendan Quinn a chuir i bhur láthair. Fáilte roimh chách!
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Spanning 5 decades, Dublin octet Kíla have been vanguards of trad-fusion since they began in 1987. Such is the multi faceted nature of their music that they have performed at jazz, rock, Irish and world music festivals in 35 countries on 5 continents; They’ve released 20 CDs, co-composed music for 3 Oscar nominated animation films and wrote Emmy nominated, IFTA and Greison winning scores for the films and documentaries.
Their music while rooted in Traditional Irish has absorbed influences from a multitude of other genres such as Latin, Reggae, Rock, Classical, Funk, Jazz and World Music in general. They formed in Coláiste Eoin - a school famed for musicians such as Davy Spillane, (Moving Hearts), Liam Ó Maonlaí & Fiachna Ó Braonáin (Hot House Flowers), Cormac Breathnach (Deiseal), Colm Mac Con Iomaire & Dave Odlum (The Frames) etc. On weekends they’d busk in the afternoon and later on perform at art exhibition openings, book launches, political rallies and pub sessions.
Their earliest Ep Groovin’ (1991) and follow up Handel’s Fantasy (1993) demonstrated their gifted musicality as their own melodic compositions danced alongside traditional ones, all accompainied with varying musical styles and contrasting singing styles; Colm’s large voiced romantic delivery and Ronán’s unique
percussive chant like style being blended to form a new and cohesive musical unit. By the time they released Mind the Gap (1995) their musical creativity was in full bloom and they could
boast that it was the first self-composed album from the Irish Traditional genre. Their follow up Tóg É Go Bog É (1997) attracted much attention and after palying at WOMEX, in Marseilles, the world embraced their unique take on Irish melodic music.
Na Máistrí / Masters of Traditional Music
In éineacht le Belfast TradFest featuring Mick McAuley, Niamh Ní Charra, Edwina Guckian, Angelina Carberry, Mirella Murray, Ryan Molloy & Neil Martin (MC)
My Father’s Kind
My Father’s Kind - Le Macdara Yeates, Danny Diamond & Síle Friel with Dermot Bolger
Lúnasa
Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, Lúnasa was formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade, an early review from Folk Roots magazine describing the band as an “Irish music dream team”. From the start, the band’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences the world over. Critical acclaim followed, The Irish Echo describing the band as the “the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet”; MOJO magazine named the band "the new gods of Irish music,” adding that “nobody since the Bothies has wielded such a thrilling rhythmic underlay.” Billboard raved that “anybody who listens can’t help but find them contagious.”
Having since sold over a quarter of a million records and performed over 2,000 shows across 36 countries, Lunasa has won multiple awards and become one of the most influential bands in the history of traditional music. Collaborations with singers Natalie Merchant, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, and Tim O’Brien and high-profile concerts at The Hollywood Bowl, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Glastonbury Festival and Bercy Arena Paris helped broaden the band’s audience and cement it place at the forefront of contemporary Irish music.
Lunasa’s current lineup features: Trevor Hutchinson, who achieved fame as the bassist with the The Waterboys: piper Cillian Vallely was a member of Riverdance and recorded with Bruce Springsteen: Flute player Kevin Crawford, considered one of Ireland’s greatest flute players, was a member of Moving Cloud: award-winning fiddler Sean Smyth, who performed with Donal Lunny’s legendary Coolfin and accordionist Alan Kelly; Colin Farrell is a multiple award winning fiddler, who has toured with Project West, Grada and Michael McGoldrick: Guitarist Ed Boyd made a name for himself in the UK folkscene with bands such as Flook, Kate Rusby, and Cara Dillon.
Currently the band is touring their most recent cd, “Cas”. Released in the spring of 2018, the album breaks new ground for the band, and features for the first time guest singers
"this album is brilliant with a capital B……a new feather in the cap of the talented and influential musicians we know and love as Lunasa” Irish American News
“an Irish music dream team” FOLK ROOTS (UK)
“the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet.” IRISH VOICE (USA)
“Lúnasa have catapulted both themselves and the music onto another plane where creative
juices reign supreme.” – THE IRISH TIMES (IRELAND)
"the new gods of Irish music… . Lúnasa’s musicianship is awesome… ..nobody since the
Bothies has wielded such a thrilling rhythmic underlay.” – MOJO (UK)
Belfast Song Gathering
Tá lúcháir ar An Droichead bheith ag obair le BelfastTrad arís leis an deireadh seachtaine iontach speisialta seo a chur i bhur láthair. Thar dhá lá déanfaidh muid ceiliúradh ar amhráin agus ar thraidisiún na hamhránaíochta i gCúige Uladh.
An Droichead are delighted to present this special event in partnership with BelfastTrad again this year. Over two days we will host this celebration of Ulster song. We are delighted to be joined for the gathering by some of Ulster’s finest singers and to showcase some the many song resources available. Tickets for the Song Gathering concert can be purchased at the link below all other events are FREE. Bí Linn!
Ceolchoirm/Concert - https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/androichead/items/452829/?full-items=yes&flow=651591
Tionól Phíobaireachta Bhéal Feirste
Cainteanna, ranganna, ceol, agus craic le cuid de na píobairí is fearr sa tír.
Talks, classes, music and craic with some of the country’s best pipers.
Aidan O’Rourke & Brìgdhe Chaimbeul le Róisín Chambers
Le tacaíocht ó McCauley/McKeown/McCullagh
Aidan O’Rourke is a fiddler, composer and producer based in Edinburgh. He is one third of Lau and has various solo projects and collaborations. Aidan grew up in an Irish family in Argyll and learned fiddle in Oban in the West Highland style. His roots are in Scottish and Irish music but he has a tendency to roam the edges of those traditions.
Brìghde Chaimbeul is winner of the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award and youngest ever winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, Scotland’s Brighde Chaimbeul has established herself among the leading experimental purveyors of celtic music.
A native gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye her style is rooted in her native language and culture but takes inspiration from a variety of global traditions.
Róisín Chambers is a singer and fiddle player whose influences draw on the Connemara lineage of sean nós singing.
Support will be from McCauley/McKeown/McCullagh
West Ocean String Quartet
Tá West Ocean String Quartet ag ceiliuradh fíche bliain ar an fhód leis an tionscadal núalach seo Atlantic Edge. Tá An Droichead thar a bheith sásta bheith ag ceilúradh leo i láthair arsa Eaglais Shráid Róismháire agus clár speisialta na Nollaig geallta don oíche
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The West Ocean String Quartet (WOSQ) marked its twentieth anniversary in 2020 with an innovative recording project which celebrated the traditional music of Ireland’s Atlantic coast, echoing the quartet’s title.The material was curated from the broad musical spectrum of this region, specially arranged for the recording by the quartet’s cellist Neil Martin who is ideally placed to arrange and compose music suited to the diverse musical backgrounds of his WOSQ colleagues. Since it took its first tentative steps in 1999, WOSQ has received world-wide acclaim. Its founding members, Séamus McGuire (violin) and Neil Martin (cello) were later joined by Niamh Crowley (violin) and Ken Rice (viola).
Séamus McGuire, from Sligo, is a traditional fiddle-player and former holder of the prestigious Fiddler of Dooney title. Along with his brother Manus, Jackie Daly and Garry O’Briain, he formed the influential traditional band, Buttons & Bows. Neil Martin, from Belfast, is an internationally-acclaimed composer, a classically- trained cellist and an accomplished uilleann piper who learned his piping from his mentor and friend, Liam O’Flynn. Niamh Crowley, from Rosses Point, Co Sligo is a violinist who performs with Barry Douglas as a member of Camerata Ireland and tours with the orchestra in North and South America, China and Europe. Ken Rice from Tralee, the quartet’s violist, has broad musical experience which evolved from his immersion in many musical genres including classical, pop, jazz, baroque and Irish music. A violinist with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, he has played with the Nuevo Tango Quartet and the psychedelic pop band, Engine Alley.
Within the quartet, the worlds of traditional and classical music meet and combine effortlessly. At the quartet’s core is its happy disregard for musical boundaries and its willingness to fearlessly navigate the space between traditional Irish music and classical music. This has been central to the emergence of the quartet’s highly distinctive voice. In her 5* review of the quartet’s most recent album, An Indigo Sky (2013), the Irish Times reviewer Siobhán Long wrote: “Wide in its horizons, and plumbing emotional depths to which few musicians dare venture, An Indigo Sky lures the listener to its own netherworld, full of the joys and passions of a prematurely quenched light”. The quartet was honoured to perform at the Ceiliúradh concert at The Royal Albert Hall in 2014 for the state visit of President Michael D Higgins. It has collaborated on stage and in studio with leading artists including Matt Molloy, Liam O’Flynn, Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill and Christy Moore.
NÓTA; Please note Lynda O Connor will appear in place of Séamus McGuire for this performance.
Seoladh Albaim le Jason O’Rourke - The Sunny Side of The Latch Album Launch Concert
Tá An Droichead iontach sásta bheith ag tacú leis an cheoltóir agus an chumadóir iomráiteach Jason O’Rourke agus an t-Albaim The Sunny Side of the Latch á seoladh aige. Tá oíche mhór cheoil agus ceillúradh geallta.
An Droichead
8pm
17 Mean Fómhair
BYO
The Sunny Side of the Latch is Irish concertina player Jason O’Rourke’s eighth album and his third solo project. The album is comprised of 24 new compositions in the traditional style, and contains ten tracks totalling 43 minutes. There is a wide variety of material, including less common tunes such as highlands, hop jigs, and French mazurkas.
Jason uses two vintage Jeffries concertinas, one in standard tuning and the other in B. He is joined on this recording by a wealth of traditional music’s greatest accompanists: Steve Cooney, Tony McManus, Deirdre Galway, Luke Ward, Jacopo Ventura, Caterina Sangineto, Dermot Mulholland and MiadhachlughainO’Donnell.
Ceol Beirte
Scoth an cheoil geallta leis na ceoltóirí iontacha seo.
I gcomhphairt le Belfast TradFest
When you consider duos in traditional music, one can’t help but think of the likes of; Dennis Murphy & Julia Clifford, Peter Horan & Fred Finn, and Maggie Barry & Michael Gorman. The musical understanding between two musicians can be an incredibly powerful thing to witness. Tonight’s concert features some of the finest duos in traditional music circles today.
Award-winning musicians Caitlín Nic Gabhann & Ciarán Ó Maonaigh are quickly becoming one of the foremost duets in Irish music today. Their music & dance is full of spirit, soul and life. Together on fiddle, concertina & dance, they breath fire into traditional tunes, combining their arts with enough energy to fire a small steam engine!
Síle Denvir & Barry Kerr come together as a dynamic duet to deliver a potent combination of tradition and innovation. Their songs and instrumental music on uilleann pipes, flute, and harp are supported by subtle and innovative motif-based arrangements, sending listeners soaring through the emotive and hypnotic to the driving and vivacious.
Dave Munnelly & Steve Cooney – Accordion & Guitar – what more can we say except to say that sparks will fly!!
Méabh O’Hare & Ann Marie McCormack – Two fantastic fiddlers - Belfast meets Ennis in a stage performance that mirrors the twin relationship between, arguably Ireland’s leading urban hot spots, for traditional music. Expect bows to be flailing and plenty of craic.
Cormac Begley
Cormac is concertina player from west Kerry and he plays 13 concertinas that range from bass to piccolo register. His debut solo album received critical acclaim accumulating nine 5-star reviews. The music on his debut album and his latest solo album, entitled "B" are central to the award winning show Mám (directed by Micheal Keegan Dolan) and to Pat Collin's film, 'The Dance'. He plays in a number of projects with musicians Liam O Connor, Caoimhín O Raghallaigh, Martin Hayes and Liam Ó Maonlaí, Rushad Eggleston (cello), Lisa O Neill and Ye Vagabonds. He has recorded with artists including Lankum, Stephen James Smith, Ré, Jack Talty, Ye Vagabonds and Lisa O'Neill. He is the founder of Airt, a residential school in West-Kerry, and the award winning Tunes in the Church live concert series in Galway, and more recently, a new outdoor concert series from his campervan, the ‘Beauty’.
Belfast Song Gathering
Tá Lúcháir ar An Droichead & BelfastTrad Tionól Amhránaíochta Bhéal Feirste
An Droichead is delighted to present the return of Belfast Song Gathering in partnership with BelfastTrad
Friday Night Singing Session
Hosted by the Belfast Singing Circle
The American Bar, Friday, 9pm
Family/Children’s Singing Workshop
with Katie Boyle
The Green Room (Black Box), Saturday, 11am
Special Event of Talk & Song
Len Graham - It’s of My Rambles
The Green Room (Black Box), Saturday, 1pm
Saturday Singing Session
Hosted by The Nightingale Singing Session
The Sunflower Bar (Upstairs), Saturday, 4pm
Gach imeacht saor in aisce/ events free
Fáilte roimh chách / everyone welcome
Bí Linn!
Uaine
Uaine
(Bríd Harper, Paul Meehan, Lisa Butler, Tony O’Connell le Brian Mc Grath)
7/5/2022
8pm An Droichead
£15
BYO
Tá lúcháir orainn bheith ar ais in An Droichead arís agus oíche ar leith cheoil i gcuideachta Uaine geallta.
Bríd Harper, Tony O’Connell, Paul Meehan and Lisa Butler are well known and highly respected performers collectively known as UAINE. They recently released their successful debut album entitled “The Dimming of the Day” at the Ennis Trad Fest.
“New tunes, bright ideas, deep respect, music as fresh as the first flush of April grass,” says Sean Laffey, reviewing for the Irish Music Magazine. On this occasion they will be joined by the talented Brian McGrath on piano.
No gimmicks, a sweet tuneful voice rendering contemporary and traditional material, both in English and Irish, and tunes delivered with a passion for the tradition.
Iarla Ó Lionáird & Steve Cooney / Méabh Smyth
I gcomhpháirt le Belfast Tradfest Winter Weekend
Iarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney have forged a unique musical partnership over many years and now look forward to recording their first album together in 2020. Their interpretations of songs from the sean-nós tradition have set a new standard of artistic integrity and creative innovation within the traditional structures of the Gaelic song tradition.
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They have explored their own individual paths in their careers – Iarla has performed with such renowned groups as the Afro Celt Sound System and The Gloaming and collaborated with classical ensembles, opera, and film performances, while Steve has performed in many Irish traditional instrumental ensembles and contributed to more than 250 CDs as a guitarist, bass player, and producer. His recently released solo album Ceol Arsa Cláirsí is a glorious celebration of a heritage that stretches back a millennium has been called the most important record of Irish music released in the last decade
The duo long shared an empathetic link that has grown out of their love of the melodic and poetic art forms created during the time when Gaelic culture was in its full flowering. Iarla grew up immersed in this culture in Cúil Aodha, Co. Cork; Steve grew up in Australia and brings an imaginative perspective to the accompaniment of the songs, based on the traditions of the harpers.
Méábh Smyth
Armagh native Méabh Smyth has been playing the fiddle from the age of 7 and is one of many talented young musicians to emerge form the Armagh Pipers Club in recent years. Coming from a musical family, she was inspired when younger by the fiery, rhythmic fiddle playing native to South Ulster and Donegal and she has since developed her own unique style. A distinguished soloist, she was inaugural Ed Reavy Fiddle Player of the Year as well as being recently crowned the Fiddler of London 2021.
Ceol Úr - Conor Caldwell
Is ceoltóir, cumadóir, taighdeoir agus léachtóir é Conor Caldwell atá ag obair go forleathan i saol an ceol traidisiúnta a bhfuil clú bainte amach aige leis an dísreach fhidil NORTH in éineacht le Danny Diamond. Tá lúchair orainn an chéad léiriú de Beannú na mBád, píosa úr ceoil coimisiúnaithe ag An Droichead agus cumtha ag Conor Caldwell & Danny Diamond, a chuir os bhur gcomhair.
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Conor Caldwell is a musician, researcher, and lecturer, working in the field of Irish traditional music, engaging audiences through performance, broadcast, and print. Conor is one half of the fiddle-duo NORTH and Musical Director with Dearcán Media. This special event will see this premiere of Blessing The Boats Commissioned by An Droichead and composed by Conor Caldwell and Danny Diamond.
The piece will be based on the sights, sounds, and people of Teileann, in the Donegal Gaeltacht parish of Gleann Cholm Cille. Both artists have spent many years honing their skills as fiddlers and composers in the area. Teileann has been home historically to some of the very best of traditional musicians and folklorists.
The composer said “The abstract and contemporary soundscape encapsulates the atmosphere of Teilinn, developing musical themes and motifs that are rooted in the local fiddle tradition and style. Incorporating found sounds and subtle electronics, the piece will be performed on a range of fiddles which will draw on the area’s medieval maritime connections with northern Scotland and Scandinavia. The piece will also include spoken word as Gaeilge from local residents, both figuratively and literally signposting the listener on their journey through the piece. For this performance”.
Conor will be joined by Aidan O’Donnell, David Strange, Andrew Nesbitt and Edel Ni Churraoin.
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The Voice Squad
Cuireann An Droichead fáilte roimh The Voice Squad chuig eaglais arsa Sráid Róismháire. Déanaimis amhránaíocht a cheiliúradh leis stíl agus cuir chuige ar leith atá ag an triúir seo.
**CURTHA SIAR** DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCE BEYOND OUR CONTROL THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED SOON. GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT
The Voice Squad (Phil Callery, Fran McPhail and Gerry Cullen) is one of the most distinctive unaccompanied singing groups of recent times. The group have recorded with The Chieftans, Sinéad O’Connor, Elvis Costello & Liam O’ Flynn among others. Each singer has achieved individual recognition within the tradition before coming together to sing in harmony in a way that is unique in the Irish singing tradition. They have carried with them this individual approach to the song and it is this that gives the group its unique sound. The union of the distinct tenor voices of Fran mc Phail and Phil Callery plus the bass of Gerry Cullen, along with their own
particular song arrangements has made them one of the most celebrated groups in the tradition today,
Tara Breen & Pádraig Rynne with Dónal Lunny and Jim Murray
The Naughton studio @ the Lyric
8pm
Aistear ceoil lan de iontas agus beocht leis an ceathrar ildánach seo Rynne, Breen, Lunny & Murray.
Embark on an odyssey of wonder, joyfulness and upbeat music as four incredibly talented and creative folk musicians shape melodies from past and present into something dynamic and irresistible. A quartet comprising of musicians at the fore of our tradition, expect a performance from the gentle to the rhythmical and all the in-betweens.
Tara Breen has numerous All Ireland titles on the fiddle and tours regularly with The Chieftains, Stockton’s wing and as a solo performer. Pádraig Rynne is considered a leading figure in Irish music and is founding member of well-known bands such as NOTIFY, Atlantic Arc and Guidewires. Dónal Lunny needs little introduction having been at the fore of Irish traditional music since the 70’s with bands such as Planxty, The Bothy Band and Moving Hearts. Jim Murray on guitar is one of Irish music’s most valuable assets being a regular performer with Sharon Shannon over the past twenty years as well as working with Altan, Mary Black, Sinead O’Connor, Seamus Begley and many more.
“Rynne and Breen have fabulous chemistry together and have found backing musicians who are more than mere accompanists but who are stakeholders in the game” – Dan Neely, The Irish Echo, New York
Ceol Úr. Ryan Molloy & Seán Óg Graham
Ceol Úr: An Droichead presents new music. Ryan Molloy and Seán Óg Graham
15/10/2021
8pm
The Harty Room @ QUB
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Is iomaí sin duais agus gradam atá bainte amach ag Seán Óg Graham agus Ryan Molloy agus tá siad luaite i measc na gceoltóirí uirlise, tionlacaithe agus cumadóirí is tábhachtaí in Éirinn. Tá lúchair orainn an bheirt seo a bheith linn don chéad léiriú de Casúir ‘s Caipí, píosa úr ceoil coimisiúnaithe ag An Droichead, a chuir os bhur gcomhair.
Seán Óg Graham and Ryan Molloy are amongst Ireland’s foremost traditional instrumentalists, accompanists and composers with many awards and accolades between them. From Seán Óg’s work as accordionist extraordinaire with trad supergroup Beoga to Ryan’s compositions for ‘trad orchestra’, This performance will include the premiere of Casúir ‘s cnaipí an exciting and virtuosic work for button accordion and piano newly commissioned by An Droichead.
**Tickets must be booked in advance for this performance. Allocated seating will in in place. Tickets must be purchased together to ensure seats together.
Please DO NOT attend if you have symptoms of COVID-19. Please check and adhere most recent government guidelines while attending. Masks must be worm for the duration of the performance. If you have any questions or concerns in advance of attending this perform please contact claire@androichead.com