Category: Irish traditional

Carlingford and Zoe Conway on TG4 2 Sept 2010

Zoe

Féilte 2010 at 20:30 on Thursday 2 Sept 2010 on TG4 This week Féilte is on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth to visit Carlingford, said to be Ireland’s best preserved medieval village. We’ll be looking at the local economy, especially tourism, meeting locals and visiting Carlingford’s Heritage Centre and sailing club. And we’ll have [...]

Six Days In Down

6 days in Down

On Six Days In Down, two cutting edge talents on the Irish music scene – the masterful uilleann piper John McSherry and fiddle virtuoso Dónal O’Connor, join forces with the globe-trotting slide-guitarist Bob Brozman, to explore fresh perspectives on the living tradition. Featuring the haunting vocals of Stephanie Makem, the trio deliver an album of [...]

Louth and Proud

Louth and Proud

Louth and Proud …and invading Cavan! This summer’s All Ireland Fleadh in Cavan will witness a friendly invasion on the night of the 21st of August, when the Town Hall will welcome a night of traditional music from Louth.  “Louth and Proud” will showcase the range and depth of talent in County Louth, and will [...]

The Re-Enchantment of Ireland

re-enchantment

Carlingford Heritage Centre in association with Create Louth present THE RE-ENCHANTMENT OF IRELAND Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin (song) and Helen Davies (harp) in concert with Theo Dorgan Enchantment embodies magic, music, beauty, sound and song. Three leading artists weave a unique and powerful concert of contemporary and traditional works, invoking monastic and mythological Ireland, to charm [...]