The Heritage Centre, Carlingford

Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre have announced a series of six concert dates for July and August after the overwhelming success of the series last year.  Carlingford Heritage Centre, located in the breathtaking Holy Trinity Heritage Centre at the heart of the medieval town has proved to be a wonderful setting for these concerts, with the ambience of the church complimenting the acoustic fiddle and guitar performances beautifully. The Sunday concerts are one hour long, from 4-5pm, allowing people the freedom to explore the villages many other attractions.  Tickets (€10 / €6 concessions) are available from The Holy Trinity Centre on 042 9373454.  Many local restaurants are offering a pre-theatre menu with concession price ticket; Ghan House, McKevitts Hotel, The Bay Tree, The Four Seasons and The Kingfisher – please book in advance.

The summer concert series has been made possible by the generous support of Louth County Councils Arts Agency, Create Louth.

With an exciting blend of eclectic fiddle and guitar music, Zoë and John bring to the stage sympathetic arrangements of traditional Irish music, compositions and songs, old and new.  The duo possesses a rare facility to draw pieces into their repertoire from other genres such as classical, jazz and world music and express this material in way which not only displays the sheer range and knowledge of both instrumentalists but also exhibits the wonderful versatility of their instruments.
This year they are also excited to introduce a special guest at each concert:

10th July Gerry O’Connor, renowned traditional fiddle player.

17th July Jim Mc Killop, a virtuoso of the fiddle embracing many styles.

24th July Lynn Hilary, successful vocalist with Riverdance and US hit show, Celtic Women.

31st July Siobhan Manson, lead dancer with Riverdance and Women Of Ireland.

7th August Mick Quinn, renowned storyteller and ‘national treasure’ from Mullabawn, Armagh.

14th August Stewart Agnew, local hero and superb singer/songwriter.

Their summer series allows audiences to also preview music which is being currently recorded for a new album due for release in early 2012 featuring contemporary Irish music.  Thirteen leading Irish composers have been commissioned to each create a piece specifically for Zoë and John, for fiddle and guitar.  Bill Whelan, Mícheál O Suilleabhan, Tommy Peoples, Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny among others, are involved in this exciting project.

Zoë, no stranger to the stage, has performed with an impressive list of international artists including Riverdance, Damien Rice, Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Rodrigo y Gabriella to mention but a few.  In contrast to this, Zoe has been an important figure within more serious music circles in Ireland, as her discipline has allowed her the pleasure of appearing as soloist with acclaimed orchestras such as The Irish Chamber Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra; pieces recited include works composed for her by world renowned Irish composer, Bill Whelan.

John began his career on a very different course, as electric guitarist with indie band, The Revs. Through this he has also known the privilege of performing on many famous stages and festivals across the globe. John studied classical guitar as a teenager, and has a strong background in traditional music, having spent many summers in south west Donegal.

Together, Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre are a musical force to be reckoned with, and audiences in Ireland and beyond keep coming back for more.  They were awarded ‘Best Show’ from popular YouTube channel, Balcony TV for their lightening arrangement of jazz standard, Tiger Rag, receiving over 75,000 views online.  Don’t miss an opportunity to see them perform an intimate, acoustic set on 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st July and 7th, 14th August.

The Exhibition will be open every day from 9.30am until 1.00pm and 2.00pm until 5.00pm (Monday to Friday) From 10.00am until 6.00pm (Saturday and Sunday).

Entrance to the Exhibition, the Musical evening and Writers’ evening is free – Donations gratefully accepted.

It is advised to book you seats in advance for both the Musical Evening and the Writers’ Evening.

The Exhibition coincides with the birthday of Thomas D’Arcy McGee (born 13th April 1825) and also the 143rd anniversary of his assassination in Ottawa, Canada on the 7th April 1868 just six days shy of his 43rd birthday.

8th April
Musical Evening – Details on our Concerts page Here and below

14th April
Writers Evening – Thomas D’Arcy McGee Lecture with guest speakers and Question Time – How did Darcy Magee end up as a founding father of Canada and a fierce opponent of the Fenians?

Details on our Concerts page

8th April at 8.00pm (Doors open at 7.30pm)
Musical Evening
‘Rebels and Loyalists’ – A Musical Evening
Featuring
Siubhán Ó Dubháin
Eibhlís Farrell
Páid Ó Dubháin

On Friday April 8th at 8pm in the Carlingford Heritage Centre Paidi O’Dubhain, his mother Siubhan, Elish Farrell and guests will take the audience on a musical journey following the tagic peregrinations of D’Arcy McGee and John and Jenny Mitchel.

Fellow pilgrims on this journey will be Sean Trainor, who will read several poems (including the ‘Ballad of John Mitchel’), David Hanna, David Lowry and Anita Lowry. The two Davies and Anita will provide a wonderful version of the Confedarate Anthem, the ‘Bonnie Blue Flag’. This will be typical of an evening where Siubhan’s musical planning will explore the ethnicity, changing politics and diverse geography of Young Ireland, after 1848. The audience in the Carlingford Heritage centre will enjoy Paidi singing many of Moore’s melodies. The old walls of the centre will resound to his impressive ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’. This will be a night not to be missed!

Siubhán Ó Dubháin, composed her first children’s ceoldrama, An Lochnannach in 1991 and went on to write three more national award-winning works in the same genre for teenagers and young adults, Samhradh na gCruitirí, An Iarlais and Mozart in Éirinn.. Two of the works were subsequently performed in Monaco, Madrid, Edinburgh, and Malta. A founder member of Dundalk Institute of Technology’s Music Department in 2003, Siubhán has produced Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, The Gondoliers, Évita, La Belle Hélène and her own work An Iarlais in Dundalk Institute of Technology. Her historical novels under her pen name Kathleen O’Farrell are published by Brandon Press.

Eibhlís Farrell’s works have been widely performed and broadcast and she has represented Ireland on the UNESCO sponsored International Composers’ Rostrum. Dr Farrell is Head of Music and Creative Media and Director of the Centre for Research in Music at Dundalk Institute of Technology.

She is currently seconded to An Foras Feasa, the Institute for Research in Irish Historical and Cultural Traditions, a research partnership between Dundalk Institute of Technology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra and Dublin City University, funded by PRTLI4. She is also a Member of Council of Camerata Ireland. This month she is honoured to be awarded the Rutgers University Distinguished Alumnus Award 2011 for Distinction in the Humanities in Music and Music Education.

Páidí Ó Dubháin a past pupil of St. Colman’s College, Newry, graduated in Music from Ceol Oirghialla, Dundalk Institute of Technology’s Department of Music in 2008, specialising in Classical Performance. He has since worked as an actor singer in Dunguaire Castle, Galway, one of the Shannon Heritage castles and has taught music at Colaiste Bhríde, Rann na Feirste, Donegal.

Páidí has adjudicated in the Irish music section of Newry Feis and has travelled extensively with the group Anúna, of Riverdance fame, under the direction of the Michael McGlynn. He recently won a much sought –after place on London’s Guildhall Masters in Opera and Vocal Studies course, which he commenced in September.

It is advised to book you seats in advance for both the Musical Evening and the Writers’ Evening.

Call the Carlingford Heritage Centre on +353 (0)42 9373454/888 or contact us through our Facebook page Here

Ceol Chairlinn 2011

A Weekend of Music, Song and Dance
Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. February 3rd -6th, 2011.

Ceol Chairlinn 2011 marks the sixth year of the Carlingford’s Traditional Music Learning Festival. A packed programme will see the idyllic resort town of Carlingford reverberating to the sounds of Irish Traditional music, song and dance.

Tutors 2011
Harp: Laoise Kelly
Pipes: John McSherry
Fiddle: Dónal O’Connor, Gerry O’Connor & Ciara McCrickard
Whistle: Francis McIlduff
Banjo: Stevie Dunne
Buttion Accordion: Martin Donohue
Flute: Dave Sheridan
Sean Nos Dancing: Kathleen and Michael McGlynn
Accompaniment: Michael McCague

Classes held in St Oliver’s Primary School, Dundalk Street.
Registration @ 9.00 am Saturday Classes: Sat. 9.30 -5.00, Sun. 10.30-1.00

Concert Friday Night The Holy Trinity Heritage Centre, Carlingford
@ 8.00pm

Launch of Stevie Dunne’s Debut Banjo Album “About Time “
Dave Sheridan (Flute),
“Frode and Friends” Norwegian Music from The University of Telemark
Carlingford CLYPP Traditional Music Ensemble
Followed by session

Concert Saturday Night The Foy Centre, Dundalk Street @ 8.pm

“At First Light” – John McSherry, Dónal O’Connor, Francis McIlduff, Ciara McCrickard & Michael McCague
Laoise Kelly (Harp), Gerry O’Connor (Fiddle)
Fintan Vallely (Flute player & singer)
Martin Donoghue and Family

This year’s “In Conversation” is with Dr Fintan Vallely, editor of “The Companion to Irish Traditional Music ”. Sat @ 5.30 p.m. in the Foy Centre

www.carlingfordevents.com email: info@carlingfordevents.com
For further information, contact us by email ceolchairlinn@gmail.com or tel: 042 9383624.

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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 and enchant our modern world.

‘Not to be missed’ Arts Review

‘An entrancing performance’ Irish Times

Friday 23 July at 8.00pm

Tickets 15 euro (Concessions 10 euro)
Place: Carlingford Heritage Centre, Co Louth. 0429373454
Download the flyer here

Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin is a professional musician, author and writer of songs. An accomplished traditional singer, her work in restoring the connection with our ancestors in a contemporary voice is unique and hugely enriching. The recipient of many awards, she is currently preparing her eighth album of song. The concert in Carlingford allows the audience to hear some of these new song compositions of early Irish works, also sung in English from translation by Seamus Heaney and Ciaran Carson. She is Traditional Singer in Residence at the Seamus Heaney Centre in Queen’s University.

Helen Davies, now based in Copenhagen, lived in Ireland for over twenty years. A professional harpist, her main work is in the field of contemporary improvised music with trumpet player/composer Palle Mikkelborg. She is also particularly associated with the work of Irish composer Shaun Davey and piper Liam O’Flynn and has taught both classical and Irish harp at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. She has recorded extensively and her award winning solo recordings have been highly acclaimed. Ní Uallacháin and Davies have been performing together since 1997.

Theo Dorgan, poet and broadcaster, has worked on arts programmes on radio and televison and for many years was director of Poetry Ireland. A celebrated presenter and poet, he has worked frequently with various musicians and his work has been set to music and premiered in the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2004. Among his numerous edited works is the highly successful , Great Book of Gaelic 2002. He has published several collections of poetry and is a member of Aosdána. His innovative performance with Ní Uallacháin and Davies has been very warmly received.

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