Brigid Festival Dundalk
Brat Bhríde
Brat Bhríde welcomes you to this festival which celebrates Brigid of Faughart and the Celtic festival of Imbolc in myth, landscape, folklore, spiritual customs, music poetry and dance. The emphasis of this festival is to revisit and reclaim the richness of the traditions associated with Brigid of Faughart, in ways which are relevant to our lives in the 21st century.
The festival runs from 27 Jan. 2010 to 1 Feb. 2010. Further details are available by downloading the programme here or visiting the website www.bratbhride.com.
The lectures and workshops will offer opportunities
- for expanding and deepening our knowledge of Brigid
- for tasting the Wisdom that she was and still is
- For integrating Feminine Consciousness more surely to contemporary culture.
The music and the time honoured rituals associated with Brigid and Imbolc will nourish our hearts and souls, and give us confidence in these uncertain times.
Brat Bhríde (Maura Lennon, Mairéad Heaney, Dolores Whelan, MariAnne Gosling, Maura Matthews, Catherine Pepper and Noreen Townsend ) is a voluntary group who have come together to organise this event.
The festival is supported by County Louth Tourism; Louth Heritage; Create Louth; Louth County Library; An Tain Theatre and DKIT.
- Published in Dundalk Town Council, Louth County Arts
LCMS feature on New Sounds Listener Poll 2009 from WNYC, New York Public Radio.
Louth Contemporary Music Society’s cd A Place Between is listed on the New Sounds Listener Poll 2009 from WNYC, New York Public Radio.
The rules are simple: choose 5 (five) entries, released in 2009. The poll closes at 12PM E.S.T. on 1/7/10.
To have your vote count, choose at least one release, but no more than five. One vote per person, please.
LCMS cd is listed under Callino Quartet and Patricia Rozario.
If you would like to vote for the cd, please go here. It takes about 30 seconds.
- Published in Music, Contemporary, Drogheda Borough Council, Dundalk Town Council, Louth County Arts
Rita Manning at Anaverna
Rita Manning – violin, Justin Pearson – cello, Kathy Rockhill – piano, will play
Haydn – Trio No. 39 Gypsy Rondo
Mozart – Trio in G, KV564
Brahms – Trio in C, Op.87
Ritas started learning the violin with Father McNally. Very early in her performing career, Rita played at the first ever concert at Anaverna. Subsequently she joined the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields which she co-led for six years. More recently she has been the leader of the Locrian Ensemble, performed at the Wigmore Hall during the London Jazz Festival and toured the USA as leader of Camerata Ireland with Barry Douglas. Justin Pearson and Kathy Rockhill play with Rita in the Locrian Ensemble.
If you come at 6.30 you can have supper cooked by my son Thomas with much of the ingredients from the garden or the wild.
For tickets (e20, students e5, supper e15) please ring 042 9371490 or email verelc@gmail.com You pay at the door but please book in advance.
Rita will also be giving a solo concert for children on Friday 13th May at 6 pm. Please ring or email me if you want to reserve tickets.
Best wishes
Vere
- Published in Music, Dundalk Town Council, Classical
Dundalk Photographic Society Annual Exhibition
- Published in Visual Arts, Dundalk Town Council, Photography
Art workshop
- Published in Visual Arts, Dundalk Town Council, Forthcoming Events
Setanta Choir Christmas Concert
- Published in Music, Choral, Dundalk Town Council
Crafty Christmas Shopping
- Published in Dundalk Town Council, Crafts
Lisa Hannigan and Whipping Boy at the Spirit Store
We have some HUGE shows to announce for May in the Spirit Store and tickets are on sale now so act fast!!! We are delighted to announce the return of Lisa Hannigan with a whole new album of songs to go along with her excellent debut Sea Sew. We expect it to sell out fast so don’t delay!… We are also ecstatic to have one of the great Irish bands, Whipping Boy, return to the spirit store to play some of their classic hits like ‘We don’t need nobody else, Sparkle, When we were young, to name just a few. Their previous visit here was over 2 nights and sold out in no time so again, pick up your tickets NOW if you must!! And with Declan O’Rourke, Steve Craddock amongst others already announced for May it looks like we are in for a special month!!
And not to forget some great shows coming up before then, with Hamell On Trial, Ryan Sheridan, Fight Like Apes, Beth Orton, & John Spillane still to come in April we really are spoiling you!!
Tickets are available in the Spirit Store or online @ http://www.spiritstore.ie/tickets.php>Or check out http://www.spiritstore.ie for more info!