Diane Cannon is not one to rest on her laurels. The West Donegal singer was gearing up to have the best year of her musical career to-date when the world was hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. After spending a lot of time promoting her last album, Idir Mhuir agus Sliabh,…...
Sheerbuzz go from RCC Culture Night to BBC Radio
Sheerbuzz have hit the international airwaves. The Donegal group was featured on BBC Radio last week following a chance spot by a radio producer visiting the county. Well-known DJ, Steve Lamacq featured Sheerbuzz on his BBC Radio 6 programme after the group was recommended to him by a friend and…...
Megan Nic Ruairí – In Conversation with RCC SOUNDS
Megan Nic Ruairí has made the big leap of pursuing a full-time career in music. A singer songwriter from North-West Donegal, telling stories of romanticised love and self-exploration, Megan realised during lockdown that now is the time to give everything to what she loves The young singer embodies a massive…...
Heritage Council funding for Donegal projects
Conservation works to the House on the Brae in Ramelton will receive part-funding under the Heritage Council’s Community Heritage Grants scheme. THE Heritage Council has awarded €45,000 in funding to community groups around County Donegal in aid of six heritage initiatives. The funding, announced under the government’s jobs stimulus package,…...
Donegal County Council Artists’ Bursary Scheme 2020
Donegal County Council Artists’ Bursary Scheme 2020 The Donegal County Council Artists‘ Bursary Scheme welcomes applications from individual professional artists of all disciplines for assistance towards arts projects which are on-going or proposed. The scheme is designed to support individual artists at any stage of their career to sustain and further their…...
Online ‘TWIN SESSION’ attracts over 10,000 viewers from across Germany & Ireland
Over 10,000 people from across Ireland and Germany tuned in to hear the RCCs ‘TWIN SESSION’ with Letterkenny’s twin town Rudolstadt last Saturday evening. The two-hour concert featured an eclectic range of musicians from both Ireland and Germany and streamed from Letterkenny Irish Pub in the beautiful German town of…...