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,…...
Altan kick off New Year with Trad Week
Altan (l-r): Ciarán Curran, Martin Tourish, Dáithí Sproule, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Mark Kelly. Photo Credit: Gearóid Ó Maonaigh ONE of Donegal’s premier ambassadors will be kicking off their New Year with a highlight performance at this year’s Letterkenny Trad Week. World famous Donegal group Altan closed 2018 with a…...
Coirm busy rehearsing for Letterkenny Trad Week
A GROUP of young Irish traditional musicians is busy rehearsing for its fourth commission by an internationally-acclaimed musician and composer. Coirm is a group which was was set up by Letterkenny-based Ceol na Coille School of Irish Traditional Music as a platform for young musicians to perform nationally and internationally.…...