If U.S. artist Jason Lytle learned anything, from nearly 15 years at the helm of celebrated Californian quintet Grandaddy, is that he’s just not cut out to be a 21st century pop star. There were triumphs, no doubt but Lytle was a poor fit for life in a breakthrough indie…...
First Trad Week show sells out
The Music Network concerts on Saturday, January 19, featuring (pictured above) Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Siobhan Miller, Damien Mullane & Anna Massie is one of our hot tips for this year’s Letterkenny Trad Week. THIS year’s fourth Letterkenny Trad Week (January 19-27), brought to you in association with the Donegal News,…...
Award-winning Dublin folk singer for Trad Week
TWO-TIME BBC Folk Award winner Daoirí Farrell promised to be one of the highlights of Letterkenny Trad Week 2019. Excitement has already been building since it was announced that the rising Dublin folk singer will be performing during the week-long festival which takes place at the Regional Cultural Centre and…...
Letterkenny Trad Week 2019 tickets now on sale
Last updated: Thursday, January 17, 10pm Letterkenny Trad Week 2019, presented by the Regional Cultural Centre and An Grianán Theatre, kicks off this weekend! The week-long festival (January 19 to 27) features a great mixture of new talent on the rise, stalwarts of Irish and other Celtic traditional music, as…...
Get to know Letterkenny’s new twin town
RCC welcomes East London folk and ‘Hot Jazz’ THE autumn/winter programme at Letterkenny’s Regional Cultural Centre continues with a host of events from photography exhibitions to ‘Hot Jazz’. As a number of exhibitions come to a close, the RCC is delighted to welcome some fantastic musical acts and new exhibitions…...
Music, exhibitions and more at RCC
FOLLOWING a busy summer the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny will play host to a series of concerts and new exhibitions over the next months. Kicking off the autumn season is a powerhouse trio of Irish traditional music – Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Máirtín O’Connor and Séamie O’Dowd on Friday 14th…...
Super group KGB brings the best in Irish trad to Letterkenny
The Regional Cultural Centre welcomes Irish trad super group KGB this July! Three of Ireland’s finest instrumentalists – Paddy Keenan, Frankie Gavin and Dermot Byrne – joined forces in 2017 to form what can only be described as an Irish trad super group. The three renowned musicians merged their considerable…...
Trad and folk super group for RCC Gallery this weekend
Photo Credit: John Soffe Photography This Friday, May 18 Music Network Presents Heidi Talbot, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, John McCusker and Paul Meehan in concert together for the very first time. To give you a taster of what is in store, below is a beautiful performance by the quartet performing on…...