Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh’s spirits have been lifted by the meitheal, that sense of community, she has witnessed in recent months. The renowned Gaoth Dobhair artist and her world famous group Altan were three weeks into a US tour when news started filtering through to them regarding the danger of…...
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.…...
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…...