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Set Dancing classes with Norah Carroll
Learn or improve your set dancing skills amid Fun and laughter!
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Music & Dance classes 2019 – 2020
If you would like to be part of our performing group ?
Or would just like to take part in a Seisiún like this ?
and don’t know where to start, then why not check out our
Music and step dancing classes
Registration will take place on Friday the 30th of September from 6:30 – 7:30 pm in Scoil Charthaigh Naofa, Newtown, Rahan.
Fiddle, Banjo / Mandolin, Guitar, Whistle, Flute, Concertina, Accordion, Keyboard are all supported. Instruments can be hired and are subject to availability. The classes run for approximately 30 to 45 minutes depending upon numbers and are tailored to the playing or dancing level of the students. Also this year we have a relaxed Pop up Gaeltacht where you are welcome to drop in.
Classes starting on the 6th of September.
For further information, you can contact Mike on 086 3883156
It is never too late to start, so come on and give it a go!
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Fleadh Cheoil Laighean 2019
Hey! everybody the competition timetables are posted on the Leinster fleadh website, see link below
Best of luck to all competing, also to all just attending for the love of music.
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TRADITUDE
TRADITUDE is a brand new Trad Festival which will be held in Ferbane, Co. Offaly on the weekend of Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 June 2019.
We have a fantastic programme of acts lined up for the weekend featuring international, national and home grown acts of the finest calibre. Please have a look at the attached Press Release for a full listing of our events.
Trad enthusiasts might be particularly interested that we have fiddle virtuoso Benedict Morris and his band playing on Sunday night in our Traditorium.
We will also be hosting an arts exhibition of superb artists, designers and craft people plus many other festival attractions with music sessions aplenty around the town.
As the name suggests ‘Traditude’ is a community based Music & Arts Festival with the aim of bringing the best of Trad and Folk music and art exhibitors to West Offaly.
To this end we are also hosting a MUSIC WORKSHOP on Saturday 29th June from 12-2pm with excellent tutors in place for fiddle, button accordion, banjo and concertina.
Workshop classes cost €15 per student and will be limited in number to 10 per class.
You can contact the committee via: info@traditude.com
Wishing you every success guys
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Offaly Fleadh 2019
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The passing of a Legend
It is with Great Sadness we share our Loss of Michael’s passing away this morning.Words can not even begin to express our sorrow for our Great friend, Team mate and always a True Gentleman . Our thoughts and Prayers are with Michael’s Family at this time.💔💔
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Mummers 2019
Congratulations to our Junior team who took part in the annual Mummers festival which takes place in the Co.Galway village of New Inn.
The gang put on a highly entertaining, lively show with some side splitting antics to boot (Michael Healy Rae would have been proud!), the great Aoife Murphy (aka the bould Michael) claimed the best Fear an Tí and Best overall Entertainer awards.
Here are just a few of the many pictures captured during the event.
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