Events
Workshops at Leinster Fleadh Cheoil 2014
MUSIC WORKSHOPS AT THIS YEAR’S LEINSTER FLEADH CHEOIL WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, 9TH JULY
Location: MOATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Times: COMMENCING AT 11AM SHARP AND FINISHING AT 4PM.
(LUNCH 1-2PM AND THOSE TAKING PART IN WORKSHOPS SHOULD BRING A PACKED LUNCH)
Workshops will be held for the following instruments: whistle, flute, fiddle, banjo and button accordion.
Tutors:
Brian Hughes (Kildare) : Whistle
Robert Harvey (Laois) : Flute
Rhona Lynch (Offaly) : Fiddle
John Byrne (Westmeath): Banjo
Sharon Connell (Galway): Button Accordion
Anyone interested in taking part in the workshops MUST be up to jig and reel playing standard. (Intermediate and Advanced players)
A maximum of 8 people in each workshop.
Workshops cost €20 per person and it is advised to pre-book your place for the workshops.
FOR MORE INFO:
CONTACT WORKSHOPS CO-ORDINATOR ENDA SEERY ON 087-7924778 OR epseery@yahoo.ie
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Coppers & Brass
You can catch us in action if you tune into Coppers & Brass program on Midlands Radio 3 this Sunday 9th of March from 6 – 8PM as Padraig Duffy has invited to join him and play a few tunes for his listeners.
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Scór na nÓg All Ireland final 2014
Scór na nÓg All Ireland final which was held in Castlebar yesterday 1st of March,
Congratulations from All of us in Rahan Comhaltas:
to Shamrocks GAA club quiz team who came 4th out of 28 teams from across the country who competed in the event.
Also to the Ferbane ballad group who took the honors and have become All Ireland champions for 2014.
Commiserations to:
Na fianna from Killeigh who were unsuccessful in the Ceol Ulrllse / Instrumental music category
and also to Brianna Rice’s team Padraig Pearses from Roscommon who also didn’t make it with their act entitled ‘Mythological Love!’ in the léIrIú catagory despite both groups putting in a very strong and polished performances but unfortunately this wasn’t to be their year.
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2014 Comhaltas Tour of Britain
Best of luck to our own James Hogan and all the gang who are performing in the Comhaltas Echoes of Eirin tour of Britain this week, they are covering the following 8 venues:
| Sat 15 Feb | Leicester | 8pm |
| Sun 16 Feb | Milton Keynes | 7pm |
| Mon 17 Feb | Oxford | 8pm |
| Tues 18 Feb | Leeds | 8pm |
| Wed 19 Feb | Liverpool | 8pm |
| Thurs 20 Feb | Newcastle | 8pm |
| Fri 21 Feb | Luton | 8pm |
| Sat 22 Feb | Haringey |
8pm |
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Rahan Drama Group
Best Wishes to Rahan Drama Group who will be staging their production of “Love thy Neighbor” by Jimmy Carey in Rahan Hall from March 21st to 23rd.
Our own Betty Digan and Cormack Mc’Conigley are staring in the show so it makes for a good nights craic, not to be missed.
Good luck in the preparations folks.
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Fiver Friday 6th December 2013
Christmas stocking fillers at unbeatable prices and when they are gone they are gone!
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