Well done to everyone who represented us at recent feiseanna and fleadhanna. Pictured are Caoimhe O’Kane, winner of the U-15 fiddle, fiddle slow airs and tin whistle slow airs competitions at the Derry fleadh. She also achieved second place in the tin whistle competition. Congratulations as well to Roisin and Patrick Magee who are Antrim champions in U-18 fiddle and U-15 bodhran respectively. Roisin also came second in the fiddle slow airs and Patrick was second in the mandol…in section. All three competed in grupa ceoil and ceili band competitions representing Ceoltoiri Crosskeys/Loughbeg at the Antrim fleadh and Caoimhe and Roisin will be joined at the Ulster fleadh by Caoimhe Purvis who was in the winning U-18 grupa ceoil. Also going to the Ulster fleadh is Padraig Mullan who came second in the U-12 tin whistle slow air at the Derry fleadh. He’s pictured here with, (L-R), Ellie Conway. Caitriona Lagan, Brian Magee and Katy Shivers playing at Feis Carn Tochair where they achieved second place. Ellie and Caitriona also competed at the Derry fleadh and at Feis na nGleann in Cushendall recently.
Next up is the Ulster fleadh in Dromore, Co. Tyrone, on 26th/27th July. Good luck to everybody taking part.