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Recent Competitions
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 …
Yew Tree Feis 2014
Well done to all the competitors at the Yew Tree Feis on Saturday. The standard in all age groups was exceptionally high. Special congratulations to our prizewinners Tony Diamond, Caitriona Lagan and Ellie Conway.
May Session Cancelled
We’ve just received the sad news of the sudden and untimely passing of Mickey Cassidy, a long-time member and supporter of Newbridge CCE. Our sympathies to his family and friends including his brother Artie and our committee members Mary, Theresa and Bronagh Cassidy. As a mark of respect, tonight’s monthly session has been cancelled. May …
April 2014 Events
Our monthly session for April will be held in The Elk tomorrow evening at the usual times of 7:30pm (junior) and 9:00pm (senior). We also now intend to have a session next month as well, on Thursday, 1st May. The last day of classes before the long summer break will be Saturday, 12th April. Thanks …
Derry Fleadh 2014
This year’s Derry Fleadh will be held in The Loup and Ballyronan between 23rd and 27th April. See loup-cce.com for more details.
Traditional Breakfast
There will be no classes this week. Instead, we’re having a Traditional Fry morning in The Elk restaurant from 9:00-12:00 on Saturday. Tickets cost £5 for adults (children pay £3 at the door) and any musicians attending are invited to bring their instruments along as we may have a session in the front bar.
Ballymena Festival 2014
Well done to all our primary school age competitors who took part in the Traditional Music section of the Ballymena Festival this morning. Our group won the group competition for the fourth year in succession while we had individual winners in Padraig Mullan (tin whistle) and Caitriona Lagan (banjo/mandolin). Padraig also came third in the …
February Session
It’s monthly session time again – tomorrow night in The Elk at the usual times of 7:30pm (junior) and 9:00pm (senior). Many thanks to all those who came along to our table quiz last Friday night and raised around £350 in much needed funds for the branch. A date for your diaries – this year’s Derry fleadh …
Table Quiz
We’re holding a fundraising table quiz in The Elk this Friday night, 31st January. Admission is £5 per person and the quiz starts at 9:00pm. Everybody is welcome and food will be served during a half-time break.
Visit from Glengormley School of Traditional Music
The session this Sunday will now begin at 2:00pm. It will be held in the upstairs function room at The Elk and we’ll be joined by pupils and tutors from the Glengormley School of Traditional Music. Musicians of all ages and abilities are welcome to come along and participate.