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Derry Fleadh Report 2018
Congratulations to all our competitors at Fleadh Cheoil Dhoire Léim an Mhadaidh 2018! As well as county champions in Caitriona Lagan, Darcie Conway, Tony Diamond, Annie Diamond, Ellie Conway, Roise McCloy, Caoimhe O’Kane and Hugh Mulholland, we had members in winning Grupai Cheoil and Ceili Bands representing Loup CCÉ as well as several other prizewinners and qualifiers for Ulster …
Trout Supper 2018
We’re holding a Trout Supper fundraising event on Friday night, 18th May, in The Elk. Proceeds will be shared between our branch and local charities and the supper will be followed by music from Folk ‘n’ Rogues. Starting time is 8:00pm and admission is £15. Tickets are available from Newbridge Stores or from any committee member.
Antrim Fleadh and End of Term Session
Music classes and monthly sessions are now finished until the autumn. Our last monthly session was on Thursday, 3rd May, although we hope to keep the slow session for adults going throughout the summer. And music classes finished with a short session in Anahorish PS on Saturday, 5th May, where each class was able to …
April 2018 News
Our penultimate class of the spring term will be on Saturday, 21st April. We’re taking a break on 28th April due to the Antrim Fleadh in Rasharkin, which we encourage all our young musicians to visit over the weekend. Our final class will be an end of term session on Saturday, 5th May, in Anahorish where …
Derry Fleadh 2018
This year’s County Derry Fleadh will again be hosted by the Jimmy O’Hara CCE Roe Valley branch in Limavady from 24th-27th May. All competitions will take place in the North West Regional College in the town, with dancing competitions on Friday 25th May and all other competitions on Saturday 26th May. Comhaltas members get free …
March 2018 Update
Our next monthly session will be held in The Elk on Thursday, 5th April. For the slow session for adults, we’ve added a couple of polkas to the set list – Britches Full of Stitches (in A) and Ballydesmond No.3. To assist learning/practicing, audio and sheet music for these and all the tunes played at …
Cúig Trip
On Saturday night, 10th March, a group of forty of our children and parents travelled to see the fabulous Cúig in concert at the Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly Housein Dungannon, stopping for a quick snack at McDonalds on the way. A great evening was had by all, due in large part to the lively and …
Big Trad Breakfast 2018
Announcing our Big Trad Breakfast for 2018 in The Elk on St. Patrick’s Day. We’re holding it upstairs in the Creagh Suite from 9:00am – midday. Breakfast costs £6 for adults and £3 for children and we’re hoping to have a music session throughout the morning so all musicians, young and old, are welcome.
March 2018 Session
Despite the wintry weather, we had a large turnout for our inaugural slow session for adults on Thursday, 1st March – pictured are just some of those who attended, Our next session will be on 1st April, and we’ll be publishing one or two new tunes to add to the set list in the next …
Ballymena Festival 2018
Congratulations to all our competitors at Ballymena Festival last Saturday, 17th February. We were represented by almost 30 musicians and delighted to have so many prizewinners – listed below. Also see our Photo Gallery for more pictures. Primary School Age Traditional Group – 2nd. Post-Primary School Age Traditional Group – 3rd. Ellie Conway – 1st …