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December 2017 News
Our special session on Thursday, 7th December, to mark our branch’s 40th anniversary, was a huge success. Here’s a short video of highlights of the evening – there are also some pictures in our Gallery. Thanks to everyone who contributed to a great night. We had our Christmas concert on Saturday, 16th December, in Anahorish …
40th Anniversary Session
We’ll be marking the 40th anniversary of the formation of our branch at our next monthly session on Thursday, 7th December, in The Creagh Suite in The Elk. As usual, the junior session will be from 7:45pm-8:30pm and the senior session gets under way at 9:00pm. We’ll have a raffle instead of the usual admission …
Ceili House
If you missed our performance on the Ceili House programme on RTE Radio 1 on 2nd December, you can listen to the entire show on the RTE website – if you want to skip to our slot, it was about 10 minutes from the end, at 43:30. Our thanks again to everyone involved in the …
Derry Comhaltas Fundraiser
17th-19th November was a busy weekend for our musicians. Starting with a Mass on Friday night, through classes and group practice on Saturday morning, Magherafelt Camogie Club anniversary celebrations on Saturday night and finishing up on Sunday afternoon at the Co. Derry Comhaltas fundraiser in Maghera. Thanks to everybody who took part.
November 2017 News
We’ve already had two very successful junior and senior sessions since the new season started, and classes, which are mostly fully subscribed, resume after the Halloween break on Saturday, 11th November. Our AGM will be held in The Elk on Thursday, 9th November at 8:15pm. We would encourage as many members as possible to attend as …
Ceili House
We were delighted to be asked to attend a recording of the RTE radio Ceili House programme in Derry on Saturday, 21st October, and were privileged to record a couple of tunes for the programme. Thanks to everybody at Studio 2 for facilitating the event and to CCE Baile na gCailleach for the invitation to attend. The programe airs …
October 2017 Update
A quick update on our activities since the start of the new season. Firstly, belated congratulations to the following girls on their LCM grade exam successes in the summer exams: Caoimhe O’Kane – Grade 8 fiddle (Distinction) Ellie Conway – Grade 7 whistle (Distinction) Roise McCloy – Grade 5 piano (Distinction) Cliodhna McPeake – Grade …
Classes – Autumn Term 2017
We’re holding a registration/information morning in The Elk on Saturday morning, 9th September from 10:30-12:00 ahead of our classes which will resume in Anahorish Primary School the following Saturday, 16th September. We’ll hopefully have some live music from our existing pupils, and committee members will be on hand to answer any queries and provide advice. …
Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2017
So Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann is over for another year! We hope everybody who travelled to Ennis had a good time and returns inspired and enthused as we turn our thoughts to the resumption of classes next month. Our thanks to the organisers and everyone who contributed to making it a very enjoyable week(end) and …
Ulster Fleadh 2017
We have four qualifiers to report from the weekend’s Ulster Fleadh in Bangor. Congratulations to Roise McCloy who came 2nd in the U-12 piano, and to Hugh Mulholland, Anthony Totten and Roisin Magee who were all in the Ceoltoiri Crosskeys O-18 Grupa Ceoil that also finished 2nd. Our other prizewinners, all with 3rd place medals …