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Introducing the Adult Slow Session
At our next monthly session, we’ll be launching a new initiative – a slow session for adults. The aim of the Newbridge CCE slow session is to provide an opportunity for adults to play together with others who share the same interest in traditional music and who have a similar level of ability. It’s sometimes …
February 2018 Session
Our next monthly session is this Thursday, 1st February, in The Elk. We’re back downstairs this month with the junior session at 7:45pm and the senior one at 9:00pm. Admission to the junior session is free. To the senior session, it’s £3 and includes a light supper around 10:15pm.
January 2017 Update
Our first sessions of 2018 will take place on Thursday night, 4th January, in The Elk. Both junior and senior sessions will again be held in The Creagh Suite (upstairs) and starting times are 7:45pm (junior) and 9:00pm (senior). Classes resume on Saturday, 13th January, in Anahorish Primary School. There are a few spaces left …
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 …