What a week in Sligo! We’re really proud of all the young ones from Newbridge CCE who went to the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil and contributed to a hugely enjoyable festival of our culture by attending the Scoil Eigse, competing in competitions, playing at sessions and going to the many and varied events laid on by …
Preparations are underway for the resumption of our music classes in September which will be held on Saturday mornings in Anahorish Primary School, starting on 12th September. We currently have classes for all abilities in tin whistle/flute, fiddle, banjo/mandolin and concertina but would like to be able to offer tuition in more instruments subject to …
Huge congratulations to all our competitors at the Ulster Fleadh in Dromore last weekend. We think it’s our most successful ever in terms of results with no less than three of our tin whistle players qualifying for the All-Ireland Fleadh next month. All three achieved third place with recommendations that they progress to compete in …
Well done to all our competitiors at yesterday’s Yew Tree Feis. Caitriona Lagan was placed 1st in the P4-P5 open (banjo) competition and 3rd in the fiddle. Brian Magee achieved 2nd place in both the P6-P7 open (concertina) and tin whistle sections while his sister, Siobhan, was awarded 2nd place in the P1-P3 tin whistle. …
Our monthly session for May (and our last before the summer break) will be held in The Elk tomorrow night, 7th May – 7:30pm for juniors and 9:00pm for seniors. Congratulations to Roise McCloy who won the Billy Andy Perpetual Cup at the Larne Music Festival last week as the junior performer with most potential …
Well done to all our musicians and singers who took part in the Derry Fleadh in The Loup and Ballyronan last weekend. We had our largest number of competitors at the competitions for quite a few years and there was a corresponding rise in the number of musicians who have qualified to represent Newbridge and …
The programme for the Derry fleadh is now available, and includes a list of all competitors and the competition timetable. It can be purchased in the shop in Ballyronan. Good luck to all our competitors at next Saturday’s competitions.
Our classes finish on Saturday, 28th March, and will resume when the autumn term starts in September. Thanks to all the pupils and their parents for supporting our activities this year – classes, sessions, fundraisers, Ballymena Festival, etc. It’s been a very busy and successful year on all fronts, with the children all making good …
We had an excellent junior session in The Elk last Sunday. Thanks to all those who came along to play and support the event. Particular thanks to Clodagh and Niamh for bringing their talented musicians all the way from Inishowen and Glengormley respectively. Our regular monthly session will be held in The Elk this Thursday …
We’ve a couple of busy weeks coming up. Classes resume this Saturday following the mid term break. Then, on Sunday, we’re having a junior session in The Elk starting at 1:30pm. Local musicians and music groups are invited to attend and we’ll also have visiting groups from The Ceolan School of Music in Inishowen, Donegal, …