Co. Derry CCE will be hosting its AGM in the Marina Centre, Ballyronan at 8pm on the 25th November 2015. All members are welcome. If you require any further information please send email to trees78@hotmail.com
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Ceili in aid of refugees
Great start to the new season of sessions in The Elk last Thursday night. Thanks to all those who came along for both junior and senior sessions. This Friday night we’re having a ceili in the Sean O’Leary GAC Hall in Newbridge. Dancing starts around 9:30pm, admission is £5 including light supper and proceeds are …
October 2015 Monthly Sessions
Our monthly traditional music and singing sessions resume this Thursday night, 1st October, in The Elk. The junior/slow session will start at 7:30pm with the seniors from 9:00pm. Hope to see you there.
Classes – Autumn Term 2015
Our traditional music classes resume this Saturday, 12th September, at Anahorish Primary School​. The autumn term will consist of 12 weeks of classes between now and Christmas, with a two week break for Halloween on 24th and 31st October – each class lasts 45 minutes. Registration on Saturday is from 10:00am and classes will follow …
Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2015
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 …
Classes in September 2015
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 …
Ulster Fleadh 2015
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 …
Yew Tree Feis 2015
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. …
May 2015 News
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 …
Derry Fleadh 2015
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 …