Thanks to all the young ones who came along to play a few tunes at the Charis Cancer Care Christmas Fayre in Magherafelt last Saturday, 29th November (pictured above). Our monthly session for December was held last Thursday, 4th December, in The Elk. Both junior (pictured below) and senior sessions were very well attended and …
Our November sessions are being held in The Elk tomorrow night at the usual times of 7:30pm (junior) and 9:00pm (senior). Classes also resume on Saturday morning following the Halloween break. Finally, the Co. Derry AGM is being held next Wednesday night and we’ve been asked to submit our registration documentation, so anyone wishing to …
The Newbridge CCE AGM will be held tomorrow night, Tuesday, 7th October, at 8:30pm in The Elk. We would encourage as many members as possible to attend as this is an important forum that will determine branch development, activities and plans for the coming year. Also, please note that membership is now due for renewal …
With music classes now well under way, our monthly session resumes this Thursday night following the long summer break. The juniors meet downstairs in The Elk at 7:30pm while the senior session gets under way upstairs around 9:00pm. As always, a light supper will be served, admission is £3 and everyone is welcome.
Our classes start again in a couple of weeks and we’re having a Registration/Information morning in The Elk next Saturday, 6th September, from 10:00am. We’ll also have a session in the foyer throughout the morning and all musicians are welcome to come along. If there’s demand for classes in instruments we don’t already cater for, …
Well done to all our competitors at this year’s All-Ireland Fleadh in Sligo. Although we’ve returned without any silverware, all the groups and bands performed really well and had a thoroughly enjoyable weekend. Everyone can be very proud of their efforts, and our thanks go to all at Ceoltoiri Crosskeys for providing the opportunities for …
Congratulations to Caoimhe O’Kane and Roisin Magee on their recent successes in the London College of Music grade exams. Both achieved Distinctions – Caoimhe in Grade 8 tin whistle and Roisin in Grade 6 fiddle.
Although we had no-one placed in any of the solo competitions at the Ulster Fleadh at the weekend, several of our musicians have qualified to compete in the All-Ireland Fleadh as members of Ceoltoiri Crosskeys grupai ceoil and ceili bands. All three grupai ceoil and the 15-18 ceili band won their competitions and progress as Ulster …
Well done to everyone who represented us at recent feiseanna and fleadhanna. Pictured are Caoimhe O’Kane, winner of the U-15 fiddle, fiddle slow airs and tin whistle slow airs competitions at the Derry fleadh. She also achieved second place in the tin whistle competition. Congratulations as well to Roisin and Patrick Magee who are Antrim …
Well done to all the competitors at the Yew Tree Feis on Saturday. The standard in all age groups was exceptionally high. Special congratulations to our prizewinners Tony Diamond, Caitriona Lagan and Ellie Conway.