On Saturday night, 10th March, a group of forty of our children and parents travelled to see the fabulous Cúig in concert at the Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly Housein Dungannon, stopping for a quick snack at McDonalds on the way. A great evening was had by all, due in large part to the lively and …
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Big Trad Breakfast 2018
Announcing our Big Trad Breakfast for 2018 in The Elk on St. Patrick’s Day. We’re holding it upstairs in the Creagh Suite from 9:00am – midday. Breakfast costs £6 for adults and £3 for children and we’re hoping to have a music session throughout the morning so all musicians, young and old, are welcome.
March 2018 Session
Despite the wintry weather, we had a large turnout for our inaugural slow session for adults on Thursday, 1st March – pictured are just some of those who attended, Our next session will be on 1st April, and we’ll be publishing one or two new tunes to add to the set list in the next …
Ballymena Festival 2018
Congratulations to all our competitors at Ballymena Festival last Saturday, 17th February. We were represented by almost 30 musicians and delighted to have so many prizewinners – listed below. Also see our Photo Gallery for more pictures. Primary School Age Traditional Group – 2nd. Post-Primary School Age Traditional Group – 3rd. Ellie Conway – 1st …
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 …
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 …






