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Keadue
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O'Carolan Harp
Festival
& Summer School 2007
Keadue, County Roscommon,
Ireland
Summer School
Festival
The Festival held in honour of the famous Harper and
composer Turlough O'Carolan includes Concerts, Set Dancing
Céilís, Harp Recitals, Lectures and Music
sessions.
Harpers and traditional musicians world wide are now
coming in big numbers to Keadue for the August Bank Holiday
Festival.
Artists
The following are some of the Artists who have performed
at the Festival over the years: The Chieftains, Sean Keane,
De Dannan, Altan, Archady, Dervish, Stocktons Wing, Maire
Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman, Belfast Harp
Orchestra, Gráinne Yeats, Dordán, Mary Black,
Sharon Shannon, Frances Black, Laurie Riley, Michael Bean,
Therese Honey, Harper Tasche (USA), and Birkin Tree.
Fri Aug 3rd - Monday Aug 6th
2007
Concerts and Entertainment
2007
Friday Aug 3rd - Opening of
Festival
- 8.45pm: Address of welcome by Liam
Ó'Cuinneacháin, National Competitions
Officer, Runaí Roscommon County Board CCE
- 9.00pm: Concert in Keadue church with The
Spanish Lady Ensemble. Featuring Patricia Daly on
harp, Paul Philips on Bodhrán and Stefano Uberti
on Double Bass (Booking Tel +353 (0) 71 96
47216)
- Céili with Swallows Tail
Saturday Aug 4th
- 10.30am - 1.00pm:Harp Workshop. Set Dancing
Workshop
- 3.00pm: Ceili Dancing Classes with Tutor Mary Conboy.
Especially suited to visitors
- 4.30pm: The Ancient Men. Traditional Morris
Dancers from the villages of the Cotswolds in
England
- 9.00pm: Concert with Charlie McGettigan &
Eleanor Shanley
Sunday Aug 5th
- Seán O'Riada Mass in Keadue Church -
concelebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Cathal B Daly
- 3.30pm: Festival Parade. Official Opening of the
Festival. Outdoor Entertainment. Craft
Demonstrations, Exhibitions, Vintage Car Rally &
other events
- 4.45pm: Traditional Music and song with
Shaskeen
- 6.30pm: Music Session - featuring Liam Purcell
& Friends
- 9.30pm: Frankie Gavin & Hibernian Rhapsody in
Concert
Monday Aug 6th
- 10.30am: Harp
Competitions commence
- 11.30 noon: Visit to & laying of wreath at
O'Carolan's Grave
- 2.00pm: Arigna Tour - of the Arigna Mining Museum
& Windfarm
- 4.30pm: Afternoon entertainment. Traditional Music
and Song with Best Foot Forward on the outdoor
stage
- 7.30pm: Traditional Irish Music with Liam Purcell
& Friends and Door Dancing Competition with MC
Eugene Murphy of Shannonside Radio.
- Harp Display - by Harp Maker Colm O'Meachair during
Festival
Wednesday Aug 8th
Sunday Aug 12th
- Dance with Keith McDonald and The Showband
Show (Bar Facilities)
Harp
Competitions
Monday Aug 6th 2007
euro2500 Prize Fund.
Full Details of Harp
Competitions
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