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Keadue
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O'Carolan Harp
Festival
& Summer School 2009
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 July 31st - Monday Aug 3rd
2009
Concerts and Entertainment
2009
Friday July 31st - Opening of
Festival
- 9.00pm: Address of welcome by Mr Seamus McCormack Chairman Connaught Co. CCE
- Concert of Harp and Song with Eamon & Orla Daly, Liam Purcell & Friends and Ireland’s Top Harpers
- 10.00pm: Céili with Matt
Cunningham
Saturday Aug 1st
- 10.30am - 1.00pm: Harp Workshop. Set Dancing
Workshop
- 3.00pm: Ceili Dancing Classes with Tutor Mary Conboy.
Especially suited to visitors
- 9.00pm: Eleanor Shanley in Concert with Frankie Lane & Paul Kelly
Sunday Aug 2nd
- Seán O'Riada Mass in Keadue Church celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Cathal B Daly
- 3.00pm: Festival Parade.
- 3.30pm: Official Opening of the Festival by Lieut Gen Dermot Earley, Chief of Staff Irish Defence Forces. 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: Matt Molloy, John Carty, Arty McGlynn in Concert
Monday Aug 3rd
- 10.30am: Harp
Competitions commence
- 12.00 noon: Lecture
- 2.00pm: Arigna Tour - of the Arigna Mining Museum & Windfarm
- 4.30pm: Traditional Music
and Song on the outdoor stage. Afternoon entertainment - Best Foot Forward
- 7.30pm: Traditional Irish Music and Door Dancing
Competition with Liam Purcell & Friends, with MC Eugene Murphy of Shannonside Radio
Harp Display - by Harp Maker Colm
O'Meachair during Festival
Harp
Competitions
Monday Aug 3rd 2009
euro2500 Prize Fund.
Full Details of Harp
Competitions
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