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Keadue
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O'Carolan Harp
Festival
& Summer School 2010
Keadue, County Roscommon,
Ireland
Summer School
Fri July 25th - Sat July 31st 2010
Classes daily from 9.30am to 1pm
Festival Fri July 30th - Monday Aug 2nd
2010
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 30th - Monday Aug 2nd
2010
Concerts and Entertainment
2010
Friday July 30th - Opening of
Festival
- 8.30pm: Informal Traditional Music Session with Liam Purcell & Friends followed by Address of welcome in St Ronan's Hall.
- 10.00pm: Céili with Matt
Cunningham
Saturday July 31st
- 10.30am: Harp Workshop. Set Dancing
Workshop
- 3.00pm: Ceili Dancing Class with Tutor Mary Conboy.
Especially suited to visitors
- 9.00pm: Concert in Keadue Church featuring former festival senior prize winner, Harper from Scotland - Catriona McKay with Chris Stout on Fiddle
- 10.00pm: Céili with Glenside Céili Band
Sunday Aug 1st
- 10.00am: Seán O'Riada Mass in Keadue Church
- 3.30pm: Music Session in Heritage Park by Lough Allen Ceoltóirí
- 4.00pm: Official Opening of Festival by the President of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann, Mr Seamus McCormack
- 4.30pm: Traditional Music and Song with re-union visit of Shebeen
- 6.30pm: Music Session - featuring Liam Purcell & Friends
- 9.30pm: Return visit of Frankie Gavin and De Danann in Concert (still Ireland's top traditional band) - Booking Tel +353 71 9647216
Monday Aug 2nd
- 10.30am: Harp
Competitions commence
- 11.00am: Visit and laying of wreath at O'Carolan's grave
- 12.00 noon: Lecture in Kilronan Castle entitled "Patrick Moran, Crossna - His contribution to Irish Freedom" given by Miss May Moran, niece of Patrick Moran
- 2.00pm: Arigna Tour - to the Arigna Mining Museum & Windfarm
- 4.30pm: Music & Song on the outdoor stage with Fiddler's Green
- 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 2nd 2010
euro2500 Prize Fund.
Full Details of Harp
Competitions
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