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Your guide to the weekend at the Drogheda Fleadh

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SATURDAY 17TH AUGUST

Concerts and Tours

Compánach

2pm & 5pm  |  Barbican Centre  |  Tickets: €15 / Child: €7.50 / €40 (Family of 4)

Compánach is a unique, fast-moving, cross-media concert of Irish traditional music, song and dance, and using photography and historic pictures to tell the music’s story from past to present. It brings together tunes from all counties of Ireland, and is performed by Dundalk fiddler Gerry O’Connor, Monaghan uilleann piper Tiarnán Ó Duinnchínn, Armagh flute-player Fintan Vallely, Dublin sean-nós step dancer Caoimhe Ní Mhaolagáin, and Dublin sean-nós singer Róisín Chambers, with the additional narrative power of superb, big-screen images.  Its theme is music and place and has been developed and directed by Fintan Vallely, expanding from Compánach, the encyclopaedia Companion to Irish Traditional Music of which he is editor.

Nic Gareiss: The Art of Treepling

4:00pm  |  Droichead Arts Centre  |  Tickets: €16 

Named by Dance Magazine as one of 2019's ‘25 to Watch’ dancer and dance researcher Nic Gareiss has been hailed by the New York Times for his "dexterous melding of Irish and Appalachian dance" and called "the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene” by the Boston Herald. He reimagines movement as a musical practice, recasting dance as medium that appeals to both eyes and ears. Originally from Michigan, Gareiss draws from many percussive dance traditions, weaving together a dance technique facilitating his love of improvisation, traditional footwork vocabulary, and musical collaboration.
An Evening with Sibéal Ní Chasaide with The DKIT Chamber Ensemble & Special Guests

5.00pm |  Augustinian Church  |  Tickets: €15 / Child: €7.50 / €40 (Family of 4)
Sibéal Ní Chasaide’s unique vocal qualities and singing style command attention wherever she appears. With a major international recording contract with Universal Records and an album about to launch, this recognition will soon become worldwide as one of Ireland’s ‘best kept secrets’ is unmasked. A singer like no other with a remarkable versatility in capturing mood and tonal quality, her vocal technique with its rich overlay of sean-nós, makes her singing style immediately recognisable and unmistakable.
Treasures of The Boyne Valley: Culture Tours | Music at the Mound | Knowth Passage Tomb & The Four Corners Céilí Band

6.45pm – 9.30pm  |  €20  |  Meeting Point, Georges Street Bus Stop
Enjoy a dusk guided visit to Knowth with a live performance from the Four Corners Céilí Band & with some local tasty nibbles and liquid refreshments (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) from the region including savoury hand pies from the Brown Hound Bakery & a glass of Cockagee keeved cider or Boyne Brew House new Glassbox - Pink Gin and Tonic. 

CCE Overseas Concert

7.30pm  |  St Peter’s Church of Ireland  |  Tickets: Free, Pre booking essential
In recent decades, more and more people across the globe have come to appreciate, enjoy and participate in Irish traditional music, song and dance. With 420 branches in 15 countries on 4 continents, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann has been to the fore not only in the preservation of our Traditional Arts and the Irish language at home but in its promotion and development across the world.
Dermot Byrne, Éamonn Coyne, John Doyle

8.00pm  |  Droichead Arts Centre  |  Tickets: €20
Three figures synonymous with Irish music today, Dermot Byrne, Éamonn Coyne and John Doyle first played together in a pub session at the Carrick Fleadh, in South West Donegal in the late 1980s. Three decades and countless thousands of miles later, they have recently completed an album called Liag, of lesser known traditional music and song from or inspired  by the area, affirming just how their meeting there has been a cornerstone of each of their disparate journeys and musical careers with bands such as Altan, Salsa Celtica and Solas. An evening of musical richness, layering, creative reflection and ingenuity.

Ceol Le Clapsolas: Sárán Mulligan & John McCann

10:00pm  |  Highlanes Gallery  |  Tickets: €16
Join current All-Ireland winners and two of the finest emerging musical talents of this region for some sensational music in the gloaming.
Sárán Mulligan is a concertina player and composer from Dundalk, Co. Louth. Steeped in a musical tradition, Sárán has earned acclaim as one of Ireland’s leading young traditional musicians. He is the current senior All-Ireland Concertina champion, and has previously won in the 15-18 and 12-15 age levels as well as being an All-Ireland champion in duet and trio competitions. His compositions have earned him awards at All-Ireland status also, having taken 2nd place in the newly composed tunes in 2017.
John McCann hails from Coa Co. Fermanagh, a town steeped in Irish traditional music. John’s music is characterised by a lively but subtle rhythmic beat as well as an appreciation for harmony and phrasing. He is heavily influenced by the playing of Danny O Mahony and Finbar Dwyer.  John was crowned the Senior All Ireland Button Accordion Champion at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2018, here in Drogheda, having won the same competition in the 15-18 age level in 2016. He is an All-Ireland medal winner in other categories including duet and Céilí Band.

NOTIFY with Special Guests: Kris Drever, Tara Breen, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Dónal Lunny

10.00pm  |  Barbican Centre  |  Tickets: €25

Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult over 18 - ID will be requested

 Forward looking, stylistically adventurous and musically accomplished, Notify are an Irish instrumental ensemble featuring Pádraig Rynne (concertina), Cillian King (guitars/concertina), Eoin Walsh (electric bass), Davie Ryan (drums) and Cormac McCarthy (piano). They seamlessly fuse a deep knowledge of and respect for musical tradition with strong creative innovation, breathing new life into Irish music. Expect a night of ingenuity and musical delight as they are joined by Scottish songwriter Kris Drever, West Kerry award-winning traditional singer and musician Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Tara Breen, the highly talented, multi-instrumentalist from Co. Clare, and Dónal Lunny – Renaissance-man of Irish music.


Singing Recitals, Singers Club & Singers Café
Boomerang Cáfe | 11am - 6pm | Free
Hosted by:
South Roscommon  Singers 11am – 2pm
Cooraclare, Co. Clare Singers 2pm – 6pm
Singers’ Club
Plunkett Room | Barbican Centre | 9pm | Free
Hosted by: Tommy Dunn (Derry)
Slow Sessions
2pm – 3.30pm | Droichead Arts centre Café/Bar | €5
Facilitated by Musicians Brendan McCreanor and Róisín Ward Morrow & for players of any instrument and at any level.
Scotch Hall Sessions
Scotch Hall Shopping Centre | Free

Choral groups, céilí bands, school groups and young musicians; Scotch Hall Shopping Centre hosts the very best in local and national talent in both intimate and grand scale.

Concourse Le Chéile at 1pm
Thursday 15th – Sunday 18th

With young musicians from CCÉ Craobh Dún Dealgan

Concourse – Acoustic Live & Large at 3pm | St Peter’s Male Voice Choir

Olga BaunbÆk Reilly Exhibition

12.30 pm – 5.30 pm | Connolly Hall, Palace Street

Contemporary paintings by Copenhagen – based, Drogheda born artist, Olga BaunbÆk Reilly.
Slides: Kate Nolan

Droichead Arts Centre | Free

Opening on Saturday August 10th at 5.30 pm, this collaborative initiative between fine art photographer Kate Nolan, Louth based fiddler Gerry O’Connor, Droichead Arts Centre and Louth Arts Office began at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2018. 


Youth Programme

11.30pm – Late | Electric Ballroom | Tickets €10

Join DJ Paddy Callaghan for the Fleadh’s answer to a Disco – The Trisco. DJ addy Callaghan blends Irish Traditional Music with dance beats and popular tunes from around the world to create a unique and thrilling experience. Book online and in advance to avoid disappointment.


Céilithe
Set Dancing Céilithe | Abbey Céilí Band | Our Lady’s College, Greenhills| 9pm – 12.30am | €10
Fíor Céilí 
Tara Céilí Band | Lourdes Community & Recreation Centre | 9pm – 12.30am | €10

Events At The Gig Rig 
Gig Rig | Bolton Square | Free
14.00pm: Oriel Traditional Orchestra
14.40pm: Siar
15.10pm: Royal Meath Accordion Orchestra
15.40pm: Glenbarrow and friends
16.10pm: Drogheda Brass Band
16.40pm: Brian O’Kane & Friends
17.00pm: Hup Glaschu
17.30pm: Ní Chearra Ó Bhaoiláin Irish Dance School
18:00pm: London Celtic Youth Orchestra
18:30pm: Cailíní Lua
19:00pm: Coscán 
19:30pm: Interval / Sos
20:30pm: RTÉ Ceili House Live with the Táin Ceili Band
22.15pm: St Roch’s CCÉ

Seachtain na hÉigse
Highlanes gallery| Free | 3pm
Séamus Ennis as a Folk-Music Collector – an illustrate lecture by musician, curator and folklorist, Seán Corcoran.
Culture and Community
A Symposium presented in association with the Creative Arts Research Centre at Dundalk Institute of Technology. The Concept of community has been central to the development of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann and is the heart of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.


Seachtain na Gaeilge 
Ionad Na Gaeilge
Monday, 12th - Sunday, 18th | 10am - 4pm | Ionad Na Gaeilge
All patrons of Fleadh Cheoil are welcome to visit Ionad na Gaeilge and experience the wealth associated with the Irish language.
San Ionad Gaeilge bíonn taispeántas ar:
Sean fhocail/proverbs
Stair na háite/local history
Grianghraif ón tsean am/photographs of persons associated with previous     fleadhanna.
Scéalta agus dánta/Stories & Poems in Irish
“Focal ar Fhocal”/Comhaltas Language learning programme
Cluichí do pháistí as Gaeilge/Children’s games –bingo & scrabble
Acmhainní do fhoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge/resources for Irish learners
Acmhainní do mhúinteoirí scoile/Irish language resources for school teachers
Taispeántas Leabhar Gaeilge./Displays of books on the language
Logainmneacha a bhaineann leis an tír seo/Place names of Ireland
Acmhainní ó Chonradh na Gaeilge/Resources from Conradh na Gaeilge
Acmhainní ó Fhoras na Gaeilge/Resources from Foras na Gaeilge
Comórtas Crosfhocal /Crossword puzzles
Lámhcheird, Cniotáil /Handcrafts, Knitting

Seomra Na Gaeilge
Ionad na Gaeilge
10am -16.00pm |Seomra na Gaeilge, Laurence Shopping Centre
Imeachtai Gaeilge agus Eolas / Irish Language Events and Information

Taispeántas Curtha le chéile ag Conradh na Gaeilge / Exhibitions celebrating different aspects of the Irish language curated by Conradh na Gaeilge
10am -16.00pm |Seomra na Gaeilge, Laurence Shopping Centre

Comórtas Ealaíne agus Comórtas Dathúcháin / Art and Colouring Competition
10am -16.00pm |Seomra na Gaeilge, Laurence Shopping Centre

Ceardlann Caoladóireact le Andrew Carroll / Basket Weaving Demonstration by Andrew Carroll
11.00am -13.00pm|Seomra na Gaeilge, Laurence Shopping Centre


Gig Rig na Gaeilge

17.00pm – 19.00pm | Gig Rig, Bolton Square

 

SUNDAY 18TH AUGUST

 

Concerts and Tours

 

 

Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult over 18 - ID will be requested

All roads lead to the Fleadh Concert Dome in St Dominic’s Park once again, for a furious night of powerful ceol and savage competition as the bands battle it out for ultimate All-Ireland glory. Since the days when The Tulla and The Kilfenora waged musical war against each other, where more recently The Shandrum conquered thrice, & with the 2018 new title-holders the Blackwater Céilí Band, this competition has cast a spell over Fleadh Cheoil na hEÌireann. The creative energy of every fleadh expresses itself this thrilling night in an epic competition of collective trad talent which never ceases to excite and invigorate.

 

Singing Recitals, Singers Club & Singers Café

Boomerang Cáfe | 11am - 6pm | Free

Hosted by: Howth Swinging Circle 11am – 2pm

Co. Louth Singers 2pm – 6pm

Singers’ Club - Hosted by: Seamus Brogan (London)

Plunkett Room | Barbican Centre | 9pm | Free

Scotch Hall Sessions

Scotch Hall Shopping Centre | Free

 

Choral groups, céilí bands, school groups and young musicians; Scotch Hall Shopping Centre hosts the very best in local and national talent in both intimate and grand scale.

 

Concourse Le Chéile at 1pm

Thursday 15th – Sunday 18th

 

With young musicians from CCÉ Craobh Dún Dealgan

 

Concourse – Acoustic Live & Large at 3pm | St Peter’s Male Voice Choir

 

Olga BaunbÆk Reilly Exhibition

 

12.30 pm – 5.30 pm | Connolly Hall, Palace Street

 

Contemporary paintings by Copenhagen – based, Drogheda born artist, Olga BaunbÆk Reilly.

 

Slides: Kate Nolan

 

Droichead Arts Centre | Free

 

Opening on Saturday August 10th at 5.30 pm, this collaborative initiative between fine art photographer Kate Nolan, Louth based fiddler Gerry O’Connor, Droichead Arts Centre and Louth Arts Office began at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2018.


 

Céilithe

Set Dancing Céilithe | Donie Nolan & Taylor’s Cross Céilí Band | Our Lady’s College, Greenhills| 9pm – 12.30am | €10


 

Events At The Gig Rig

Gig Rig | Bolton Square | Free

  • 14.00pm: NYAH


     

    Seachtain na hÉigse

    Highlanes gallery| Free | 3pm

    The Sight of Sound: Traditional music in Irish Art presented by Dr Fintan Vallely, adjunct Professer with University College Dublin’s School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics, Musician, author and editor.


    Seachtain na Gaeilge

    Ionad Na Gaeilge

    Monday, 12th - Sunday, 18th | 10am - 4pm | Ionad Na Gaeilge

    All patrons of Fleadh Cheoil are welcome to visit Ionad na Gaeilge and experience the wealth associated with the Irish language.

    San Ionad Gaeilge bíonn taispeántas ar: