The annual Fleadh Nua returns to Ennis, County Clare, Ireland from this coming Sunday 17th through to 25th May for those of you looking for some great Irish Traditional music and cultural celebrations. This year’s event will feature almost 60 separate events and a Pub Music Trail boasting over 70 sessions in 23 venues. Highlights include:
Loise An Traidisiún – Seán Ó Sé
Seán Ó Sé who headlines their Celebrity Concert is a man who’s been entertaining audiences near and far for over 50 years and is also the very ‘personification of the concept underlying the concert series.’ Seán will also be presented with the inaugural Loise An Traidisiún award for a life of exemplary service dedicated to Traditional Singing agus an Ghaeilge. The presentation will take place as part of the Celebrity Concert which is being held in Glór on Saturday, 23rd May. With performances by the TURLOUGHMORE CÉILÍ BAND, PEADAR Ó RIADA, MICHAEL TUBRIDY, NORA BUTLER, EILEEN O’BRIEN, MARTIN DONOHOE AND CHRIS DRONEY this year’s Celebrity Concert promises to be one to remember.
Seán was born into an Irish speaking family immersed in traditional music and song. His collaboration with Seán Ó Riada and Ceoltóirí Chualann in the 1960’s culminated in “Ó Riada sa Gaiety” – a seminal recording which would feature on many a Desert Island Disc selection. A tenor and raconteur of the first rank, Seán’s singing talent and storytelling ability have been in great demand throughout Ireland and abroad for over 50 years and he has toured and recorded extensively in that time.
Singing with Mick Flannery on TG4:
The London Lasses
Crossing the Irish Sea to join this year’s Fleadh are THE LONDON LASSES. Still basking in the adulation of music critics and fans alike following the recent launch of their CD “The One I Loved the Best” KAREN RYAN, ELAINE CONWELL, ELMA MCELLIGOTT, BROGAN MCAULIFFE, CHRIS O’MALLEY, AND BRONA MCVITTIE will be performing on Sunday, 24th May at The Sanctuary Queen’s Hotel at this year’s festival. The Lasses will be preceded by the award winners from THE MEITHEAL SUMMER SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
https://youtu.be/lFyDhVjIWwY
Pipers Union in Concert
With – CAITLÍN NIC GABHANN AND CIARÁN Ó MAONAIGH AND BLACKIE O’CONNELL, SIOBHÁN PEOPLES AND CYRIL O’DONOGHUE
Performing together as PIPERS UNION DAVID POWER, CIARÁN SOMERS AND DÓNAL CLANCY form a tight-knit trio, incorporating traditional and contemporary styles to deliver rousing ballads, soft love songs, lively dance tunes and haunting airs.
David Power & Ciaran Somers performing with Fionn Mac Giolla Chuda on Fiddle:
CAITLÍN NICGABHANN AND CIARÁN Ó MAONAIGH are quickly becoming one of the foremost duets in Ireland today. Together on fiddle, concertina and dance, they breathe fire into traditional tunes, combining the two arts with enough chemistry and energy to fire a small steam engine.
BLACKIE O’CONNELL, SIOBHAN PEOPLES AND CYRIL O’DONOGHUE are not only stalwarts of the local Traditional Music scene their musicianship is acclaimed and enjoyed the whole world over. Pipers Union, Caitlín and Ciarán, Blackie, Siobhán and Cyril will take to the stage at Glór on Friday, 22nd May.
Jack Talty & Cormac Begley Recital
JACK TALTY and CORMAC BEGLEY carry a wealth of musical heritage from west Clare and west Kerry respectively. The masterful weaving of regional styles inherent in their duet playing, ranging over five octaves, has defined their inimitable and unmistakable duet sound, a considerable achievement for two musicians still in their mid-20s. The combination of baritone and concert pitch concertinas allows a creative and playful freedom to explore a variety of tones and colours.
Bobby Casey “Maestro” CD Launch
An fantastic line-up of International and local musicians will play on stage in Glór on Sunday 24th May for the Bobby Casey “Maestro” CD launch.
John Carty, Brendan Mulkere, Mick O’Connor (London), Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis and Michelle Mulcahy, John Kelly, Antóin MacGabhann, Mick O’Connor (Dublin), Seamus Mac Mathúna, Javkie Daly, Eamonn McGivney, Tim Dennehy, Michael Falsey, Paddy Ryan,
Danny Meehan (Donegal), Vincent Griffin, Seamus Ó Rócháin, John Joe Tuttle, McCarty Family, Breda & Claire Keville, Angela Crotty, Joan Hanrahan, Denis Liddy & Pupils, Mary Liddy & Thierry Masure, Adrienne Lee (Sligo), Neansai Ni Choisdealbha, John Lyons, John Hehir, Eamonn & Geraldine Cotter, Peadar O’Loughlin & Maeve Donnelly, Eoin O’Neill, Máire O’Keeffe, Francie Daly Set, Larry Gavin, Mary McNamara, Róisín White (and all for just €5 admission fee!)
Fleadh Nua Experience
For full details all the events including the other CD launches taking place, free concerts and many other artists performing visit: http://www.fleadhnua.com/