| Echoes of Erin tour  THE
ANNUAL Echoes of Erin Comhaltas concert tour is now in its 33rd year and
forms a vital part of the movement’s annual work programme.
For audiences in Britain these tours provide a fantastic showcase for
all that is best in Irish traditional music, song and dance.
The concert line-up includes some of the most talented singers dancers
and musicians from each of the provinces of Ireland.
The opening concert is at St. Michael’s Irish Centre in Liverpool
which is a central venue for the North West.
It is an intimate and informal location which lends itself naturally to
a concert of the very best in Irish music and dance.
The Fear an Ti is the classically trained tenor Seán Ó Sé.
He was born in Co. Cork and his recording of An Puc ar Buile was the nearest
the Irish language came to enjoying a pop chart hit. Another in his repertoire
of songs is Carrickfergus.
This is an event guaranteed to entertain young and old. Tickets cost
£6 in advance for Comhaltas members, £7 for non-members, children
£4. This year’s tour includes the following talented traditional
performers.
Seán Ó Sé, Corcaigh Fear a’ Tí/ Amhránaí;
Clodagh Buckley, Corcaigh Fidil; Máiréad Corridan, Ciarraí
Consairtín Christina Dolphin, Átha Cliath Feadóg
Mhór; Martin Donohue, Cabhán Bosca Ceoil; Michael Harrison,
Tiobraid Árann Fidil;
Siobhán Hogan, Clár Feadóg Mhór; Nadia Markey,
Muineachán Cruit Éamonn Moloney, Tiobraid Árann Rinceoir;
Channelle Moynagh Átha Cliath Bainseo; Sonny McDermott, Fear Manach
Bainisteoir; Cathal McGarrigle, Uíbh Fhaillí Rinceoir
Ryan Murphy, Corcaigh Píob Uilleann; Elle Marie O’Dwyer,
Corcaigh Amhránaí; Aishling Prendergast, Tiobraid Árann
Rinceoir; Teresa Sheehan, Luimnigh Rinceoir; Pádraig Swift, Fear
Manach Feadóg Mhór; Dean Warner, Ard Mhaca Cairdín
Piano.
Venues:
Saturday, February 24: St. Michael’s Irish Centre, Liverpool. Tickets
Mary McAndrew 0151 922 3503 Sean McNamara 0151 722 7508 Rosaleen Clarke
0151 526 5118.
Sunday, February 25: Victoria Halls, Victoria Rd, Saltaire Shipley, West
Yorkshire. Tickets David Conley 01535 604907 Joe Sheeran 01274 786896.
Monday, February 26: Civic Theatre Hall, Civic Centre,
Motherwell. Tickets Alison Cullen 01698 834325 Siobhan O’Neill 01698
834299 Anne McKenna 01698 833631.
Tuesday, February 27: Birmingham Irish Club, High Street, Deritend, Birmingham.
Tickets Vincent Jordan 0121 743 6958 Robert Healy 0121 426 5175.
Wednesday, February 28: The Trinity Upper School, Beechdale Road, Aspley,
Nottingham. Tickets Patsy Greeney 0115 9618817 Elaine Marren 0115 9525627.
Thursday, March 1: Haringey Irish Centre, Pretoria Road, Tottenham, London.
Tickets Mary Walsh 020 8958 3034 Michael Nevin 0208 360 301.
Friday, March 2: The Burleigh Academy, Llanthewy Road, Newport. Tickets
Graham Johnson 01633 276349 Willie Cowan 01291 425880 Dave Murphy 02920
755208.
More details www.comhaltas.co.uk
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