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30-Jul-2010
All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil, Cavan – Republic of Irelandby Rob Howard |
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| The 2010 All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is a large scale festival of Irish culture, taking place in Cavan Town, County Cavan in the Irish Republic from August 15th to 22nd. Organised by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCE), the All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil involves hundreds of solo, do, groups and bands in its competitions for the top prizes in its Irish music, song and dance categories. The competitions take place on August 20th to 22nd. The festival, which includes concerts, dances, workshops and playing sessions, always attracts large numbers of spectators and participants, including many visitors from around the world. One of the concerts is ‘A Tribute to Paddy O’Brien’, in which various accordionists pay homage to the buton accordionist Paddy O’Brien now living in the USA. This takes place on August 20th, 9pm, at the Cavan Crystal Hotel. Solo competitions are held for the following instruments: fiddle; 2-row accordion; concert flute; whistle; piano accordion; concertina; uilleann pipes; harp; mouth organ; banjo; mandolin; piano; old-style melodeon; bodhrán; war pipes; miscellaneous such as 3 and 5- row button accordion, piccolo, (chromatic) harmonica and other stringed instruments; céilí band drums; accompaniment – confined to piano, harp, guitar and bouzouki-type instruments; solo traditional singing in Irish and English; whistling; lilting; newly composed ballads and amhráin nua-cheaptha (newly composed songs in Irish). For further information email: eolas@comhaltas.ie |