Congratulations to all those who represented Kerry and those who were successful on Sunday last 14th February at the Munster final of Comhairle Na Mumhan Ceol an Geimhridh finals. The full results can be found on the website.
Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí committee will have a meeting on this Tuesday in the IT Tralee at 7.45pm.
Fleadh na Mumhan Lios Tuathail will hold a public meeting on Monday next 22nd February in Christys The Well Listowel. We would like to invite the public to attend and get involved in this special event for Listowel. Big news this week is that Emma O Sullivan from Galway will host a Sean Nos Dancing workshop on Thursday evening 14th July. More info regards this year’s Fleadh Cheoil Programme will be released at next week’s meeting.
Tralee will host this year’s Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí. This event will take place from May 18th to 22nd. Some of the entertainment in Tralee will include Trad Bands, No Strings Attached, and Seven Glens both young and vibrant Trad Bands as well as Uí Bhriain and the Johnny Reidy Ceilí Band playing for Ceili. Branches including Tralee, Lixnaw, Sliabh Mis, and Naomh Breandain as well as others will also perform during the Fleadh.
Both Naomh Breandan and Lixnaw CCE held very successful Cloths Collections in aid of Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí. Sliabh Mis and Tralee will hold there collection in the coming weeks.
It’s a huge week for Traditional Music Singing and Dancing in Kerry this week as The Gathering Killarney will take place. A highlight of Irish cultural calendar.
This year’s programme includes a superb mix of live concerts, set dance classes, instrument workshops and lectures. The festival brings together young and old, from near and far, for a truly unique festival. It runs from 17th – 21st February 2016.
Also this week Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh starts on Wednesday 17th and runs through to Sunday 21st of February. All the info is onwww.scoilcheoil.com twitter @ScoilCheoilAE facebook.com/Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh.
Sult na Nog is taking place on 27th/28th February. Closing date for all entries to County Secretary for Sult na Nog is this Thursday 18th February to County Secretary. No entries accepted after this date. Please contact your local Secretary to get information about your entry ASAP.
RTÉ 1 Series on Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann Sligo 2015 concludes this Friday at 8.30pm. This is a series of six television programmes presented by John Creedon and Aoibhinn Ní Shuilleabháin.
Branch Meeting arranged for this week Causeway CCE meeting Thursday February 18th at 8.30pm in Yallops.
Full results from this year’s Lixnaw Feile Feabhra can now be seen on our website.
Ballydonoghue CCE branch will hold their Church gate Collection on next weekend and will also hold their Annual Waltzing and Set Competition.
Knocknalucha Rambling House Knocknagoshel takes place this Tuesday.
The Kilkenny’s will perform at St Johns Arts Theatre Listowel on this Thursday 18th February at 8pm. The Best of Irish Traditional music, folk and ballads will be performed by this four piece group who play drums, mandolin, banjo, guitar, flute, bodhran and whistles.
Causeway CCE annual Feis takes place next Sunday 21st February in the hall of Causeway Comprehensive school from 10am.
Kilcummin CCE Sunday music session will take place on Sunday next 21st February from 2.30 to 5pm in Kilcummin Recreational Hall. All welcome.
A draft timetable for this Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí is now available on our website, this is subject to change depending on entries, also get all the update information on the above and on all things Traditional in Kerry and beyond by logging into our website at www.kerrycomhaltas.ie
