TOLA,PADRAIG & PAUL with very special guests KATHLEEN MACINNES & LAOISE KELLY

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Dé Sathairn 13 Feabhra, 8.00in, Ticéid £10.00

Saturday 13 February, 8.00pm, Tickets £10.00

Gaeilge

Cuirfidh tallainn cheolmhar an tríréid seo iontas an domhain ort. Ag seinm le chéile ó 2003, is baill bunaidh iad fosta den bhanna ceoil is iontaí agus is corraithí in Éirinn i nglúin s’againne darb ainm “Guidewires”. Sa cheol s’acu tá  seanphoirt agus poirt nua le port ó thar sáile inameasc. Is é an rud atá difriúil fá dtaobh díobh ná an bealach a
chóiríonn siad na píosaí ceoil seo. Ag an cheolchoirm seo seinnfidh  an tríréad cuid mhór port nár chualathas riamh roimhe.
Pádraig Rynne – An Consairtín

Tá Pádraig ar dhuine de na daoine is mó clú i gceol na hÉireann a sheinn agus a thaifead leis na ceoltóirí is mó cáile i gceol. Mar iarbhall de“Cian” – thaifead agus sheinn Pádraig le ceoltóirí as Arty McGlynn, Kevin Crawford, Tony Linnane, At First Light, Flook…tá sé soiléir go bhfuil sé ar dhuine de na ceoltóirí is mó ráchairte i gceol an lae inniu. Bhí a albam aonréadach “Bye AWhile”, eisithe i  2005, ar cheann de na halbaim cheoil thraidisiúnta ba mhó díolta sa bhliain sin.
Tóla Custy – An Fhidil
Tá ainm Custy bainteach le ceol fidile an Chláir, tá Tóla ar dhuine de na seinnteoirí, cumadóirí agus ceoltóirí is mó cáile i gceol na hÉireann. Thaifead agus sheinn Tóla le ceoltóirí amhail Mirella Murray, Grada, Lúnasa, Alan Kelly agus a bhanna ceoil, Arty McGlynn, Heidi Talbot agus Pauline Scanlon.
Paul McSherry – Giotár
Mar bhall de theaghlach clúiteach Mhic Shearrraigh ó Bhéal Feirste, ní ábhair iontais é gur tugadh creidiúint dó as ceol Éireannach ar an ghiotár a athchumadh. Mar bhall bunaidh Tamalin, thaifead agus sheinn Paul le Déanta, Mosaic, Liam O Flynn, The Donal Lunny band fosta.
Kathleen MacInnes
Scotland on Sunday “Best Folk Album released in 2006″ Og-mhadainn Shamhraidh (Summer Dawn) Kathleen MacInnes. Agus muid ag obair leis an cheolchoirm seo a eagrú tá lúcháir orainn fáilte a chur roimh an amhránaí iontach seo ó Uist a Dheas go dtí An Droichead. Tá cumas agus aigeantacht ghlórach uathúil ag Kathleen beogacht dhrámatúíl a chur i gcanadh a cuid amhrán – is aisteoir agus láithreoir teilifíse í agus tá a halbam“Og-mhadainn Shamhraidh”, le tionlacáin ó roinnt de na ceoltóirí Gaelacha is fearr amhail Cathy Ann MacPhee agus Julie Fowlis, agus ó shárionstraimithe cheol tíre amhail Donald Shaw agus Michael McGoldrick ó Capercaillie go dtí an fidléir John McCusker iontach agus álainn. Duine ar bith nach bhfuil saothar Kathleen ar eolas acu déanfar fíorchineál orthu.

English

Together this trio will blow you away with their musical talents. Performing together since 2003, they are also founder members of Irelands hottest and most exciting band of our current generation “Guidewires”. Their music consists of both new and old tunes with an odd foreign set thrown in for good measure.What makes them so different is their arrangements of these musical pieces. This concert includes many new unheard sets from the three.
Pádraig Rynne – Concertina
Pádraig is one of Irish music’s best known names and seems to have played and recorded with the biggest names in music. An ex member of “Cian” –Pádraig has recorded and performed with musicians such as Arty McGlynn, Kevin Crawford, Tony Linnane, At First Light, Flook…it is clear that he is one of music’s most in demand musicians.
His solo album“Bye AWhile” released in 2005 was one of the fastest selling Traditional albums that year.
Tóla Custy – Fiddle
The name of Custy is synonymous with Clare fiddle music, Tóla is one of the most famous performers, composers and recording artist that Irish music has to offer. Tóla has recorded and performed with Mirella Murray, Grada, Lúnasa, Alan Kelly and his band, Arty McGlynn, Heidi Talbot and Pauline Scanlon, just to name a few.
Paul McSherry – Guitar
A member of the famous McSherry family from Belfast, it’s no surprise that Paul has been credited with re-inventing Irish music on the guitar. A founding member of Tamalin, Paul has also recorded and played with Déanta, Mosaic,
Liam O Flynn, The Donal Lunny band.

Kathleen MacInnes
Scotland on Sunday “Best Folk Album released in 2006″ Og-mhadainn Shamhraidh (Summer Dawn) Kathleen MacInnes. Having worked for almost two years to put this gig together,We are delighted to welcome this amazing vocalist from South Úist to An Droichead. Kathleen has unique vocal colour and an ability to breathe dramatic life into her songs – she’s also an actress and television presenter, and her album“Og-mhadainn Shamhraidh” with accompaniments by some of Gaeldom’s best singers including Cathy Ann MacPhee and Julie Fowlis, and top folk instrumentalists from Capercaillie’s Donald Shaw and Michael McGoldrick to fiddler John McCusker is a beauty. Anyone not already familiar with Kathleen’s work is in for a real treat.

Laoise Kelly

Laoise Kelly is a traditional Irish Harper from Westport, Co. Mayo and has been involved in more than 50 recordings with artists like Kathleen MacInnes, Eimear Quinn, Steve Cooney, Sinéad O’Connor, Tríona, Maighread and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, The Chieftains, Mary Black, Donal Lunny, Kate Bush, Matt Molloy, Sharon Shannon, Tim O’Brien, Cherish the Ladies, Máírtín O’Connor. Laoise has recorded 2 albums and toured extensively with traditional group ‘Bumblebees’ and have a solo album ‘Just Harp’.

“Laoise Kelly subverts all cliched images of Irish colleens with harps by playing driving instrumental music” Cara Magazine

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Clár Imeachtaí Eanáir – Márta 2010 (PDF 600KB – 1minute download time)

Gaeilge

Ba mhaith linn buíochas mór a ghabháil le gach duine a d’fhreastail ar ranganna nó ar imeachtaí sa bhliain atá caite. Chomh maith leis sin, ba mhaith linn daoine nua a spreagadh chun dul i dtaithí leis an chultúr, leis an cheol agus leis an Ghaeilge mar atá siad ar fáil in An Droichead. Ba mhaith linn tógáil sa bhliain atá romhainn ar ar bhain muid amach in 2009 (agus duais mhór Aislinge bainte againn do Shársheirbhísí don Ghaeilge. Tá clár sámhlaíoch d’imeachtaí curtha le chéile againn, rud a thugann le chéile ealaíontóirí, rinceoirí, ceoltóirí agus léachtóirí a bhfuil clú agus cáil orthu ar fud an domhain. Tá súil againn go bhfaigheann tú rud éigin suntasach sa chlár duit féin, agus cuireann muid fáilte roimh do chuid smaointe féin. Tagann deiseanna úra leis an Athbhliain: deiseanna chun do theanga féin a fhoghlaim, agus le huirlis úr nó ceird eile a thógáil. Cuir scáirt orainn, cuir rphost chugainn, nó buail isteach agus bíodh cupán caife againn. Mar fhocal scoir, bíodh 2010 slán, sásta, sláintiúil agaibh.

Jim McAuley

(Oifigeach Imeachtaí )

Ray Giffen

(Oifigeach Forbartha )

Clár Imeachtaí Eanáir – Márta 2010 (PDF 600KB – 1minute download time)

english

We would like to thank all of you who have attended Classes and Events at An Droichead over this past year.We would also like to take this opportunity to encourage new participants to come and sample the unique experience offered by An Droicead to access Irish Language, Arts and Culture in South Belfast. It is our aim this year to  build and expand on our achievements in 2009 ( receiving the prestigious Aisling Award for outstanding service to the Irish Language).We have designed an imaginative programme of events, bringing Internationally renowned Artists, Musicians, Dancers  and Lecturers to South Belfast.We hope that you will find something of interest to you and would welcome any suggestions you may have.With the New Year comes the opportunity to start afresh, to learn your language , musical instrument or enrol in a craft class. Please give us a call, e-mail or call in anytime. Finally, have a happy, healthy and safe 2010.

Jim McAuley

(Oifigeach Imeachtaí /Events Officer)

Ray Giffen

(Oifigeach Forbartha / Development Officer)

Clár Imeachtaí Eanáir – Márta 2010 (PDF 600KB – 1minute download time)

Ceolchoirm iontach ag An Lárionad

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Gaeilge

Ceolchoirm le John Spillane & Lumiere

Dé hAoine 15 Eanáir 2010

Ticéid £12.50

Doirse 7.30in

“One of the great songwriters to emerge in the last 10 years is John Spillane”

Christy Moore “Other Voices” Feb ‘09

Mar bhuaiteoir faoi dhó de ghradam “Meteor” sa chatagóir ceol na ndaoine/traidisiúnta is fearr, rinne John Spillane camchuairt ar fud na tíre agus an domhain ag spreagadh áthais le meascán d’amhráin shéiseacha, scéalta siamsúla agus liricí fileata.

Rinne Irish Music Magazine cur síos air mar ‘one of the truest Irish voices of his generation’ ‘ agus cuireann Spillane an spiorad Ceilteach i bhfriotal.

Níl ach rud amháin atá cinnte, ag deireadh seó john Spillane ní bheidh súil thirim ar bith sa teach  agus tabharfaidh sé ar thuras thú bíodh sin lena amhráin  mhothúchánacha  nó lena acmhainn grinn Chorcaíoch nó nach mbíodh.

I Lumiere tá Éilís Kennedy agus Pauline Scanlon; beirt amhránaithe eisceachtúla ón Daingean, Chontae Chiarraí, a bhfuil dhá ghuth soiléire ar leith agus fuaim uathúil amháin acu, Éire is ea í. Le chéile mar Lumiere, tá fuaim agus mothúchán baineann ina gcuid ceoil, arb é an guth an phríomhuirlis cheoil é agus arb í Éire an mháthairthír athshamhalta í. Le Lumiere, is é an t-amhrán agus a chanadh an príomhfhócas é, geilleann na buarthaí teicniúla do mhothúcháin agus an t-amhrán agus an t-amhránaí ag teacht le chéile gan stró.

Sa gheilleagar domhanda reatha, is bréagamhráin iad amhráin ainmheasarthachta agus ábharaíocha.  Ceolann Lumiere rud éigin níos iomláine agus níos fire. Seo fíoramhránaíocht canta ag fíoramhránaithe ag cur fíormothúchán in iúl. Glacann Lumiere amhráin atá naofa agus sean agus déanann siad athshamhlú simplí agus álainn orthu, ag athéileamh na fírinne agus na muiníne don aois nua-aimseartha.

English

John Spillane & Lumiere in concert

Friday 15th January 2010

Tickets £12.50

Doors 7.30pm

“One of the great songwriters to emerge in the last 10 years is John Spillane”

Christy Moore “Other Voices” Feb ‘09

Twice winner of the meteor award in the best folk/trad category, John Spillane has toured the country and the world spreading joy with a mix of melodic tunes, entertaining stories and poetic lyrics.

Described as ‘one of the truest Irish voices of his generation’ by Irish music magazine, Spillane truly embodies the Celtic spirit.

The only thing that’s for sure is that whether from the emotive tunes he whisks you on a journey with or his dynamic playful Cork wit, at the end of a John Spillane show there won’t be a dry eye in the house.

In the current global economy, songs of excess and materialism ring hollow.  Lumiere offers something more holistic and true.  This is real music by real singers communicating real emotions.  Lumiere takes something that is sacred and age old and re-imagines it simply and beautifully, reclaiming truth and trust for the modern age.

Two distinct voices one unique sound. Lumiere is Éilís Kennedy and Pauline Scanlon; two exceptional vocalists from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland. Together as Lumiere, they offer a distinctly feminine sound and feel, where voice is the primary instrument and Ireland as motherland is re-imagined.  With Lumiere, the song and its delivery are the primary focus, technical concerns give way to feeling as song and singer effortlessly merge.

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