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Moville tunes up for trad festival
07.02.08
MOVILLE is tuning up
for the first of its many festivals this year.
The third annual Moville Traditional Music Festival
takes place from February 15 to February 17 with a
great weekend promised for lovers of traditional
Irish music. A number of venues in the town are
earmarked for some great sessions beginning on
Friday evening and, according to the organisers,
"ending whenever we have to go back to work!" |
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The first Moville
Traditional Music Festival was held in 2006 and was
a great success with fantastic music, chat and craic
all weekend.
The organisers hope their 2008 outing will be even
bigger and will attract lovers of traditional music
from around the North West and further afield.
It kicks off on Friday evening with simultaneous
sessions in four bars in the town - Rosato's,
Rawdons, Bar-A-Cuda and the Foyle Hotel. Saturday
will continue with a similar programme while there
will be lunchtime sessions on |
Sunday for the usual
die hards, buoyed up by a good hearty Moville
brunch.
The festival always attracts top musicians from
throughout Ireland.
And with sessions open to anyone who can play - it's
always popular with young homegrown talent. This
year's musicians will include: Sean Fitzpatrick
(Guitar) N. Tipperary; Noel Ryan (Guitar) N.
Tipperary; Dan Bruder (Box) Limerick; Leonard Barry
(Box) Kerry; Alan Costello (Box); Michelle Powderly
(Fiddle) Carlow; Marcus Moloney (Banjo) Limerick;
Brendan Hendry (Fiddle) Derry and Dave Sheridan
(Fiddle) Carlow. They will be joined by a host of
local musicians from Donegal and Derry. To find out
more visit
www.movillemusic.org . |
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