19/10/09 Oireachtas na Gaeilge

Beidh Mairéad agus Mánus Lunny ag seinm ag Ceolchoirm an Oireachtais i Leitir Ceanainn ar an 28ú Lá de mhí Dh. Fómhair. Ina gcuideachta beidh Fidil, Séamus Begley, Tim Edey agus Seosamh Ó Neachtáin. Ina dhiaidh, beidh Mairéad agus Mánus le cluinstin Oíche Shamhna in Ionad Chultúrtha Shéamais Ennis in Naul i gCo. Átha Cliath. Níos mó eolais ar an leathanach ceolcoirmeacha.

Mairéad and Manus Lunny will be performing at Ceolchoirm an Oireachtais in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal on October 28th. In their company will be Fidil, Seamus Begley, Tim Edey and Seosamh Ó Neachtáin. Afterwards, Mairéad and Manus will be entertaining on Halloween night in the Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre in Naul in Co. Dublin. More information on the gigs page! A fun Halloween ahead…

19/08/09 Mairéad presents TV show “The Full Set”

Last Friday, 14th August was a huge success in the NCH with the RTÉ Concert orchestra, and was enjoyed by all!
You will see the fruits of our labour on the DVD when it is released.

The Full Set, a traditional music programme focusing in on the art form of duet playing in traditional music, is being shown every Friday evening now on RTÉ 1, so be sure to tune in!

I’m off to Tatihou this weekend with String Sisters and then Altan play two gigs on Sept 12th and 13th in Newtonards, Co. Down and Dunamany, Co. Cork respectively! Manus Lunny and I have also been invited to play the prestigious Renelagh Arts festival on September 23rd, so we’re looking forward to that!

Off to play The Celtic Colours festival in Cape Breton, Canada, in October for four shows… busy, busy!

31/07/09 Altan play NCH on Aug 14th!

We have just finished recording a CD with the wonderful RTÉ Concert Orchestra under the watchful conductor eye of David Brophy. The production was done by our arranger and genius friend Fiachra Trench and engineered by an old friend of the band Brian Masterson.

It was such a good experience for all involved that we have decided to make a DVD with all at The National Concert Hall on the 14th of August. We are really looking forward to this as it promises to be a very different experience and we will capture it on camera!

This weekend we play The McCracken School of music tomorrow night in Belfast and then head west to Ballyshannon to one of the longest running folk festivals in Ireland…..it is always a pleasure to be able to play our music in our own county!!!

I will head to Denmark next week with the wonderful Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh to play on a Viking ship in Copenhagen.

Then on the 21st August I will join my old friends The String Sisters at the Tatihou Festival, France.

13/06/09 Summer is here!!

Caidé mar atá sibh?

Ag súil go mór le seasúr an tSamhraidh!

Altan are busy with the Orchestra project… we’ve finished the recording process and now we’re looking forward to the DVD recording on August 14th in the NCH, Dublin.

I will also be playing a few gigs over the Summer with Manus Lunny and Tristan Rosenstock to promote my new CD ‘Imeall‘.

Jul 14th – Ionad Cois Locha, Dún Lúiche, 8:30pm
Jul 18th – Bunratty Folk Park, Co. Clare
Aug 1st – Belfast (Altan)
Aug 2nd – Ballyshannon (Altan)
Aug 21st – Tatihou Festival, France (String Sisters)

This week I’m delighted to be going into the studio with Moya Brennan, Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill; “T with the Maggies”… it should be great fun!!!!

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