A Chairde, FĂĄilte roimhe na fidlĂ©irĂ­ Ășra! Welcome all the new fiddlers! Looking for some guidance for my next recording of lessons which I hope to record soon. What tunes, that I might  know, would you like to learn? Should I put some pointers up about tone/bowing etc? I really want to make these lessons…

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It has been a strange time. Altan were supposed to play last Friday September 25th in Áislann Chill Chartha but because the Covid 19 numbers were going up and Dublin and Donegal having the highest incidence of cases we and the committee decided to postpone this concert until it is safer to have it. Next…

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Altan Live - Áislann Chill Chartha

I have been kindly invited to teach two master-classes this Saturday, September 12th, for the wonderful Philadelphia Ceili Group Festival. I’ll be teaching songs in the Irish language, phonetically and also teaching a fiddle master-class. You can find more information or register at philadelphiaceiligroup.org. Please let your friends know! I’m also so excited that Altan…

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SíFiddlers - Donegal fiddle music

I’ve been busy busy busy with my family band. Na Mooneys’ new pieces for the Earagail Arts Festival 2020 premiered last Sunday July 19th on their An SruthĂĄin (Small streams) channel on Youtube. The compositions include a new song, SiĂșl i Suain (Walk in Slumber), written by my brother GearĂłid and sister Anna. The rest…

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Na Mooneys - Mairéad, sister Anna, brother Gearóid and nephew Ciarán

Hello everyone, I have been kept busy recording lots of new music… Na Mooney’s I have been recording with my family Na Mooneys these last few weeks, commissioned by our local Donegal Earagail Arts Festival, which we are very excited about. My brother Gearoid has a great way with words and has written a beautiful…

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