The UK's internationally-renowned traditional Irish music, song and dance festival returns to Camden for its tenth year on Friday 24th October—featuring more top musicians, artists and teachers than ever before. For ten action-packed days, some of the top traditional players, singers and dancers from the UK, Ireland, and the US will entertain and teach in a full programme of concerts, céilís, workshops, sessions, and lectures for adults and children at all levels.
We have a fabulous line-up of artists lined up for 2008! They include: Hibernian Rhapsody (featuring Frankie Gavin and Damien Mullane), Paddy Keenan and Tommy O’Sullivan, Nollaig Casey, Arty McGlynn, Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman, At the Racket, Dermot Byrne (Altan), Tom Morrow (Dervish), Éamonn Coyne (Salsa Celtica) and Séamie O’Dowd (Dervish), Gerry Harrington and Peter Horan, At First Light (featuring John McSherry and Donal O’Connor), Andy Martyn and Kevin Boyle, John Wynne and John McEvoy, Gerard Butler, the Davey Family Céilí Band, Maggie Boyle and Gary Boyle, Ivy Leaf Céilí Band, Patrick O’Dea, Roscommon Flutes, The Long Notes, McNamara Céilí Band, Sam Proctor and Chris O’Malley, Tony Kearney, plus more…!
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The full programme is available on the website where you can also download a pdf version of the festival's free magazine.
From the festival's website - http://www.returntocamden.org:
The UK's internationally-renowned traditional Irish music, song and dance festival returns to Camden for its tenth year on Friday 24th October—featuring more top musicians, artists and teachers than ever before. For ten action-packed days, some of the top traditional players, singers and dancers from the UK, Ireland, and the US will entertain and teach in a full programme of concerts, céilís, workshops, sessions, and lectures for adults and children at all levels.
We have a fabulous line-up of artists lined up for 2008! They include: Hibernian Rhapsody (featuring Frankie Gavin and Damien Mullane), Paddy Keenan and Tommy O’Sullivan, Nollaig Casey, Arty McGlynn, Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman, At the Racket, Dermot Byrne (Altan), Tom Morrow (Dervish), Éamonn Coyne (Salsa Celtica) and Séamie O’Dowd (Dervish), Gerry Harrington and Peter Horan, At First Light (featuring John McSherry and Donal O’Connor), Andy Martyn and Kevin Boyle, John Wynne and John McEvoy, Gerard Butler, the Davey Family Céilí Band, Maggie Boyle and Gary Boyle, Ivy Leaf Céilí Band, Patrick O’Dea, Roscommon Flutes, The Long Notes, McNamara Céilí Band, Sam Proctor and Chris O’Malley, Tony Kearney, plus more…!
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The full programme is available on the website where you can also download a pdf version of the festival's free magazine.
# Posted on October 12th 2008 by Floss the Tethers