Echoes of Erin, the 2017 Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain will visit 10 venues between the 19th of February and the 4th of March. The annual Tour features the best of traditional talent drawn from all four Provinces of Ireland. Each year the Tour assembles a fine mix of established artistes together with up-and-coming young stars. These are blended together into a fast-moving and colourful show which appeals to both the connoisseurs and peripheral fans of Irish traditional entertainment. Echoes of Erin 2017 is generously sponsored by Bus Éireann and Tourism Ireland. Venues ====== Date | Time (pm) | Location | Venue | Contact —-|——–|—- Feb-19 | 8:00 | Dublin | Cultúrlann na hÉireann, Monkstown | 01 2800295, [email protected] Feb-24 | 8:00 | Liverpool | St Michael’s Irish Centre | 01512631808 Feb-25 | 8:00 | Manchester | The Irish World Heritage Centre | 01612054007, 07960101100, 07989381835 Feb-26 | 7:00 | Settle, New Yorkshire | Settle Victoria Hall | 01729825718, settlevictoriahall.org.uk Feb-27 | 8:00 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | Tyneside Irish Centre | 01912610384, tynesideirishculture.co.uk Feb-28 | 7:30 | Leeds | The Leeds Irish Centre | 01132480887 Mar-01 | 8:00 | Birmingham | St. Anne’s Parish Centre | 01216046111 Mar-02 | 8:00 | Nottingham | The Polish Eagle Club | 07811199910, 07926559838 Mar-03 | 8:00 | Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes Irish Centre | 01908375978 Mar-04 | 8:00 | London | Irish Cultural Centre | 07816130338, irishculturalcentre.co.uk Performers ======= Name | Location | Role —–|——–|—– Dick Beamish | Cork | Fear An Tí Ciara Fox | Tyrone | Singer Finbarr English | Tipperary | Fiddle Sandra Walsh | Cork | Banjo & Mandolin Shirley Rogers | Roscommon | Flute & Whistle Claire Ann Kearns | Offaly | Fiddle & Button Accordion Ciarán Mac Gearailt | Kildare | Flute Colm Slattery | Tipperary | Button Accordion, Melodeon & Piano Fergus Bogue | Cavan | Button Accordion Jack Mac Partlin | Tipperary | Uilleann Pipes Sinead Mulqueen | Clare | Concertina & Piano Brendán Joyce | Galway | Sean Nós Dancer Aine McDermott | Cavan | Dancer Aoife McEntee | Cavan | Dancer Muireann O’Dwyer | Tipperary | Harp Eddie Murphy | Limerick | Manager