Echoes of Erin, the 2018 Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain will visit 10 venues between the 11th of February and the 24th of February. The annual tour features the best of traditional talent drawn from all four Provinces of Ireland and Britain. 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 2018 is generously sponsored by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Culture Ireland. Venues ====== Date | Time (pm) | Location | Venue | Contact —-|——–|—- Feb-11 | 8:00 | Dublin | Cultúrlann na hÉireann, Monkstown | 01 2800295, [email protected] Feb-16 | 8:00 | Liverpool | Liverpool Irish Centre | 01512631808 Feb-17 | 8:00 | Glasgow | Redhurst Hotel | 07917440447, 07708949919, [email protected] Feb-18 | 7:00 | Settle, New Yorkshire | Victoria Hall Settle | 01729825718, settlevictoriahall.org.uk Feb-19 | 8:00 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | Tyneside Irish Centre | 01912610384, www.tynesideirish.com Feb-20 | 7:30 | Leeds | The Leeds Irish Centre | 01132480887 Feb-21 | 8:00 | Oxford | Headington Conservative Club | 07774680455 Feb-22 | 8:00 | Leamington Spa | St Patricks Club | 01926429434, 07939094797, [email protected] Feb-23 | 8:00 | Welwyn Garden City | The Shamrock Club | 01707329361 Feb-24 | 8:00 | London | Irish Cultural Centre | 07816130338, irishculturalcentre.co.uk Performers ======= Name | Location | Role —–|——–|—– Dick Beamish | Cork | Fear an Tí Vince Jordan | Birmingham | Piano Accordion Shane Scanlon | Cork | Banjo & Mandolin, Niamh McGloin | Sligo | Harp & Button Accordion Aisling Murphy | Offaly | Fiddle John McCann | Fermanagh | Button Accordion & Bouzouki David Vesey | Laois | Flute & Whistle Tadhg Mulligan | Louth | Fiddle & Bouzouki Jack Mac Partlin | Tipperary | Uilleann Pipes Davog Frayne | Mayo | Sean Nos Dancer, Melodeon & Button Accordion Chloe Feeney | Mayo | Dancer, Concertina & Melodeon Seamus Morrison | Cork | Dancer & Fiddle Ciara Horan | Tipperary | Dancer Leona Bowe | Tipperary | Dancer Vera Barrett | Galway | Singer Gareth Maguire | Fermanagh | Singer Eddie Murphy | Limerick | Tour Manager