2016 Comhaltas Tour of Canada Echoes of Erin

Concerts

Date
17 September 2016–1 October 2016
Time
11:00 PM
Web
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2016 Comhaltas Tour of Canada Echoes of Erin

Echoes of Erin 2016 is a vibrating, colourful show of Irish Traditional Music, Song, Dance and Storytelling

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising

This presentation by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann commemorates through our Irish song, music and dance, with narration and poetry, the long sequence of events that led to the 1916 Rising. It traces the quest for Irish cultural and political independence, beginning with the 1798 Rebellion, moving on to Young Ireland in the 1840s, Fenianism in the 1860s and the Gaelic Revival of the 1880s onwards.

Echoes of 1916 culminates in the Easter Rising which consolidated republicanism as a central part of Irish nationalism.

The Comhaltas Concert Tour of Canada is funded by Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs as well as Culture Ireland.

Venues

Date Time (pm) Location Venue Contact
Sep-18 8:00 Dublin (Ireland) An Chulturlann, Monkstown 01 280-0295,
Sep-20 7:30 Vancouver Notre Dame School 604 777-9943,
Sep-21 7:30 Saskatoon Holy Cross High School 306 955-3599, 306 382-4443, 306 374-6966
Sep-22 8:00 Regina Royal Saskatchewan Museum 306 757-5951, 306 519-9559
Sep-23 7:30 Manitou Manitou Opera House 204 242-2727, 204 242-2794
Sep-24 8:00 Winnipeg Wes End Cultural Centre 204 783-6918, 204 475-0483
Sep-28 7:30 Shannon Shannon Community Centre 418 844-3287, 418 844-0033, 418 527-2238, 418 704-3404,
Sep-30 7:00 Killaloe Festival Hall 613 735-2182
Oct-01 7:30 Peterborough Market Hall Performing Arts Centre 705 775-1503, 705 742-9425
Oct-02 7:00 Toronto Gerry Gallagher Hall 416 446-6993,

Performers

Name Location Role
Joe Arkins Clare Fear a’ Tí
Paul Clesham Mayo Concertina, Piano
Tim Doyle Dublin Uilleann Pipes
Annette Hannigan Luton Banjo
Jana McCarthy-Kent Waterford Whistle, Flute
Vincent Murphy Wexford Button Accordion, Melodeon
Fíona Nic Conmara Dublin Fiddle
Gráinne Nic Ghiobúin Limerick Harp
Sarah O’Gorman Waterford Fiddle
Séamus Tierney Cavan Whistle, Flute
Eimear Arkins Clare Singer
Séamus Ó Flatharta Galway Harp, Bodhran, Dancer
Carla Hanafin Kerry Dancer
Fernando Marcos Rosario, Argentina Dancer
Cara Hegarty Cork Dancer
Vince Jordan Birmingham Manager
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