Cavan Town Session/Recruitment Night
Sessions
- Date
- 14 December 2008
- Time
- 6:30 PM
- Location
- Backyard
- Location
- Cavan Comhaltas
- Town
- Moynehall
- County
- Co. Cavan
- Contact
- Martin Donohoe
- Phone
- 086 234 2270
- Web
- View Cavan Town Session/Recruitment Night Website
Cavan Town Comhaltas December Session and recruitment of new members takes place in Backyard, Moynehall on Sunday 14th December from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.
New members will be particularly welcome. Passing on the tradition of Irish culture is what Comhaltas do. You will be treated to a wonderful evening of traditional music and song by children & adults of all ages. The branch intends to run these sessions one Sunday a month. All musicians, singers and dancers are encouraged to attend.
Those seeking information on traditional music classes should contact the Branch chairperson, Martin Donohoe on 086 2342270. The branch would also welcome a donation of instruments to their instrument bank from those who no longer have use for them.
Anyone wishing to join the branch can do so by contacting either the chairperson or the Secretary, Aoife Murray. The membership costs for the year are 20 euro for family membership or alternatively 6 euro for an individual child, and 12 euro for individual adult membership.
Following Congress 2008, the new membership rule came into effect in November 2008 as follows:
No membership fees will be accepted by branches after 30th April 2009
so if you or your children are learning the traditional arts, join Comhaltas now.
Membership of Comhaltas offers an immediate passport to a rich tradition of music, song and dance. It is an introduction to a world-wide community of lovers and practitioners of that musical tradition; a friendly community whose welcome and hospitality is legendary.
Membership of Comhaltas extends an invitation to learn how to play traditional music, to sing and dance in the tradition. It offers access to a living tradition made up of thousands of enthusiasts who meet together in numerous places across the planet to celebrate this cultural heritage and to promote its value, especially among young people.
Membership provides four issues per annum of ‘Treoir’, the glossy and very acceptable house-magazine of Comhaltas, with news, views, reviews, stories, snatches of tunes and songs and much more to inform and entertain the world-wide membership.
Cavan Town Branch officers for 2008/2009 are:
Cathaoirleach (Chairman) - Martin Donohoe
Leas Cathaoirlech (Vice-Chairperson) - Marian Crowe
Rúnaí (Secretary) - Aoife Murray
Cisteoir (Treasurer) - Gerry Tierney
O C Poiblí (PRO) - Terry Crowe
Oifigeach na nÓg (Youth Officers) - Deirdre O Reilly & Kavan Donohoe
Treoraí na Gaeilge (Irish language Officer) - Aoife Murray
Na Baill - (Delegates) - Seamus Fay & Gerry Tierney.
Please join or renew your Comhaltas membership and help our branch grow and spread the joy of Irish music, song, and dance
Martin Donohoe
Golf Links Rd Cavan Town
Mobile: 00353 862342270
Website: www.myspace.com/nyahcavan has all the Nyah Festival information
Email:
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Martin Donohoe presents a one hour weekly Irish traditional/folk radio show, “The Wind that Blows”, every Friday Night on Shannonside Northern Sound Radio.
This weekly radio show, playing and introducing world and roots music both traditional and world crossover, takes you on a musical journey across the globe
from 9.00pm to 10pm The show is a gathering place for all things “folk”- artist info, resources like the folk festival listings, and most especially good music and song and lots of it. The radio show is on the web for family and friends overseas - The show is part of the Nyah Co Cavan arts group work in keeping music live and giving access for all to the culture.
Each week, you can count on hearing the finest selections from new releases. We also offer occasional concert performances, recorded exclusively for the “Wind that Blows”, along with original interviews with some of the top names in the music world
. If you have a CD you wish to have played or if you want to promote your tour/Gigs, share news etc then make sure to contact us.
