Kilfenora Céilí Band NCH Centenary Concert
Concerts, Festivals, Sessions, Dancing
- Date
- 16 March 2009
- Time
- 8:00 PM
- Location
- National Concert Hall
- Address
- Earlsfort Terrace
- Town
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Contact
- Box Office
- Phone
- 00353 1 417 0000
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The Kilfenora Céilí Band Centenary Concert 16 March 2009 08:00 PM
Clare’s renowned Kilfenora Céilí Band will be celebrating their centenary at the National Concert Hall, Dublin! From village parties in the early 1900s to bigger dances in the 1930s, broadcasts in the 1940s, commercial recordings in the 1950s, foreign tours in the 1960s right down to their current international profile, each new generation slots seamlessly into the groove of their forebears. Along the way they also managed to pick up three consecutive All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Céilí Band titles in 1954, 1955 & 1956 and again in 1993, 1994 & 1995 plus one or two titles in between.
The Band can follow its roots back into the late 1800s. At the time, Music was an important feature of life in rural Ireland. Kilfenora boasted a fine brass band, which gradually evolved into a dance band. Its story is the story of Irish music itself. The Kilfenora features fiddles, flutes, banjo, and squeezeboxes, with what “Folk Roots” magazine called “one of the tightest rhythm sections in the world”. The Kilfenora have consolidated their position as one of the world’s greatest and longest running Irish céilí bands. They have visited Britain, Northern Ireland, Europe and the U.S.
Don’t miss a unique opportunity to join with this great group of traditional musicians in celebrating 100 years of music from the renowned North Clare village of Kilfenora.
For booking information click on the NCH Website
