Events Mar/April
Prannie and Margaret Rhatigan doing a few steps of sean-nos dancing, Sligo style, on March 17th 2009 in the SternenKellar, Ruti ZH
Go raibh meil maith agat ( a thousand times thank you in Gaelic) to the wonderful audiences who attended the concerts and talks over the February weekend, and to our sponsors, Cooleys whiskey, Carraig Fada, and Ditty's Irish Oatcakes, who sent product over from Ireland for the Zurich event...
A special thanks too to Friend of Celtic Spirit who supported the events in both Basel and Zurich, and to Paddy Reilly's Basel, and the Kulturhaus Helferei for support in Zurich.
February
Another Tale of the Gael, new CD
the second CD from the group, featuring a mix of 14 tracks drawn from the music of O Carolan and before, plus a lively selection of dance music, and featuring the voice of Colette Mc Devitt singing in Gaelic and the voice of Brendan Wade in English,
harp, pipes, bodhran, bouzouki, bass, fiddle, flute and whistle combine in a graceful mix of Ireland's music, presented with a 14 pages of information set into beautiful colour photos of west of Ireland landscapes.
You can order by sending a mail through the contact page.
Back: Brendan Wade, Paul Dooley, Catherine Rhatigan, Dave Aebli,
Front: Prannie Rhatigan Basle, 2010.
March:
The Swiss Celtic Harp Ensemble with special guest Brendan Wade, Irish pipes, whistle and voice
Sunday, March 18th, 17.30
Hof zu Wil, Ulrich-Rösch Saal, Wil S.G.
Tickets: 30 / 15 chf
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The event is supported by ThurKultur (www.thurkultur.ch)
The evening offers a 90 minute programme approx, with a mixture of marches, reels, jigs, airs, music from Brittany and Scotland, and of course from the Irish harp master of the 1700s, Turlough O Carolan.
An unusual combination of 6 harps, and uilleann pipes in a St. Patrick's weekend special!
www.charpensemble.com and facebook
April
The 4th Celtic Harp Meeting takes place in Vevey over 4 days; 14, 15, 16 and 17th.
Workshops at different levels for harp and fiddle, concerts and sessions in a really friendly atmosphere!
Catherine has a harp workshop there, and Brendan guests with the Swiss Celtic Harp Ensemble in what promises to be a sparkling concert featuring Scottish harper Catriona Mac Kay and fiddler Chris Stout in the second half, on Thursday 12th.
Full info and booking
www.autourdelaharpeceltique.com
www.tympanon.ch
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