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Old Drogheda
Society
This year's Traditional Day in Millmount takes place today and celebrates The Seven Ages of Irish Music in Drogheda - the major role played by Drogheda in the history of Irish Music .... from the ancient mythology of AMHAIRGIN, the inventor of poetry and song who is reputedly buried under Millmount ... to the famous Drogheda Harp Society of the 19th Century ... the Singing Weaver John Shiel ... the Taylor Brothers and the great Drogheda Uilleann Pipers .. to Mary Ann Carolan and the other great traditional singers and musicians of the 20th Century.
CONCERTS, SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, HAVE-A-GO CLASSES AND EXHIBITIONS IN 5 VENUES THROUGHOUT MILLMOUNT
Marquee
2.00-2.25 The Band of Pipers - A clatter of Uillean
Pipers in unison
2.30- 3.00 Uisneach - Breifne Holohan(guitar) &
Trudy Maguire ( vocals & accordian)
3.00- 3.30 Young Stars - Conor McEvoy (fiddle) Fergus
McGorman (flute) Ruairi McGorman (bouzouki)
3.30-4.00 Sirmione - Brendan McCreanor (pipes)
& Deirdre Granville (harp)
4.00-4.30 Kevin Glackin -Fiddle legend with suprise
guests
4.30-5.00 Recall Finale
Boyne Room Theatre(workshops)
2.00-2.30 Fiddle, lute & Bouzouki with Conor
McEvoy, Fergus McGorman & Ruari McGorman
2.30-3.15 Song- From Gaelic to Come-All-Ye the change
from Gaelic to Hiberno English as told by Roisin Elsafty, Brian Mullen
&Sean Corcoran
4.00-4.30 The Historic Irish Harp with Siobhan
Armstrong & Sylvia Crawford
Millmount Tower
3.00-3.45 Supergroup Elsaftry, Armstrong & Browne in
Concert - Free admission but by pre-booked toicket only
4.00- 4.30 Tin Whistle Have -a Go with Liz King
Parking in Old Hill Car Park- Free Admission to Drogheda
Museum Millmount - Tower Restaurant and craft shops will be open. Ice Cream
stall.
Drogheda Museum Millmount
Governor's House,
Millmount,
Drogheda
0419833097
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