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Friday 25 June - From 8pm
Showcase Concert Featuring:
Michael McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly with Ed Boyd
Ìmar
Fiddler of London Meabh Smyth with Tiarnan Smyth
Saturday 26 June - From 10am
Live online workshops, showcasing the Irish community in Coventry and beyond!
10am - The GAA in Coventry
11am - Introduction to the Tin-Whistle Workshop
12pm - Introduction to the Irish language with Emer Maguire
1pm - Intermediate Mixed Instrument Workshop with Rosie Fergusson
2pm - Irish dancing in Coventry
3pm - Advanced Mixed Instrument Workshop with Rebecca McCarthy Kent
4pm - Singing & Baking with Seamus Brogan
5pm - Showcasing Comhaltas in Britain
Saturday 26 June - 8pm-10pm
We're 'Going to the Pub' with live music and dance from our house band and taking a look at the Irish cultural community in Coventry - and if that's not enough, we're even looking to set a World Record for the 'World's largest online session'.
Our live house band picked from across Britain includes Benedict Morris on fiddle, Catherine McGoldrick on flute, Brogan McAuliffe on concertina and ably backed by Dan Green on Bodhran and Mohsen Amini on Guitar - joined to 2 incredible dancers from the McHale school of Irish Dance, Aine Riley & Lola Burns.
As well as enjoying the music and dance, we'll also be chatting to longstanding members of the Irish community in Coventry and paying tribute to the late-great Hughie Gallagher.
Also, we are going to try and attempt to set a world record for the 'Worlds Largest Online Session', so get your instruments ready, your voice warmed up and your best dancing shoes on to take part and be part of something truly special!
Sunday 27 June from 10am
LIVE & FREE Workshops over ZOOM - pre-booking is essential and there are limited spaces for each workshop
Our fabulous house band are going to be joined by 5 more tutors for incredible workshops in Irish music and song let by 10 of the very best exponents in their fields.
10am workshops include:
Flute - Catherine McGoldrick
Fiddle - Benedict Morris
Concertina - Mohsen Amini
Button Accordion - Fergus Bogue
Piano Accordion - Danny McGuinness
12pm workshops include:
Tin-Whistle - Brogan McAuliffe
Singing - Jack Warnock
Harp - Lauren O'Neill
Banjo - Elaine Reilly
Bodhran - Dan Green
These workshops are absolutely FREE, however, booking is essential and must be reserved in advance by completing the form found using the link below
Sunday 27 June from 1pm
The All-Britain Finals of the Online Comhaltas Competitions
(The OCCs)
Replacing the established Comhaltas Fleadh competitions for 2021, the OCCs invited entries from across Britain to take part in a virtual competition showcasing the very best in Irish music, song, dance, storytelling and more.