MUSIC
The Lodge Choir - we are delighted to have singers from the Clonakilty Lodge honour us with their wonderful melodies. THURSDAY/DEBARRAS/7:30PM
Clonakilty Folk Group have been performing for twenty years. Led by Sigrid Rose they sing an eclectic mix of tunes. They have performed on RTE mass, to President Higgins on Lá Mór, as well as many charity concerts.
THURSDAY/DEBARRAS/7:30PM
Clonakilty Brass Band was reformed sixteen years ago. They are a 35 piece band that have played a range of festivals and have won junior and intermediate South of Ireland Band Championships. Ger Condon is an outstanding musical director and teacher in Clonakilty Community College. All members take lessons through the ETB Co Cork School of Music. SATURDAY/ASTNA SQUARE/3PM
Antoinette Baker teaches piano with the Cork ETB School of Music. She also conducts the Glasslin Choir in Bandon. Antonette regularly accompanies singers and instrumentals for concerts and will be joined by Roos Demol; a Belgian mother of four, living in Ireland since 1998.
Roos sang with the Chorus of Opera Cork for several years. She loves French music and has been performing French chansons for many years. In 2013 she took part in the Engage festival with 'Histoire d'Amour' a musical theatre show built around French chansons from various artists.
SATURDAY/SHANLEY’S/4PM
Clonakilty Youth Orchestra started in February 2014 and is a dynamic group of young musicians. Led by their conductor Justin Grounds, they will play a concert of their favourite music, including themes from Harry Potter, James Bond and Mission Impossible, orchestral classics by Beethoven and Holst, and arrangements of pop songs. SATURDAY/SCANNEL’S/5:30PM
Clonakilty Voices is a mixed voice choir comprising of more than thirty singers under the musical direction of Denise Hayes and Karen O’Regan. since the groups inception, they have performed for President Michael D.Higgins, and in November 2014, the group was awarded best seasonal presentation at the Kenmare Choral Festival. Clonakilty Voices will present a pop-inspired programme.
SUNDAY/KILGARRIFFE CHURCH/2PM
Teen Soul Youth Group started 2 years ago for The Year of the Faith. They are a Christian youth group that meet once a week to sing, chat, plan, and have fun. Their mission is to share the love! So far they have performed two concerts for charity, sang at various Masses around West Cork and have busked in Clon and by popular request will be going further afield! New Teen Soul Members always welcome!
SUNDAY/KILGARRIFFE CHURCH/2PM
Scoil na mBuachailli. Under the artistic direction of Principal Barth Harrington, The boys from the school have recorded original songs and recently performed them live in ‘the Everyman’ in Cork in 2015. An amazing bunch of young talented musicians. SATURDAY/DEBARRAS/1PM
Míde Houlihan, Clonakilty based songrwriter, returns to DeBarras with a full band for the launch of her debut album ‘Coloured In’ on the Friday night. ‘Her voice is beautiful, honest, and original; her style is delivered with a bit of attitude which belies her youth.” – Gary Hannon, www.wearnoise.com
FRIDAY/DEBARRAS/9:30PM
Clonakilty Folk Group have been performing for twenty years. Led by Sigrid Rose they sing an eclectic mix of tunes. They have performed on RTE mass, to President Higgins on Lá Mór, as well as many charity concerts.
THURSDAY/DEBARRAS/7:30PM
Clonakilty Brass Band was reformed sixteen years ago. They are a 35 piece band that have played a range of festivals and have won junior and intermediate South of Ireland Band Championships. Ger Condon is an outstanding musical director and teacher in Clonakilty Community College. All members take lessons through the ETB Co Cork School of Music. SATURDAY/ASTNA SQUARE/3PM
Antoinette Baker teaches piano with the Cork ETB School of Music. She also conducts the Glasslin Choir in Bandon. Antonette regularly accompanies singers and instrumentals for concerts and will be joined by Roos Demol; a Belgian mother of four, living in Ireland since 1998.
Roos sang with the Chorus of Opera Cork for several years. She loves French music and has been performing French chansons for many years. In 2013 she took part in the Engage festival with 'Histoire d'Amour' a musical theatre show built around French chansons from various artists.
SATURDAY/SHANLEY’S/4PM
Clonakilty Youth Orchestra started in February 2014 and is a dynamic group of young musicians. Led by their conductor Justin Grounds, they will play a concert of their favourite music, including themes from Harry Potter, James Bond and Mission Impossible, orchestral classics by Beethoven and Holst, and arrangements of pop songs. SATURDAY/SCANNEL’S/5:30PM
Clonakilty Voices is a mixed voice choir comprising of more than thirty singers under the musical direction of Denise Hayes and Karen O’Regan. since the groups inception, they have performed for President Michael D.Higgins, and in November 2014, the group was awarded best seasonal presentation at the Kenmare Choral Festival. Clonakilty Voices will present a pop-inspired programme.
SUNDAY/KILGARRIFFE CHURCH/2PM
Teen Soul Youth Group started 2 years ago for The Year of the Faith. They are a Christian youth group that meet once a week to sing, chat, plan, and have fun. Their mission is to share the love! So far they have performed two concerts for charity, sang at various Masses around West Cork and have busked in Clon and by popular request will be going further afield! New Teen Soul Members always welcome!
SUNDAY/KILGARRIFFE CHURCH/2PM
Scoil na mBuachailli. Under the artistic direction of Principal Barth Harrington, The boys from the school have recorded original songs and recently performed them live in ‘the Everyman’ in Cork in 2015. An amazing bunch of young talented musicians. SATURDAY/DEBARRAS/1PM
Míde Houlihan, Clonakilty based songrwriter, returns to DeBarras with a full band for the launch of her debut album ‘Coloured In’ on the Friday night. ‘Her voice is beautiful, honest, and original; her style is delivered with a bit of attitude which belies her youth.” – Gary Hannon, www.wearnoise.com
FRIDAY/DEBARRAS/9:30PM