Teacher Mike Kelleher leads the young musicians from Kilcummin National School
Young musicians, Tomás O’Sullivan, Michaeol Janot and David O’Mahony from Kilcummin National School
Billy O’Brien, on guitar, accompanies John Murphy while he sings
Glencar sisters Kathleen and Maria McGann during the traditional singers’ concert
Orla McAuliffe, Brogan McAuliffe, Karan Ryan and Tim O’Shea performing
Renowned musician Karan Ryan
Set dancers go through their routine at the Ronan Eastwood set dancing class
Lisa Barton, Killarney, Grace Angland, Glenflesk, Olive Angland, Glenflesk, Brogan McAulliffe, London, instructor, Siun Morrissey, Firies and Gerardine Lyne, Killarney taking part in an advanced concertina class
Derek Hickey, instructor, Eoin Foley, Killarney, Sean Angland, Glenflesk, Lily Bowe, Cork and Suzzane Cronin, San Francisco taking part in the advanced accordion class
Lively concerts, rousing céilís and impromptu sessions were to be enjoyed in every nook and cranny of the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney during the weekend’s Gathering Traditional Festival which was, once again, an unqualified success.
Pupils listen to the young musicians from Kilcummin National School. Included are, front from left, Cara O’Donoghue, Orla Condon, Katie Brosnan, Conaill McCarthy, Darragh Keane, Darragh Fleming and Tómas O’Sullivan. Centre row: Mike Kelliher, teacher, Colm Fleming, Conor Doyle, Stephen O’Leary, Eoin O’Sullivan, Caroline Sprague and Regina Delaney. At back: Tim O’Shea, Tom Hughes, Conor Doyle, Karena McCarthy, Mia Lynch O’Doherty, Eoin Fleming, Dean Moynihan, Eoin O’Donoghue, Michael Janot and David O’Mahony. Photo: Don MacMonagle
Trad fans flocked to Killarney for the lively weekend which celebrates the rich culture and diversity of traditional Irish music and dance and it is the perfect weekend for hardcore trad fans and also for anyone who enjoys traditional culture or just having the craic.
The festival’s schools’ outreach programme was, again, one of the most popular elements of the festival with talented musicians entertaining pupils in Kilcummin on a visit to the classroom.
Headline concerts this year included Seán Keane,Taste of Sliabh Luachra, Orla and Brogan McAuliffe and Liz and Yvonne Kane and John Blake and, this Sunday night, Buttons and Bows and The Specks.
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