Booking essential.
Contact Teach an Mhargaidh 047-38162 Thursday and Friday.

As an important element in the cross curricular theme of Cultural heritage Jigtime introduces school children to the diversity of the Irish tradition of music, song and dance. The tone is one of fun and informality and emphasises a shared common heritage which is accessible modern and enjoyable.

Booking essential.
Contact Teach an Mhargaidh 047-38162 Thursday and Friday.

As an important element in the cross curricular theme of Cultural heritage Jigtime introduces school children to the diversity of the Irish tradition of music, song and dance. The tone is one of fun and informality and emphasises a shared common heritage which is accessible modern and enjoyable.

Young Musicians playing for the residents of Oriel House Nursing Home, St Davnet's Hospital.
Friday 14:00 -16:00

Competitions for U-12, U-14, U-16, Minors and Seniors.
All competitions start at 10am
Coaching sessions for all players U-18 by well known hurler
Entrants are advised to enrol by email : info@feileoriel.com
Special appearance by Mr Liam McCarthy
Presentation to winners as part of Kila Gig on Gig Rig in Church Square, Monaghan.

Seastán Ceoil gael linn...the longest running label for Irish Traditional music in Ireland....réimse leathan ceoil ar fáil ag Féile Oriel'...tuilleamh eolais reamonn@gael-linn.net or www.gael-linn.net

Aithnítear lipéad ceoil Gael Linn mar chomhartha de cheol traidisiúnta agus d'amhránaíocht den scoth. Tá luach agus saibhreas na mblianta i gcatalóg Gael Linn de shaothar taifeadta d'ardchaighdeán. I measc na n-oirfideach ar chatalóg Gael Linn tá Seán Ó Riada, Aoife Ní Fhearraigh, Áine Uí Cheallaigh, Seosamh Ó hÉanaí agus Paddy Glackin.

(Find out more about Coláiste Bhun An Inbhir - 1 scholarship to be won at Féile Oriel to enter send your name and address and name of secondary school to reamonn@gael-linn.net )

Bi-lingual children's story telling, music and Song with "Cleamairí Ard Mhacha" (Armagh Rhymers)

Gaining his diploma in violin-making and repair at Newark School of Violin Making,(UK), fiddle-player, fiddle-maker and poet, Paul Bradley (from Bessbrook, Co. Armagh), is based in Galway since 1998.

Paul will give an illustrated talk on the construction of a violin at the Green Room, Feile Oirghiall, Muineachán: a talk he has delivered at primary, secondary and third level educationa and at festivals. Paul will be available to the public during the exhibition from 11-5pm.

A self-taught fiddler, northern fiddling informs his style. His 1998 album Atlantic Roar (Tuaim na Fairraige), gained a five-star review in the Irish Times. He gives fiddle masterclasses at University of Limerick, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy etc. A poet, he has performed from his own works at Celtic Connections and was published recently in the review 'Fortnight'. His lecture will be informative and colourful - a confluence of knowledge from many sources from a skilfull racconteur.

"From Forest to Fiddle"
During his stay at Feile Oriel, Paul will give a brief outline of how a fiddle is made in an illustrated talk titled "From Forest to Fiddle" - 14:00-15:00 Sunday only

Website: www.paulbradleyviolins.ie
MySpace: www.myspace.com/paulbradleyviolins

Sponsored by Heritage Council (an Chomhairle Oidhreachta)

Family session, all welcome. This session will be led by local accordion player and music teacher Noirin Boyle and will feature local families that are playing Irish Traditional Music and are attending classes locally. The emphasis of the session between 12.00- 13.00 will be the under 12 age group, with the over 12s being catered for between 13.00-14.00.

Venue: Ronaghan's Chemist, Church Sq (renovated store beside blacks chemist) 

Café le Gaeilge - "Coffee agus cupla focal" in Master Deery's De Sathairn agus De Domhnaigh 12.00-15.00 hosted by Pat Deery.

Club GlÍ le Conchubhar Mag Lochlainn

Club Glí Tá Club Glí ar ais, agus níos láidre ná mar a bhí ariamh.

Nuacht den scoith a Ghlígíní. Tar éis dúinn briseadh beag a thógáil ar feadh cúpla seachtain, táimid le bheith ar ais agus muid páirteach i bhFéile Oirghiall.

Tá Club Glí, TG4 agus gach duine a bhí páirteach sa scéim, “Solas” ar bís faoin ghearrscannán nua, “Is fada an Bealach É” a rinne an comhlacht, “Highly Stimulating Productions”.

Tá an gearrscannán seo faoi ionsaí a rinne forsaí dorcha ó Ifreann ar shráidbhaile.

Beidh an gearrscannán seo agus go leor eile le feiceáil, don chéad uair, i Master Deery’s Great news a Glígíní!!!

After a short break for the last couple of weeks, Club Glí is coming back, bigger and better than ever, re-launching ourselves as part of this year's Féile Oriel.

Check out our Facebook page

Á cur I láthair ag Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí (RnaG)

• Bréag- sár ghrúpa reggae as Béal Feirste
• Henrietta Game - sár ghrúpa rac/pap le macallaí d'Arcade Fire (youtube link)
• Doiminic Mac Giolla Bhrighde - Buaiteoir Chorn Uí Ríada
• Willy Beag Mac Giolla Bhrighde - amhránaí a chanann na sean amhráin ar stíl s'aige féin
• Bríd Ní hIcí - Amhránaí as Gaoth Dobhair a chanann leaganacha i nGaeilge d'amhrain le Lisa Hannigan, bob Dylan &rl
• Niall Hackett- sar cheoltóir ar an chonsairtín as Gaoth Dobhair
• Agus tuilleadh ceoltóirí/síamsóirí eile le fogairt go fóill. 
  

www.craiceailte.com

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí

 
Henrietta Game

Seán Mc Elwain from Ballinode Co. Monaghan, a member of the award winning traditional group Téada will give a lecture on 'The Music of the Sliabh Beagh region'.

Currently undertaking a research Masters in DKIT, this lecture will examine the style, repertoire and performance of traditional music in the Sliabh Beagh area during the years 1860-1970.

Website: www.anbhoth.ie
Website: www.teada.com

ROB FLUKE AND MILLIE DOLAN
Rob Fuke and Millie Dolan are both well versed in the folk music of their respective traditions: Rob Fuke, singer-guitarist of Anglo-Scottish origin has diverse musical influences. He has played in various groups all over Europe. A founder member of the Celtic Reelers with Ian McCamy and Roger Morand, he has also recorded with Robert Crumb. Millie Dolan, of Cornish-Irish stock, grew up in Wales, ‘the land of song’. As a child she sang in choirs before moving on to folk and country music. She performs regularly with the Occitan actress, Annette Clément, which has allowed her to add songs in Occitan, Catalan, Piedmontaise and Italian to her repertoire. Together, Rob and Millie perform folk music from Britain and also the United States, much of which has its origins in the songs of immigrants from Europe. 

http://www.myspace.com/milliedolan
http://www.myspace.com/robfukemilliedolan

PASCALE VALENTA (FRANCE)
http://www.pascalevalenta.com

Marco FabBri  (ITALY)

Known and appreciated in Ireland and Scotland for the authenticity and dynamism of his style, Marco Fabbri, in the music scene of Irish and Scottish traditional music for over 25 years, is considered among the best fiddle players in Italy. Real "session man" MF was able to grow around him a large group of musicians that feeded the Irish scene in Rome and, with its many workshops, also in the rest of the country. To better seize the vast repertoire, at only twenty years of age he moved to Belfast forming in style, knowing and attending the best musicians and collaborating with local groups. Performed long tour in Europe, especially Brittany and Scandinavia, then , after been invited at the Fringe Festival, moved to Scotland in Edinburgh, where he explored the local traditional style.Back in Italy, founded in 1992 in Rome, at the Testaccio Popular School of Music, the "Workshop of Music of Oral Tradition", which is still very strong reality for traditional music. He has collaborated with musicians and groups of other musical genres (Rock & Jazz) and in Italy today represents the only example of a musician who performs solo fiddle with guitar.

http://www.marcofabbri.eu

Ian McCamy (Scotland)
http://www.ianmccamy.com/

Pascale Valenta

Marco Fabri

Ian Mc Camy

Marching band parade in Monaghan town with pipe bands, flute bands and accordion bands and brass bands.

From Cuba to Connemara - Salsa to Sean-NÓs– MONAGHAN HARPS CLUB - ROOSKEY 11.00 - 14.00

Liam and Cathy Scanlon

Sean-nós dancer and teacher from Co Mayo, Liam is an Oireachtas and World sean-nós dance champion. Liam has taught and performed with a variety of artists across the country and has featured on programmes for both TG4 and RTÉ.

Cathy is a well known sean-nós dancer and a well sought after sean-nós dancing teacher. Cathy holds the current senior sean-nós dancing title at the Connaught fleadh, and also has performed with a variety of artists across the country. 

Connecting Through Dance
Have you ever thought you’d like to dance but felt you didn’t know how? Maybe you feel you don’t have the energy required or feel you can’t dance without a partner? If you are interested in trying something new and are willing to have a go and meet new people, then Monaghan Community Forum Invite you to dispel all your fears and join them for a day of connecting through dance, in Monaghan on Saturday 1st of May. Hands Together As part of the Forum’s ‘Hands Together ‘ project, Monaghan Community Forum will be holding a one-day workshop in Circle Dance, Belly Dance, Sean Nos Dance and Community Dance(dance making) in the Monaghan Harps Complex on Saturday 1st of May from 10.30am to 4.30pm. The workshop will be Free of charge and is open to older teens and adults. If you would like the opportunity to discover your creativity and the chance to try something new then this workshop is for you. A light lunch will also be provided. No Pressure Connecting through dance is a non pressure, non performance event and is certainly not an endurance test. The dances are all about having fun, taking it easy and willingness to having a go and trying something new. This project is financed by the European Union’s European Regional Development fund through the Peace III Programme and funded through Monaghan Peace III Partnership.

If you would like to take part on the day please contact Dara MacGabhann at 047 73724 or 087 7938429

or email dmacghabhainn@monaghancoco.ie
Booking for this event is essential as spaces are limited.  

2-dancing classes classes conducted by– Patrick McKenna
2 hand dancing class – mazurka, polka, fling, scottishe suitable for all, beginners welcome

Originally from Emy, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan, he took his first steps on the fiddle with his Uncle, Pat Mc Kenna, Ballagh, Co. Tyrone and first steps in sets with Gemma Brolly and John Butler in Davey's bar, Omeath, Co. Louth.

Joe and Siobhán O'Donovan from Cork were responsable for many learning the sets then, in the 1980's, and were regular visitors to Éigse Uí Mhuirí, Monaghan, where he, and many others, were put through their paces in sets and two-hand dances.

Prior to moving to France in 1992 he taught regular classes in Armagh, Belfast, Monaghan and Mayo. Now living near Toulouse in the South of France he has continued teaching the fiddle and dancing in various parts of the country through his involvement with a local Occitan cultural association, Arpalhands, since 1994.

Through the Association Arpalhands a strong link has been developed with Monaghan, Tyrone and Armagh resulting in several workshops, concerts and exchanges over the years, notably a group exchange with Tí Chulainn, dance with Mary Fox, fiddle with Betty Molloy and Josephine Keegan.

He has collaborated with Josephine Keegan in some of her recent musical publications, A Drop in the Ocean, The Sweets of May, The Keegan Tunes 2 and, just recently published, The Keegan Tunes 3.

Through the set-dancing he developed an interest in two-hand dances, some of which were danced in his youth at sessions in his home and the locality. His programme includes versions of the dances, the Mazurka and Fling, kindly given to him in 2003 by the late Mrs Ellen Macklin from Moybridge, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan. He caters for beginners and those wishing to refresh their memories with the regular two-hand dances like the Pride of Erin Waltz, The Schottische, The Progressive Barn Dance, The Long German, The Peeler and The Goat, The Stack of Barley and whatever else can be fitted in.

featuring Music of Oriel by artists Barry Kerr & Lorcan Vallely

Websites: www.lorcanvallely.net
Websites: www.barrykerr.com

Martin Donohoe will present a live show from Féile Oriel "The Wind that Blows" on Saturday Night on Shannonside Northern Sound Radio (104.1Mhz) from 20.00 to 22.00 in Northern Sound studio, Milltown, Monaghan.