Lillis Ó Laoire

Profiling our workshop artists / 
Súil ar aíonna na ceardlainne 2022

Cé gur tógadh Lillis Ó Laoire I dTír Chonaill tá ceangal sinseartha aige le Múscraí. Tá an áthas air bheith ag filleadh arís ar Éigse Dhiarmuidín.

Is amhránaí aitheanta é agus tá taithí aige ar bheith ag múineadh na n-amhrán leis. Múinfidh sé roinnt amhráin a bhaineann le Gaeltacht an Tuaiscirt.

Though Lillis O Laoire was born and reared in Donegal he has ancestral relations in Muscraí. He is delighted to be returning to Éigse Dhiarmuidín.

He is admired and recognised as a sean-nós singer and has taught songs for many years. He will teach some songs from the Northern Gaeltacht.

Beidh na ceardlanna ar siúl san Ionad Cultúrtha agus i gColáiste Ghobnatan, óna 10.00 go dtína 12.30 maidin Dé Sathairn 03 Nollaig 2022.

Workshops take place in the Ionad Cultúrtha and in Coláiste Ghobnatan from 10.00 to 12.30 on Saturday morning 3rd of December.

Cathy Jordan

Profiling our workshop artists / 
Súil ar aíonna na ceardlainne 2022

Rugadh Cathy Jordan I Ros Comáin agus tá sí mar amhránaí profisiúnta leis an grúpa tradisiúnta  Dervish le 30 bliain anuas. Seineann sí an guitar, an bouzouki, bodhrán agus cnámha.

Cathy Jordan Photo © Colin Gillen/framelight.ie

Tá amhráin scriobtha aici leis an Ceoltóir iomráiteach Brendan Graham. Múineann sí traenáil gutha a do dhaltaí in Eirinn agus thar sáile agus tugann taithí mhaith dóibh ar amhráin thraidisiúnta.

Tá mór chuid taifeadta aici agus tá sí taréis an mór chuid cur I láthair dheanmah ar fuid an domhain.

Roscommon born Cathy Jordan has been a professional singer with traditional group Dervish for nearly 30 years. She is a self taught guitar, bouzouki , bodhran and bones player.

She has written songs with internationally renowned Brendan Graham and provides vocal training and exercises  to students in Ireland and abroad, as well as expanding her students traditional song repertoire.

She has recorded extensively and performed all over the world.

Beidh na ceardlanna ar siúl san Ionad Cultúrtha agus i gColáiste Ghobnatan, óna 10.00 go dtína 12.30 maidin Dé Sathairn 03 Nollaig 2022.

Workshops take place in the Ionad Cultúrtha and in Coláiste Ghobnatan from 10.00 to 12.30 on Saturday morning 3rd of December.