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Roisin McGrory – Fiddle Masterclass

🎶 Ceol na Coille Summer School and Trad Camp ’22 🎶

11-15 July, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal
Meet the Tutor!

Roisin McGrory – Fiddle

Roisin is from Inishowen Co.Donegal. Growing up in Inishowen, she was exposed to the rich culture of music and in particular to the great fiddle playing of Dinny Mc Laughlin. With her brothers Paul Harrigan (piano accordion and uilleann pipes) and Damien Harrigan (fiddle) Roisin has performed and taught at festivals and events throughout Ireland, Europe and America.
Roisin is a co-founder of the Inishowen Traditional Music Project established in 1999. Over the past 23 years Roisin has worked voluntarily co-ordinating and facilitating workshops, performances, concerts, collaborations, exchange visits & recitals and as project leader has over seen the delivery of two commercial recordings of Inishowen musicians Seamus Grant and Dinny Mc Laughlin.
In September 2016 Roisin released her debut album, ‘The Brae Road’ to great acclaim. Along with some new compositions the album is a collection of music drawn from Inishowen and Donegal fiddle music traditions.
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Flute Masterclass with John Lee

🎶 Ceol na Coille Summer School and Trad Camp ’22 🎶
11-15 July, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal
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John Lee – Flute

Originally from Aughavas Co Leitrim and now living in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. John grew up in an area that was rich in traditional music where his great influences were his father Peter, Michael McNamara and the flute player John Blessing. John has been involved in teaching music and as an adjudicator and music examiner for the RIAM and TTCT exams for many years. He has taught at the summer school in Tocane France and at various flute work shops throughout the country. He has also performed at various music festivals in Europe and toured America with Comhaltas. The album The Missing Reel with Sligo fiddle player Seamus Mcguire has been hailed as one of the all time classics of fiddle flute playing .John has a great interest in old musical collections and manuscripts and in passing these tunes on to musicians. He holds a TTCT diploma and his playing could be described as an attacking driving style with great emphasis on ornamentation and power and tone.
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Yvonne Casey – Fiddle Masterclass

🎶 Ceol na Coille Summer School and Trad Camp ’22 🎶
11-15 July, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal
Meet the Tutors!
Yvonne Casey, Fiddle, Ceol na Coille, Summer School, 2020. 13-17 July, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland, Summer School, Irish Traditional Music

Yvonne Casey – Fiddle

Yvonne Casey – Fiddle

Delighted to welcome Yvonne Casey as one of our tutors this year. Yvonne will be giving the advanced fiddle workshop and also will be performing in the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny on Thursday 14th July with Dermot Byrne and Steve Cooney.
Join us for a week of workshops, sessions, recitals and concerts 11th -15th July
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5 day masterclass with Dermot Byrne

🎶 Ceol na Coille Summer School and Trad Camp ’22 🎶
11-15 July, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal
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Dermot Byrne, Button Accordion, Ceol na Coille Summer School, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal, Ireland, July 2019Dermot Byrne -Button Accordion

Making a return this year again as tutor is the the one and only Dermot Byrne on Button Accordion. Dermot will also be performing in the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny during the week on Thursday 14th July with Yvonne Casey and Steve Cooney on guitar. Support on the night from the fantastic Deirdre Scanlan

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Introduction to Music @ Trad Camp

🎶 Ceol na Coille Summer School & Trad Camp ’22 🎶
11-15 July , Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Just 19 Days to Go!
Meet the Tutor!

Una Ni Bhriain, Ceol na Coille Summer School

Una Ní Bhriain – Introduction to Music (5+ Years)

A Dancer, Fiddler and Singer, Una is a past graduate of University College Cork in Music and German and currently teaches in Coláiste Ailigh in Letterkenny. Una has toured extensively with Comhaltas, Planxty O Rourke and Tuath as a performer and promoting the Irish Language, Music and Dance. Una is a proud fourth generation family member of the Uí Ruairc School of Irish Dance in Limerick and co-founder of Ceol na Coille.
Una is coordinator and tutor for the Introduction to Music classes.
Suitable for all budding musicians! 5+ years. No prior music experience necessary. Kids will learn basic tunes and techniques and will also get the opportunity to try various other instruments used in traditional music including percussion. Singing and dancing will also form part of the weeks activities with lots of fun guaranteed.
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Braon Beag Gaeilge – a wee drop of Irish

Would you like to learn and speak a little bit of Irish?

Ar mhaith leat giota beag Gaeilge a fhoghlaim agus a labhairt? Buail isteach chuig an Chiorcal Comhrá a bheidh ar siúl mar pháirt de Scoil Samhraidh Cheol na Coille gach lá ar 1:45 i gColáiste Ailigh, Leitir Ceanainn, 11-15 Iúil. Bíodh braon beag Gaeilge agat!
Drop in to the Conversation Circle which will be happening every day at 1:45 as part of the Ceol na Coille Summer School in Coláiste Ailigh, Letterkenny, 11-15 July. Get a wee drop of Irish! The daily tutor recital will also take place from 3-4pm Thanks to @DepartmentofCultureIRL for helping making this happen with funding support
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Celebrating 10 Years

Ceol na Coille Summer School and Trad Camp are celebrating our 10th Anniversary this year. We are looking forward to welcoming back friends from around the globe as well as new pupils. Mark your calendar 11-15 July, Letterkenny. One of the Highlights this year is our anniversary concert in collaboration with the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny who over the past 10 years have been a huge support of Ceol na Coille in all its events. We are delighted to welcome Dermot Byrne, Yvonne Casey and Steve Cooney on Thursday 15th to the RCC with support from Deirdre Scanlan. What better musicians to mark this major milestone in the success of Ceol na Coille Summer School. So come join us for a great week of workshops, masterclasses, recitals, sessions and concerts 11-15th July. www.ceolnacoille.ie/summerschool for more info.

Ceol na Coille/ Regional Cultural Centre Anniversary Concert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New Term – New Classes at Ceol na Coille

With the new term commencing and the gradual easing of restrictions, we are delighted to welcome new students to Ceol na Coille.

We have new Beginner Classes for children and adults along with our existing classes for all levels. A Return to Music class for those wishing to dust off an instrument that may have been set aside for a while. There will also be a new Beginner Guitar class this term. Drop us a message or email for more information.

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Ceol na Coille Trad Summer School 2020

Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, Ceol na Coille Trad Summer School 2020 will not take place this year.
In these unprecedented times, the health and safety of students, tutors and the local community is of utmost concern. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but feel this is the correct action to be taken.
 Our dates for 2021 are 12th-16th July.
2021 will be our 10th anniversary year and with an even bigger ‘Jammed Packed’ program of events, we hope to welcome you all again.
 Take Care and Stay Safe

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