MUSICIANS from across the world will descend on Letterkenny this weekend when Trad Week returns for a fourth run.

 

Taking place from January 20 to 27, the festival brings some of the world’s finest traditional musicians from Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia

and the United States to Donegal to perform in four brilliant concerts – two at An Grianan Theatre and two in the specially created festival venue at Kinnegar Brewery.

 

The Week kicks off with four leading Irish musicians from Arcady, Altan, Dervish and Solas – vocalist Niamh Parsons, fiddler Ciaran Tourish, flautist Liam Kelly and guitar virtuoso John Doyle, at Kinnegar Brewery on Saturday January 20.

 

The undoubted highlight of the week is the only Irish performance by the internationally renowned String Sisters at An Grianan Theatre

on Sunday January 21.

 

The sensational band features six of the world’s finest female fiddlers – Annbjorg Lien (Norway), Catriona MacDonald (Shetland), Emma

HŠrdelin (Sweden), Liz Carroll (United States), Liz Knowles (United States) and our own Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh (Donegal).

 

Lau, the pioneering contemporary folk trio comprising three of the UK’s finest traditional musicians – Kris Dreever (vocals, guitar), Martin

Green (accordion, wurlitzer, keys, electronics) and Aidan O Rourke (fiddle), play Kinnegar Brewery on Monday January 22.

 

The final concert features the brilliant Irish accordion player Sharon Shannon and her band at An Grianan Theatre on Saturday January 28.

 

All concerts start at 8pm and tickets can be booked at An Grianan Theatre on 00353 74 9120777, or online at www.angrianan.com.

 

Letterkenny Trad Week is organised by Regional Cultural Centre Letterkenny and An Grianan Theatre, in association with Earagail Arts

Festival, Donegal County Council Arts Office, Donegal Music Education Partnership, Music Network and Kinnegar Brewery.

 

The media partner is the Donegal News while the accommodation partner is Station House Hotel.