The 7th annual Ceol na Coille Traditional Music Summer School is running in Letterkenny 9th – 13th July
Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair 2017
Na Mooneys traditional Irish band, who are part of the ‘Babtha Ceoil’ line-up at Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair 2017. The Annual Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair takes place again this year in the stunning surroundings of the northwest Donegal Gaeltacht, and is without question one of the highest of the traditional music calendar! This, being its […]
Exciting lineup for Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair
THE Annual Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair happens in the stunning surroundings of the northwest Donegal Gaeltacht, and is without question one of the highlights of the traditional Irish music calendar! This its 3rd year is no exception. There will be numerous workshops in various traditional Irish musical instruments, as well as song and dance, from […]
Castlefinn fiddler releases eagerly awaited album
RENOWNED Castlefinn fiddle player Bríd Harper will tomorrow night (Friday) launch her long-awaited debut album at a special concert in Ballybofey.
Couple create rural idyll high in the hills
WHEN Marion and Declan Gavin met in a hostel on Achill Island twenty years ago, they never envisaged that Donegal would be the county they would come to call home.
Donegal singer’s CD is ‘Album of the Year’
A RECORDING by a Killygordon-based Sean Nós singer has been declared ‘album of the year’ by an international internet radio station.
Celebrating trad music in the Bluestacks
A CELEBRATION of the strong tradition of Irish music in the Bluestack Mountains will take place this weekend near Glenties.
Bell X1 to play free gig at the Balor Theatre on Wednesday
THE Donegal News has learned that world famous Irish band Bell X1 will play a free gig at the Balor Theatre, Ballybofey at 1pm this Wednesday. The gig is part of a nationwide tour to celebrate the release of their new album “Chop Chop” which is now available in record stores and online worldwide. To […]