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Tory Island’s traditional music celebrated

By Dionne Meehan

A NEW book called ‘Ceol on Chreig’ is set to be launched on Sunday, July 16 at 2pm in the Tory Island Hotel.

‘Ceol on Chreig’, written by Joe Thomas, is being launched as part of ‘Sunday Sessions’ which takes place every Sunday from 2pm to 4pm in the hotel.

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Sunday Session is a weekly celebration of traditional music enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.

Containing 200 tunes all done in classical musical score and ABC’s, the book celebrates the wide variety of traditional music Tory Island has to offer.

Written in English and Irish, the book also contains narratives about the tunes alongside photographs of the Tory musicians, both past and present.

Following the launch, musicians will come together for a traditional knees-up. With a good day out guaranteed, this book launch is not one to be missed.

If you are interested in purchasing ‘Ceol on Chreig’ you can do so at www.dbstudio.ireland@gmail.com.

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