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Quarterdeck comeback for Earagail
08.06.09
DONEGAL'S Earagail Arts
Festival has come of age and celebrates its 21st
birthday this year with 100 events in 36 locations
all over the county including Inishowen.
The iconic festival was founded 21 years ago with 20
events in just seven different locations.
It has since gone from strength to strength and has
expanded throughout the county thanks to great
artists and ever-growing crowds.
The official launch of the July festival took place
in Letterkenny recently with music by Inishowen's
Henry Girls.
This year, the organisers bring the festival to the
streets with a major summer carnival parade through
Letterkenny created by the Inishowen Carnival Group.
The parade will be led by the New Orleans Hot 8
Brass Band and will culminate in Ladder 13’s Village
Fête at Letterkenny Town Park. |
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Internationally
renowned artists including Mary Black, Waterson
Carthy and Bassekou Kouyate will grace the 2009
programme while it will also showcase Donegal’s own
rich cultural and artistic heritage with
performances by Quarterdeck and The Stunning. From
Inishowen to Falcarragh, works by Hungarian and
Irish modernists will compliment new exhibitions by
a variety of local, national and international
visual artists. And the festival organisers have
expanded the literary programme this year too
hosting two very special literary days of workshops
and readings in the fantastic surroundings of
Glenveagh Castle and Rathmullan House.
To account for the country's changed circumstances
and to allow festival revellers to enjoy as much of
the programme as possible, ticket prices have been
maintained at rates lower than the national average
across a range of shows from Culdaff to Letterkenny
and Dungloe. The festival runs from July 4 - July
19. For more visit
www.eaf.ie . |
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