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Celtic nations celebrate with
music and dance
15.04.19
THE International Pan
Celtic Festival returns to Letterkenny this month,
bringing with it a colourful and vibrant celebration
of the music, song, dance, pageantry, languages and
sports from the six Celtic nations - Ireland,
Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and
Brittany.
The festival runs from Tuesday to Sunday next, April
23rd to 28th and boasts a packed programme with some
300 international performers.
In order to encourage as many people as possible to
enjoy the event, the Pan Celtic Festival organisers
are offering special €10 all day tickets which
enable admission to all festival events in any one
day. They are available now at An Grianán Theatre
Box Office, Tel: 074 91 20779. |
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Traditional harp and violin
duo, Violaine Mayor and Joel Herrou, will perform at
the Breton Festival Club Night at the Mount Errigal
Hotel on Wednesday, April 23rd, from 8pm. |
There will be much to
look forward to over the five days and nights of the
festival.
Among the perennial festival favourites are the
special Festival Club variety concerts, hosted by
the individual visiting Celtic nation groups.
The first of these, the Breton Night, takes place at
the Mount Errigal Hotel on Wednesday, April 24 from
8pm. This will feature performances by the 30 strong
pipes, bombards and drums band, Bagad Bleidi Kamorah,
the 20 member Cercle de Vannes dance ensemble, the Hent Telenn
Breizh singers quartet and the Kerdin en Avel traditional Breton
band. The Breton groups are
renowned for the beauty and the detail of their
exquisite traditional costumes, as seen in the image
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Breton traditional dance
ensemble, Cercle de Vannes, will perform at the
Breton Festival Club Night at the Mount Errigal
Hotel, Letterkenny on Wednesday night, April 23rd,
from 8pm. |
Three further visiting
Celtic Nation Nights will take place at the Mount Errigal Hotel, over the course of the Festival. On
Thursday, April 25th, it’s the turn of Cornwall and
the Isle of Man. Friday, April 26th is Wales Night
and is a must see for choral music lovers, while on
Saturday, April 27th, it’s the turn of the Scots.
Admission to each of the Celtic Nation Nights is €10
and tickets may be purchased in advance at the An
Grianán Theatre box office or purchased at the door
on the night.
The festival will take to the streets on Friday
afternoon, April 26th, with the Pan Celtic Parade at
2pm from An Grianán Theatre to the Courtyard
Shopping Centre. The parade will feature marching
bands, dancers and musicians from the six Celtic
nations, as well as special appearances by Inishowen
Carnival Group and the Carndonagh Brass Band.
Details of the Pan Celtic Festival events are all to
be found in the festival programme, which may be
downloaded from the Pan Celtic Festival website at
www.panceltic.ie
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