Open Air sessions 8-9th August 2014

• traditional irish Shared cultures Music, Song,Dance sessions in the con Smith park withDonohoe clan & 40 nyAh Friends.

• Visiting musicians also very welcome to join thesessions. contact 0862342270 to get involved.

Workshops Friday 8th & saturday 9th

August 2014

Venues: Cavan Institute, Cathedral Road, Cavan & Openair venues throughout Con Smith Park.

nyAh traditional irish Shared culturesyouth/children’s instrumental & Song Workshop – Free but space is limited, so sign upearly. Each class limited to 11 students.Booking essential: cavanmusiclive@gmail.com ortext Martin @ 086 2342270Workshops are on a first come, first serve basis.in addition, all activities/tutors are subject tochange. if you want to get started in irish musiclessons, just ring Martin Donohoe 0862342270

Music & song Workshop schedule:Friday 8th August

3pm-5.30pm - Martin connolly & nyAh tutors

6.30pm-7.30pm - Savannah Donohoe & nyAhtutors

saturday, 9th August

11-12noon - Kavan Donohoe & nyAh tutors

3pm-4pm - cathal & Mairead Lynch from cotyrone & nyAh tutors

ClAss COntEnt

• Beginner Level for starting Whistle,Banjo, Bodhran: you are new to theinstrument and have always desired to learnmore about irish music. you must provide yourown instrument. Suitable for beginners.

• Basic Level: Whistle, Banjo, Button &Piano Accordion, Concertina, Fiddle,Flute & Harp. new tunes for sessions you have been playing traditional irish musicfor two years or less, have a little experienceplaying in sessions, are largely self-taught or ina group class, and know a handful of tunes.

Song Workshops• Our singing workshops are friendly and

relaxed, and open to all levels of singing ability.they will be hosted by acclaimed irish singers,Seamus Fay, Larry Mc Quaid & cathal &Mairead Lynch from co tyrone. Suitable forbeginners.

Backing Irish music • Learn Guitar/Bouzouki, Keyboard to play

traditional irish music with world class irishplayers, Fintan Mc Manus, Mickey Mc Donnell,Jordon hill, & Kavan Donohoe. Suitable forbeginners and experienced.

please note that all times are approximate.the taste of cavan committee reserves the right to

vary the detail of the programme if necessary.parents are responsible for children - no alcohol

served to any person under 18 years.

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The Taste of Cavan 2014& NYAH Co. CavanAuthentic TraditionalIrish Music Frolics

Welcome to our Festival TASTE OF CAVAN8-9th August 2014

Food Marquee, Cavan Institute,Cathedral Road, Cavan

Admission €3 • Child under 12 free

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At the Taste of Cavan 2014, our work goes far beyond thereaches of our food festival. Throughout the year we work withpeople from the food and catering community, the arts,heritage and many more to develop new ideas and productsthat ensure an engaging, fun and of course tastyexperiences, we commemorate the World War I Centenarythroughout the summer with special events taking place from4-10th August - More information visit www.thisiscavan.ie

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MOndAy 4th August 201410pm - Cavan County Museum, BallyjamesduffOfficial Opening of Cavan World War ITrench experiencerefreshments served. Music by Martin DonohoeButton Accordion & nyAh Friends & cavan rugbyclub Male Voice choir – Free event

tuEsdAy 5th August 20147.30pm - The Olde Post Inn, Cloverhill, Co. Cavan Celebration of Food - Pre-War Style - BlackTie Event (Edwardian dress optional)• 7 course tasting menu of locally produced foodwith chef Gearoid Lynch, booking essential to

047 55555 - cost €65

10.15pm Lilting, Harp & Uilleann pipe music.Kavan & Zoran Donohoe, Orla Sherdian, issacScanlan & Seamus Fay in the Olde post inn Glassconservatory

WEdnEsdAy 6th August 20149pm - Farnham Arms Hotel, Main St., Cavan.NYAH - Return to Fleadh Experience – FreeEvent with Donohoe clan & nyAh Friends FintanMc Manus, Jordon hill, Martin Murphy, SeamusFay, Larry Mc Quaid, Grant, coyle & ScanlanFamilies, padraig conroy – Free Event

thursdAy 7th August 201412noon-3pm - Market Square, Cavan Town Irish Traditional Music & Dancing withDonohoe Clan & NYAH Óg Friends - if yourinterested in starting irish music classes - advicegiven on the day.

FridAy 8th August 201412.00 noon - Cavan Institute, Cathedral Road, CavanOfficial Opening of Taste of Cavan – WWIExhibition - World War i exhibition includingcavan’s trench experience.

2.30pm - Cavan Institute, Cathedral Road, CavanLecture by Dr. Gordon Ramsey Queen’sUniversity, Doctor of Ethnomusicology who haswritten about the connaught rangers and generalhistory for the time period.

3pm - Cavan Institute, Cathedral Road, CavanWorkshop by Martin Connolly co clare,Kincora Accordion, An insight into how theaccordion works - how all the box parts operateto create the sound & how to carry out smallemergency repairs.

8.30pm - Farnham Arms Hotel, Main St., Cavan.Ireland’s Top Squeeze Box GatheringRecitals & Seisiún Mór, launch of Piano Accordion

CD 3 & Music Book from CD 1.

A night to honour Billy Greenall & Frank Kelly,piano Accordion exponentsA host of accordionists including Mick Foster,Moyra Fraser, Dean Warner, Michael tennyson,Edel Mc Loughlin, Seamus Meehan, Vince Jordan,Karen tweed, Frank Kelly, Billy Greenall, AlanKelly, colin McGill, Gerard Moloney, Martin

power, Sean Gavigan and many more in thecarvery room.

10pm - Farnham Arms Hotel, Main St., Cavan.Button Accordion Session in with Martinconnolly co. clare, patrica Mc Dermott, EllenGrant, John Mc Entee, Michael curran,Info from Philip Clarke, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann 087 2977183Free Event

sAturdAy 9th August 2014Marquee, Cavan Institute, Cathedral Road, Cavan8.30pm-10pm (Doors at 8pm)Free Marquee concert – A Taste of SharedCavan Culture CD LAUNCH performance from Willie Drennan & UlsterMullaghboy Accordion Band, Scots Lambeg FolkOrchestra with Songs of WW1 & marches of theirish regiments of the British Army. Mickey McDonnell, Martin Donohoe, cavan Accordionist &nyAh Shared cavan culture big band with GaryLynch, Fintan McManus, Seamus Fay, MartinMurphy, patsy McDermott, storyteller and poet withcomhaltas storytelling champion, EamonMaguire, cathal Lynch, irish dancers, Ellen Grant& Jasmine Scanlan. For more info: Martin Donohoe atcavanmusiclive@gmail.com or 086 2342270 – Free Event

10.30pm - Percy’s Bar, Farnham Arms Hotel, Cavan.Seisiún Mór (after concert)