Programme

Cork County Fleadh Cheoil


Project Partner:
Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann

Contact:
www.corkfleadhcheoil.com

Date: 6 – 8 May 2005
Venue: Carrigaline


Project Description:
A weekend of music, song, storytelling and dance competitions for young and old. Highlights included an opening parade, ceili, street entertainment on a specially constructed ‘gig rig’ and sessions in local pubs. Participating groups included Natural Gas; the Scottish group Banchory; the Cork dance company, the Attridge dancers; the Youghal-based group Ceolta Si; the Carrigaline Pipe Band, a host of local traditional musicians and dancers and world renowned Dervish. Fleadh competitions in music, song and dance ran throughout the weekend and involved hundreds of youngsters from all parts of County Cork.