Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann

O'Neill-Malcom Branch

The O'Neill Malcom Branch
will be hosting the

2013 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann North American Province Annual Convention

April 4 - 7, 2013

CCE Spring Ceilli May 12
Frying Pan Park Visitor’s Center
(This is NOT where the barns are!), 2739 West Ox Road, Herdon VA 20171.
7:30-10:30pm.
Call 703-437-9101 for directions or http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fpp/

Come early! Dances start out easy and work their way up!
Or, bring your instrument and join the Bogwanderers

This is a "family friendly" event.
Feel free to bring a snack to share.
For Directions: (703) 437-9101
For Ceili Information: (703) 631-9179
Music by the Bog Wanderers Ceili Band & Friends

All dances are called by Marilyn Moore
CCE Members $12, Non-members $15
Special prices for students & families.

Sponsored by The O’Neill-Malcom Branch Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann

More info

Join us for another MAD Week this summer!

2012 CCÉ Musical Arts & Dance (MAD) Week
July 9 - 13, 2012
Cedar Lane Unitarian Church - NEW LOCATION!
9601 Cedar Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814-4099

Instrumental:  Fiddle - two classes each of beginning, intermediate & advanced - one for adults, the other for kids.  Flute / Pennywhistle - pennywhistle for complete beginners; intermediate and advanced flute; Uileann Pipes; Guitar Accompaniment; Tenor Banjo; Button Accordion; and more...

Dance:  Set dance; Sean-nos

Will feature first-rate faculty again this year. Artist Bios and information on classes and workshops can be found on the MAD Week web site.

For registration info email to:  Mitch Fanning, Director or register online here.

Here are some highlights from last year's MAD Week:

THE 17th ANNUAL CCÉ IRISH FOLK FESTIVAL

Saturday, September 22, 2012
Sherwood Community Center at Van Dyck Park
3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030
&
The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub
3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030.

Here's info about last year's (2011) CCÉ IRISH FOLK FESTIVAL

Direct from Co. Sligo - TEADA!

MUINTEOIRI with All-Ireland champions Billy McComiskey and Brendan Mulvihill
Members of the OLD BAY CEILI BAND; The SOUTH ROSCOMMON SINGERS CIRCLE; NARROWBACKS, RAMBLING HOUSE, SHANNON DUNNE, PAT EGAN, LILT, The BOG BAND; THE NEW CENTURY DANCE ENSEMBLE with PETER BRICE and ZAN McLEOD and SEVEN DANCE SCHOOLS!

PLUS
The IRISH BREAKFAST BAND, CELTIC MARC, HIBERNIAN COLD FRONT, MOLLYHAWKS, SHEPHERD’S PIE, KAREN ASHBROOK AND PAUL OORTS, The DIRTY PINTS, SEISUN, and BETH BENEDETTO.

WORKSHOPS
Irish Music for Four-String Instruments with Betsy O'Malley, Irish Language with Beth Benedetto & Mike Schaeffer, Bodhran with Myron Bretholz, Pennywhistle with Karen Ashbrook, Singers Circle with Kevin Donleavy.

The 16th annual CCÉ IRISH FOLK FESTIVAL, sponsored by the CCÉ O'Neill-Malcom Branch with support from the Fairfax City Commission on the Arts, will take place on Saturday, September 24th at:

The Sherwood Community Center at Van Dyck Park
3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030

AND

The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub
3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
.
FREE Admission

There will be live traditional Irish music and dance at both the Sherwood Center and the Auld Shebeen pub stage.

FREE Ceili that evening, 6:30 -8:30, directly following the Festival at The Sherwood Center. Music by Shephard's Pie and TEADA.
Food Truck by Doug the Food Dude.

RAIN or SHINE.

For more information and a full schedule, please visit:

2011 CCÉ Irish Folk Festival Page