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Latest News - June 2013
Four of our members sat London College of Music grade exams in Irish Traditional Music on 26/27 June. Molly Walls and Caoimhe O'Kane did the Grade 6 exam in fiddle and tin whistle respectively, while Jane and Cara Walls were Grade 4 entries in uilleann pipes and harp respectively. No results yet but indications are that everyone successfully passed so well done to all! Our thanks also to Catherine Sands of Ballycastle CCE/Loughguile Community Afterschools Club for her help in arranging the girls' participation.
Congratulations to our two competitors at Feis Charn Tochair on Saturday, 15th June. Padraig Mullan and Caoimhe O'Kane were joint winners of the Yr 5-Yr 7 tin whistle competition and Caoimhe also won the Yr 6-Yr 7 fiddle. They then teamed up with Lorcan Darragh to play in the winning traditional group (pictured below).
May 2013
Good to see the numbers up again at the Yew Tree Feis this year. Our prize winners are pictured - Jane Walls was second in the P6-P7 miscellaneous section playing the uilleann pipes and Caoimhe O'Kane won the P6-P7 tin whistle and was second in the P6-P7 fiddle. Well done, girls!
Well done to all our competitors at the Antrim fleadh this year, especially to Molly, Jane and Cara Walls who won the U-12 trio. Molly and Jane also won the U-12 duet and, in their solo competitions, Molly won the fiddle and was second in the fiddle slow air. Jane won both the uileann pipes and uileann pipes slow air and Cara was second in the harp slow air.
Representing Ceoltoiri Crosskeys in the grupai cheoil and ceili band competitions, our members didn't manage to win any of their competitions, but all successfully qualified for the Ulster fleadh. Molly, Jane and Cara were joined by Caoimhe O'Kane and Nicole Nugent in the U-12 grupa ceoil while Molly and Caoimhe also played in the ceili band. Caoimhe Purvis and Roisin Magee were in the 15-18 grupa ceoil that came second.
April 2013
Pictured below is our U-12 trio who came 2nd at this year's Derry fleadh. In their solo competitions, Caoimhe O'Kane won the tin whistle and Padraig Mullan was second. This result was repeated in the tin whistle slow air while Caoimhe also won the traditional singing in English and was third in the fiddle slow air. Nicole Nugent won the button accordion and, with Caoimhe, took part in the duet competition but was unplaced. In other age groups, Hugh Mulholland won both the banjo and mandolin competitions at senior level and we were also represented in the 12-15 tin whistle by Aoife Gribbin and in the 15-18 fiddle by Caoimhe Purvis. Although neither were placed, they played well and should take heart from their performances. Well done to all our members who took part and good luck to those who qualified for the Ulster fleadh to be held in July.
L-R - Padraig Mullan, Nicole Nugent, Caoimhe O'Kane.
The Derry county fleadh takes place on Saturday, 13th April, in Culturlann Ui Chanain in Derry City. To open a copy of the competition timetable, click here. Good luck to all our competitors at this event and at upcoming fleadhanna and feiseanna during the spring/summer.
We held another successful session in The Thatch on 4th April. Pictured below are some of the younger ones who took part. A short video is also available on our Facebook page. Our final session of the season will be in The Elk on Thursday, 2nd May.
Congratulations to Caoimhe O'Kane on her achievements at Derry Feis this year. She came second in all three classes she took part in - the U-12 tin whistle, U-12 fiddle and U-15 traditional singing. She's pictured below with the winner of the traditional singing, Grainne Ni Domhnaill from Letterkenny.
March 2013
Classes finished on Saturday, 23rd March, and won't resume until the autumn, so thanks are due to all the tutors, pupils and parents for their support this year and to all at Anahorish Primary School for facilitating our classes each week.
For those interested in continuing to play during the summer, we're planning a visit to a music group in Donegal in September or October. We're currently working on a list of common tunes and, when it's finalised, we'll post it here for pupils to download and learn. A few practices may also be scheduled during the spring/summer months.
Our monthly sessions for March, held in The Elk, were very enjoyable and well attended. The junior session, in particular, continues to thrive so thanks to all those who came along and supported them. Our next session will be in The Thatch on Thursday, 4th April.
With the Derry fleadh coming up on Saturday, 13th April, the organisers would like entries for the competitions to be submitted by Wednesday, 13th March, so any members of our branch who are thinking of competing should contact a committee member or use the Contact Us tab before then. Additional information, including competition rules are available on the Fleadh Information page.
February 2013
Young Newbridge CCE musicians were very successful at this year's Ballymena Festival on Saturday, 16th February, taking first place in all five primary school age competitions. Our traditional group (pictured below) won their class for the third year in a row while Caoimhe O'Kane won the traditional singing, tin whistle and fiddle sections. She was also awarded the Cecil Colville Shield as the most promising fiddle player at the festival. Jane Walls won the miscellaneous instrument class playing the uilleann pipes and Padraig Mullan was placed second in the tin whistle. Well done to all those who took part.
Back Row (L-R) - Brian Magee, Caoimhe O'Kane, Jane Walls, Katy Shivers.
Front Row (L-R) - Padraig Mullan, Cara Walls, Diarmuid Mulholland.
Our February session in The Thatch was another successful night, the new function room proving to be an ideal venue. We're back in The Elk for our March sessions on Thursday, 7th at 7:30pm (junior) and 9:00pm (senior).
Thanks to those who supported our table quiz in The Elk and to the staff of The Elk for their assistance.
January 2013
We're holding a fundraising table quiz on Friday, 1st February, in the Elk, starting at 8:00pm. Admission is £5 and everyone is welcome.
We hope to build on the hugely successful New Year session in the Elk when we hold our next monthly session in The Thatch on Thursday, 7th February. Starting times are, as usual, 7:30pm for junior musicians and 9:00pm for seniors. Pictured below are some of those who took part in the January sessions.
On Thursday, 3rd January, our first monthly session of 2013 will be held in The Elk, starting with juniors at 7:30pm, followed by a senior session at 9:00pm.
Classes are due to resume on Saturday, 12th January. A 10-week term will bring us up to Easter and the Derry Fleadh, which will this year be held on Saturday, 13th April in Culturlann Ui Chanain in Derry City. Registration for the classes will be from 10:00am at Anahorish Primary School with the classes starting at 10:30am. Fees for the term will be £32 for the first member of any family and £16 for any additional members.
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