Programme of events for 2002

2002 Registration Form

Press release for 2002

Top Trad Band to ''Make a Racket' in Ballaghaderreen - SUNDAY JUNE 30TH

Fees: Under 18s, Euro 40 , Adults Euro 55

The Summer School before the Provincial Fleadhs !

Full Programme including Concerts, Recitals, Céilís and Seisiúns of Traditional Irish Music, Song and Dance

DETAILS FROM :-

Email: OCALL @ iol.ie

2002 Registration Form


TELEPHONE: 0907-60013/60136, 086-8508605

FAX: 0907-60765

This is the 7th Annual Summer School and it is going from strength to strength, with the result that it is now one of the major cultural events in Connaught. This year the Dr. Douglas Hyde Summer School has not only the gifted tutors who have over the years gained the school an international reputation but have added to the list.

The style of music played in Ballaghaderreen fits into what is generally know as the "South Sligo style" and all of the excellent teachers who are engaged for the week use this style.

The Dr. Douglas Hyde Summer School was started for cultural reasons, to facilitate the regeneration of traditional music, song and dance in an area, which was once so famous for it's musicians, but where the youth seemed to have little interest. Like many other places in Ireland, Ballaghaderreen can claim many famous traditional players, from John Coleman father of the legendary fiddlers Michael and Jim Coleman to Matt Molloy known worldwide for his flute playing skills.

The enquiries this year, not only from Europe but much further afield, have been much greater than previous years and the number of firm bookings from outside Ireland are greater than ever. Now the Dr. Douglas Hyde Summer School is not only a cultural event but yearly becoming more important on the Irish tourist calendar.

Students who come to Ballaghaderreen are not only tutored by the best musicians available but at night they are all very welcome to refine their skills in the Seisiúns which take place around the town. The welcome and encouragement which is given to all young musicians at the Seisiúns in Ballaghaderreen is what distinguishes Dr. Douglas Hyde Summer School from some other summer schools and contributes to its success.

Full details from:

Mary Devine-O'Callaghan at 0907-60013/086-8272300

Paddy McGarry (086) 8508605

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TOP TRAD BAND TO MAKE A RACKET IN BALLAGHADERREEN - SUNDAY JUNE 30TH

At the Racket are delighted to be appearing at the opening night of this year's Dr. Douglas Hyde Summer School of Traditional Irish Music and Dance. The band can be heard in Durkin's Function Rooms in Ballaghaderreen on Sunday 30th June. Led by festival favourites John Carty from Boyle and Sligo man Seamus O'Donnell, At the Racket display they truly are mirth-making heroes playing music so full of gaiety that would make the stoniest heart rejoice. The individual members' versatility and dedication to the music show them indeed to be heroes to the cause, drawing their inspiration from the full spectrum of past and present music.

In the current bumper harvest of the very best bands in Irish traditional music, At the Racket stand alone for their style and uniqueness. The band are well known for their uplifting banjo/saxophone sound which gives that "divil-may-care-ness" to all their tunes be they jigs, reels, flings, waltzes or songs. To date the band have released two CDs to critical acclaim and are high in demand all over the world for their unique live act. This is their first appearance in Ballaghaderreen and promises to be a lively start to a memorable week.

The freshest "new" sound in Irish music today, shamelessly enjoyable good time music.
Don Meade, The Irish Voice, New York.

Raffish scamps …. in a permanent state of festivity.
Siobhan Long, Irish Times.