Rockchapel Summer School teachers, Anne and Nicky McAuliffe pictured with one of their star pupils, Bryan O’Leary with his TG4 Gradam Ceoil trophy outside Browne’s Bar in April. ©Photograph: John Reidy 13-4-2014
Members of Ceolteóirí Sliabh Luachra pictured after a Siamsa Tire performance of their show ‘A Musical trail Through the History of Ireland.’ They perform the show in Rockchapel in January 2013. Front from left: Ciaran O’Sullivan, Darragh Curtin, Cian O’Sullivan, Bryan O’Leary and Gearoid Curtin. Middle row from left: Eileen Keating, Megan O’Mahony, Lenora O’Callaghan, Nickie McAuliffe, teacher / researcher; Jack Roche, project organiser; Sinead Moriarty, Emer and Sinead Guiney. Back from left: Daniel O’Callaghan, Mairead Curtin, Sarah and Patrick O’Keeffe, Cormac Lyncy, Laura Dillon, Lisa Shine, Shauna Lane, Suzanne Curtin, Emer Lynch and Maurice O’Keeffe. ©Photograph: John Reidy 30/09/2011
Jack Roche, sending word on their ‘Summer School’ from Rockchapel. ©Photograph: John Reidy
As part of the IRD Duhallow Day of the Regions Programme the annual Sliabh Luachra Summer School takes place in Bruach Na Carraige in Rockchapel later this month.
This annual, educational event starts on Wednesday, July 23rd and continues from 10am to 1pm until Friday the 25th with traditional music master classes with Ireland’s leading teachers, Nicky and Ann McAuliffe in attendance.
On Saturday, July 26th there will be a Sean Nós Dancing workshop with Maurice O’Keeffe starting at 10am and at 2pm a traditional singing workshop for all age groups with Nora Butler.
At 9pm there will be an opportunity to hear of the life and times of the great Sliabh Luachra Fiddle player, Denis Murphy from a one hour recording by his wife Julia Mary.
The Rockchapel Comhaltas based Ceoltoiri Sliabh Luachra has now recorded their highly acclaimed show ‘A Musical Journey Through the History of Ireland’ and it’s available on DVD from Bruach Na Carraige.
