Traditional Irish Music and Dance in Newport and South Wales.
Amairgin the Gael is the only branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Wales. Our teaching is based in Newport and we perform at various venues in the surrounding area.
CLASSES: For all ages and abilities, held at St Julian's Methodist Church Hall.
SESSIONS: We hold a session on the First Friday of the month in the Picton Arms, Newport.
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Dempsey's Session off for the Summer
Craobh Rua in Cardiff
Belfast based Irish Traditional Music band and old friends of Amairgin the Gael Craobh Rua will be playing in Dempsey's Bar on Saturday October 26th at 8:00 p.m.
Craobh Rua's music has delighted audiences and earned them wide acclaim and recognition and they are now regarded around the world as one of the finest ambassadors of Irish Traditional Music. Craobh Rua’s impeccable musicians bring their own individual experience to the group and fuse their talents to bring life to a wide array of instruments such as banjo, mandolin, fiddle, uilleann pipes, flute, tin whistle, guitar and vocals. Craobh Rua takes a refreshing, unpretentious but uncommonly skilled run at some of the greatest music in the world.
The concert will start at 8:00 p.m., tickets £10.00. Please contact us to book.
Leixlip Visit
Amairgin the Gael take part in The Gathering 2013
Amairgin the Gael CCE Newport were invited to visit Kildare to share in their County Board Fleadh and to take part in The Gathering 2013. This event took place in Leixlip, Co Kildare, home to the Craobh Beartla UI Fhlatharta Branch, between 26th & 28th April 2013.
Nine members from the only Welsh CCE branch travelled by car, boat and airplane for the event this included Noreen Johnstone (ATG Secretary) Sean Keane (a native of Leixlip now living in Newport) Liz & Willie Cowan, Marianne & Pete McAleer, Steffan & Linda Evans and Paige Woodward. Their initial welcome from Nuala & Martin Keane (Sean's Mam & Dad) made them feel more like old friends returning for a visit rather than strangers meeting for the first time.
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ComhaltasLive#411-11: Dylan Foley
Taking second place in the Senior Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2012 in Cavan, Dylan Foley from New York, USA plays a hornpipe: “Munster Grass” (by Ed Reavy). [Download Audio](http://media.comhaltas.ie/audio/cl411_mp3/cl411_11.mp3 “Audio – Dylan Foley”]
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ComhaltasLive#411-10: Lydia Warnock
From Co. Leitrim, Lydia Warnock plays a multi-part jig - “The Humours of Ballyloughlin” - in the Senior Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2012. [Download Audio](http://media.comhaltas.ie/audio/cl411_mp3/cl411_10.mp3 “Audio – Lydia Warnock”]
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Fri Jul 05 Starts at 9.00 p.m. The First Friday Session is held in Picton Arms, Newport every month except August. |
Sat Oct 26 @ 8:00PM - Belfast based Irish Traditional Music band Craobh Rua will be playing in Dempsey's Bar. More details later. |
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Sean (fiddle) with brother Gearoid (concertina) and sister Sinead (whistle) with others from Amairgin the Gael playing a set of four reels in the Irish Club, Newport 8th June 2012. More on the Amairgin the Gael YouTube channel.