Conamara musicians in town for fundraising gig

Conamara Comes To Town this Saturday, September 27, when some of the area’s finest musicians will perform at a special fundraising concert in the City’s St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Liz Kane, Yvonne Kane, the Devane Brothers, the Hernon family, Johnny Connolly, Michael Ó Cuaig, Mary Bergin, Gerry Whelan and Luke Murray will be joined by non-Connemara guests, Máirtín O’Connor, Conor Keane, Noel O’Grady, Peter Molloy, Deirdre Herbert, Geraldine McNamara and a few other surprise acts.

The concert is a fundraiser for the upcoming Conamara Sea Week Festival 2014 which takes place in Letterfrack from October 17- 27.  This festival is run by the award-winning Conamara Environmental Education and Cultural Centre, which celebrates its 30th birthday this year.

President Michael D. Higgins will honour the group’s contribution to the local and broader community when he opens the festival on Friday October 17.

The President will also visit the unique Small Works art exhibition and will open the Letterfrack Poetry Trail – Ireland’s first designated poetry trail featuring specially commissioned poems from nine of the country’s most eminent poets – Paula Meehan, Mary O’Malley, Theo Dorgan, Moya Cannon, Louis de Paor, Michael Gorman, Rita Ann Higgins, Eva Bourke and Joan McBreen.

Saturday night’s City concert kicks off at 7pm and everybody is welcome along. Tickets are €10 on the door and can also be purchased in advance at www.ceecc.org