Similar to festivals in Ireland, traditional Irish music sessions will be happening till late at The House of Ales, The Free House, Accents on the Park and other venues around town (scroll down to see map showing venues). The quintessential Irish music experience, a session is comprised of a group of musicians gathered together and playing traditional Irish dance music. While the session is not a public performance as such, the energy and atmosphere ('craic') created by the musicians is fantastic entertainment. You're very welcome to come and listen and dance if the mood takes you, though asking for something by the Pogues or U2 will often go down like a wet blanket.
Programme 2010 - to be updated for 2011
Ceol Aneas 2011 Friday 3 - Monday 6 June
Friday 4th June 2010
People will begin arriving in town from late afternoon and will be looking for sessions - till late
Saturday 5th June 2010
9am. Registration for students at The Nelson English Centre, Bridge Street (upstairs)
10am - 12.30 pm instrument tuition classes
2pm - 3pm "Meet the Band" workshop (enrolled students only)
3pm onwards - sessions
7.30pm Beoga in concert at Theatre Royal - tickets available from Everyman Bookshops
Following concert - sessions till very late.
Note: not all students have purchased concert tickets so there are likely to be tunes around town all evening.
Sunday 6th June
2010
10am - 12.30pm instrument tuition classes
2pm - 3pm "Meet the Band" workshop (enrolled students only)
3pm - 3.30 pm Annual General Meeting··
3.30 pm onwards - sessions till late
4pm - Singing session - venue to be advised
Monday 7th June 2010
10am - 12.30pm instrument tuition classes
Followed by farewell session - usually finishes about 6pm ( venue to be advised)
Sessions
There will be many traditional musicians in town and splitting up into smaller groups will be a good thing for the best session experience for everyone. There will be players of different abilities around so it is worthwhile wandering around to find the session that is best for you - and think about session etiquette before you jump in!
More information about sessions, when and where will be available during the weekend.
