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SUMMARY:Bel Canto Spring Concert 25th March 8pm
DESCRIPTION:Bel Canto Spring Concert Saturday 25th March 8pm\n\nSpring Concert – Bel Canto\, Cór Craobhaigh and friends  Saturday 25th March 8pm \nThis will be an evening not to be missed. Bel Canto\, Cór Craobhaigh and friends will stage a Nostalgic Evening of Music and Song in the Abbey Theatre Ballyshannon.\nThe Spring Concert is a special night as all of the performers are from the Ballyshannon area. \nBel Canto\nBel Canto choral group was formed in the mid-1980s. The choir is part of the Ballyshannon Musical Society which has a sixty five year tradition of musical theatre performance. The group meets once a week and performs at local events including charity fundraisers\, the annual Folk Festival and the Allingham Arts Festival. Recently Bel Canto travelled to Bushmills\, Co. Antrim where it staged a concert in aid of NI Hospice. Bel Canto has competed\, with some success\, at music festivals in Sligo\, Kiltimagh\, Portadown and Navan. It has in the past performed in the Waterfront Hall\, Belfast and in the National Concert Hall\, Dublin. \nAngela Currid has been the group’s musical director since its inception and her dedication\, enthusiasm\, commitment and talent know no bounds. Angela’s daughter\, Niamh\, provides the musical accompaniment with an innate level of professionalism. \nCór Craobhaigh\nIn 1987 Angela Currid established a junior choir\, Cór Craobhaigh. Cór Craobhaigh has been performing locally and nationally for thirty years. The group has provided hundreds of local children with an introduction to music and contributes hugely to the musical fabric of the locality. \nOur local Traditional Group\nThis Trad. group involves three local families; the Sheerin family who with Cian Sweeney and Tadhg Mc Garrigle will perform two traditional sets. The performers range from 8 to 19 years of age.\nThe Sheerin family live in the Knather\, Ballyshannon and are made up of three girls and one boy. Cíarde plays Banjo\, fiddle and guitar\, Ríonach plays fiddle\, bodhran\, guitar and has recently taken up the concertina; the youngest sister\, Fòdhla also plays fiddle. The fourth member of the family is eight year old Daithí who plays the button accordion and loves joining in with the girls in sessions. \nBoth Cian and Tadhg have close connections with ‘Bel Canto’; Cian is the son of Niamh Currid and Grandson of our musical director Angela Currid. He plays fiddle\, piano and guitar. Taghd is a son of Brídín McGarrigle and will play the fiddle when he joins the others on stage on the night\nThe Sheerins with Cian and Taghd represent the next generation of the Currid; McNulty\, McGarrigle and Sweeney musical dynasty. \nCharity Raffle on the Night\nThe night’s raffle proceeds will be donated to the Bluestack Special Needs Foundation. This group was established in 2006 with the main aim of assisting people with special needs\, their families and carers to take a full and active role in society. The group runs a community space in Donegal Town which is used by organisations such as the Irish Wheelchair Association. It also enables the provision of services including speech therapy to children in South Donegal. \nPhotographs and Photograph Captions\nThe Tenors: [L to R; Brian Stephens\, John Fallon\, Willie John Doherty\, Ray Kerr\, Phonsie O’Brien\, Ray McGough]\nThe Bases: [L to R; Paddy Leonard\, Dick Dobson\, Jim Lawrence\, Tom Lynch\, Fr. Feargus]\nThe Altos: [Front row\, L to R; Monica Russell\, Frances Daly\, Mary Donovan]\n[Back row\, L to R; Marie McNulty\, Aideen McGarrigle\, Maeve Duffy\, Mary Stephens]\nThe Sopranos: [Front row\, L to R:Angela Currid\, Kathleen Forkin\, Helen Danagher\, Linda Gillespie\, Clare McCaffrey\, Geraldine Shovlin] [Back row L to R\, Sandra Sheerin\, Emer McFadden\, Anne Britton\, Joan Calpin\, Rita Tuohy\, Lorraine Quinn] \n\nAdmission €10 – Call Abbey Arts Centre 0719851375 to book your tickets \n      \n  \n
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