We are blessed in Tubbercurry and South Sligo to have families like the O’Donnells in our midst and brother and sister Eoin & Siobhan have been leading our Traditional Singing & Lilting Workshop in recent years.
Likewise, geographically we are situated more or less halway between the gaeltachts of Connemara and Donegal and over the years have been lucky to have had tutors of the calibre of Domnic Mac Giolla Bhríde and Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin, amongst others, teach Amhránaíocht ar an tSean Nós at our summer school.
This year we were a bit closer to home when Síle Uí Mhongáin from the Iorras peninsula in neighbouring County Mayo taught our class of enthusiastic singers of all ages.
Traditional Singing & Lilting w/ Siobhán & Eoin O’Donnell
Siobhán & Eoin O’Donnell grew up in a musical family, steeped in the rich tradition of music and song of South Sligo. Both are widely experienced and highly sought after singers.
Siobhán has been teaching at the South Sligo Summer School for many years, having taught the bodhrán as well as singing workshops in the past. Siobhán released her first solo album ‘A Beautiful Affair’ in the Summer of 2016, showcasing her versatility as a singer and musician.
Eoin began singing at an early age and through his teenage years began to accumulate numerous all-Ireland fleadh medals in singing and lilting. He is passionate about Traditional Irish singing and keeping the tradition alive. He enjoys passing on the traditional songs and styles of traditional singing.
Sean-Nós Singing w/ Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin
Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin
Caitríona, from Carna, County Galway, in the heart of Connemara, began singing in childhood and was just 12 years old when she recorded her first tape with her late dad, Michael. He’d been asked by the Connemara publishing house Cló-Iar Chonnacht to record an album and was happy to as long as Caitríona was involved. Later, as a sean-nós singer, Caitríona won the women’s competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge three times. Caitríona’s most recent album, ‘Queen of Connemara – Songs from the Mist’, released in July 2019, includes favourite well known sean nós songs ‘An Spailpín Fánach’ & ‘Tá mo Chleamhnas Déanta’.
Traditional Singing & Lilting w/ Siobhán & Eoin O’Donnell
Siobhán & Eoin O’Donnell grew up in a musical family, steeped in the rich tradition of music and song of South Sligo. Both are widely experienced and highly sought after singers.
Siobhán has been teaching at the South Sligo Summer School for many years, having taught the bodhrán as well as singing workshops in the past. Siobhán released her first solo album ‘A Beautiful Affair’ in the Summer of 2016, showcasing her versatility as a singer and musician.
Eoin began singing at an early age and through his teenage years began to accumulate numerous all-Ireland fleadh medals in singing and lilting. He is passionate about Traditional Irish singing and keeping the tradition alive. He enjoys passing on the traditional songs and styles of traditional singing.
Sean-Nós Singing w/ Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin
Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin
Caitríona, from Carna, County Galway, in the heart of Connemara, began singing in childhood and was just 12 years old when she recorded her first tape with her late dad, Michael. He’d been asked by the Connemara publishing house Cló-Iar Chonnacht to record an album and was happy to as long as Caitríona was involved. Later, as a sean-nós singer, Caitríona won the women’s competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge three times. Caitríona’s most recent album, ‘Queen of Connemara – Songs from the Mist’, released in July 2019, includes favourite well known sean nós songs ‘An Spailpín Fánach’ & ‘Tá mo Chleamhnas Déanta’