Fleadh flicks

Belfast-based singer-songwriter Anthony Toner makes his first appearance at Iúr Cinn Fleadh on Friday 23 August with an intimate solo acoustic show. And we're really chuffed about that! Anthony is like Newry - a hidden gem of Ireland. If you look on Bandcamp, you'll find a wealth of his material.…

An impressive line-up of leading local musicians and singers will help steer festivalgoers into the heart of Newry - on the power of sail and song. Briege Murphy, Finbar Magee and Briege Quinn, Piaras Ó Lorcáin, Méabh Downey and Aoife Downey are just some of the performers who will provide…

It was an obsession, and Altan was a key element of it. I was living in England and working in Ireland. I took every opportunity to go shopping in Dublin, Cork, Belfast and Derry to buy up all the Irish music I could find. Altan became part of my personal…