Medieval History
5 March 2015, ASNC Common Room, 5-6pm
A session of traditional Irish music with former ASNC student Andrea Palandri and Irish harpist Colm McGonigle will follow the performance.
The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic is pleased to announce a performance of Irish sean-nós singing by Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire, on Thursday, 5 MARCH, 2015, at 5pm. The event will take place in the ASNC COMMON ROOM, ENGLISH FACULTY (2ND FLOOR), SIDGWICK SITE, 9 WEST ROAD. The performance will highlight songs in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and will include pieces from Tory Island, Rathlin and the Isle of Skye. The event is free of charge and open to students, staff and the public.
Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire is an accomplished sean-nós singer from Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal, and a highly respected scholar. He is Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at National University Ireland, Galway, and has published widely in the field of Irish language, folklore and ethnography. His book Bright Star of the West: Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man (co-authored with Sean Williams), was published by Oxford University Press (2011), and was awarded the 2012 Alan P. Merriam Prize presented by the Society for Ethnomusicology.
Dr. Ó Laoire's monograph, On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean: Songs and Singers in Tory Island (2007), first published in Irish as Ar Chreag i Lár na Farraige, explores the place and function of traditional song within this small island community on the north west coast of Co. Donegal. Ó Laoire won the prestigious 'Corn Uí Riada? for his sean-nós singing in 1991 and 1994 and has performed widely in Ireland and internationally.
We invite you to welcome him to this special performance at Cambridge University. Dr. Ó Laoire?s related academic interests and contributions can be found here.
Following Dr. Ó Laoire?s performance, former ASNC student Andrea Palandri, who is now pursuing a Masters degree in Modern Irish at University College Cork, will make a special visit to ASNC to perform Irish fiddle music with Irish harpist Colm McGonigle.
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Medieval History
'Songs of Donegal and other places': A Performance of sean-nós by Lillis Ó Laoire
5 March 2015, ASNC Common Room, 5-6pm
A session of traditional Irish music with former ASNC student Andrea Palandri and Irish harpist Colm McGonigle will follow the performance.
The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic is pleased to announce a performance of Irish sean-nós singing by Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire, on Thursday, 5 MARCH, 2015, at 5pm. The event will take place in the ASNC COMMON ROOM, ENGLISH FACULTY (2ND FLOOR), SIDGWICK SITE, 9 WEST ROAD. The performance will highlight songs in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and will include pieces from Tory Island, Rathlin and the Isle of Skye. The event is free of charge and open to students, staff and the public.
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| Lillis Ó Laoire, Ar Chreag i Lár na Farraige ('On a Rock in the Middle of the Sea') |
Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire is an accomplished sean-nós singer from Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal, and a highly respected scholar. He is Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at National University Ireland, Galway, and has published widely in the field of Irish language, folklore and ethnography. His book Bright Star of the West: Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man (co-authored with Sean Williams), was published by Oxford University Press (2011), and was awarded the 2012 Alan P. Merriam Prize presented by the Society for Ethnomusicology.
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| Mount Errigal, Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal |
Dr. Ó Laoire's monograph, On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean: Songs and Singers in Tory Island (2007), first published in Irish as Ar Chreag i Lár na Farraige, explores the place and function of traditional song within this small island community on the north west coast of Co. Donegal. Ó Laoire won the prestigious 'Corn Uí Riada? for his sean-nós singing in 1991 and 1994 and has performed widely in Ireland and internationally.
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| The Scottish Highlands |
We invite you to welcome him to this special performance at Cambridge University. Dr. Ó Laoire?s related academic interests and contributions can be found here.
Following Dr. Ó Laoire?s performance, former ASNC student Andrea Palandri, who is now pursuing a Masters degree in Modern Irish at University College Cork, will make a special visit to ASNC to perform Irish fiddle music with Irish harpist Colm McGonigle.
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| Former ASNC student Andrea Palandri and Irish harpist, Colm McGonigle (ASNC, 2014) |
Drinks and light snacks will be provided in the ASNC Common Room following the performance.
The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic extends special thanks to ASNC alumna Shelby Switzer, for her donation to support events relating to Modern Irish language and culture in 2014-15. Her generous gift, which was highlighted in the ASNC Alumni Newsletter 2014, has provided invaluable funding for this event. Shelby studied Medieval and Modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic during her years in ASNC, and has continued to share her deep interest in language and culture in many corners of the globe since her graduation in 2012, teaching English in a small village in the Himalayan foothills and pursuing a career in coding. We are grateful for Shelby's generous contributions to the ASNC community both as a student and as a valued alumna.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr Margo Griffin-Wilson: [email protected]
- Modern Irish Events In Asnc, March 2015
'Songs of Donegal and other places': A Performance by Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire As part of the international celebration of Seachtain na Gaeilge (1-17 March), Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire, an accomplished sean-nós singer and Senior Lecturer in the School...
- Seachtain Na Gaeilge, Cambridge, 5 - 17 March 2012
Dr Margo Griffin-Wilson announces a series of public events, exhibitions and lectures, celebrating Irish in Cambridge: 5 MARCH (Monday, 5pm): Irish Poetry Reading, Biddy Jenkinson Seachtain na Gaeilge will open with a reading by the Irish poet...
- Seachtain Na Gaeilge, So Far ...
Dr Denis Casey writes: The famous Irish poet Antaine Ó Raiftearaí may have complained that he was ag seinm cheoil do phócaí falamh (?playing music for empty pockets?) but anyone who attended last night?s Irish poetry and music event at the Department...
- Seachtain Na Gaeilge In Cambridge
Seachtain na Gaeilge, 20115 - 17 MARCHAs part of the celebration of 'Seachtain na Gaeilge', a two-week festival which promotes Irish language and culture in Ireland and abroad, the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic will host the following...
- Cfp: Irish Conference Of Medievalists
Call for papers The 28th Irish Conference of Medievalists will take place in University College Dublin, 1--3 July 2014 The Irish Conference of Medievalists is an interdisciplinary forum that welcomes papers on all aspects of Irish...