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TRADITIONAL MUSIC
Thursday 17 July at 8pm
Dónal Lunny
with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Altan), Maighread Ní Dhomnaill & Máire Brennan (Clannad) plus special guest
Tickets: €20/€15
Donal Lunny has been a key figure in Irish music for over 30 years, not only as a musician but also as a producer, arranger & composer.
From his early beginnings with Emmet Spiceland through to Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin and Mozaik, each of his seminal groups have helped redefine the essence of Irish music. His connection with Donegal comes through his mother Mary Mhaggie from Rann Na Feirste and collaborations with other highly regarded Donegal musicians such as Mícheál, Tríona and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Paddy Glackin and Altan.
Above: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is one of Donal's special guests for his concert at An Grianán.
To celebrate this immensely important connection, Earagail Arts Festival, Tionscnamh Lugh and Donegal County Council have commissioned Donal to compose, arrange and produce an original piece of music and to host a series of unique performances featuring friends, family and leading players in Irish traditional music.
For his performance here at An Grianán Donal will be joined by three of Donegal's most famous singers, Altan's Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Clannad's Máire Brennan, Maighread Ní Dhomnaill plus special guest.
An Earagail Arts Festival event
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