Music Generation St Patrick's Weekend Events
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Music Generation St Patrick's Weekend Events |
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh!
St. Patrick's Day is nearly here! There's lots of exciting events happening throughout the St. Patrick's Festival weekend with Music Generation.
Join the parade after-party with Music Generation Roscommon or have a bop at the Gig Rig with Music Generation Meath.
There's so much happening across the St Patrick's Festival weekend. Scroll down to see! |
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Young Musicians take the spotlight on TG4. |
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On Sunday, March 16th at 21:30, TG4 will premiere a special Geantraí - An Ghlúin Úr filmed at the Le Chéile concert featuring over 200 young musicians from across Ireland.
The broadcast was filmed at the University of Galway during Galway TradFest in November 2024. It features young musician and singers from Music Generation's Galway County, Kerry, Laois, Waterford and Wicklow. Together, they are the Music Generation Trad Collective.
Produced by Music Generation Galway County, Le Chéile (meaning "Together") brought young performers face-to-face with some of Ireland’s most iconic Traditional Irish artists. Expect electrifying performances from Sharon Shannon, Beoga, Pauline Scanlon and Niall McCabe, who share the stage with the next generation of musicians and singers.
Catch all the action on TG4, March 16th at 21:30. For our International followers, you can stream it live or watch it back on the TG4 Player worldwide! |
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"Playing with an orchestra is an amazing experience – we’re all from different places, but together, we create something beautiful. Music truly connects us all.”
- Dylan Joyce, Young Musician, Music Generation Galway County
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Two Cities, One Performance - Music Generation Cavan/Monaghan Cross-Border Folk Orchestra. |
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St. Patrick’s weekend just got a whole lot more exciting!
100 young musicians from the Music Generation Cavan/Monaghan Cross-Border Folk Orchestra will take the stage with legendary accordion player Máirtín O'Connor and the sensational Zoë Conway for two unforgettable concerts.
Under the baton of acclaimed composer Michael Rooney, the orchestra will reimagine Máirtín O’Connor’s iconic back-catalogue, blending tradition with new fresh sounds.
Catch this incredible performance in Dublin or Belfast. |
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Dublin Performance
Date: 15th March, 2:30pm
Location: TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus Concert Hall, Dublin 7
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Belfast Performance
Date: 16th March, 8pm
Location: Ulster Hall, Belfast
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| From Dublin to Belfast, these young musicians are ready to bring the house down – don’t miss it! |
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Local Music Generation Performances |
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'Under the Moon' with Music Generation KilkennyDate: 17th March 3:30pm Location: St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny (beneath a seven-meter spherical lunar installation). The line-up includes Castlecomer Trad Ensemble, young Uilleann Pipers and Kilkenny Youth Choir. Photo by James Billings.
Find out more → |
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The Kabin Studio - St. Patrick's Day Parade Cork City Date: 17th March 1pm Location: From South Mall to Merchants Quay, Cork City.Catch Music Generation Cork City's Kabin Crew lead as Grand Marshal of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Cork City. |
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Music Generation Roscommon Parade After-PartyDate: 17th March from 4pm Location: St Joseph’s Hall, Boyle Bands and trad musicians and ensembles from Music Generation Roscommon will host the St Patrick’s Day parade family after party. |
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Music Generation Longford's Trad Session Date: 16th March 7pm Location: Market Square, Longford Town. 20 young musicians, singers, uilleann pipers are set to perform as part of the St Patrick’s weekend festivities.
Learn more → |
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Music Generation Meath's Big GigDate: 17th March
Location: Navan Bands from Music Generation Meath are set to perform on the Gig Rig after the local St Patrick’s Day parade in Navan town. |
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh!
We hope you have a a wonderful St Patrick's Festival Weekend |
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