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Derry Journal
Fleadh focus on St Louis
Derry Journal
Organisers of next year's Fleadh Cheoil na h'Éireann travelled to St Louis, Missouri, to garner American support for the festival - and almost got more than they bargained for! The group from the Derry branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann travelled ...

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Passing the baton at Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Convention
IrishCentral
When you are 40 years a growing out in the Midwest like the St. Louis Irish Arts branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann and CCE North America, there are bound to be tempests along the way for the international cultural movement dedicated to the ...


 
Irish Echo
Regional fleadhs discussed in St. Louis
Irish Echo
Two of the weekend's major conversational topics were the fleadh cheoil the Midwest region held April 13-15 and the one the Mid-Atlantic region will hold May 18-20. Fleadh Cheoil means “festival of music.” In a fleadh, players of all ages compete in a ...

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Leitrim Observer
Fleadh Cheoil Liatroma 2012 Drumshanbo, April 26 -29
Leitrim Observer
On Friday the launch of Fleadh Liatroma 2012 takes place in the Lough Allen Hotel at 9pm followed by a rousing session in the bar where we will be joined by a host of American musicians who are visiting the town called the Men of Worth.

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Belleville News Democrat
11-year-old harpist from Shiloh plays like an angel
Belleville News Democrat
BY MAUREEN HOUSTON - News-Democrat The 11-year-old from Shiloh earned a chance to compete in Ireland this summer after placing second in the 12 and younger category at last month's Fleadh Cheoil (Festival of Music) Irish music competition in Chicago.


 
Galway film wins at prestigious US film festival
Galway Independent
The film, which received its US premiere at the festival, was also ranked fourth out of 400 films on audience ratings at the festival. “It was great to see the film play to an American audience and I was overwhelmed by the response.

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Irish Times
Vulture Ireland
Irish Times
... and the Galway Film Fleadh, where Charlie Casanova shared the best first feature award with Darragh Byrne's Parked. Meanwhile, across the pond, McMahon's scathing satire became the first non-American title to make it into the narrative feature ...
Interview: Emmett J Scanlan and Terry McMahon on bringing 'Charlie Casanova ...The Irish Film Television Network

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