PRESS RELEASE Free Irish Music and Dance Festival in Fairfax, VA
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann O'Neill-Malcom Branch [email protected]
FROM:MaddyO’Neill-Dean,Chair,O’Neill-MalcomBranch,CCÉ21stAnnualCCÉIrishFolkFestivalinFairfax,VAEVENTDATE&TIME:Saturday,September24,2016Noon–7:30pmLOCATION:SherwoodCenteratVanDyckParkat3740OldLeeHighway,Fairfax,Virginia,22030&TheAuldShebeenIrishPubat3971ChainBridgeRoad,Fairfax,Virginia,22030FREE!RainorShine.FREEPARKING!SAVETHEDATE!Saturday,September24,2016,theWashingtonDCmetropolitanareabranchoftheCCÉ,withsponsorshipfromTheCityofFairfaxandTheCityofFairfaxCommissionontheArts,presentsthe21stAnnualCCÉIrishFolkFestival,inFairfax,VA.Allareinvitedtoenjoy,freeofcharge,the“puredrop”-thebeauty,depth,andexcitementofIrishmusicanddanceasithastakenrootandcomeintofullflowerinourcommunity.
Headlineperformersatthisyear’sfestivalinclude
• All-IrelandfiddleandguitarchampsDylanFoleyandJoshDukes• NationalHeritageFellow,accordionmaestroBillyMcComiskey• Lunasa’sKevinCrawfordandCillianVallely• TheSouthRoscommonSingers,withPatsyHanly
www.CCEfestival2016.ORGoffersadetailedscheduleofperformancesonthefestival’sfourstages.ExperiencethevibrancyandrichesofIrishtraditionalmusic,dance,culture,andcommunity:
• StepDancing,socialdancing,andsean-nósdanceperformancesincludingShannonDunneDance.
• TraditionalIrishMusic-fiddle,banjo,pipes,flute,accordion,drum,singing,andmore.Sessions,performancesandInstructionalworkshops(seeofferingandscheduleatwww.CCEirishfest.org)
Allarewelcometoenjoythefamily-friendly21stAnnualCCÉIrishFolkFestival.
Formoreinformation,contact:[email protected]:www.facebook.com/CCEirishfestival
Dublin-basedComhaltasCeoltóiríÉireann(CCÉ)isthelargestnon-profitgroupinvolvedinthepreservationandpromotionofIrishtraditionalmusicandculture.Startedin1951,CCÉnowhasbranchesallovertheworld.TheO’NeillMalcomBranchprimarilyservestheWashington,DCmetropolitanarea.
The21stAnnualCCÉIrishFolkFestivalispresentedincooperationwiththeCityofFairfax,andtheCityofFairfaxCommissionontheArts.
www.cceirishfest.org
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www.cceirishfest.orgPhotosattached,below
All-IrelandchampionsJoshDukesandDylanFoleywillperformattheCCEIrishFolkFestival,Fairfax,VAPhotocredit:photocourtesyofJoeDeZarn
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PatrickCavanaghwillperformattheCCEIrishFestival,Fairfax,VAPhotocredit:photocourtesyofJoeDeZarn
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