Ciarán Ó Maonaigh is a  young fiddle player from Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal. A grandson of Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (a.k.a. Francie Mooney) and nephew of ‘Altan’s’ Mairead Ó Maonaigh, he was  winner of the  prestigious 2003 TG4 Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award.  He recently joined with two more acclaimed young Donegal fiddle players, Aidan O’Donnell and Damien McGeehan to form the trio ‘Fidil’ and they have just released their debut albu. ‘Fidil’ are this year’s recipient of the Music Network Young Music-wide Award and they currently being hailed as one of the most exciting young ‘trad’ acts to have emerged from Ireland  in a long time – Simply do not miss.

Bar Opens 7pm

Doors 7.30pm

£12 £10

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ALSO don't forget 1st Sunday of the month session at London Irish Centre on Sunday 5th April, 2-5pm with Sharon Whelton (flute), Karen Ryan (fiddle) and Pete Quinn (keyboard)

Sunday dinners and bar open all day - also, set dancing in the MacNamara Hall and Ballroom Dancing in the Presidential Suite.

Others dates coming up: (details to follow)

Wed 29 April: The London Lasses and Pete Quinn/ Terence O'Flaherty at the Magpie's Nest, Islington www.themagpiesnest.co.uk

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4 APRIL: ROSIE STEWART is a fine and feisty singer from Ulster, and very highly regarded on the Irish trad scene; she sings mainly traditional songs.
9 MAY: MAGGIE BOYLE and GARY BOYLE are not related. Maggie, a London-Irish singer and flautist, and a member of the trio Grace Notes, sings mainly traditional songs. Gary is a fine guitarist

VENUE: Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, London NW1 2HR (on the corner of Cobourg Street, near Euston and Euston Square stations; parking is easy), on Saturdays at 8.15pm
INFORMATION: 020 7281 7700; www.cellarupstairs.org.uk (PUB: 020 7387 5440) 
ENTRANCE: Members: £5, non-members: £6 (unwaged £1 less) except on nights marked *, when it will be £6 and £7 (unless otherwise specified). Membership: £2 for the year 
ACCESS: The club room is up a short staircase.
RESIDENT PERFORMERS: Peta Webb, Ken Hall, Gail Williams, Jim Younger, Bob Wakeling, Sue Williams, Frankie Cleeve

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The Long Notes on Friday 24th April at a groovy art space warehouse in stoke newington.
>     Playing alongside them will be Mawkin:Causley, rowdy young English
>     band - should make for a great night! details are on the website
>     here :
>     www.themagpiesnest.co.uk/gigs/friday-folk-mawkincausley-long-notes

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Sat 18th April: Frankie Gavin/ Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill in concert at King's Place, London as part of Fiddles on Fire Festival

http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/music/weekly-themes/frankie-gavin-martin-hayes-and-dennis-cahill

(fiddle workshops given during the day by Karen Ryan)

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