Kilfenora Ceile Band - Little Bird

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Date: Sat 14 Mar ’15, 8pm
Tickets: €26*

The world-renowned Kilfenora Céilí Band is seen by many aficionados as the quintessential Irish céilí band. Their core repertoire of dance music, punctuated with an incomparable lift and rhythm, defines an unbroken tradition that dates from the beginning of the twentieth century.

Despite this link with the past, their recent recordings and concert performances point to a broadening of the perceived boundaries of their genre. Collaborations with a diverse range of song and dance artists, experimentation with repertoire outside of the dance domain and complex harmonic arrangements speak to an ensemble that’s pioneering new and exciting performance contexts for the céilí band genre.

Formed 100 years ago, the Kilfenora Band is known for their longevity. The Kilfenora motto in the early years was ‘You don’t play to be listened to. You play to be danced to’. That is the distinctive aspect of Kilfenora music. It’s all about lift and rhythm. Under the leadership of John Lynch, the current ensemble has sold out the Irish National Concert Hall in Dublin and they’re regulars at the major festivals such as Glastonbury and Milwaukee Irish Fest.


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