Arts and culture Gweedore

1 arts , culture

1.1 music
1.2 festivals
1.3 theatre
1.4 art

arts , culture

panoramic view of magheraclogher beach , gweedore bay, site of famous shipwreck, cara na mara (friend of sea) on tidal sandbanks. boat, best known bád eddie (eddie s boat), ran ashore due rough seas in 1970s.


music

gweedore famed traditional irish music scene, prevalent in local taverns, @ hiúdaí beag s tavern in bunbeg. gweedore has produced number of well-known musicians. clannad formed in 1972, , have since gone on sell on 15 million records. lead singer moya brennan has enjoyed successful solo career, providing musical scores several hollywood films. altan (initially ceoltóirí altan), highly successful local band, led coshclady fiddler mairéad ní mhaonaigh. gweedore s successful musician enya, born eithne ní bhraonáin; first appeared on stage in amharclann ghaoth dobhair member of clannad, before going on become 1 of world s biggest-selling artists, sales exceeding 80 million. other local singers include aoife ní fhearraigh, brídín brennan, na casaidigh, proinsias Ó maonaigh, gearóidín bhreathnach, seamus mcgee , maria mccool. well-known 1970s group skara brae had strong links district. there 2 active choirs in area. cór mhuire doirí beaga, led baba brennan , eileen nic suibhne , cór thaobh leithid, led doimnic mac giolla bhríde. both have recorded successful albums.

the song gleanntáin ghlas ghaoth dobhair written local musician francie mooney, expressing exile s final farewell green valleys of gweedore. has become modern irish classic , has been covered likes of clannad, paul brady, dáithí sproule, johnstons , notably altan. other well-known songs have come area trasna na dtonnta , báidín fheilimí .

festivals

gweedore holds 1 of largest st. patrick s day parades in county donegal.

the popular scoil gheimhridh frankie kennedy ( frankie kennedy winter school ) took place in gweedore every new year until january 2014 in memory of eponymous belfast musician, married founder, mairéad ní mhaonaigh, until died of cancer in 1994. has been replaced scoil gheimhridh ghaoth dobhair ( gweedore winter school ).

several attempts have been made revive festivals in summer months, including féile earthcore, loinneog lúnasa , féile ceoil ghaoth dobhair. annual saint patrick s day parade goes bunbeg crossroads derrybeg attracts thousands of participants , spectators each year.

theatre

gweedore has rich history of theatre , drama productions. local theatre amharclann ghaoth dobhair constructed in 1961. local theatre group known aisteoirí ghaoth dobhair ( actors of gweedore ) established in 1932. first production called in aimsir mháirtínigh, original play eoghan mac giolla bhríde staged in parish hall in derrybeg. plays , pantomimes, staged in irish, became staple of gaeltacht social life, drawing audiences far belfast , performed throughout ireland , scotland. members of theatre group have gone on create tv shows including cu burn (seán mac fhionnghaile), , have appeared on ros na rún (gavin Ó fearraigh). many of gweedore s musicians associated group. aisteoirí ghaoth dobhair still active , performed shows @ grianán theatre in letterkenny part of earagail arts festival in 2010 , 2011.

art

gaoth dobhair home 2 art galleries house work of area s best known painters. clachán claims largest art gallery in donegal, whilst gailearaí @ Áislann ghaoth dobhair has staged exhibitions based on work of world-renowned derek hill.