Events
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Past Performances
| Date | Artist | City | Venue | Country |
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| 01 August, 2016 - 05 August, 2016 | Masterclasses with Dermot McLaughlin | Glencolmcille, Donegal, Co. Donegal | Donegal Fiddle Summer School | Ireland |
| Box office: http://www.donegalfiddlemusic.ie/events. I’ll be teaching advanced fiddle playing and listening skills at the annual Donegal Fiddle Summer School in Glencolmcille. To book a place go to www.donegalfiddlemusic.ie/events | ||||
| 23 July, 2016 | Fiddle Workshop | Carrig-on-Bannow, Co. Wexford | Phil Murphy Weekend | Ireland |
| Time: 11:00am. intermediate-advanced fiddle workshop | ||||
| Scotland | ||||
| 22 January, 2016 | Dermot McLaughlin & Robbie Hannan | Glasgow | Celtic Connections · National Piping Centre | United Kingdom |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: £13. Box office: 0141 353 8000. Address: 30-34, McPhater Street. Venue phone: 0141 353 0220. Derry-born fiddler Dermot McLaughlin and Belfast uilleann piper Robbie Hannan both rank among Irish music’s most eminent figures, not only as masterly players but also as authors, broadcasters and in their respective roles as chairman of the Irish Traditional Music Archive, and Curator of Musicology at The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. They share a particular passion for Donegal fiddle music – characterised by its strong Scottish influences – with Hannan having adapted this repertoire for playing on the pipes. Opening the show are two leading lights of Manchester’s celebrated Irish music scene, whistle player Angela Durcan and accordionist Debbie Garvey. More information | ||||
| 15 January, 2016 | Dermot McLaughlin | Dublin | Na Píobairí Uilleann | Ireland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: €10. Address: 15 Henrietta Street. Venue phone: 35318730093. Reviving a regional style or designing a brand? Taking stock of Donegal fiddle music 1980-2016. Na Píobairí Uilleann presents Notes & Narratives – a series of monthly performance-based lectures on traditional music, song and dance by some of Ireland’s finest traditional artists. | ||||
| 21 November, 2015 | Fiddle Workshop | Belfast | Belfast Trad | Ireland |
| Time: 1:00pm. Box office: 07875 094 446. Address: Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road. Venue phone: 07875 094 446. More information | ||||
| Switzerland | ||||
| 25 October, 2015 | Paddy Glackin & Dermot McLaughlin | Basel | Stadt-Casino – Musiksaal | Switzerland |
| Time: 7:00pm. Irish Folk Festival 2015 | ||||
| 24 October, 2015 | Paddy Glackin & Dermot McLaughlin | St. Gallen | Tonhalle | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Irish Folk Festival 2015 | ||||
| 23 October, 2015 | Paddy Glackin & Dermot McLaughlin | Zürich | Volkshaus | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Irish Folk Festival 2015 | ||||
| 22 October, 2015 | Paddy Glackin & Dermot McLaughlin | Bern | Theatersaal National | Switzerland |
| Time: 8:00pm. Irish Folk Festival 2015 | ||||
| 02 October, 2015 - 04 October, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin | Glenties, Co Donegal | General Meeting of Donegal Fiddlers | Ireland |
| Address: Highlands Hotel. The 35th Annual General Meeting of Donegal Fiddlers in the Highlands Hotel, Glenties, Co Donegal. Dermot will be present throughout the weekend and gives a concert performance during the annual solo fiddle concert on Saturday 3rd October at 9pm. More information | ||||
| 20 September, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin & Fintan Vallely | Clifden, Co Galway | Clifden Arts Week | Ireland |
| Time: 10:00pm. Admission: €10. Box office: 095 30303. Address: Station House Complex, Galway Road. Venue phone: 095 30303. More information | ||||
| 11 August, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin | Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal | Trad Tráthnóna | Ireland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Box office: 086 6050110. Address: Ionad Cois Locha, Dunlewey Lakeside Centre. Venue phone: 086 6050110. Dermot is the featured artist in this concert performance which is part of the annual Trad Tráthnóna series which is presented by Tionscnamh Lugh. More information | ||||
| 03 August, 2015 - 07 August, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin | Glencolmcille, Donegal, Co. Donegal | Donegal Fiddle Summer School | Ireland |
| The 30th annual Donegal Fiddle Summer School, Glencolmcille. Dermot will be present throughout the week teaching group classes, leading workshops and performing in formal recitals and informal sessions around the village. More information | ||||
| 19 July, 2015 - 22 July, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin | Tocane-Saint Apre, France | Rencontres Musicales Irlandaises | France |
| Dermot will be teaching group classes in repertoire and technique, and will perform a number of concerts during the festival. | ||||
| 02 July, 2015 | Solo Recital | Limerick | Blas International Summer School | Ireland |
| Time: 1:15pm. Address: University of Limerick. Venue phone: +353-61-202653. | ||||
| 02 July, 2015 | Masterclasses with Dermot McLaughlin | Limerick | Blas International Summer School | Ireland |
| Time: 11:00am. Address: University of Limerick. Venue phone: +353-61-202653. Dermot gives two masterclasses at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. Fiddle masterclass #1, 11am Fiddle masterclass #2, 3.15pm More information | ||||
| 01 July, 2015 | Francis Roche Memorial Lecture | Limerick | Blas International Summer School | Ireland |
| Time: 5:00pm. Address: University of Limerick. Venue phone: +353-61-202653. BLAS Summer School, University of Limerick: Dermot delivers the annual Francis Roche Memorial Lecture at 5pm at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. More information | ||||
| 23 May, 2015 - 25 May, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin | Niedorp, Netherlands | Fiddlers Farm | Netherlands |
| Address: The Irish Cottage, Verlaat 4, 1734 JN Oude Niedorp. Venue phone: 0226-421486. More information | ||||
| 10 May, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin & Dermot Byrne | Belfast | Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts | Ireland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: Duncairn Avenue. Venue phone: 02890 747114. More information | ||||
| 07 May, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin & Dermot Byrne | Baltimore, Co. Cork | Baltimore Fiddle Fair | Ireland |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: Dún na Séad. Opening concert of the 2015 Baltimore Fiddle Fair with Dermot Byrne (accordion), Dún na Séad, Baltimore, Co Cork at 8.30pm. More information | ||||
| 05 May, 2015 | Dermot McLaughlin & Dermot Byrne | Dublin | The Cobblestone | Ireland |
| Time: 9:30pm. Admission: €12. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 77 North King Street, Smithfield. Venue phone: +353 1 872 1799. Dermot McLaughlin gives a solo recital as part of the Session with The Pipers series and will perform a duet with Dermot Byrne (accordion) at The Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin. More information | ||||
| 02 May, 2015 | Solo Recital | Gateshead, England | Sage Gateshead | United Kingdom |
| Time: 6:30pm. Address: St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays. Venue phone: 0191 443 4666. | ||||
| 02 May, 2015 | Fiddle Workshops | Gateshead, England | Sage Gateshead | United Kingdom |
| Time: 11:00am. Box office: 0191 443 4661. Address: St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays. Venue phone: 0191 443 4666. A series of three fiddle workshops at the annual Fiddles on Fire festival at The Sage, Gateshead, England. Workshop 1: Technical Aspects of Donegal fiddle music 11am Workshop 2: Octave Playing in Donegal fiddle music 12 noon Workshop 3 Advanced repertoire and technique 3pm More information | ||||
| 30 April, 2015 | Illustrated Talk on Donegal Fiddle Music | Gateshead, England | Sage Gateshead | United Kingdom |
| Time: 2:30pm. Box office: 0191 443 4661. Address: St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays. Venue phone: 0191 443 4666. More information | ||||