YN CHRUINNAGHT 2009 : 11 - 19 July 2009
Yn Chruinnaght is very grateful to the Isle of Man Arts Council and to the Manx Heritage Foundation for their financial support.
Another successful educational Outreach!
| With grateful thanks to the Department of Education for financial support, Yn Chruinnaght again organised a series of schools' visits by performers of traditional music during the week 15th-19th June. The four-member group Oirghialla met in Dundalk, County Louth - hometown of another of this year's guest artists, Nuala Kennedy - through Dundalk Institute of Technology’s B.A. (Hons) in Applied Music four-year degree course. With two members of the group in the third year, and two in the first, this group of four started concentrating on playing together at the beginning of this year through similar passions for Irish traditional music. |
Brian Casley, Maeve Cawley,
Rachel McGeehan and Kiaya King
You can find out more by clicking on Outreach
Arryltee! - Volunteers
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My by vie lhiat cur stiagh dty ennym dy chooney lesh Yn Chruinnaght, veagh failt mooar ort! Ta dy kinjagh reddyn ymmyrchagh ry-yannoo - veih tiggadyn ec y dorrys, gys bwaaneyn, gys scughey greienyn, gys ymmyrkey jeantee . . . My by vie lhiat cooney lhee, cur fys er oltey erbee jeh'n ving, my saillt, ny cur post-l gys yn ynnyd eggey shoh. If you would like to volunteer to help out with Yn Chruinnaght, you would be very welcome! There are always things that need to be done - from tickets at the door, to stalls, to moving equipment, gys ferrying performers . . . If you'd like to lend a hand, please contact any committee member or drop an e-mail to this website. |
Moylley as Soylley da Chloë as Malcolm!
Congratulations to Chloë and Malcolm!
Failt er oltey noa da'n ving as jeantagh elley - Kerron McKay Stitt, ruggit Jelhune 20 Mee Averil: 7pt 11aw. As nuy meeghyn er dy henney - nagh row shen Jerrey Souree as shiaghtin yn Chruinnaght . . . ? Welcome to a new member for the committee and another performer - Kerron McKay Stitt, born on Monday 20th April: 7lb 11oz. And, nine months ago - wasn't that July and the week of Yn Chruinnaght . . . ? |
 
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Kiaull Oor Noa! - Moylley Colin y Jerry
Fresh New Music! - A Tribute to Colin Jerry
| On Monday 13th July, an event will be held at the Freemasons' Hall in Ramsey as a tribute to Colin Jerry, whose death on Friday 19th December 2008 brought the loss of a good friend to the Isle of Man and its culture. Colin devoted a lot of time, a great deal of effort and his huge reservoir of skills to promoting the Island's traditional music and language.
Without Colin's work, there would not have been the numbers of young people coming through Yn Chruinnaght and going on to perform and develop Manx traditional music. Colin's work has been, and will continue to be, of huge importance to the Island, and we are deeply indebted to him for his great legacy. Over the years, Yn Chruinnaght competitions have included classes for a new song written in Manx and for a new tune, as well as new arrangements of traditional material. |
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In 2009 it has been decided to put competitions aside and focus on new music, with writers and performers welcome to present fresh new material as part of this tribute to Colin.
The evening will also see the launch of Kiaull yn Theay 3, a collection of Manx songs and tunes that have been composed in recent years, which will complement Colin's original Kiaull yn Theay and Kiaull yn Theay 2 which bring together tunes from traditional sources.
Keayrtee ayns 2009 - Guests in 2009
By vie lesh Yn Chruinnaght cur failt er ny keayrtee shoh da'n 'eailley ayns 2009:
Yn Chruinnaght would like to extend a welcome to these guests to the festival in 2009:
veih Nalbin - from Scotland: harp player Rachel Hair and The Chris Stout Trio
veih'n Vretyn - from Wales: Calan
veih'n Chorn - from Cornwall: Leski
veih'n Vritaan - from Brittany: Esquisse
veih Nerin - from Ireland: Sibéal Davitt and The Nuala Kennedy Quartet