Spink Comhaltas has had a strong tradition of musicians and performers representing Laois in national competitions, and Clióna McDonald is continuing that in 2019 with her entry in the Beo Song Contest 2019. This competition is run by Foras na Gaeilge and TG4 and is intended to encourage young musicians…
End of year celebbrations
In 2015, Spink branch was presented with a perpetual trophy by Michael Lynch in memory of his late wife Stella. The ‘Stella Lynch’ trophy is intended to recognise an U18 member of Spink who has made an outstanding contribution to the branch, and who contributes to the overall spirit of…
Find out how Spink Comhaltas got on at Fleadh Cheoil 2019
Registration for music classes for the 2019/20 Season is now open. Click on the following link to register your expression of interest. Registration night will be on 13th September. Watch this page or our facebook for more details, or if you register now, you will get an email reminder. https://forms.gle/cjmWeqDQoDnyN3P86
Summary of Spink Comhaltas performance at Leinster Fleadh 2019
Spink Comhaltas is very appreciative to be awarded a Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary from the Depart of Education as part of our recent grant application. This bursary of €2,000 will be invested directly in purchasing additional music instruments for our music instrument bank. The music instrument bank in Spink Comhaltas…
Spink Comhaltas qualified for funding in May 2018 from The Arts Council/ The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht/ Music Network as part of the Music Capital Scheme 2017. One year on, here is an update on what this funding has allowed us to do. We updated our already…
Here are the official results of Spink Comhaltas members. Fleadh Cheoil Laois 2019 3A Feadóg Mhór / Flute (Faoi 12)1st Daniel Aylward, CCÉ, Spink. 3B Feadóg Mhór / Flute (12-15)2nd Molly O’Rourke, CCÉ, Spink.3rd Alannah Brennan, CCÉ, Spink. 3D Feadóg Mhór / Flute (O18)1st David Vesey, CCÉ, Spink. 4A Feadóg…
One of the founding fathers of Comhaltas in North America is a Laois man – Bill McEvoy. McEvoy who was originally from Durrow, Co Laois, immigrated to New York in 1954 and he has lived there in Long Island ever since. However, he was involved in the nascent days of…