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Yn Chruinnaght tickets go on sale!

31 May 2011

Scottish Gaelic songstress Maeve MacKinnon
Scottish Gaelic songstress Maeve MacKinnon

Yn Chruinnaght tickets go on sale!

Seven glorious days of Celtic music, dance and song

The programme for the 2011 Yn Chruinnaght Inter- Celtic Festival has now been confi rmed. With an exciting line-up including Irish-Breton supergroup Guidewires, Scottish Gaelic songstress Maeve MacKinnon and Cornish dance group Kemysk, there’s something for everyone. Welsh crwth player, Cass Meurig, will be giving a lecture-recital as well as a performance in St John’s Church alongside Breton duo Thomas Moisson and Lors Landat. There’s a healthy mix of free and ticketed events throughout the Island - Peel, Ramsey, St Johns and Douglas. The week kicks off with a visit from Celtic royalty - Capercaillie - at the Villa Marina in Douglas. Special guest groups who’ve joined the programme alongside talented Manx musicians, singers and dancers include young Irish group Mo Chara and Appalachian dance group Shoostring.

18 Capercaillie, Villa Marina, 8pm Tickets £16 from www.villagaiety.com

19 Cass Meurig lecture-recital, 7.30pm FREE

20 Breton Dance Night, Ramsey, 8pm £5/3*

21 St John’s Church, 7.30pm FREE

22 Guidewires, Peel, 8pm £12.50/7.50*

23 Giant Ceili, Douglas, 8pm £6/4*

24 Mooragh Park Displays 2-4pm FREE

    Maeve MacKinnon Trio, Peel 8pm £12.50/7.50*

There are plenty of other events during the week - check the website for full details. *Tickets available from early June in Shakti Man (Ramsey), Celtic Gold (Peel), Peter Norris Music/ Mostly Manx (Douglas), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) or by post from the Festival Office - full details online here: www.ynchruinnaght.com or phone 07624 425957.

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