Moyle Culture Concert a massive success

The Moyle Culture Concert at Bonamargy Friary proved a great success with over 300 people attending to enjoy the mix of Scottish and Irish culture in poetry, drama, dance, music and song.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Oct 2013, 08:56 BST
PERFORM.Quadrangle Productions who preformed at the Moyle Culture Concert at Bonamargy Friary.INBM41-13 9004F.PERFORM.Quadrangle Productions who preformed at the Moyle Culture Concert at Bonamargy Friary.INBM41-13 9004F.
PERFORM.Quadrangle Productions who preformed at the Moyle Culture Concert at Bonamargy Friary.INBM41-13 9004F.

As the audience arrived, they were greeted by the tunes from piper Michael Kennedy and the mesmerising sound of the bagpipes drifting across Glenshesk and the Margy.

On entering the marquee Maria McGowan and her school of Harpists opened the night’s entertainment with beautiful melodies to pluck at your heart strings.

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There followed a night’s entertainment with The Craiganee Ceilidh Scottish Dancers with Jennifer Fairgray & Co, Quadrangle Youth Community Drama, Dunseverick Accordion Players with Maurice McCurdy & Co, Speech & Drama NI (Shorna Newcombe) with Meabh McGirr Performer, Eve & Dervla Gardiner, Co. Antrim Fleadh winners, Lir School of Dancing (Bronagh Trainer), Baile an Chaistail Comhaltas (Catherine Sands), Ballycastle Writers Group, Scór (folk songs), Marian McDowell, ‘The Hamely Tongue’ Ulster Scots Poetry from Mosside, Aidan McMichael reading from Jamie McMichael collection on Bonamargy ( Ballycastle Library), Michael Kennedy, Piper, Maria McGowan School of harpists.

Eleanor Duff, Pat Crossley Seamus Blaney, Donal Cunningham, Joan Baird, Louise O’Meara and Marie-Louise McClarey organised the event.