Fidil and Solo Cissokho
A musically exhilarating convergance where Senegal meets Donegal, combining the kora tradition of West African griot with a unique Irish fiddle style.
Saturday 28th January 2012 @ 8pm
Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny Tickets 15/12 Euro
Available from The Box Office at An Grianan Theatre www.angrianan.com Tel 074 9120777
The Awakening: A Feast Of The Senses
Rathmullan House Hotel, 3rd/4th/5th February 2012
Earagail Arts Festival and Rathmullan House proudly invite you to The Awakening, a winter feast of the senses set in the luxurious surrounds of Rathmullan House Hotel on the banks of Lough Swilly. Refresh your mind with a weekend winter tonic, offering debate, discourse, top quality entertainment - and fine quality dining.
Participants include economist and author David McWilliams, acclaimed historian Diarmaid Ferriter, Late Late Show bandleader Paddy Cullivan, Donegal's own Pearse Doherty TD and local businesswoman-turned-reality TV sensation Joanne Sweeney-Burke, alongside performances from local heroes, In Their Thousands, Little John Nee, Balkan Alien Sound and The Foyle Follies.
Tickets to individual events are available separately, with prices starting at a bargain basement 10 euro. All events take place at Rathmullan House Hotel, who are offering a splendid all-in Awakening Weekend Package for the occasion, with two nights B&B and tickets to all events at 185 Euro per person. In-house spa treatments, leisure club and a range of outdoor activities are available nearby, set amidst the stunning landscape of the Fanad Peninsula.
Tickets for individual events available from the Box Office at An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny.
Book online at www.angrianan.com or call +353 (0) 74 91 20777
To book accomodation or weekend packages please contact Rathmullan House directly on +353 (0) 74 91 58188
THE AWAKENING: PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Friday, February 3rd
Live Music with In Their Thousands
Cellar Bar 9pm, Admission Free
Saturday, February 4th
Leviathan Political Cabaret: 2016: Reinventing the Republic
12.00AM - 1.30pm Admission 10 Euro
With MC David McWilliams, with Special Guests Diarmaid Ferriter, Colm O'Gorman, Joanne Sweeney-Burke and Orla Tinsley
David McWilliams One on One with Pearse Doherty TD
2.30PM - 4.00pm Admission 10 Euro
David McWilliams in discussion with Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty
The Snowball
8.00pm Admission 45 Euro
A delicious 3 course winter menu of high calibre seasonal cuisine plus top quality cabaret, with Master Of Ceremonies Little John Nee, a performance from Foyle Follies and dancing ‘til late with Balkan Alien Sound.
Sunday, February 5th
What's In the Papers with Paddy Cullivan
12pm Free
Late Late Show Bandleader Paddy Cullivan (AKA Clint Velour) takes an irreverent look at the news.
Weekend packages 2xNights B&B plus admission to all events 185 Euro pp
Minibus service operating between Letterkenny and Rathmullan via Ramelton on Friday and Saturday Night, return fare 7.50 Euro, call +353 (0) 74 91 68800 to book.
