Cúirt Cheoil na mBan – A traditional Irish music festival celebrating women and non-binary singers, dancers and musicians for the communities of Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin.
4th, 5th & 6th October 2024
What began as a one-off event for Culture Night in 2022, Cúirt Cheoil na mBan has now grown into a 3-day festival that happens at the end of the tourist season on two of the Aran Islands. This Irish language festival puts a focus on women and non-binary Traditional Irish musicians and aims to revive the traditional social nights that people would have hosted in their homes long ago.
People across both islands will open their homes to host sessions throughout the weekend. There will be concerts and céilís in the local halls and late night sessions in the local pubs. There will also be a bilingual talk by Niamh Ní Charra – Mná an Cheoil: 100 years of Women in Irish Traditional Music.
Ar cuireadh tús leis mar imeacht don Oíche Chultúir in 2022, tá Cúirt Cheoil na mBan anois ina fhéile 3 lá a tharlaíonn ag deireadh shéasúr na turasóireachta ar dhá cheann d’Oileáin Árann. Cuireann an fhéile Ghaeilge seo béim ar ceoltóirí traidisiúnta mná agus neamh-dhénártha agus tá sé mar aidhm againn na hoíche sóisialta traidisiúnta a d’óstáil daoine ina dtithe fadó a athbheochan.
Cuirfidh daoine ar an dá oileán a dtithe ar oscailt le seisiúin a óstáil ar feadh an deireadh seachtaine. Beidh ceolchoirmeacha agus céilithe sna hallaí áitiúla agus seisiúin déanach san oíche sna tithe tábhairne áitiúla. Beidh caint freisin le Niamh Ní Charra – Mná an Cheoil: 100 bliain de Mhná i gCeol Traidisiúnta na hÉireann.
Over 20 musicians, singers and dancers are involved including:
Aedín Ní Thiarnaigh, Aimee Farrell Courtney, Áine O’Brien, Alanna Mac Innes, Ashley O’Toole, Bríd Ní Chualáin, Deirbhle Nic An Aoire, Deirbhile Ní Bhrolcháin, Grace Corrigan, Julie Ni Longáin, Katelyn Corrigan, Leona McKenna, Marion McEvoy, Niamh Ní Charra, May Ní Chonghaile, Úna Ní Fhlannagáin
Cúirt Cheoil na mBan is co-produced by Emma O’Grady and Áras Éanna, with support from the Arts Council, Ealaín na Gaeltachta, Galway County Council, Pleanáil Teanga Inis Meáin, Pleanáil Teanga Inis Oírr, Comhlacht Forbartha Inis Meáin and Comhan Caomhán Teo.
Cúirt Cheoil na mBan is an Apartheid-Free Festival
