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Armagh Pipers Club
14 Victoria Street
Armagh BT61 9DT
Northern Ireland
Eleventh Series 2009 - 2010, Armagh
Trad at the Trian

Trad at the Trian is a series of recitals held on the first Friday of each month from October to April at St. Patrick's Trian. Each concert features an unaccompanied solo singer and instrumentalist. Many of the country's top musicians have taken part in the series.

These recitals are held in a small theatre and are followed by a session and master classes. The series enables our pupils to hear high-quality music performed in an intimate acoustic setting, and also to meet the musicians, join with them in an informal session and learn some of their music during the following day's master classes.

All the Trad at the Trian concerts start at 8pm and admission is £5 with £3 concession rate (all six concerts £25 with £15 concession rate). The concerts are held at Rotunda Theatre, St. Patrick's Trian, English Street, Armagh and are usually followed by a memorable session.

Previous series of the Trad at The Trian concerts were:

Series One 1999-2000:
singers: Karan Casey, Sarah Ann O'Neill, Róisín White, Frank Harte, Paddy Tunney, Rosie Stewart and instrumentalists: Gerry O'Connor (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes), Niall Vallely (concertina), Bríd Harpur (fiddle), Gary Hastings (flute).
Series Two 2000-2001:
singers Gabriel McArdle, Sean Garvey, Len Graham, Brian Mullen, Rita Gallagher, Mairéad Ní Dhomhnaill and instrumentalists Kevin Crawford (flute), John Carty (fiddle and banjo), Harry Bradley (flute), Caoimhín Vallely (piano), Christy Leahy (accordion), Paddy Glackin (fiddle).
Series Three 2001-2002:
sean-nós singers: Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Meaití Joe Shéamuis Ó Fatharta, Lillis Ó Laoire and Séamus Begley and instrumentalists Paul Meehan (banjo), Dermot Byrne (accordion), Barry Kerr (flute), Danai O'Conor (fiddle) and Dermot McLaughlin (fiddle).
Series Four 2002-2003:
singers: Fiona Kelleher (Cork), John Kennedy (Antrim), Ann Martin (Isle of Skye), Sean Mone (Keady) and musicians Conall Ó Gráda (flute-Cork), Méabh Ó Hare (fiddle - Belfast), Desi Wilkinson (flute-Belfast), Christy Leahy (accordion - Cork), Ingrid Henderson (harp-Scotland), Liz & Yvonne Kane (fiddles - Galway), and the March concert featured Dannsa, a group of step-dancers, musicians and singers from various parts of Scotland.
Series Five 2003-2004:
singers: Cathal McConnell, John Moulden, Con Fada Ó Drisceoil, Kevin Mitchell, Áine Ní Cheallaigh, Patricia Flynn and musicians Paul Bradley (fiddle), Ciaran Burns (concertina), Séamus Creagh (fiddle), Kevin Henderson (fiddle), Martin Meehan (flute), Barry Kerr (flute), Angelina Carberry (banjo) and Mairtín Quinn (accordion).
Series Six 2004-2005:
singers: Pat Egan, Sandra Joyce, Eoin Coughlan, Emily Smith, Róisín Elsafty, Mick Quinn, Stephanie Makem, Gearóidín Breathneach and musicians Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle), Nial Keegan (flute), Brian Morrisey (banjo), Catriona McKay (harp), Cathal Hayden (fiddle), Ciarán O'Grady (concertina) and Brian Finnegan (flute).
Series Seven 2005-2006:
singers: Stephanie Makem, Joe Mulherron, Eileen Webster, Barry Kerr, Cathal Lynch, John Faulkner, Patricia Vallely and musicians Zoe Conway (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Raghailligh (concertina), Brian McGrath (banjo), Dónal Donnelly (fiddle), Martin Donohoe (accordion), Patsy Hanley (flute) and Peter Brown (uilleann pipes).
Series Eight 2006-2007:
singers: Mick Daly, Phill Callery, Kathleen MacInnes, Alan Burke, Iarla Ó Lionaird, Alana Henderson and musicians Dónal Murphy (accordion), John Kelly (flute), Allan MacDonald (Scottish smallpipes), Mark Mohan (banjo), Caoimhín Ó Raghailligh (fiddle) and Pádraig Rhynne (concertina).
Series Nine 2007-2008:
singers Rosie Stewart, Síle Denvir (also harp), Pauline Hanley, Len Graham, Rita Gallagher, Kevin and Ellen Mitchell and instrumentalists Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Patsy Hanley (flute), Griogair Labhruidh (pipes and also songs), Cormac Breatnach (flute and whistle), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Mairtin Quinn (accordion) and Angelina Carberry (banjo). Excellent support for these concerts was provided by the Murphy Family, Mallon Family and Kiernan Family.
Series Ten 2008-2009:
P.J. McDonald, Cathal McConnell, Sean Mone, Karan Casey, Cathal Lynch and Mary Dillon (songs), Brid Harper, Kate O’Brien, Rosie Smyth (fiddle), Martin Meehan, Fintan Vallely (flute), Dave Richardson (mandolin), Leo McCann (accordion) and Niall Vallely (concertina)
All participants in the series also gave master-classes, giving the pupils an insight into a wide range of musical styles.