The 15th William Kennedy Piping Festival will be held in Armagh, Ireland in November. The festival runs 13 – 16 November 2008.
Line-up so far includes Liam O’Flynn & Catherine Ennis, Lúnasa, Michael McGoldrick & Ian Fletcher, Patrick Molard, Jackie Molard & Jean Michel Veillon (Brittany), Tejedor (Asturias), Bagad Cap Caval (Brittany), Anxo Lorenzo & Xosé Liz de Cea (Galicia), Luigi Lai (Sardinia), Mick O’Brien, Ronan Browne, Ivan Georgiev (Bulgaria), Seán McKeon & Liam O’Connor, Jarlath Henderson/Ross Ainslie Trio (Ireland/Scotland), At First Light, Robbie Hannan & Dermot McLaughlin, Na Tri Seudan (Scotland), Beòlach (Cape Breton), Dråm (Sweden), Jimmy O’Brien Moran, Buille, Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, Allan MacDonald (Scotland), Andy May (Northumberland), John McSherry & Francis McIlduff, Giancarlo Parisi (Sicily), Brian McNamara & Tim Collins, Pere Joan & Manel Martorell (Mallorca), Cillian Vallely, Cormac Breathnach, Eamonn Curran and many more.The festival includes concerts, sessions, workshops and also the 2nd William Kennedy Piping Conference.
Further details at www.wkpf.org.
Author: World Music Central News Room
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