Sligo Traditional Singers Circle

The Sligo Traditional Singers Circle was set up to encourage foster and perpetuate the singing tradition in the Sligo area by strengthening the bonds of friendship already established between The Sligo Traditional Singers and other singers both in Ireland and abroad.

We meet for our monthly sessions on the second Wednesday of each month ( 9.00 pm  in winter and 9.30 pm in summer) at Durkin’s Pub  in the village of Ballinacarrow  located between Collooney and Tubercurry on the main Sligo to Galway road.

Monthly Sessions

April 2017 Session

The Brilliant Johnny Johnston is our special Guest for the next session which will be held  at 9.30 pm on Wednesday night the 12th April 2017 in Durkins Bar, Ballinacarrow

The Frank Finn Traditional Singing Weekend 2017 will be held on Friday 29th September, 30th Sept and 1st October.  

Special Guests:

Elle Marie O’Dwyer

Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin

Further details later

The Frank Finn Traditional Singing Weekend 2016 was held from Friday 30th September to Sunday  2nd October 2016 – see details in Flyer below. For report on the Weekend itself and further information re special guests and visiting singer please click on “Festival Weekend” Tab above.

As part of the Festival Weekend the Frank Finn Perpetual Cup under 18 Singing Competition was held at 12 pm on Sunday 2nd Oct.  Songs in Irish or English were eligible.   The winner was Tom Gavin from Sligo and he also received a voucher for the South Sligo Summer School 2017. ( See Contact details on Flyer below )

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Telephone  087 2632437,  087 6935909,   086 3097596

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The Festival is a bilingual weekend of singing,  workshops, informal singing sessions, audio and video presentations, scholarly talks and a field trip

It features local and visiting singers, speakers and academics.