Join us in Scartaglin on Fri and Sat May 18/19 2018 as we celebrate the rich culture of fiddle playing in Sliabh Luachra All details can be found on worldfiddledayscartaglin.ie Experience the Music , Culture , Tradition and Community of this years…

e Day in Scartaglin 

Over the past five years World Fiddle Day Scartaglin has evolved and involved the other traditions found in Sliabh Luachra today.
Poetry, storytelling, singing, history and art have all been brought back into the fold.
“This year, on May 19th we are going to host our most ambitious project yet and feature the playing of slow airs with contributions from all the other art forms,” In his 1993 RTE Radio One documentary, presenter Peter Browne spoke to many of the…See More

”The final Handed Down of the current series takes place on Sat April 21 when Bryan O Leary will welcome special guest Billy Clifford to Scartaglin and we will hear about the legacy of music he inherited from his mother Julia , father John and his uncle the great Denis Murphy.Guest musicians on the night include Aidan Coffey ex De Danann and Eoin O Riabhaigh ex Stokers Lodge . Our singer is Nora Rice from Camp and we have young musician Kirill Healy from Kilcummin and from Templeglantine…See More

”The final Handed Down of the current series takes place on Sat April 21 when Bryan O Leary will welcome special guest Billy Clifford to Scartaglin and we will hear about the legacy of music he inherited from his mother Julia , father John and his uncle the great Denis Murphy.Guest musicians on the night include Aidan Coffey ex De Danann and Eoin O Riabhaigh ex Stokers Lodge . Our singer is Nora Rice from Camp and we have young musician Kirill Healy from Kilcummin and from Templeglantine…See More

the great Co Kerry boxplayer John Brosnan playing at the Handed Down Sliabh Luachra lecture Series on Sat Mar 24 , this was a fundraiser for World Fiddle Day Scartaglin which is on Sat May 19 2018

Our next event is on Sat Mar 24 at 8 pm and not to be missed .Arguably the most important musician and link to Padraig O Keeffe,Tom Billy ,Din Tarrant and the tunes of Sliabh Luachra was Johnny O Leary .Terry Moylan who finished off the the task of collecting music from Johnny which Breandàn Breathnach started will visit Scartaglin to share his memories of time spent with Johnny O Leary.Special Guests include  Bryan O Leary ,Ellen Healy ( Johnny’s Daughter ) on tin whistle John Brosnan…See More

A beautiful song composed and sung by Dave Buckley performed at Handed Down Sliabh Luachra Lecture Series on SatJan 27 2018 .

Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond Matt Cranitch ‘s control the advertised talk will not go ahead till next season’s seriesHanded Down Sat Jan 27 “ Creating a Sliabh Luachra Archive” preserving our identity presented by Maggie Prendeville Keane“Tradition represents a critical piece of our culture.They remind us that we are part of a history that defines our past,shapes who we are today and who we are likely to become “We were recently awarded a grant from Kerry Co Council to help set up…See More