Scoil Acla 2007
Irish Traditional Music Summer School

July 30th - August 5th, 2007

Clár - Daily Programme

An Luan 30ú Iúil	Registration all classes at Dooagh School - 9.00 am Music classes commence in various venues across the island - 10.00am Writers Workshop with Macdara Woods commences in Seomra Pobail, Dooniver - 10.00 am Dance Workshop with Maria O’Connor commences at 11.00am and 2.00pm Official Opening by Dr. Katie Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer: Vocational Education Committee, Co. Mayo. In Gielty’s Clew Bay, Dooagh - 9.00 pm
An Mháirt 31ú Iúil	Seisúin - Ted Lavelle’s 6.00 - 8.00 pm Traditional Music Recital in St.Thomas’ Church, Dugort - 8.30 pm
An Cheadaoin 1ú Lúnasa	Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, Raidió na Gaeltachta . . . Amhráin na Trá Báine Léacht le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha ina ndéanfaidh sé cur síos ar chuid de na hamhráin a tháinig as ceantar dúchais a mháthar, An Trá Bháin i gConamara. Ceann acu sin “Amhrán na Trá Báine” a cumadh faoi bháthadh a thárla thart ar an mblian 1879. I Gielty’s Clew Bay, Dú Acha - 8.30 pm
An Déardaoin 2ú Lúnasa	Hata Acla Competition for young musicians in Ted Lavelles, Cashel - 6.30pm
An Aoine 3ú Lúnasa	Reading from Creative Writing workshop with Macdara Woods in Ted Lavelles Cashel - 8.30pm Gala Concert featuring top traditional musicians in Wavecrest Hotel, Dooagh - 9.00pm
An Satharn 4ú Lúnasa	Aeríocht Musicians will perform class material on stage. Featuring the Dooagh Pipe Band, at The Pub, Dooagh - 3.00pm
An Dómhnach 5ú Lúnasa	Aifreann an lae i Seipeal an Phollaigh - 12.00 pm

Writers Workshop

An Luan, 30 ú Iúil - An Aoine, 3 ú Lúnasa Takes place in Dooniver School Hall 10.00am-5.00pm

Macdara Woods was born in 1942 and is married to Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, they have one son, Niall. With Leland Bardwell and Pearse Hutchinson, they are founder editors of the literary review Cyphers. He has published several books of poems, translated from a number of languages, and edited The Kilkenny Anthology. He has travelled widely, but now lives mostly in Dublin. He is a member of Aosdána, the Irish Arts Council's affiliation recognising outstanding contribution to the arts in Ireland.