NA MOONEYS - SRUTHÁIN - EARAGAIL ARTS FESTIVAL 2020

Spanning three generations, Na Mooneys is an Irish traditional music group from the heart of the West Donegal Gaeltacht, featuring Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Altan), Gearóid Ó Maonaigh, Anna Ní Mhaonaigh, Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Caitlín Nic Gabhann, Nia Byrne with guest musician Manus Lunny.
While we wait until next year to welcome you in person to A Week with Na Mooneys, for the meantime the group will give you a little flavour of what’s in store by presenting a newly composed and recorded song and an accompanying piece of dance music.
From composition to recording, the group will introduce you to the poem and rhyme, the music ideas, the dance setting, the tune, the harmony, the chords and the discussion and discord from which this creativity comes, whilst also showcasing the landscape of their native Gaoth Dobhair and The Rosses.
Earagail Arts Festival, Donegal's premier summer event brings you a reimagined condensed festival of Srutháin (Small Streams), 9th to 26th July, an 18-day line-up of online and radio performances, interactive arts, masterclasses, and nomadic pop-up theatre. Visit www.eaf.ie/
Illustration by Dermot Flynn, dermotflynn.com/
Animation by Paul King Motion / paulkingdesign
Earagail Arts Festival is brought to you in association with Fáilte Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way, Arts Council Ireland and Donegal County Council.
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[@LarrySanger]

Thanks for the music! Very generous and some wonderful new compositions here.

[@irishfield1]

Go Halainn so amazing singing and Music ever Mairead and Friends gorgeous ever adore so much thank you all

[@irishfield1]

So gorgeous song ever adore this ever thank you Go halainn go Raibh mile Maith agat

[@MeabhConaghan]

Galánta ar fad. Maith sibh. Is maith an rud gur imigh na sceithimíní a Mhairéad. Am ghreannmhar go cinnte! Tabharaigí aire.

[@alistairjackson4378]

Delightful! Loved both the song and the tunes. Always had a weakness for mazurkas.

[@sheagaier7582]

Also mairead and nia's pets are adorable!

[@bonnyloony]

So beautiful xo

[@IfILovedYou7]

Love this tune - conggratulations

[@Finarphin]

Beautiful. Excellent. Keep them coming. Thank you.

[@doreenconcha5250]

Absolutely lovely! So nice to see you all!

[@mikehorton7450]

cheers! love the melody, you all too~

[@sheagaier7582]

Also that new reel that Mairead and Nia wrote is super awesome! Sounds like it could have been on one of Mairead's earlier albums with Altan. It sounds very Red Crow or Horse With a Heart era

[@sheagaier7582]

Of course Mairead would have been super shook by the COVID-19 lockdown! The remaining parts of her tour with Altan got cancelled!