folk festivals
Inishowen International Folksong and Ballad Seminar
The Inishowen International Folksong and Ballad Seminar takes place on the Inishowen Peninsula, in Co. Donegal on the weekend after St. Patrick’s Day each year
by Jerry O’Reilly
Inishowen Traditional Singers’ Circle
Mick Fowler and Jerry at Malin
The Inishowen International Folksong and Ballad Seminar takes place on the Inishowen Peninsula, in County Donegal on the weekend after St. Patrick’s Day each year.
Singers from all over the world come to celebrate the art of unaccompanied singing in a community where the tradition is still alive and vibrant.
The format is a mix of informal sessions, scholarly lectures, a song session addressing the ‘theme’ of each particular year and a Concert.
Jerry sings at Enistymon
Jimmy McBride, Founder of Inishowen International Folksong and Ballad Seminar
Inishowen with Jimmy McBride in Vera Doherty’s, Malin Head, 2006
Inishowen with Charlie McGonagle, Alison MacMorland and Jimmy McBride 2006
Folk Leads Publications 2008