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Christmas gift guide for trad music lovers 🎁🎶
Are you struggling to find the perfect gift for your loved one? Do they enjoy traditional music? 8 ideas to help guide you…
From Greece to Belfast: Deree Music Society takes on TradFest!
This trip has been rewarding in every sense. In Belfast, music was everywhere...we opened our hearts to the most welcoming…
Sáoirse Van Merkom: My TradFest Experience
I've been attending Belfast TradFest for many years, immersing myself in everything from masterclasses and sessions to céilís and concerts. This year, for the first time…
New generation inspired to take up traditional music
Dónal O'Connor, the artistic director of Belfast TradFest, said the festival is a celebration of the best of traditional Irish and Scottish music, song and dance. It is an important...
The music festival bringing Belfast together
Belfast is in many ways still a deeply divided city, but last week young people from Catholic and Protestant communities...