Henry Girls Headline 2009 Festival
Its been an eventful year for this Donegal trio. As well as their busy touring schedule, they have composed music for a Hollywood movie called “A Shine of Rainbows”, starring Aidan Quinn and Connie Nielsen, which was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September. They also performed at the Irish Film Festival in L.A. at end of September, as part of the recognition of their work on this movie.
They have just released their third album “Dawn”, which features music from the movie as well as their own originals and traditional music. Their music is traditional, folk, bluesy, world and contemporary, highlighting their individual and collective musical experiences. For the North Coast Folk Festival, they will be joined by Ramon Ferguson on guitar and Rohan Armstrong on upright bass.
The girls will also be sharing their incredible skills in fiddle, harp, guitar and singing through music workshops. So for any student who has had some previous experience and wants to widen his/her repertoire and improve ornamentation then the workshops are worth attending.
All workshop participants must bring their own instrument. Open to adults and children aged 10+.
Places on music workshops must be booked in advance by contacting Flowerfield Arts Centre on (028) 7083 1400. Fees: £3pp.
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