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Celtic Gathering Isle of Man – Yn Chruinnaght

The Isle of Man's top Celtic festival taking place each July in Peel in the west of the Island.

  • Date 25/07/2022 — 31/07/2022
  • Location House of Manannan and Venues throughout Peel Town
Based in Peel, the festival presents six days of music and dance concerts, family friendly ceilis, talks & workshops, Celtic language & literature, delicious food ‘n’ folk sessions, an artisan craft fair and lots of free community events.

 

Tuesday 26 July

FOOD & FOLK!
Everyone welcome / failt erriu
Bring your instruments / cur lhiu nyn ghreienyn-kiaull
1pm Irish session in Noa Market Hall
(Sponsored by IFGL)

DISPLAYS & WORKSHOP (free)
House of Manannan (Foyer)
11am. Pobble pop-up Manx Gaeltagh (Manx conversation)
12.30pm. Manx Gaelic choral workshop with Aalin Clague (from Un Choraa)

House of Manannan (Courtyard)
12pm Bryher’s Boys shanty choir
1pm. Un Choraa Manx choir (& workshop participants join in with a couple of songs)
1.30pm Skeddan Jiarg Manx dancers

YOUTH CONCERT
Free/donations
3pm. Peel Centenary Centre
(Sponsored by Soundcheck Charity)

SONG NIGHT
7:30pm. Peel Masonic Hall
Sing along with Yn Chruinnaght! featuring Un Choraa, Bryher’s Boys, Gobbag Groove, Cliogaree Twoaie & the Lockdown Lovelies!
£5/£3 U16
(Sponsored by Malcolm Scott Dickinson Charitable Trust).

Wednesday 27 July

MINI MUSICIANS for under 4s (free)
10.30am. Peel Centenary Centre

FOOD & FOLK!
Everyone welcome / failt erriu
Bring your instruments / cur lesh dyt ghreienyn-kiaull
1pm Cornish Shanty session in Noa Market Hall
(Sponsored by IFGL)

DISPLAYS & WORKSHOP (free)
House of Manannan (Courtyard)
12pm. Ny Manninee Manx dancers
1pm. Manx music session – all welcome

LITTLE MOOT CROCHET WORKSHOP
Cranky’s Coffee House
12 – 2pm £45, limited places, pre-book with Grainney Sheard
https://www.facebook.com/littlemootstudio

FAMILY CEILI
7pm. Peel Masonic Hall
Celebrating Perree Bane’s 40th birthday. Featuring Pen y Fai Welsh dance group.
1980s fancy dress!  £5/£3 U16

CONCERT ‘CREEAGHT’
7:30pm Peel Centenary Centre
Premiere of new Manx music composed by Isla Callister & band. £10/£5 U16
(Sponsored by Culture Vannin).

Thursday 28 July

FOOD & FOLK!
Everyone welcome / failt erriu
Bring your instruments / cur lesh dyt ghreienyn-kiaull
1pm. Welsh session in Noa Market Hall
(Sponsored by IFGL)

DISPLAYS & WORKSHOP (free)
House of Manannan (Foyer)
11am. Pobble pop-up Manx Gaeltagh (Manx conversation)

House of Manannan (Courtyard)
12pm. Scoill Daunse Yernagh
1pm. Dilys Sowrey – singer

House of Manannan (Exhibition)
12 – 2pm. Trader’s of the Lost Arts craft workshop with Nicola Tooms, MNH

FIDDLE MASTERCLASS
1- 2pm. Peel Centenary Centre, Atholl Room.
Frankie Gavin fiddle masterclass  FREE – For intermediate – advanced players / limited places / book via: info@ynchruinnaght.com

 THE ANNUAL IAN O’LEARY LECTURE
5pm.  Atholl Room, Centenary Centre Peel.
“Meg Hyland; “Little Rhymes in the Manx – Music and herring workers in the Isle of Man”. FREE

CONCERT
7.30pm.  Centenary Centre, Peel. Frankie Gavin & Catherine McHugh with support from Bryher’s Boys £12.50/£5 U16.
(Sponsored by Culture Ireland)

LATE NIGHT SESSION (Festival Friends) 
9.30pm. Whitehouse Pub, Peel

Friday 29 July

MINI MUSICIANS for under 4s (free)
10.30am Peel Centenary Centre

FOOD & FOLK!
Everyone welcome / failt erriu
Bring your instruments / cur lesh dyt ghreienyn-kiaull
1pm Scottish session in Noa Market Hall
(Sponsored by IFGL)

DISPLAYS & WORKSHOP (free)
House of Manannan (Courtyard)
12pm. Pen y Fai dancers
1pm. Bryher’s Boys

House of Manannan (St Patrick’s Suite)
1pm. Welsh language workshop with Ceri Evan

MEGA MANX CEILI
7:30pm Villa Marina
With music and dance for all the family – Mega Manx Ceili Band, Pen y Fai dancers, Skeddan Jiarg, Manx Fiddle Orchestra, Perree Bane, Ellan Vannin Pipes & Drums  £15/£5 U16.

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Book tickets: villagaiety.com
(Sponsored by the Isle of Man Arts Council and Digital Group) 

THE ROYAL, PEEL (Festival Friends) 
8pm. The Royal, Peel.
Clash Vooar gig  FREE

Saturday 30 July

THE SATURDAY GATHERING
11am – 4pm. Cathedral Isle of Man & Corrin Hall, Peel.
An afternoon of free music and dance displays, refreshments, workshops, children’s activities and crafts for all the family.  Including the ‘Taste of Lorient’ area and Soundcheck Charity Youth stage. FREE

Breeze Candles / Candy Doll Club / Nicola Dixon / Faye Christian Ceramics / Henna Bee / Kathryn Cain Ceramics /Keird Collective: Little Moot Studio, Kim Gee Studio, Quinn Shipton Illustration& Alice Fayle Designs / Little Tree Soaps / Pigs Loves to Paint / Kate Summerville / Yn Chruinnaght merchandise 


Cathedral
12.30pm. Share na Veg youth Manx folk group with harpist Resa Brown
1.30pm. Caarjyn Cooidjagh Manx Gaelic Choir
2.30pm. Once – the musical (selection of songs)

Labyrinth
12pm. Skeddan Jiarg
1pm. Pen y Fai Welsh dancers
2pm. Ellan Vannin Pipes & Drums
3pm. Perree Bane Beg Manx dancers

Soundcheck Charity stage
12.30pm Manx Bard Owen Atkinson
1.30pm Scran Manx Youth group
2.30pm Biskee Brisht

CONCERT Deaf Shepherd
7.30pm Peel Centenary Centre. With support from Tree ny Kiare. £15/£5 U16

LATE NIGHT SESSION (Festival Friends) 
9.30pm. Whitehouse Pub, Peel

Sunday 31 July

BOAT RACE (Festival Friends) 
4pm Launch of SS Yn Chruinnaght in the race across the harbour.
Part of the Peel Traditional Boat Weekend (boat building throughout the morning and the race starts 4pm)

FAREWELL! (Festival Friends) 
4pm Royal, Peel. Beer Garden.

SESSION. FREE

Discover the programme of events here: https://ynchruinnaght.com/programme/
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