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A picture of Angela Moran, Birmingham Irish musician playing Páirc Festival
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Páirc Catchups: Angela Moran
Posted on 25th July 2022 0

Páirc Festival Catchups is a series dedicated to learning more about the acts that make up our incredible line-up and hearing first-hand what playing Páirc Festival means to them. Angela Moran is an independent researcher, musician, and a specialist in Irish and popular music. She is the author of Irish Music Abroad: Diasporic Sounds in

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Páirc Festival Catchups: Bang on the Ear
Posted on 21st July 2022 0
Páirc Festival Catchups: Bang on the Ear   Páirc Festival Catchups is a series dedicated to learning more about the acts that make up our incredible line-up and hearing first-hand what playing Páirc Festival means to them. Bang on the Ear began playing in 1997, combining a folk sound with traditional Irish music. The four-piece
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Páirc Festival Catchups: On the Sesh
Posted on 21st July 2022 0
PÁIRC FESTIVAL CATCHUPS: ON THE SESH   Páirc Festival Catchups is a series dedicated to learning more about the acts that make up our incredible line-up and hearing first-hand what playing Páirc Festival means to them. Since re-forming in 2019, On the Sesh have become one of Birmingham’s most popular Irish bands, bringing the party
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Happy Bloomsday!
Posted on 16th June 2022 0

Happy Bloomsday Birmingham! June 16th is Bloomsday, the annual celebration and commemoration of James Joyce’s Ulysses, the epic Dublin-set novel.  Bloomsday is celebrated around the world, as countries, cities and states use the date to honour their connection to all things Ireland. In Dublin, readings, dramatisations and pub crawls take place throughout the city, enthusiasts

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