We are grateful for the continued support from the Irish Traditional Music Archive in helping us launch our festival on Friday 14^thMay at 3pm. ITMA will host on their online platforms ZODOMO in concert filmed by ITMA in Moville, Inishowen at  Feile na hInse 2018. ZODOMO features Zoë Conway, Donal Lunny and Máirtín O’Connor, all three are renowned individually and for their work with musicians worldwide.

Paddy Byrne (1918-2003) was a fiddle player and composer from Malin, Inishowen. This concert introduced by Tom Byrne, Paddy’s son will feature tunes played by Paddy and a selection of his compositions performed by Michael Carey, Michael Gallanagh, Helen Haughey, Clodagh Warnock, Edel McLaughlin, Melanie & Paula Houton, Eimear McColgan, Kathy McLaughlin, Breda Doherty and Roisin McGrory. 

This performance will be followed by a concert presented by Ceol na gConallach, Kilcar, Co.Donegal, In Memory of Paddy Byrne. This concert was recorded in 2019 and includes musicians, Tom Byrne, Michael Gallanagh, Michael Carey, Helen Haughey, Clodagh Warnock, Roisin McGrory, Stephen Gallagher, Marie Fitzpatrick and Barry McShane.