Coleman Festival will feature top Trad group
Sligo Trad group Seoid - John Dwyer, Kerrie Herrity, Kenny Donagher and Fiachra Guihen - will perform a live concert in the Coleman Music Centre in Gurteen on Thursday, August 15th.
One of the highlights of the Coleman Traditional Festival 2024 will be the performance of Seoid on Thursday evening, August 15th, at 8pm.
Seoid consists of Kerrie Herrity, Kenny Donagher, John Dwyer and Fiachra Guihen.
Kerrie, a Maugherow native and former All Ireland Banjo Senior Champion, was introduced to music and dancing by her parents at an early in Luton, UK where a thriving Irish scene nurtured and encouraged her progression on several instruments. In recent years, Kerrie has begun composing some of her own music which are included in the album ‘Box and Banjo ‘, with box player Kenny Donagher.
Kerrie has performed with many groups and artists to date including a performance on Broadway with the dance group Shaylyn and various Comhaltas tours in the UK and United States.
Kenny Donagher is an accordion player who grew up in a family steeped in music in Easkey. From a young age, Kenny joined the family on stage for concerts, céilithe, at fleadhanna and on radio and television.
After a few years involved with with drama and musical theatre, Kenny got the opportunity to work in local radio as a sound engineer and subsequently as the presenter of the station’s traditional music programme for the best part of a decade.
John Dwyer comes from Mullaghroe, near Gurteen. From a very early age John’s interest in traditional music was influenced, encouraged and nurtured by his late grandmother ‘Babs’ Dwyer. During his formative years, he attended music classes for tinwhistle in Gurteen with teachers Paddy Ryan and PJ Hernon. Later, he progressed to the concert flute and piano.
Over the years John has played with and accompanied many trad groups, notably Shebeen and Céilí bands for Fleadhanna.
Fiachra Guihen hails from between Keadue and Arigna in Co Roscommon. He started playing music when he was seven years old on the tin whistle and then moved to the flute and later the harp. He plays regularly all around the locality at sessions, concert and at gigs with a few different groups but mainly with Gan Ainm.
