Concert - Pór

Colgan Hall, Carndonagh

Roisin McGrory (fiddle) -Steve Cooney (Guitar) -Paul Harrigan (accordion) Paul McClure (bodhran), Ella McGrory (piano) with Deirdre McGrory (vocals).

Pór is a word found in the publication, ‘Last of the Name’, (1986) by Charles McGlinchey. It is a word in Irish he used to describe families who were musical, “a breed of people who had the music in them”. This concert is a celebration of the music collected on Roisin McGrory’s second album Pór. It features new compositions from many of Inishowen’s leading musicians. Roisin will be joined by Steve Cooney (guitar), Ella McGrory (piano), Paul Harrigan (accordion), Paul McClure (Bodhran) and Deirdre McGrory on Vocals.