Brosna CCE

BROSNA CCE

Situated in the Sliabh Luachra area of North Kerry, Brosna is a parish steeped in a rich musical tradition and heritage. With a history of producing household names in traditional Irish music such as the Paddy Jerrys, Mulcahys and Curtins, Brosna CCE seeks to promote the music, song and dance of the area, and pass on its legacy to the next genaration.

Brosna Comhaltas was set up in October 2014 to keep this great tradition alive. Its aim is to provide opportunities for children and adults of the parish and surrounding areas to enjoy and participate in music, song and dance.

Regular Activites

Music Classes
Dance Classes
Music Sessions
Music Workshops

Our Mission

Comhaltas is a cultural movement concerned with the promotion and preservation of the music, dance and language of Ireland. As the world grows more complex, it seems to us more important than ever that we take a strong stand in maintaining a living folk tradition.

Our Bunreacht (Constitution) defines the aims and objectives of our movement as follows:

To promote Irish Traditional Music in all its forms.
To restore the playing of the Harp and Uilleann Pipes in the National life of Ireland.
To promote Irish Traditional Dancing.
To foster and promote Traditional singing in both Irish and English.
To foster and promote the Irish language at all times.
To create a closer bond among all lovers of Irish music.
To co-operate with all bodies working for the restoration or Irish Culture.
To establish Branches throughout the country and abroad to achieve the foregoing aims and objects.

These goals are not the work of a day to accomplish, or even a lifetime. Nor are they the work of a person or handful of people. It is our thousands of volunteers and teachers who live these goals day by day, week by week and year by year. To them we owe an enormous debt of gratitude.

Music Classes

Music classes will commence on Mon. 10th Oct. in Brosna Hall with Greta Curtin (fiddle), Jonathan Roche (accordion), & Michael B. Broderick (banjo). Musicians of all abilities are welcome, with classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced abilities.

Term is 10 weeks and fees are as follows: €66 (1 child), €125 (2 children), €180 (3 children). Kerry Comhaltas fee is €6 per child or €20 per family, (payable on the night). Adult classes are also available for most instruments.

Some fiddles & accordions to rent @ €20 per term. For inquiries or if you are available to help, contact Joanne on 0877933766.

Brosna Parish Hall

6.30pm - 8pm

Monday Evenings

+353 87 793 3766

info@brosnacce.ie

Tin Whistle

Concertina

Banjo

MEET THE TUTORS

Greta Curtin

Greta Curtain hails from Brosna, Co Kerry and has been playing music from a very early age. With the concertina being her instrument of choice, she is a resident tutor in Killarney School of Music. Greta is very experienced in teaching people of all ages.

Micheal Broderick

I am a banjo player from West Limerick currently studying Irish Music in UL. Growing up, I was influ.

Jonathan Roche

From an early age Jonathan displayed a keen interest in traditional Irish music, the accordion in particular, having spent many afternoons "pulling and tearing" at an old battered hohner accordion in his grandfather’s attic!

At the tender age of 8 years, Jonathan attended his first music class in Brosna under the renowned tutelage of Cecilia Regan. With a great help from a number of local accordion players, and in particular his neighbour Joe Mulcahy who was called to on a weekly basis for help with tunes, he started to make some progress and before too long something that resembled a Jig emerged from the reeds. In the following years, Jonathan spent time learning from local accordion players Donal De Barra and Willie Larkin, both of whom had a huge influence on his style of playing.