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PRESS RELEASE Free Irish Music and Dance Festival in Fairfax, VA Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann O'Neill-Malcom Branch [email protected] FROM: Maddy O’Neill-Dean, Chair, O’Neill-Malcom Branch, CCÉ 21 st Annual CCÉ Irish Folk Festival in Fairfax, VA EVENT DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 24, 2016 Noon – 7:30 pm LOCATION: Sherwood Center at Van Dyck Park at 3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030 & The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub at 3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030 FREE! Rain or Shine. FREE PARKING! SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, September 24, 2016, the Washington DC metropolitan area branch of the CCÉ, with sponsorship from The City of Fairfax and The City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts, presents the 21 st Annual CCÉ Irish Folk Festival, in Fairfax, VA. All are invited to enjoy, free of charge, the “pure drop” - the beauty, depth, and excitement of Irish music and dance as it has taken root and come into full flower in our community. Headline performers at this year’s festival include • All-Ireland fiddle and guitar champs Dylan Foley and Josh Dukes • National Heritage Fellow, accordion maestro Billy McComiskey • Lunasa’s Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely • The South Roscommon Singers, with Patsy Hanly www.CCEfestival2016.ORG offers a detailed schedule of performances on the festival’s four stages. Experience the vibrancy and riches of Irish traditional music, dance, culture, and community: • Step Dancing, social dancing, and sean-nósdance performances including Shannon Dunne Dance. • Traditional Irish Music - fiddle, banjo, pipes, flute, accordion, drum, singing, and more. Sessions, performances and Instructional workshops (see offering and schedule at www.CCEirishfest.org) All are welcome to enjoy the family-friendly 21 st Annual CCÉ Irish Folk Festival. For more information, contact: Jim Langley at [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/CCEirishfestival Dublin-based Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) is the largest non- profit group involved in the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music and culture. Started in 1951, CCÉ now has branches all over the world. The O’Neill Malcom Branch primarily serves the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The 21 st Annual CCÉ Irish Folk Festival is presented in cooperation with the City of Fairfax, and the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts. www.cceirishfest.org

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PRESS RELEASE Free Irish Music and Dance Festival in Fairfax, VA

Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann O'Neill-Malcom Branch [email protected]

FROM:MaddyO’Neill-Dean,Chair,O’Neill-MalcomBranch,CCÉ21stAnnualCCÉIrishFolkFestivalinFairfax,VAEVENTDATE&TIME:Saturday,September24,2016Noon–7:30pmLOCATION:SherwoodCenteratVanDyckParkat3740OldLeeHighway,Fairfax,Virginia,22030&TheAuldShebeenIrishPubat3971ChainBridgeRoad,Fairfax,Virginia,22030FREE!RainorShine.FREEPARKING!SAVETHEDATE!Saturday,September24,2016,theWashingtonDCmetropolitanareabranchoftheCCÉ,withsponsorshipfromTheCityofFairfaxandTheCityofFairfaxCommissionontheArts,presentsthe21stAnnualCCÉIrishFolkFestival,inFairfax,VA.Allareinvitedtoenjoy,freeofcharge,the“puredrop”-thebeauty,depth,andexcitementofIrishmusicanddanceasithastakenrootandcomeintofullflowerinourcommunity.

Headlineperformersatthisyear’sfestivalinclude

• All-IrelandfiddleandguitarchampsDylanFoleyandJoshDukes• NationalHeritageFellow,accordionmaestroBillyMcComiskey• Lunasa’sKevinCrawfordandCillianVallely• TheSouthRoscommonSingers,withPatsyHanly

www.CCEfestival2016.ORGoffersadetailedscheduleofperformancesonthefestival’sfourstages.ExperiencethevibrancyandrichesofIrishtraditionalmusic,dance,culture,andcommunity:

• StepDancing,socialdancing,andsean-nósdanceperformancesincludingShannonDunneDance.

• TraditionalIrishMusic-fiddle,banjo,pipes,flute,accordion,drum,singing,andmore.Sessions,performancesandInstructionalworkshops(seeofferingandscheduleatwww.CCEirishfest.org)

Allarewelcometoenjoythefamily-friendly21stAnnualCCÉIrishFolkFestival.

Formoreinformation,contact:[email protected]:www.facebook.com/CCEirishfestival

Dublin-basedComhaltasCeoltóiríÉireann(CCÉ)isthelargestnon-profitgroupinvolvedinthepreservationandpromotionofIrishtraditionalmusicandculture.Startedin1951,CCÉnowhasbranchesallovertheworld.TheO’NeillMalcomBranchprimarilyservestheWashington,DCmetropolitanarea.

The21stAnnualCCÉIrishFolkFestivalispresentedincooperationwiththeCityofFairfax,andtheCityofFairfaxCommissionontheArts.

www.cceirishfest.org