Dear Members and Friends, You will see on our Facebook page that we had a great day in Portstewart on 7th April. On Saturday last (20th April) the Society ensemble (Keith, Bob, Aubrey, Deborah, Miles, Carmel, Paul and myself) performed at the Ards Guitar Festival. This was followed, after a short interval, by an excellent …
Dear Members and Friends, The new term has started well with excellent meetings in January and February. The meeting dates for the rest of the season are as follows: • 3rd March – Regular meeting at UCM at 3pm • 7th April – Day trip to Portstewart – Regular meeting format (details to follow) • …
The programme for the 2024 Ards International Guitar Festival has been published, and the Society ensemble will be performing again this year on the 20th of April. We will be performing a selection of pieces in support of our new friend Miles McConnell. This is a ticketed event, so please go here to book. Looking …
Barbeque: On Sunday 30th July Edwin and Joy Mitchell kindly hosted the annual barbeque at their home in Raffrey, despite being in the middle of arranging their move to Iowa. They had organised an impressive gazebo to shelter us from the downpour and provided a set of charcoal infernos to counteract the rain, so that …
Our member Ann McClenaghan sadly died in February. Ann had been a long standing member of the CGSNI ensemble and had performed with us at the Ards Guitar Festival on a number of occasions. As a tribute to Ann, members of the CGSNI Ensemble will perform a fund-raising concert at Malone Presbyterian Church (452 Lisburn …
The Ards Guitar Festival 2023 programme is now live, and we are happy to say that the Society Ensemble will be performing ahead of Brian Keenan’s recital on the afternoon of the 22nd April, so please pencil the date into your diary! From the press release: Ards and North Down Borough Council is delighted to …
Dear Members, The committee has planned the next round of society meetings through to the end of the 2022/23 season. We have tried to respond, as far as possible, to a range of useful suggestions and requests from members. This has led to the development of several themes to be used in some of the …
Bangor Mini-Fest: The festival was held on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th August at The Hamilton Hub, Bangor. We had 17 participants including guests from Dublin, Galway and Dundee. The venue was excellent. Sean was our tutor on Saturday. It was great hear him back playing again after a long break. Brian, insightful and artistic …
Society Barbecue The barbecue will be held at the home of Edwin and Joy Mitchell at Raffrey, probably late July or early August. We cannot confirm the date just yet, but we shall let you all know as soon as possible. Derry Weekend (in lieu of the City of Derry Guitar Festival) The Derry Weekend …
Happy to report that the Society will be performing at the Ards Guitar Festival again this year for the first time in a while. Find out more at here.