A lover of Country and Irish music, Sally began performing in the 90s, playing live shows with her own band across the UK. Sally has since recorded three albums and has received radio airplay on various Country and Irish radio shows in the UK and all over the world. In November 2003, Sally co-wrote and […]
Every month ROSS is on the road to a local venue where there is a lunch, live Irish music and entertainment. This meeting will take place in Middlesbrough.
A celebration of the national emblem of Ireland, the harp.
Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman with guest Fiana Ní Chonnail.
The celebrated virtuoso partnership of “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) and “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (fROOTS).
Carmel Kelly is a children's author and creator of children's books. She will present tales, extracts and illustrations from her books.
Fiana has led workshops for many organisations, including the Blossom Harp School, The Transpennine Harps Society, and Glasgow Harp Society. Come along and learn from one of Ireland's great young talents!
Fun and games for the younger ones with live music from the Newcastle branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, storyteller, and Irish dancing displays.
Invitation Only
This is a special night to thank Friends of the Tyneside Irish Centre (FOTIC) for their support during the last 18 months and more. Invitations have been sent to all those who made a significant financial contribution to the centre during and around lockdown.
Coming to the Tyneside Irish Centre on Friday, 5th November 2021 at 7.30 p.m we have Neil Gore’s amazing one man show. He brings this witty, humorous and absorbing classic boot to life in his one-man Magic Lantern show. Featuring political conjuring, music and songs echoing the lives of painters and decorators struggling to maintain […]
The next in our 1921 Centenary Lecture series will take place on Wednesday, 10th November (19.30) in the Tyneside Irish Centre, 43 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SG. This live lecture by Professor Stephen Regan of the University of Durham will explore the life and work of W B Yeats, widely regarded as one of […]
This live lecture looks at 1921 from the perspective of 1911. Not so much a counter factual history; more a history nobody imagined… James McConnel is an associate professor of history at Northumbria University. He is a historian of modern Ireland who specialises in Irish political history before and during the First World War. This […]
Doors open 7pm - Show 8pm A former electrician, who decided to become a musician after seeing Christy Moore perform on Irish TV, Dublin-born traditional singer and bouzouki player Daoirí (pronounced ‘Derry’) Farrell has been described by some of the biggest names in Irish folk music as one of most important singers to come out […]
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed in London on 6 December 1921 bringing to an end the Irish War of Independence. This talk will examine the response from the Irish nationalist community in the North East of England to the signing; a response that echoed the bitter division in Ireland. Dr Steve Shannon is the author […]
