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  Ulster-Scots showcasing this Bank Holiday weekend

  31 May 2010, 09:00, Family Fun Day, Stormont Estate

  Ulster-Scots showcasing this Bank Holiday weekend This Bank Holiday weekend the Ulster-Scots Agency will be showcasing the cultural and heritage traditions of Ulster-Scots at two major events, as follows: National Countrysports Fair, Moira Demesne - Saturday 29th May and Sunday 30th May, 10am – 6pm Family Fun Day, Stormont Estate – Monday 31st May, 10am – 6pm The National Countrysports Fair is Northern Ireland’s premier Game and Country Fair. Moira Demesne is the venue for the two-day show, which is held annually and is now widely recognised by Ireland's country sports community as the showcase event for Irish country sports and rural living. The Ulster-Scots programme of events for the weekend is as follows: Saturday 29th May: 11.30am – 1.30pm Music by ‘Stonewall’ 1.30pm – 2.00pm Series of 5 minute dance displays by Kerry Jordan. Music provided by Ross Forrest, the Scottish Junior Piping Champion 2.00pm – 4.00pm Music by ‘Risin’ Stour’ Sunday 30th May: 11.30am – 1.30pm Music by ‘Risin’ Stour’ 1.30pm – 2.00pm Series of 5 minute dance displays by Kerry and Kirstie Jordan. Music provided by Ross Forrest, the Scottish Junior Piping Champion 2.00pm – 4.00pm Music by ‘Dunloy Accordion Band’ The Agency will be located in a marquee and will have a programme of Ulster-Scots musical and dance entertainment taking place intermittently over the two days. Full details will be available on the Agency’s website www.ulsterscotsagency.com in early May, 2010. On Monday 31st May the Ulster-Scots Agency the Agency is teaming up with its sister organisation, the Irish language body Foras na Gaeilge at the Family Fun Day at Stormont Estate, Belfast. Entrance to the event is FREE. Visitors to the Stormont Family Fun Day are invited to visit the Ulster-Scots Agency and Foras na Gaeilge marquee which will be located at the foot of the main stairs up to the entrance of Parliament Buildings. The Ulster-Scots programme for Monday 31st May is as follows: 12.00am – 12.45pm & 1.45pm – 2.30pm – Ulster-Scots and Irish programme of music and dance by ‘Bearnagh’. more »

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  Bush Valley Festival 2010 hosted by Stranocum Ulster-Scots Cultural and Heritage Society

  01 June 2010, various locations in Stranocum

  List of events and dates: 1st July Somme Memorial Service at Stranocum War memorial 7.30pm 2nd July Ulster-Scots concert with atrists: Stranocum flute band Riada Accordion Orchestra Ballymomey Drumming Club The conceret will commence at 7.30pm. 2nd July Three Cookery Demonstrations - venue to be confirmed. 5th July Drum Workshop will be held at 7pm in Stranocum Orange Hall 6th July Cultural Talk at 7pm in Stranocum Orange Hall 7th July Flute Workshop at 7pm in Stranocum Orange Hall 8th July Cultural Talk at 7pm in Stranocum Orange Hall 9th July Tin Whistle Workshop at 7pm in Stranocum Orange Hall more »

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  Stranorlar 400 Ulster Scots Festival hosted by Ballybofey and Stranorlar Integrated Community Company

  04 June 2010, Stranorlar, Donegal

  The programme of events for this festival have now ebben finalised For further information please contact Mary McGranaghan on 0749190909 or email ballybofeyandstranorlar@gmail.com more »

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  Ulster-Scots Concert with Stonewall and Session Beat

  09 June 2010, 20:00, The Market Place, Armagh Theatre and Arts Centre, Market Street, Armagh.

  Venue: Main Auditorium more »

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  Drumloughs Ulster-Scots Cultural Festival hosted by Drumlough Cultural Society

  10 June 2010, Drumlough Orange Hall, 176 Dromara Road Hillsborough

  For further information please contact Madaline McMullan on 028 9263 8675 more »

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  Movenis Ulster-Scots Gatherin 2010 hosted by Movenis Area Community Association

  11 June 2010, Movenis Orange hall, 24 Movenis Road, Garvagh.

  For further information please contact Hubert Gilmore on 028 7086 8564. more »

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  Ulster-Scots Frontier Festival hosted by South Down Defenders Flute Band

  17 June 2010, various locations

  For further information contact David Taylor o 07521 158 875 or email Samuel.taylor6@btinternet.com. more »

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  Shape the future of Creative Learning in the Lyric Theatre

  23 June 2010, 09:30, Spectrum Centre, Belfast

  Community Engagement Days Currently the Lyric are developing a new creative learning strategy for the new theatre that will include a range of theatre-based workshop programmes centred on your needs. To help them understand your hopes and aspirations for the new theatre, they would like to invite you to the Lyric’s Community Engagement day. If you are an individual, community group or organisation, this is your opportunity to provide your thoughts on what you would like to see from the Lyric’s Creative Learning Department. more »

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  Garryduff Ulster Scots Community Festival hosted by Garryduff Flute Band

  24 June 2010, various locations

  For further information please contact Ian Kennedy on 07909 910 510 or email Iwsk1690@hotmail.com more »

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  The Ulster-Scots Orangefest Festival at Spectrum hosted by Greater Shankill Partnership

  25 June 2010, various locations

  For further information please contact Bobby Fosher on 028 9050 4555 or email bobby@spectrumcenter.com . more »

In this week of Burns, the debate over whether Scots is a language or a dialect continues both in Ulster and in Scotland. A recent study by The Scottish Government shows that whilst 85% of Scots admit to using `Scots`, two thirds do not think of it as a language. Whilst a majority want to see it taught is schools.

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St Patrick`s 2009 & 2008, Curran Flute Band

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Saint Patrick`s Day concert by Curran Flute Band in Magherafelt High School, County Londonderry / Derry, Northern Ireland. Ulster-Scots / Scotch-Irish music, culture and heritage.

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2009 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the bard of Scotland and the Scottish Government is using it as part of the Homecoming 2009 initiative which seeks to foster Scottish emigrant links.

A delegation from Visit Scotland were in Northern Ireland last week promoting Burns events in the Province in an effort to coordinate a record number of Burns suppers. The Ulster-Scots Agency and Visit Northern Ireland are also helping organise a plethora of events in the coming weeks, including the Belfast-Burns 250 Programme. The American Folklife Center in Washington will be holding a Symposium at the Library of congress in February.

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Big Lang Danner Book Launch 2008

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Willie Drennan at his new book launch in Belfast regarding the historical and cultural links between Ulster / Northern Ireland and South West Scotland. Music by `A Wheen o Fowk` and a foreword by Mark Thompson, head of the Ulster-Scots Agency.

A Wheen o Fowk - A Mans A Man Fae A That

A Wheen o Fowk - Gallowa Hills