News
The Shindig Festival 2009 is moving to a new venue. It will be held in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel Tralee.
We are delighted to be able to confirm the services of Ger Butler who will not only share the set dance workshops with Pat Murphy, but he will also be teaching a specisl Jive and Quickstep Workshop on the Friday night of the Shindig Festival 2009
Indeed Ger is a well known Set Dancer and Sean-Nos Dancer who is very busy at present, giving workshops all over the world. This year he will be travelling all over Europe, America and even to Australia to teach set dancing and battering steps.
The Shindig Festival are also delighted to welcome the Lough Ree Ceili Band to the Shindig Festival in 2009. They are a newly formed Ceili Band whos music is full of drive and passion and with a selection of tunes not commonly played, should prove to be very popular to both dancers and listeners alike at the Shindig.