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Summer is here as Spraoi Chiarraí is back.
The first of a series of free traditional music concerts takes place on Saturday.
Over the course of the summer Spraoi Chiarraí will host the concerts at two venues in the town.
The first is scheduled for 8 pm this Saturday concerts at St. Mary’s Church of Ireland.
Spraoi is a Kerry based youth, Irish folk and traditional music, song and dance and storytelling, mentorship and performance collective.
The concerts feature fiddle, Irish Harp, accordion, flute, whistle, Uilleann Pipes, guitar, harmonica, bodhrán and vocals.
The aim of Spraoi ChiarraÍ is to celebrate the local traditional performance culture of the Southwest of Ireland and to offer a free, quality, family, cultural experience for locals and visitors to enjoy.
This is the 19th year of the project and dates include July 27, August 3 and August 24 at St Mary’s and August 17 at Killarney House.
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