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Banjagh to represent the Island at the Pan-Celtic Festival in Carlow this April!

17 Jan 2013

winning songwriters and performers of 'Ny Jean Keayney' (Don't Cry) by Banjagh with the judges
winning songwriters and performers of 'Ny Jean Keayney' (Don't Cry) by Banjagh with the judges

New band Banjagh - made up of songwriters Jonee Fisher and Daniel Ntuibane and David Kilgallon on the keys - were triumphant at the Arrane son Mannin competition held at Peel Masonic Hall at the beginning of January. The group won £300 prize money from the Manx Heritage Foundation and the opportunity to represent the Isle of Man at the Pan Celtic Festival in Carlow, Ireland, in April. Their winning song is entitled Ny Jean Keayney (Don’t Cry). The three winners are pictured here with adjudicators Bob Carswell RBV and Dr Chloe Woolley. The evening also included musical entertainment by both of the Island’s Manx Gaelic choirs, Cliogaree Twoaie and Caarjyn Cooidjagh, Laura and David Rowles (past winners of Arrane son Mannin) and duo Ruth Keggin and Matt Creer., who sang in Manx and English. Fiona McArdle organised the competition and event and compered the evening bilingually. For more about the Pan-Celtic Festival, see: www.panceltic.ie

Check out Val Caine's blog on the event here: http://namanx.blogspot.com/2013/01/local-song-chosen-to-represent-island.html

 

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