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Lasairfhíona performing/ag canadh:
Dé Máirt, 8 Nollaig/December 2009, 8.15pm, Club Áras na nGael, Gaillimh/Galway

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Beidh Lasairfhíona ag caint agus ag canadh ar an gclár
“Ceol na nOileán”, ar TG4 ag 8i.n. Dé Domhnaigh, 20 Meán Fómhair.

New music programme “Ceol na nOileán” on TG4
This programme will feature Lasairfhíona’s singing on Sunday, 20 September 2009, 8pm.

Programme can be viewed by clicking here

Hear Lasairfhíona on the BBC programme Coast, Series 4, 'From Cork to Dublin'.
BBC iPlayer - Coast: Series 4: Cork to Dublin
Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Watch Coast: Series 4: Cork to Dubling

Lasairfhíona performing/ag canadh:
Dé Sathairn, 18 Iúil 2009, 8.30i.n., Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr, Oileáin Árann, Co. na Gaillimhe.

Saturday, 18 July 2009, 8.30pm, Áras Éanna, Inishere, Aran Islands, Co. na Gaillimhe.

Telephone/Uimhir theileafóin: 099 75150, email

Lasairfhíona performing/ag canadh
Dé Sathairn, 2 Bealtaine 2009, 7i.n., Oíche na bhFilí, Féile Phléarca,
Teach Synge, Inis Meáin, Oileáin Árann, Co. na Gaillimhe.

Saturday, 2 May 2009, 7pm, Oíche na bhFilí, Féile Phléarca,
Teach Synge, Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, Co. na Gaillimhe.

Tuilleadh eolais/More information

Telephone/Uimhir theileafóin: 091-574346/574021, email

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Lasairfhíona on BBC Radio 3:
To mark the centenary of the death of Irish playwright JM Synge, BBC Radio 3
presents Synge: 100 Years On. This programme will feature Lasairfhíona’s
singing and a documentary contribution on Sunday, 15 March 2009, 8pm.

Lasairfhíona ar BBC Radio 3
Déanfaidh an BBC Radio 3 comóradh ar an drámadóir iomráiteach JM Synge.
Ar an gclár seo dár teideal Synge: 100 Years a chraolfar ar an Domhnach,
15ú Márta ag 8in, cloisfear Lasairfhíona ag amhránaíocht agus ag caint.

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Lasairfhíona performing:
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 8.30pm, St. Mary's Church, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Telephone: 01 7086620
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Lasairfhíona's music featured on award winning programme Coast

We're delighted to announce that the BBC programme Coast From Galway to Baltimore,
which included two tracks from Lasairfhíona's album Flame of Wine, won a prestigious
BAFTA for Best Factual programme in the last Welsh Academy awards ceremony.

John O'Donohue

Anam Chara - New DVD featuring music from An Raicín Álainn

Based on more than five years of filming John O’Donohue
in his beloved native landscape of the Burren and Connemara
in the west of Ireland, this documentary is a tribute to the life
and work of one of Ireland’s leading contemporary thinkers,
following his untimely death in January 2008.

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Éistigí - The Essential Irish Music Collection
This new compilation album features the track Bean Pháidín
sung by Lasairfhíona.

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We're delighted to announce that Lasairfhíona's music is featured in
The Rough Guide Book of Playlists that contains the 5000 songs that
you must download.
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Lasairfhíona on TG4, Sunday, 30 November 2008
Lasairfhíona will appear on TG4 Gradam Pobal na Gaeltachta 2008
Sunday, 30 November 2008 at 7.30pm.
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Radio documentary 'The Last Wake' on Newstalk
The radio documentary ’The Last Wake’ will air on Newstalk 106 on April
20th at 9.00pm and 7.00am and will feature Lasairfhíona's singing.

The 14th Annual Catskills Irish Arts Week Summer School, USA.
Lasairfhíona will be taking part in this year’s Annual Annual Catskills Irish Arts Week
Summer School, July 13th - 19th, 2008.

Augusta Heritage Center Irish/Celtic Week, USA
Lasairfhíona will be taking part in this year’s Augusta Heritage Center
Irish/Celtic Week, July 20-25, 2008.

Lasairfhíona on The Blackstaff Sessions, 18th March 2008
Lasairfhíona will be performing on The Blackstaff Sessions alongside
The Blackstaff Sessions house band on BBC 2 NI, 18th March 2008 at 10pm.

Lasairfhíona performing on a new compilation album called Celtic Dreamland
from Putumayo World Music.

The Big Gig - In Aid of Console
February 10, Sunday, The Big Gig, The Salthill Hotel, Salthill, Galway,
(tickets available from Tigh Choilí and The Salthill Hotel) in aid
of Console - Living with Suicide.

Lasairfhíona Singing on IBM - Stories of Innovation - Porto Media
Hear Lasairfhíona singing on the latest web documentary
from IBM - Stories of Innovation - Porto Media Click Here

Lasairfhíona performing:
Friday, 7 December 2007, 8.30pm, Glór Music Centre, Ennis, Co. Clare. Bookings

Upcoming Performances:
* 27 Oct 2007, Saturday, 03:45pm, Douglas Hyde Conference 2007, Co. Roscommon

* 23 September 2007, Sunday, 7.30pm, Tara A Taste of Ireland, Galway. Click Here for more information.

Lasairfhíona at The Galway Arts Festival
Lasairfhíona will be performing at this year’s Galway Arts Festival
at Campbell’s Tavern on Wednesday 18 July at 9pm. More details
and ticket information can be found at Galwayartsfestival.com

Galway Summerfest 2007
Lasairfhíona will perform at The Galway City Museum at 12.30pm on 19 July.

Lasairfhíona now on iTunes
An Raicín Álainn and Flame of Wine now available on iTunes

Lasairfhíona performing at The Tory Island Maritime Film Festival/
Féile Scannáin Muirí Oileán Toraigh, Donegal on Friday, 6 July 2007
Click HERE for more information.

Upcoming Shows

* May 3 2007, Déardaoin/Thursday, 7.30pm Belfast Town Hall, Ródseó na Gaeilge,
POBAL, Béal Feirste (Belfast). More details at POBAL

* May 4 2007, Dé hAoine/Friday, 8pm, Arts Centre/Ionad Ealaíona, Ródseó na Gaeilge,
POBAL, Dún Pádraig (Downpatrick).

* May 6 – 7, 2007, ‘Folk in the Park’ 3rd Annual Traditional & Folk Music Festival,
Omagh, County Tyrone, More details at: Folkpark.com

* May 8 2007, Dé Máirt/Tuesday, Teach na hÉigse/Arts Centre, 8pm, Ródseó na Gaeilge,
POBAL, Iúr Chinn Trá (Newry).

* May 9 2007, Dé Céadaoin/Wednesday, The Céilí House, 8pm, Ródseó na Gaeilge,
POBAL, An Lorgáin (Lurgan).

* May 10 2007, Déardaoin/Thursday, Ostán Marine, (Marine Hotel), Ródseó na Gaeilge,
POBAL, Baile an Chaistil (Ballycastle).

Lasairfhíona on TBS TV Japan, St. Patrick Day
Lasairfhíona will appear on TBS TV Japan, St. Patrick day, Saturday,
17 March, 18 - 17hrs
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Lasairfhíona performing at Airfield House, Dublin
March 9, Friday, 8pm, Airfield House, Dundrum, Dublin

HOTPRESS Readers’ Poll 2006

Lasairfhíona is included in the top 10 HOTPRESS Readers’ Poll in
2 categories: Folk/Trad/Specialist and Irish Female Artist.

Lasairfhíona on new album The Love Token

Lasairfhíona is delighted to announce her most recent recording. She has
collaborated with her brother MacDara in the writing and performing of the
song The Mighty Dancer, which can be heard on MacDara’s début album
The Love Token.

Order The Love Token at amazon.co.uk

The Aran Lifeboat Collection

The Aran Lifeboat Collection is a new album, which was
launched in Óstán Árann, Cill Rónáin, Inis Mór. Featuring
Lasairfhíona, The Waterboys, Steve Cooney, Patrick Bergin,
and others, the album will raise funds for the Aran Lifeboat
service.

Click here to order The Aran Lifeboat Collection

Flame of Wine for sale at CD Baby

Lasairfhíona on BBC Radio 4 - 23/11/2006
On November 23rd, Lasairfhíona will be the guest on
Joan Armatrading’s programme Joan's Irish Journey on
BBC Radio 4 at 15:45-16:00.
Listen HERE

22nd November, Wednesday, 8pm, Town Hall Theatre Galway,
Sí-Nós, Sean-Nós na mBan. Ticket Office: 091569777

* 27 October 2006, Friday, 8pm, 2006 Baffle Festival, Lasairfhíona will team up once again
with Galway writer Michael Gorman for an evening of poetry and song.

Performing:
* 23 September 2006, Saturday, 1.30pm, Scannell's, Clonakilty International Guitar Festival 2006, Clonakilty, Co. Cork.

* 02 September 2006, Saturday, 2.15pm, Féile Scéalaíochta, Oileán Chléire, Cape Clear Island, Cork.

* 27 August 2006, Sunday, 3.30pm, Festival of World Cultures, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin.

*25 July 2006, 5pm, Project '06, Lasairfhíona will team up with Galway writer Michael Gorman
for a teatime session in the Ruby Room of The Kings Head in High Street, Galway.

21 Iúil, Dé hAoine, 8.02pm, Guth na mBan. Sraith cláracha ina labhraíonn Seosamhín Ní Bheaglaoich
le mná ceolmhara. Anocht: Lasairfhíona. (Female musicians talk about the music in their lives).

*11 July, Tuesday, 20:30, Cártaí Poist, TG4
TG4's brand new series Cártaí Poist is on a quest to recreate postcards of times gone by.
Directed and produced by Moira Sweeney, this week features John Hinde’s famous postcards
of Inis Mór, The Aran Islands. Lasairfhíona will be the special guest singer on the programme
and will be accompanied on guitar by Bill Shanley. (Repeat 16 July, Sunday, 21:01)

* 28 June 2006, Wednesday, Áras Éanna, Inisheer Arts Centre, Aran Islands, Co. Galway.

Yungchen Lhamo + Friends
One of the world’s great singers, Yungchen Lhamo, 'The Voice of Tibet', with
Paul Brady, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Lasairfhíona
Saturday 1st July 2006, @8.00pm
National Concert Hall, Dublin
Tickets €30, €25 (10% discount for groups) National Concert Hall Box Office
Tel: 01 417 0000 (10am-7pm, Mon-Sat)
Online: www.nch.ie
No booking fees
Presented by The Yungchen Lhamo Charitable Foundation
Sponsored by Tibet Support Group - Ireland

Myspace.com
07/05/2006, you can check Lasairfhíona’s latest blog on Myspace.com/Lasairfhiona

New Review Click Here

HOTPRESS Readers’ Poll 2005
Lasairfhíona is included in the top 10 HOTPRESS Readers’ Poll in
2 categories: Irish Folk Trad Artists and Best Irish Female Artists.
"Thanks to all who voted for me in the Hot Press Readers' Poll.
Míle buíochas díbh uilg!"

Meteor Awards 2006
Lasairfhíona has been nominated in the Folk/Trad category
of The Meteor Awards for 2006. The Awards will take place
at The Point on Thursday, February 2nd and will be broadcast
on Sunday February 5th at 9pm on RTÉ2.
Click HERE for more information.

Rattlebag
Lasairfhíona will be on Rattlebag, on RTÉ 1, Friday, January 6, 2006 at 2.45pm.
She will be performing songs from her new album.
Click HERE to listen.

Lasairfhíona on The John Creedon Show, RTÉ Radio 1
Tune into RTÉ Radio 1 at 12pm Thursday, 1 December, 2005 to hear
Lasairfhíona on The John Creedon Show.
Click HERE to listen.

From left, Bill Shanley, Lasairfhíona, John Creedon & Johnny McCarthy

Coole Park
Lasairfhíona will perform at Coole Park, Gort, Co. Galway on Friday,
November 25 at 7pm.

New Album
On her album, Flame of Wine, (a literal translation of her own name)
Lasairfhíona conjures up a stirring mixture of song and music in her own
Individual style, including newly composed songs in Irish and English. The
album is co produced by Máire Breatnach, who also provides some beautiful
musical accompaniment along with talented musicians Mary Bergin,
Johnny McDonagh, Bill Shanley, and MacDara Ó Conaola

HotPress Music Magazine 9/10
"Inishere-born singer Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola's debut album An Raicín Álainn
was the surprise gem of 2002, her cool airy voice, and effortless style drawing
raves from critics (including this one.) Following it up was never going to be
an easy task, but Ní Chonaola rises to the challenge on thisO beautifully paced
album which is varied enough to keep the most jaded listener hooked,
from obsure local finds like 'An tAmhrán Bréagach' to the classic 'big song'
'An Raibh Tú ar an gCarraig' to two superb originals: the gentle ballad
'Galleon' (one of two songs in English) and the title tracks, a wordless piece of
freewheeling mouth music that Ní Chonaola describes as her 'signature tune'.
As on her previous release, she's included on spoken word number -
'Aoibhneas an Ghrá', incanted over a spine-tingling combination of keening
vocals and rumbling bodhrán." Sarah McQuaid.