0:01:57 > 0:02:00We're over in Glasgow the last few days,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03basically promoting the Fleadh at Celtic Connections,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05which is Scotland's biggest traditional music festival.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07It attracts 100,000 people every year,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10so we just see it as a really good opportunity to tell people
0:02:10 > 0:02:13who are interested in music about what's going to happen in Derry.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21'We've had the Fleadh bus over, and that's been putting
0:02:21 > 0:02:24'the message out about the Fleadh. It was a really good spectacle to have.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27'It ended up being featured on a local newspaper,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30'you know, in their photographs of the festival as well,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32'so I think that...it all helps.'
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Will you be coming home for the Fleadh?- I am, yeah, definitely.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39'We got a really brilliant spot, right outside the Royal Concert Hall,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41'which meant that we were able to catch people coming in and out
0:02:41 > 0:02:44'to some of the bigger concerts.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47'I suppose it's an outdoor ad wherever it goes,
0:02:47 > 0:02:48'so it's done really well.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52'There was a lot of interest. A lot of people signed up for the newsletter.'
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- We're trying to get as many people across to Derry as we can.- Smashing!
0:02:56 > 0:02:57See the craic.
0:03:42 > 0:03:48# My young love said to me
0:03:48 > 0:03:52# My mother won't mind... #
0:03:52 > 0:03:55'I'll be going to the Derry Fleadh myself this year.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58'I'm completely overwhelmed that it's come to Derry finally.'
0:03:58 > 0:04:03And I'm going to be performing there in the Millennium Forum
0:04:03 > 0:04:06with an orchestra, so I'm very, very excited.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12# She stepped away from me
0:04:12 > 0:04:17# And she moved through the fair. #
0:04:17 > 0:04:21'I feel like the Fleadh coming over the border is so positive.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25'It's just one of those things that maybe might have been unheard of a few years ago,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28'and I think it's just a great thing for everybody involved.'
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Like, Derry is one of the most beautiful walled cities there is,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35one of the nicest cities in Europe. You know, with its great walls
0:04:35 > 0:04:38and some of the beautiful streets that we've got and all the history.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42And I think lots of people will use it as an opportunity
0:04:42 > 0:04:45to explore our city and what it's all about.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48JAUNTY MUSIC Whoo!
0:04:59 > 0:05:00While you're here...
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Some of my pupils will want to go ahead and compete this year.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19And they'll have to work very, very hard
0:07:19 > 0:07:22if they want to get through to the All-Irelands.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27And everybody got tuned up with either myself or Ciaran?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43The All-Ireland Fleadh is happening in August as well, in Derry.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47So we're here to give you a wee taste of what we do and, hopefully,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49get yous off to a good start on this St Patrick's Day.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51APPLAUSE
0:08:06 > 0:08:09We kind of practised a set list for the last couple of weeks,
0:08:09 > 0:08:13and we all went up on stage and played some tunes for about an hour.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And the young people loved it. It was a great experience for them,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18being able to play in front of a large audience
0:08:18 > 0:08:21and to add to the city's festivities for St Patrick's Day.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I mean, it's an honour for them,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27to be so young and be so involved in the traditional Irish music scene.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47LOUD THWACK
0:09:52 > 0:09:54So I think I'll be busy for that week.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- All right. Hopefully, we'll see there.- Oh, you most certainly will.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02LAUGHTER
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Thank you...
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I was in the first Fleadh.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Is that right? - Years and years and years ago.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52THEY SING IN IRISH
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- OK? - SHE SPEAKS IN IRISH
0:12:35 > 0:12:38The county Fleadh is a chance for local people
0:12:38 > 0:12:41to start on the road for qualification for the All-Ireland,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45so it's a very important and, you know, event for us. We...
0:12:45 > 0:12:49we, in Derry, obviously we want to try get as many people as possible
0:12:49 > 0:12:51competing at the All-Ireland, whenever it comes,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53so it's great to see today
0:12:53 > 0:12:57so many entries in from Derry and at such a high standard.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00BELL RINGS
0:13:00 > 0:13:01APPLAUSE
0:14:20 > 0:14:25..and the walls being built in this area,
0:14:25 > 0:14:27ideally located to protect yourself from attack.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40..in the 1640s. Sieges of various sorts of descriptions.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42But then, 1689 is a big siege.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44BELLS RING
0:14:54 > 0:14:58MAN SPEAKS IRISH
0:14:58 > 0:15:00..Giving orders...
0:15:00 > 0:15:04THEY TRANSLATE WORDS FROM IRISH TO ENGLISH
0:16:36 > 0:16:39'You can greet someone in the morning by saying...
0:16:39 > 0:16:42' "Maidin mhaith" - "Good morning". "Maidin mhaith".
0:16:42 > 0:16:43'In the afternoon...'
0:16:48 > 0:16:50'.."Good night" - "Oiche mhaith"...'
0:16:52 > 0:16:54I think the podcasts will remind us
0:16:54 > 0:16:57of the sounds of what's written down,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59cos we've got it all written down.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03And obviously, it also might help us to repeat after the people,
0:17:03 > 0:17:08so it'll gives a bit of practice in saying the words, you know, so...
0:17:08 > 0:17:11And, you know, we should be up to scratch,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14hopefully...by the time September comes around
0:17:14 > 0:17:16and we're moving up to the next class.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19TRANSLATION OF WORDS CONTINUES
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- HE SPEAKS IRISH - That's it for today.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Slan!- Adh mor ort!
0:17:35 > 0:17:38THEY SPEAK IN IRISH
0:18:00 > 0:18:03We play... It's a mixture of everything
0:18:03 > 0:18:05from Irish jigs to country songs
0:18:05 > 0:18:08to pop songs. Everything. So...
0:18:08 > 0:18:10And Orange traditional tunes as well.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14So hopefully we will be involved in it too.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Cos we want to show off our music to everybody.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Cos we put the work in
0:18:20 > 0:18:22and we're good!
0:18:22 > 0:18:25You know...if I say so myself.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Linda's group, the East Belfast Mission,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58this is my favourite picture so far of them.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Marching on St Patrick's Day in Belfast.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I think, because, like ourselves,
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Derry unfortunately has segregated areas, and people, even 15 years
0:19:15 > 0:19:18after the Good Friday Agreement, are not just quite there yet.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19And there's a lot to learn.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23And again, people here, like in Belfast,
0:19:23 > 0:19:24tend to associate the Irish language
0:19:24 > 0:19:27with the nationalist community, with republicanism.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Yet the Irish language is much bigger than that and it transcends politics
0:19:30 > 0:19:32and it transcends religion.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43SHE SINGS IN IRISH
0:21:08 > 0:21:10SHE SINGS IN IRISH
0:22:02 > 0:22:05SHE SINGS IN IRISH
0:22:09 > 0:22:11SHE CLEARS HER THROAT
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Fags!
0:24:37 > 0:24:41# ..Well, I'm so tired of crying But I'm out on the road again... #
0:25:03 > 0:25:04SHE SINGS IN IRISH
0:25:14 > 0:25:15APPLAUSE
0:26:07 > 0:26:09APPLAUSE
0:26:25 > 0:26:27THEY CHEER
0:27:27 > 0:27:30So that would be that down there, and we'll face this way.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13But these issues were resolved
0:28:13 > 0:28:15because the dance was important.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19And all issues can be resolved because culture is important.
0:28:19 > 0:28:20BELLS TOLL
0:28:20 > 0:28:22And because music is important.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25And you must always have respect for the bells.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28LAUGHTER
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