Rediscover Northern Ireland Programme 2007
Except as noted, all events are at 12 noon. Lectures and Symposium in the Mumford Room, 6th floor, Madison Building. Concerts in the Coolidge Auditorium, Ground Floor, Jefferson Building. Note: the image below is a photograph of Francis McPeake (1885-1971).
Wednesday, May 2 (Mumford Room)
LECTURE: John Moulden, Ulster singer/authorWednesday, May 9 (Coolidge Auditorium)
CONCERT: Rosie Stewart, singer from Co. FermanaghWednesday, May 16 (Coolidge Auditorium)
CONCERT: Francis McPeake Family and past pupils from their renowned school in BelfastWednesday, May 16, 2:30-5:30 pm (Mumford Room)
SYMPOSIUM: Northern Ireland's Place Names, Folklife, and Landscape; with Kay Muhr, Senior Research Fellow of the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project in Irish and Celtic Studies, Queen's University and Henry Glassie, the College Professor of Folklore at Indiana UniversityWednesday, May 23 (Coolidge Auditorium)
CONCERT: Robert Watt, Highland bagpiper, with Dáithí Sproule, singer and guitaristTuesday, May 29 (Mumford Room)
CONCERT & TALK: Gary Hastings, Belfast flute player & Brian Mullen, Derry singer
Co-sponsored by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and the American Folklife Center and the Music Division, Library of Congress.