Popular Tipperary musical group announce 2024 summer schedule

The 34th Brú Ború Summer Season will commence on Wednesday, July 10, and continue until late August on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 8:30pm.

This much-acclaimed show of Irish traditional entertainment has over the years attracted thousands of fans from all over Ireland and many tourists from abroad.

The show is a creative, fast-moving and innovative mixture of world-class talent from various parts of Ireland.

The originator and producer Úna Ó Murchú, a native of County Clare, says: "The talent now available through the work of Comhaltas at home and abroad provides a rich reservoir from which to select the Brú Ború team."

The show has evolved through vision and experience over the years and the performers are a credit to Ireland," she said.

These include accordionist Bobby Gardiner, who taught a Clare set to King Charles and Queen Camilla when they visited Brú Ború as Prince and Princess.

Harpist Mary Kelly played for the Queen of England when she visited the Rock of Cashel and also in Leinster House for the 100-year anniversary of Seanad Éireann.

Tadhg Maher is a well-known traditional singer who has performed worldwide.

He is remembered for his farewell ballad at the burial of Vol. Paddy Maher, one of the 'Forgotten Ten,' when his remains were brought back from Mountjoy Jail to his native place of Ballylanders.

The music ensemble is a fine blend of veteran and young performers where harp, uilleann pipes, fiddles, accordion, melodeon, mouthorgan, bodhráns, concertinas and flutes combine to produce the unique Brú Ború sound.

The dancers have won the hearts of all who experienced their performance at different locations.

The performing group have, during their 34 years history, brought the cultural traditions of Ireland to many parts of the world.

They represented Ireland at five World Expos, performed on the Great Wall China and accompanied President Mary McAleese to perform for the Sultan of Oman.

When they performed on the Late Late Show Gay Byrne described them as "the best in the business."

Special rates are available for groups, and pre-show dinner can also be booked in advance.

For more information, contact 062 61122, or info@bruboru.ie.