Feile na Gael presents Altan at Town Hall Theatre with special guests.

Altan in Amharclann na Cathrach, Gailllimh: ceolchoirm mar chuid d’Fhéile Tonnta, tionscnaimh ceiliúrtha cultúir de chuid Gaillimh le Gaeilge.

Altan will play in the Town Hall Theatre, Galway as part of the Tonnta Festival, a celebration of culture hosted by Gaillimh le Gaeilge.

Altan have been the forefront of traditional Irish music for nearly forty years now. Frontwomen, fiddler and singer, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her late husband, flute player, Frankie Kennedy formed the band back in the early eighties after their highly acclaimed album on Gael Linn, “Ceol Aduaidh” (Music of the North)1983, which focused on the music of their roots and background in Co. Donegal and the North-West in general.

The band have toured all over the world, bringing their unique sound to places as diverse as the Hollywood Bowl, The Albert Hall and to small dance halls and bars in the remote areas of Donegal and beyond. Their music spans the spectrum of being energetic and raw in their dance tune selections to being sensitive and sophisticated in the arrangements of the songs and slower pieces. This gives audiences a glimpse of the depth and richness of our Irish heritage.