Preparations are udenrway for the world's best known festivals of Irish traditional music.The Willie Clancy Summer School, which is Ireland's largest traditional music summer school, gets underway next weekend. The school has been held annually since 1973, in memory of the piper Willie Clancy.
During the week nearly 1,500 students from all over the world attend daily workshops, lectures, recitals, seminars and ceili's. One hundred and twenty workshops are held daily. Ireland's leading traditional artists are the tutors. The world famous summer school which promotes excellence in the study of traditional irish music song and dance.
For mroe on this year's festival and summer school see www.willieclancy-summerschool.com.
Short clip of Willie recorded at the Kilrush Fleadh Cheoil in 1967.
