A unique book about the music of Tory Island is to be launched on Sunday, July 16th next.
The book, written by Joe Thomas, is entitled Ceol on Chreig.
It is a book about the Traditional music of Tory Island. It is a celebration of the music of Tory.
It contains 200 tunes all done in classical musical score and ABC’s underneath for those who want to learn tunes but do not read music.
It also contains narratives about the tunes along with some photos of the Tory musicians both past and present and is written in English and Irish.
The book is being launched as part of the Sunday sessions which occur every Sunday in the hotel from 2pm to 4pm, where local and visiting musicians sit and play and sing together for a great day celebrating trad music.