#deirdre shannon

Midsummer Concert June 17th 2023

On June 17th Deirdre Shannon, The Celtic Tenors with the Colmcille Choir and Special Guests will perform a very special concert in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and Palliative Care.

The Concert will take place in Saint Colmcilles Church Kells County Meath.

Tickets can be purchased locally and on Eventbrite.ie

Christmas Celebration 2021

Hark! A Kells Christmas Carol 20 December 2021. We’d like to share some festive cheer with you for Christmas. This is The Little Drummer Boy (Peace on Earth) sung by myself Deirdre Shannon and my brother Mattieg Gilsenan, accompanied by Kells Bells Quintet. Oh What fun!

Other wonderful artists were, musicians, Paddy Keenan, Eleanor Shanley, Paddy Smith Band with Jeanne McGovern, Robert J Ardiff, playwright Deirdre Kinahan, Ireland’s Family Circus – Gerbola Circus and comedian Fred Cooke.

Christmas Film

Musician Harry Long and myself

Cavan County Museum is excited to announce that their Christmas elves have been working hard at the Museum to create a beautiful new video being released here, for free, on their Facebook page, this Saturday 19th at 14:00 The video features insights on this strange year from the acclaimed writer Michael Harding along with a beautiful rendition of “Christmas 1915” sang by Deirdre Shannon (Official) in their WW1 trench.

The short film is also packed with stories and poems read by local children and grown ups and is directed by Alan Bradley Keep your eyes peeled for sneak peeks throughout the week!

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Filming in the trenches with musician Harry Long Dec 2020