Maranna McCloskey.
Irish folk singer Maranna McCloskey has been added to the line-up of Pan Celtic Festival taking place in Derry next week.
She will be performing in the Speigeltent on the final night of the festival as part of the week-long “The Spiegel Sessions” series.
McCloskey, whose debut solo album “At Last” was released in 2008, will share the stage with Scotland’s premier folk act, Capercaillie at the specially-imported venue erected in Guildhall Square for the duration of the festival which takes place from Tuesday to Sunday, 22-27 April.
The festival, now in its 43rd year, is hosted in different towns across Ireland, and crosses the border for the first time this month.
Visitors will be coming from the Celtic nations of Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man to perform and compete in the festival activities.
McCloskey’s gig will be on Sunday, 27 April at 7:30pm.
Tickets, which are priced at £10, are available online at www.culturlann-doire.ie or can be purchased directly from the Cultúrlann box office at 37 Great James Street, Derry.
Alongside these evening concerts, there will also be a range of family-orientated events in the Spiegeltent from 11.00am to 3.00pm, including workshops and performances from Glastonbury Festival favourites, the Armagh Rhymers.
The public will get the opportunity to learn about Celtic culture through a variety of activities, including Celtic art workshops to produce costumes for the Parade of Nations on Friday at 6.00pm.
For those interested in the learning about the links and nuances between the Celtic languages, free taster courses and lectures will be running throughout the week in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin and the Tower Museum.
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