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This year marks the 1500th anniversary of the Saint s birth.
Celebrations start tomorrow with the 2021 American Conference for Irish Studies which will be broadcast live from Ulster University’s Magee campus, where academics and historians from across the globe will bring Colmcille’s rich academic legacy to life.
Some of the live streamed sessions will be available to the public at www.acis2021.com including a keynote address by Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland on Thursday 3rd June at 5pm as well as addresses by the Irish and UK ambassadors to the US on Saturday 5th June.
As part of the conference, a special programme ‘Slí Colmcille’ presented by Líonra Leitir Ceanainn in conjunction with Letterkenny Regional Cultural Centre will premiere live on Friday 4th June at 8pm on www.facebook.com/LIONRALC with music and poetry, history and storytelling from a host of wonderful guests across Ireland and Scotland.
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Reviewed by Tom Lennie
Take eight of America s foremost CCM vocalists (along with one from Canada and another from Ireland), and get them to collaborate with some top songwriters on a unique worship venture - and there s a good chance you re gonna end up with something pretty listenable. The connecting link to these 10 tracks is that all were co-composed by the disc s producer John Hartley, co-written over the past decade with the likes of Ian White, Chris Eaton, Deri Daugherty, Gary Sadler, etc. The lead vocalists, one per track, include Susan Ashton (two songs), Margaret Becker, Kelly Minter, Michelle Tunes and Moya Brennan. The resulting sounds are meant to convey an ambient, acoustic, chillout vibe, and they genuinely do hit the mark, although it needs to be said that not all songs are equally strong, and, being tender songs of reverence and reflection, there is an occasional sense of restraint - as if the vocalists don t always quite come into their own. Nevertheless, there s