Coole Park to host musical performances

The Coole Park series of cultural events continues this month. On Thursday from 8pm to 9pm, there will be an evening of classical music with the Cantabile Trio.

Next Monday from 8pm to 9pm, The Friends of Coole present Julie Feeney in concert, which is the highlight of their programme for spring 2010.
Galwegian Julie Feeney released a spellbinding second album, Pages, to huge critical acclaim in 2009. The album is nominated for the prestigious Irish Album of the Year Choice Music Prize 2010. Julie was also recently nominated for a Meteor Best Irish Female Award.
Producer, composer, orchestrator, singer, conductor, performer and instrumentalist, Julie first won the Choice Music Prize with her debut album 13 Songs, which was self-produced and self-released, with Julie playing 11 of the instruments. On Pages, she sang, composed and produced the songs in their entirety and conducted the Irish Chamber Orchestra on all of the instrumental music. She will headline at the National Concert Hall in May. This event is now booked out. Anyone who has booked and cannot make it is asked to contact Coole Park Visitor Centre, as there is now a waiting list for the concert.
On Sunday from 2pm to 4pm, Coole Park will mark World Wetlands Day. This is also an event to celebrate Biodiversity 2010. Visitors can take a walk to the internationally famous lake with NPWS staff as part of World Wetlands Day. Gordon D’Arcy, natural heritage expert and artist, will host children’s art workshops.
An ongoing slideshow of images of the Coole turlough through the seasons will be on display. Advanced booking is required for the art workshops.
All events in the Coole Park Spring 2010 programme are free. Programmes are available locally in Coole, Gort, surrounding towns and villages and in Galway city.