The Event
In every town and village on the Ards Peninsula in County Down you'll find performers who sing songs about local places and local people. Many singers like the old songs written in the traditional way while others are telling their stories in a more contemporary form.

Our event 'SONG TRADITIONS in the ARDS' brought together several songwriters who are influenced by different styles and different performers, but all of the songwriters had something in common - they are affected by the landscape and the people who live around them. The concert is part of a series of cultural events aimed at celebrating diversity in the Ards and is funded by the EU Peace 2 Programme through Ards Local Strategy Partnership.

Movie Clips
Below are a few short movie clips from interviews filmed at this event. Click on the movie clips to hear songwriter comments:

	Song from Iain Archer (10mb)
	Song from Iain Archer's new CD 'Flood The Tanks'  (5mb)
	Ballydrain man Eric Lynch (7mb)
	Will McAvoy  (5mb)
	Under the Light of the Moon by Rosemary Woods (5mb)
	Susan Tomelty from Portaferry(5mb)
	Jackie Boyce sings The Ballyboley Races (5mb)
	Master Mcgrath sung by Tow Rowley (5mb)
	An American Dream by Colin Magee (5mb)

	Interview with Rosemary Woods (5mb)
	Iain Archer talks about the event (7mb)
	Tom Rowley - arts on the Peninsula (4mb)
	Iain Archer talks about his influences(5mb)

Photo Gallery
Here are a few photographs from an event, "Song Traditions in the Ards", which took place on the 28th May 2004.

Please use the arrows either side of the small thumbnails to scroll through the photos and then click on a thumbnail to enlarge.
 

Iain Archer performs at the Ards Cultural Identity concert

Willie Cromie, Ulster-Scot performer with Iain Archer

The audience listen to Ards songwriters talking about their influences

The audience listen to Ards songwriters talking about their influences

Ards piper Robert Lemon

Colin Magee of Panarts talks about the project supported by the EU Peace 2 Programme

Portaferry singer-songwriter Susan Tomelty

Eric Lynch from Ballydrain sings 'Moonbeams Over Scrabo'

Comberman Jackie Boyce talks about his book on County Down Irish Folksongs

Ulster-Scot poetry from Will McAvoy

'Master McGrath' sung by Tom Rowley of the Ards local Strategy Partnership

Portaferry recording artist Rosemary Woods

Portaferry recording artist Rosemary Woods

Colin singing 'The Eagle Wing Song' - written in 1992

Iain Archer interviewed about his song writing

'Holywood Seapark' - one of Iain's songs about a local place

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Iain Archer performs at the Ards Cultural Identity concert

Here are some photographs of the songwriters concert
(Part of Ards Cultural Identity Programme Click here for More Info)

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