“ISLAND VOICES” LECTURES UP AND RUNNING

BBC Radio Ulster presenter Brian Mullen (centre) with Pól Ó Frighil and Margaret Edwards, from Derry City Council, after the first in a series of three lectures taking place the city during the Island Voices series.

This year’s theme focuses on the musical heritage of the Irish and Ulster-Scots cultural traditions.

The second lecture will take place in the Tower Museum on 23 October led by Dr Fred Freeman of the University of Edinburgh with the final event will taking place in the same venue on 20 November, featuring Eibhlín Ní Dhochartaigh from Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, and Derek Moore from the city’s Bands Forum.

Some places are still available and can be booked by emailing [email protected] or telephoning 028 7137 2411.