Their music gives the listener a beautiful glimpse of time gone by, of home, ease and struggle, of love and of land. The Gordons will be joined by Craobh Naith , who will explore the best in traditional Irish music. The group is the largest branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri and currently has 240 members learning all kinds of traditional music. The Craobh was founded about 25 years ago and has gone from strength to strength. It is made up of adults and youngsters who have had many successes in Fleadh's all over Ireland.
Visitors can enjoy some top class traditional music and dance.
Instruments explored will include the fiddle, the banjo, accordeon, tin whistle, melodeon, concertina and flute. There will also be a chance to watch some of the best in set dancing performed by the group. Every year the group organizes a music tour for members and this year as well as visiting the Ulster American Folk Park, they are travelling to Puffendorf in Germany. Music on the Move will explore many musical forms and styles set against the setting of the folk park's many exhibit buildings. The event traces some of the musical movement from Ireland, in a setting where visitors can travel from the Old World to the New.