STATEMENT FROM THE WORLD BODHRÁN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Issued on 16th February 2011

Following a long period of discussion and consultation, it is with regret that the Milltown-Listry Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann and the committee of the World Bodhrán Championships, have decided that the World Bodhrán Championships Festival will not take place in 2011.

The committee would like to thank the many volunteers, sponsors and supporters who made the hugely successful international festival such a highlight of the traditional music calendar for the past five years.

The Milltown- Listry Branch of Comhaltas, which set up the festival in
2006, would hope to revive the event in the future if circumstances
permit.