Saturday 7th March will see another spectacle when the combined forces of Ardee Concert Band and Fermanagh Concert Band will join together for another great night of entertaining music. North Eastern Region Competitions On Sunday 1st February, the N-E... Read More
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Ardee Band continue to forge Cross-Border friendships in music
The Bohemian Centre Ardee, home of Ardee Concert Band, has been a hive of activity over the last few weeks and is set to continue for the immediate future. Next Saturday, the 7th of March, will hopefully be one of the highlights of 2009 for the band... Read More
Happy New Year
Firstly, Happy New Year to all members, families and friends of Ardee Concert Band. All the activities of the band are now up and running after the Christmas break, namely, Senior Band rehearsals with Harry Kelly, Junior Band rehearsals with John... Read More
Band Championships
There is never a dull moment in Ardee Concert Band, no sooner has one performance come to an end when its time to start preparing for the next. They have just performed in the Northern of Ireland Band Championships on Saturday the 1st of November where... Read More
27th Annual Concert 2008
The band are now rehearsing for their 27th Annual Christmas Concert which will be held on December 4th in the Bohemian Centre at 8pm, so that’s a date for the diaries. This year the band are not issuing tickets, therefore it will be admission at the... Read More
Enrolment night
We had a fantastic response to our enrolment night, Wednesday 17th September, when 30 young people turned up on, to join. Unfortunately, we had to turn away others who were too young. The group was so big, it has been divided into two classes. Tutors... Read More
Aras Visit
On 12th July, the band were honoured to play at the Aras for President McAlesse. This was a meeting of musical and cultural minds, to celebrate cultural diversity. The band gave a short recital while guests assembled. Then various groups performed.... Read More
Ardee Concert Band perform at VIP garden party in Arus an Uachtaran
Probably the most prestigious performance for any musician based in Ireland is to perform at one of President Mary McAleese’s garden parties. Ardee Concert Band were delighted to receive such an invitation and travelled to Arus An Uachtaran in the... Read More
Swinging night for Bailieborough visit
Friday, 9th of May, proved very entertaining for the large audience at the Joint Concert of Ardee and Bailieborough bands. It was wonderful to see the talent being fostered and encouraged in both communities. The visitors, Bailieborough School of... Read More
Top Youth Swing Band will perform in Ardee on Friday 9th May
Ardee will host a performance by the top youth swing band in the North-East. The Groove Big Band, formed in 2006 from some senior students, past and present, of the Bailieboro School of Music, has gained a popular reputation for its enthusiastic,... Read More
Ardee Concert Band win at the National Band Competition
On Sunday 30th March 2008, Ardee Concert Band won their 20th National title under conductor Harry Kelly when they took first prize in the Section 2 Concert Band Section of the National Band Championships held in the University of Limerick Concert... Read More
Ardee Band have a lot to be thankful for
Firstly, at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ardee, the band received a great welcome from all of the people who gathered to watch. All of the band members were very impressed with the enthusiastic applause that they received as they marched up... Read More
Solo Competition
A solo competition, organized by The Irish Association Of Brass And Concert Bands, will take place in The Bohemian Centre on Sun 3rd Feb at 2.30pm. The adjudicator for the competition will be Lorcan Daly , Principal French Horn in The Army No 1 Band.... Read More
Annual Concert
Once again, our 450 seater concert hall, the Bohemian Centre, was full to capacity for our 26th Annual Concert and each year it just gets better and better. Our main supporting act, the Castletown Senior Accordion Orchestra conducted by John Chilton,... Read More
Review of the Year
We had a number of engagements starting with the St. Patricks Day parade which continues to improve in spectacle year on year. There were engagements at the Fairgreen, in the castle for visiting E.U. dignitaries and at the Carlingford Oyster Festival.... Read More
NIBA Competition
This years Northern Ireland Band Association Championships were held on Sat. 20th Oct. in the Market Place Arts Centre in Armagh. We competed in the advanced section playing two pieces of own choice, ‘Journey and Celebration’ and... Read More
Joint Concert with St. Eugenes Band, Omagh
On Wednesday 14th November, there will be another first for Ardee Concert Band when we travel to Omagh to take part in a Joint Concert with St. Eugenes Band. Also taking part is Omagh Community Youth Choir which is also conducted by Mike Reynolds, the... Read More