Mouth-organ maestro from Mullingar - Noel Battle - is setting out on the Echoes of Erin Concert Tour of North America!

Mullingar master sets out on Comhaltas tour of North America

The mouth-organ maestro from Mullingar - Noel Battle - is setting out on the Echoes of Erin Concert Tour of North America!

Each year Echoes of Erin brings the best of Irish traditional music, song and dance to various venues of the continent – a concert tour that involves the most talented of artists.

Artists from Westmeath have in the past done the county proud including in recent years including All-Ireland Champion Singer Pádraig Keena from Ballymore.

And once again, traditional enthusiasts in North America were delighted that this year’s line-up included the world renowned traditional Irish music musician Noel Battle.
Noel’s reputation as a musician, and indeed a ‘gentleman of music’ is second to none and he is regarded as an iconic figure in the world of traditional music. His record-holding 11 All-Ireland titles is now part of the lore of All-Ireland Fleadhanna- a record that stands alone worldwide.

Noel’s performances on the concert tours of both Ireland and Britain were singled out by artists, audiences and media alike for their sheer brilliance, from an artist known for his modesty. CCÉ is delighted that audiences in venues such as Mineola, New York, Ohio, Chicago and St. Louis will get an opportunity to hear Noel live in concert and to meet the man, whose reputation has preceded him, in person.

Noel and his fellow members of the local Mullingar Comhaltas Branch, of which he is Chairperson have continued to nurture Irish traditional music in the town and its hinterland over the decades. Stalwart supporters of Comhaltas and other traditional events in the region Noel and his regular local musical colleagues Mick Foster, Joe Meehan and Moyra Fraser are widely acknowledged for the generosity with which they share their masterful music and their encouragement of others.

Prior to his departure for America Noel will be performing at the Frank Gavigan Concert in Rathconrath on Friday October 4.