Charleville (and Enya) row in behind Musica Fusion group to nurture new talent 

Susie Butler has to compete with the strong GAA tradition in the North Cork town, but a donation from Enya has helped them stay on track 
Charleville (and Enya) row in behind Musica Fusion group to nurture new talent 

Susie Butler and Musica Fusion, a community orchestra based in Charleville, Co Cork

Susie Butler, co-founder of Musica Fusion, a community orchestra based in Charleville, Co Cork, says the spring return of GAA activities creates a predicament for musicians. 

“We concede defeat by April every year," she says. "We take a back seat, maybe working with quartets and we usually keep the junior orchestra going because they’re not as intertwined in sports as the senior orchestra.”

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