Village in tune for singing weekend

A seaside village will be “on song” next weekend as it hosts its first singing workshop weekend.

A series of group workshops led by three expert tutors will take place in Courtmacsherry, Co Cork, from Jul 5 to 7, covering all facets of choral work including musicals, church music, songs in the Irish language, and popular favourites as part of the village’s Summer Songbook event.

The tutors include Anne-Marie O’Brien, a drama and music teacher from Butlerstown, who is also the director and producer of the acclaimed Butlerstown Variety Group; Sheila McCarthy, who has performed with the RTÉ orchestras, Opera Theatre Company and Cork City Opera; and Marie O’Dwyer who founded the Galway Youth Orchestra and is a director of the Suzuki Education Institute of Ireland.