There were many highlights, including:

The 11th William Kennedy Piping Festival in November, with The Fieldmarshall Montgomery Pipe Band, The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, Kathryn Tickell Band, Finlay MacDonald Band, Patrick Molard, Angus MacKenzie, Carlos Nunez, Davy Spillane, Kevin Glackin, Ann Martin, Luigi Lai, Mick O’Brien, Caoimhín Ó Raghailligh, Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Steve Cooney, Gearóid Mac Lochlainn, Greer Ramsey, Máire nÍ Ghráda, Balazs Istvanfi, Noel; & Peter Carberry, Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, Jarlath Henderson, Claire Byrne & Terry Moylan.

Trad at the Trian series from October to April. Guests were: Chúlrua (Paddy O Brien (accordion), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle), Pat Egan (songs); Niall Keegan (flute), Sandra Joyce (songs); Brian Morrissey (banjo/bodhrán), Eoin Coghlan (songs); Cathal Hayden (fiddle), Róisín Elsafty (songs); Mick Quinn (songs/stories), Ciaran O’Grady (concertina); Emily Smith (songs), Caitriona McKay (harp); Brian Finnegan (whistle/flute), Gearóidín Breathnach (songs), with Master Classes in singing, fiddle, whistle, concertina, accordion and banjo.

Visit to Skye for Feis an Earraich in March.

Annual Concert "The Harp and Shamrock", Marketplace Theatre, March.

Performances at the Michael McLaverty Centenary in the Linenhall Library; Open House Festival, Belfast; LCM Concert, Portadown Town Hall; Downpatrick Library; Centenary of consecration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh; Oíche Airneáil in Marketplace Theatre; Christmas Concert in Primate’s Chapel; Cultural Diversity Showcase, Marketplace Theatre;

Seminar on Traditional music courses in University, with representatives of University of Limerick, and Newcastle on Tyne.

Songwriting workshop with Eoin Coghlan

Burns Night in the Stage Bar, January

Fiddle Day with Cathal Hayden and 40 fiddlers from the Club in Palace Stables.

Concert with Matt Molloy (flute), John Carty (fiddle) & Arty McGlynn (guitar)

Singing Weekend in June, with workshops for young children and Singing Session in D’Averall House with guests Karan Casey and Barry Kerr.

Launch of Martin Meehan’s solo CD, and “Buille” with Niall Vallely, Paul Meehan & Caoimhín Vallely in June.

In July & August, Martin Meehan, Barry Kerr, Niall & Caoimhín Vallely were involved with Dubbeljoint Theatre Company’s production of Brian Moore’s play, “The Session”.

Concert during “Rathlin Airs” festival with Eamonn Curran, Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, Barry Kerr, Caoimhín Vallely, Jarlath Henderson and Martin Meehan.

Jarlath Henderson performed at “Piping Live” Festival in Glasgow in August. He has been playing all over the world during the past year which included an opportunity to meet Nelson Mandela in Norway!