This year's Connacht Fleadh and Hup Festival got a great start at 12 noon mass in Cortober. A full, excellent and lively céili band, 5 harpists, singers and the brilliant Sean Nós Dancers performed at intervals during mass following an introduction and singing of the newly composed "Hup Anthem" by Fleadh Secretary Fionnuala Maxwell. Needless to say the church was packed as usual and judging from rapturous reponses, the mass and performances were thoroughly enjoyed by the entire congregation.
