The Gathering Field - A Celebration with Edwina Guckian and Friends

The Gathering Field promises to be an afternoon like no other. A beautifully blended programme of heritage and music that draws from the traditions of the Bilberry or Lughnasa festivities. This is a very special event for all ages that celebrates place, nature and community with artists of the very highest calibre - The Gathering Field is essentially what The Shaking Bog is all about. 

For the first time ever, The Shaking Bog is introducing dance to our programme with the wonderfully accomplished and multi award winning sean nós dancer, Edwina Guckian, who will be co-curating the event. Edwina has blazed a trail in her native Leitrim and across the country, getting everybody, of all ages, up on their feet to dance. 

For The Gathering Field, Edwina will be accompanied by a stellar group of up to 12 renowned Irish musicians and dancers. Following a festive and fun chance to partake in some handmade traditional games and general merrymaking, Edwina will lead a ceilí, including special tunes and dances from our visiting musical and dance artists. 

For those who wish to participate - and even those who don’t - this will hopefully be an afternoon like no other, a time to connect, to share, to celebrate and to remember.

Edwina Guckian 

Edwina Guckian is an artist, community activist and cultural curator whose work is deeply rooted in the traditions, folklore and lived experience of rural Ireland. Raised in County Leitrim, she is internationally recognised for her distinctive contribution to Irish traditional dance, reviving and reimagining vernacular dance traditions for contemporary audiences while remaining firmly grounded in place and community. Edwina’s contributions to Irish arts and culture have been recognised through a number of prestigious awards, including the Next Generation Award from the Arts Council of Ireland, the Markievicz Award, and the Gradam Comaoine awarded by TG4 in 2022, honouring her outstanding contribution to traditional dance and the preservation of Irish cultural heritage.