'Sing for your Supper' with Colleen Savage

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Step into the heart of the Ring of Gullion and South Armagh for an unforgettable evening celebrating the area’s rich oral traditions of song and story at 'Sing for your Supper'.

Set within the handcrafted Roundhouse at Bluebell Lane, with its warm timber interior and intimate circular design. 'Sing for your Supper' offers the perfect setting where music, voices and shared meals flow naturally, echoing the community spirit at the heart of this age-old custom.

Guests will enjoy performances from acclaimed traditional singer Colleen Savage, accompanied by the musical talents of Pádraig Carragher, and even have the chance to learn a song themselves. True to the old saying, everyone will be invited to “sing for their supper,” reviving the tradition of earning a hearty meal with a song, a tune or a tale.

For their efforts, guests will be treated to a delightful gourmet meal; a rich butterbean and butternut squash stew, zesty cucumber relish, fragrant baked rice, and freshly baked mixed seed and oat bread, all perfectly paired with locally crafted Mac’s Armagh Cider from apples grown at Bluebell Lane.

All food is provided by Moreish Good Food and freshly prepared on site by the talented Eileen McKeown, ensuring every bite is as memorable as the music itself.

‘It was how I imagined céilí houses used to be, a place filled with craic, cairde agus ceol’ – Tom Kelly, Irish News Columnist

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More about Colleen Savage

Colleen Savage is a traditional singer and cultural advocate from Crossmaglen, South Armagh.

She has recently completed a Master’s by Research in Music at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) (April 2025). Her research, funded by a DkIT Postgraduate Research Scholarship, focuses on the song traditions of South Armagh, under the guidance of Dr. Daithí Kearney and Dr. Gearóid Trimble. She has presented her research at conferences in England, Scotland, France and at home in Ireland.

As the current Chairperson of the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership, Colleen plays a pivotal role in preserving and celebrating the cultural heritage of the area. Her commitment to community engagement is evident through her recent song project, The Dalin’ Men of Crossmaglen, which brought together over 85 singers in a three-month initiative to teach, share, and collect traditional songs and stories from the area.

A nominee for a civic award in February 2026, Colleen is dedicated to renewing, sharing, celebrating and preserving the art, culture and heritage of Gullion and South Armagh.