Castlebar Gospel Choir under the direction of Niamh O'Kelly have just released a new CD entitled 'Gloria'.

The choir sing a mixture of traditional and contempory  Gospel with excellent solo performances from Brendan Duignan, Joanne Keegan, Beatrice Kenny, Elaine Madded & Karen Morley.

The Mayo Girls Choir (Cantaraí Umhaill) also performed on the CD as special guests.

The choir has recently performed with the renowned Harlem Gospel Choir when they visited Castlebar as part of their European Tour.

All funds from the sale of the CD will go to help the work of the Galway Simon Community who work to combat homelessness.

The CD is on sale on sale through Downtown Records for €15.00 or online from Galway Simon Community at http://www.galwaysimon.ie/store.asp

The choir will also be singing at the 12.30pm mass on Sunday (Christmas Eve) and the CD will be on sale afterwards