| Time |
Event |
Place |
Admission |
| Thu
6 |
|
|
|
6:30pm |
Festival Launch
|
Festival Launch by Eoin O'Neill, musician and Clare
FM presenter
|
Glor Irish Music
Centre |
All welcome |
7.15pm |
Art Exhibition Launch |
"Anon
is Anall"- an exhibition by Carmel Doherty
of contemporary Clare art inspired by original traditional
Clare tunes
|
Glor Irish Music
Centre |
All welcome |
| 8:00pm |
CD Launch |
Sean
Ó'Sé with the Turloughmore Céilí
Band - 'The Green Road' |
Glor Irish Music
Centre |
All welcome |
| 9:30pm |
Sessions |
in venues around town |
Various locations |
All welcome |
11:30pm |
Concert |
Gerry
O'Connor, Donal O'Connor, Gilles le Bigot and Martin
Quinn |
The Sanctuary,
Queen's Hotel |
€ 15 |
| Fri
7 |
|
|
|
| 1:00pm |
Lunchtime Concert |
John
Rynne, Liam Lewis, Graham Dunne |
Glor Irish Music
Centre |
All welcome |
| 7:00pm |
Céilí
band competition |
Ard
Ghaisce na mBuíonta -
The Great Band Challenge -
Senior
Céilí Band Competition - €8,000 in prizes
with MC Kieran Hanrahan
|
West County Hotel |
€ 15 |
| 9:30pm |
Sessions |
in
25 venues around town |
Various locations |
All welcome |
| 11:30pm |
Concert |
Jean
Michel Veillon, Marco Pollier, Ronan
Pellen |
Auburn Lodge Hotel |
€ 15 |
Sat
8 |
|
|
|
| 10:15am |
Sean Nós
Dance Workshop |
Sean Nós
Dance Workshop
with
Suzanne Leahy
Some
dancing experience an advantage.
No need to book in advance.
Registration 10.00am |
Banner Room,
Old Ground Hotel |
€ 5 |
| 11:00am |
Festival Brunch
& Gig |
|
|
All welcome |
11:00am |
Irish Language
Class |
Introduction
to the Irish Language for Beginners
with
Olive Keane |
Maguire Suite
Old Ground Hotel |
All welcome |
11:30am |
Masterclasses |
Multiple instruments
Various
tutors
Registration
on the day if numbers permit: 11.15am |
St Flannan's College,
Ennis |
€ 25 |
| 12:00pm |
Talk |
Care and
Maintenance of the Wooden Flute – a talk by Jon
Dodd |
Westropp Room, County
Museum |
All welcome |
| 1:00pm |
Session |
Lón Gaelach agus Seisiun – “Caint agus Pint” |
To
be confirmed |
All welcome |
| 1:30pm |
Table Quiz |
Trad themed table quiz |
|
€ 20 per table |
| 2:00pm |
Talk |
Willy Simmons
Whistles –
a demonstration by Jon Dodd |
Westropp Room, County
Museum |
All welcome |
| 3:00pm |
Sessions |
in over 20 venues around town |
Various locations |
All welcome |
| 4:00pm |
Talk |
Amplification
and Sound Engineering for Irish Traditional Music
– a talk by Steve Corry |
Westropp Room, County
Museum |
€ 5 |
| 6:00pm |
CD Launch |
Johnny Walsh |
The Sanctuary,
Queen's Hotel |
All welcome |
| 9:30pm |
Set Dance Céilí |
Céilí
with the Kilfenora Céilí Band
in aid of Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin.
Entry fee includes Raffle tickets |
Cois na hAbhna |
€ 10 |
| 9:30pm |
Sessions |
in over 20 venues around town |
Various locations |
All welcome |
| 11:30pm |
Concert |
David
Munnelly Band |
Auburn Lodge Hotel |
€ 20 includes Trad Disco |
| 11:30pm |
Trad Disco |
Trad Disco
with Trad DJ Ollie Mullooly |
Auburn Lodge Hotel |
see above |
| Sun
9 |
|
|
|
| 11:00am |
Set Dance Workshop |
Set Dance
Workshop
Geraldine Greene
Beginners
Welcome!
No need to book in advance. |
Banner Room,
Old Ground Hotel |
€ 5 |
| 1:00pm |
Sessions |
in over 20 venues around town |
Various locations |
All welcome |
| 4:00pm |
Set Dance Céilí |
The Four Courts
Céilí Band |
Cois na hAbhna |
€ 8 |
| 7:00pm |
CD Launch |
Paul
McGlinchey - 'Unearthed' |
Temple Gate Hotel |
All welcome |
| 9:30pm |
Sessions |
in 10 venues around town |
Various locations |
All welcome |
| 10:00pm |
Concert |
Noel
Hill, Tony Linnane and Jack Talty |
|
€ 15 |
| Mon
10 |
|
|
|
| 1:00pm |
Session |
Lunchtime Session |
|
All welcome |
| 9:30pm |
Sessions |
in 5 venues around town |
Various locations |
All welcome |
| 11:30pm |
Finale Concert |
Beolach
(BEÒLACH
is a Gaelic word meaning 'lively youth'. Beòlach
is also one of Cape Breton's most exciting new young
bands)
|
The Sanctuary, Queen's
Hotel |
€ 15 |
