Time |
Event |
Place |
Admission |
| Thu 5 |
|
|
|
7:30pm |
Festival Launch
|
Festival Launch by
Áine Hensey, radio broadcaster
with RTE and Raidio na Gaeltachta
followed
by free concert with Moher
|
Templegate Hotel |
All welcome |
| 9:30pm |
Sessions |
in venues around town |
Various |
All welcome |
| 11:30pm |
Concert |
Angelina Carberry, Peter Carberry and Paul Meehan |
The
Sanctuary, Queen's Hotel |
€ 15 |
| Fri 6 |
|
|
|
| 1:00pm |
Session |
Lunchtime
session |
Glór |
All welcome |
| 8:00pm |
CD
Launch |
John Gavin & his daughter Pauline both playing harmonica |
Auburn
Lodge Hotel |
All welcome |
| 10pm
- 12:30 am |
Sessions |
in
many venues around town |
Various
|
All welcome |
| 11:30pm |
Concert |
At The Racket |
Auburn Lodge Hotel |
€ 15 |
| Sat 7 |
|
|
|
| 11:00am |
Masterclasses |
Multiple instruments
& singing
11:30
- 1:00pm and 2:00 - 3:30pm
Registration 11:00am. |
Christian
Brothers School |
€
25 |
| 11:30am |
Session |
Festival Brunch & Gig |
The Merchant, Parnell
St |
All welcome |
| 11:30am |
Irish Language Class |
Irish Language for Beginners
with
Olive Keane |
Brogan's |
All welcome |
| 12:30
pm |
Sean
Nós Workshop |
Sean Nós Dance Workshop
with
Suzanne Leahy
Registration
11:30am.
Some
dancing experience an advantage.
No need to book in advance.
|
Cois
na hAbhna |
€ 5 |
| 1:00pm |
Table Quiz |
Trad Themed Table Quiz |
The Merchant, Parnell
St |
€ 20 per table |
| 3:00pm |
Sessions |
in many venues around town |
Various
|
All welcome |
| 4:00pm |
Talk |
Care and Maintenance of the Wooden Flute – a talk by
Jon Dodd |
County Museum |
All welcome |
| 4:00pm |
Workshop |
Fiddle Maintenance – with Paul Bradley |
County
Museum |
All welcome |
| 7:00pm |
CD Launch |
Dave Sheridan & Ciarán Somers - 'Faoi Bhláth'
|
The Sanctuary, Queen's
Hotel |
All welcome |
| 7:00pm |
Céilí
band competition |
Ard Ghaisce na mBuíonta -
The Great Band Challenge -
Senior Céilí Band Competition with €8000
in prizes
Audience voting |
West
County Hotel |
€ 15 |
| 10:00pm |
Set Dance Céilí |
GAA 125 Celebration Céilí with the Kilfenora
Céilí Band |
Cois na hAbhna |
€ 10 |
| 10pm
- 12:30 am |
Sessions
|
in
many venues around town |
Various |
All
welcome |
| 11:30pm |
Concert
|
Lúnasa
|
Auburn Lodge Hotel |
€ 20
includes
Trad Disco |
| 12:00
midnight |
Trad
Disco |
Trad
Disco
with Trad DJ Ollie Mullooly |
Auburn
Lodge Hotel |
€
20
includes
Concert |
| Sun 8 |
|
|
|
| 12:00
noon |
Set
Dance Workshop |
Set Dance Workshop
Geraldine Greene
Beginners
welcome.
No
need to book in advance. |
Cois
na hAbhna |
€ 5 |
| 1:30pm onwards |
Sessions |
in many venues around town |
Various |
All welcome |
| 4:00pm |
Set
Dance Céilí |
The Four Courts Céilí Band |
Cois
na hAbhna |
€ 10 |
| 7:00pm |
CD Launch |
Steph Geremia - 'The Open Road' |
Temple Gate Hotel |
All welcome |
| 9:30pm |
Sessions |
in many venues around town |
Various
|
All welcome |
| 10:00pm |
Concert |
Frankie Gavin and Tony McMahon
followed
by "Shuckin' 'n Jivin'" with your host Andrew
Mac Namara |
Old Ground Hotel |
€ 15 |
| Mon 9 |
|
|
|
| 1:00pm
onwards |
Lunchtime
Session |
in
many venues around town |
Various |
All
welcome |
| 9:30pm |
Sessions |
in venues around town |
Various |
All welcome |
| 11:30pm |
Finale
Concert |
Alan Kelly Quartet
featuring Tola Custy - fiddle
Aidan Brennan - guitar & vocals
Jim Higgins - bodhran & percussion |
The
Sanctuary, Queen's Hotel |
€ 15 |