Festivals
A music festival can take many forms. A celebration of culture. A chance to learn some tunes. An opportunity to meet new friends and old ones. A place to marvel at the skill of a favourite artist. What you experience at a festival of Irish traditional music will depend to a great degree on what you go to find. But whatever your expectation, there’s one thing that you will be sure of finding: a warm welcome.
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- Cleary/Coyne Traditonal Week-End
- 16 October 2008–19 October 2008
- Claremorris
Thursday 16 Oct
STORYTELLING Vincent Pierce Storyteller will visit local schools
Friday 17th Oct
OFFICIAL OPENING in The Dalton Inn, Claremorris at 8:30pm by Marion Lyons Treasurer of Mayo Co.Board
- GALA CONCERT FEATURING Top local Musicians and Tutors from Workshops.
Saturday 18th Oct
Workshops in An Curan(beside Church) Claremorris…
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- Fiddler of Dooney Competition and Festival
- 25 October 2008–26 October 2008
- Sligo, Ireland
The Fiddler of Dooney Festival
Hosted by The Sligo Town Branch of Comhaltas in association with Sligo Live, this years competition will take place in Sligo Town on Sunday 26th October.
Full Programme
Sat. 25th October
- Fiddle Workshop in Factory Theatre
2:00pm -…
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- Ballintogher Traditional Music Festival
- 30 October 2008–2 November 2008
- Fred Finn Comhaltas
11th Annual Festival Commemorating John Egan (Flute Player)
Thursday 30th Oct 9:00pm Oíche Gaelach/Bilingual Table Quiz - Caint,Craic & Ceol
Friday 31st Oct 8:00pm Official Opening by JIM TEEVAN, Uachtarán, C.C.E. & TRADITIONAL CONCERT featuring Workshop Tutors, C.C.E. Musicians, Singers and Dancers
Saturday 1st November WORKSHOPS In…
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- 2nd John Joe Gordon Traditional Music Weekend
- 11 December 2008–14 December 2008
- Erne Music Club,Belleek
2nd John Joe Gordon Traditional Music Weekend
Thursday 11th 8:30pm:
Official opening by Ben Lennon Fiddle Recital with special guest Josephine Keegan.
Friday 12th 6pm: Fiddle Workshop with Ben Lennon and Ronan Regan teaching two tunes composed by John Joe Gordon.
8:30pm: Lecture on Denis Mc Cabe and the…
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- Patrick Byrne weekend
- 2 April 2009–4 April 2009
- Carrickmacross Branch
The Féile Padraig Dall Ó Beirn / the Patrick Byrne traditional music weekend is being held to honour the nineteenth century Monaghan harper Patrick Byrne, “the last of the great Irish harpers” and the first Irish traditional musician ever to be photographed. The weekend will feature music, singing and dancing workshops…
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- Fleadh Nua 2009
- 17 May 2009–25 May 2009
- Cois na hAbhna
Based in Ennis since 1974, Fleadh Nua is an annual week-long festival of top Irish traditional entertainment. Ennis, the capital town of County Clare, a county which has long been recognised as Ireland’s traditional music heartland, extends a warm welcome to music lovers from Ireland and overseas…
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- Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009
- 21 August 2009–23 August 2009
- Tullamore Comhaltas
Fleadh Cheoil, August 21-23, 2009. The 2009 All-Ireland Fleadh will be held in Tullamore, County Offaly - This is the third year for the Midlands town to host the All Ireland Fleadh.
With a tradition that includes prolific traditional composer, John Brady and the All-Ireland winning Longridge…
