Na Píobairí Uilleann host another in their monthly series of traditional music recitals in the Cobblestone in Dublin’s Smithfield area.

This month’s special guests include:

• Tim Hill (uilleann pipes)
• Paddy Egan (concertina) (pictured above)
• John Carlos (flute)
• Macdara Yeates (song)

Doors open at 9pm.
Admission at the door: €13/€9 (conc).

Singer and songwriter, Karan Casey, is collaborating with director, Sophie Motley, on The Women, We Will Rise – a new project progressing the female narrative in the folk tradition, placing women centre stage and sharing through song the experiences of gallant women from Ireland’s past, while “singing into being a vision for the women of the future.” This performance offers audiences a sneak peek at this exciting new project and collaboration which will culminate in full scale production in 2023.

Tickets for the show cost €13 each (including a light lunch (of either soup or sandwich). Lunch is served from 12.15pm.

Tickets for the show only (without meal) cost €10 each.

Booking at https://www.ticketsource.eu/corkartstheatre/the-women-we-will-rise/e-vekbge.

Poor Creature (pictured above) are Cormac Mac Diarmada (Lankum) and Ruth Clinton (Landless). They perform new interpretations of old songs, accompanied by viola, guitar, synth and theremin. Drawing inspiration from Irish and American traditional music their music has dark and dreamy undertones and features themes of love, loss and the supernatural.

Aoife Hammond is a singer and multi-instrumentalist based in County Leitrim. Aoife has composed original electronic and acoustic scores using synthesizers, bouzouki, guitars, mandolin and vocals. This performance will be the first time these compositions will be heard live, with special accompaniment by multi-instrumentalist Magnus Nymo.

Tickets, each costing €10 (plus €1 booking fee), are available from https://cairdefestival.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173627026.

Singer and songwriter, Karan Casey, is collaborating with director, Sophie Motley, on The Women, We Will Rise – a new project progressing the female narrative in the folk tradition, placing women centre stage and sharing through song the experiences of gallant women from Ireland’s past, while “singing into being a vision for the women of the future.” This performance offers audiences a sneak peek at this exciting new project and collaboration which will culminate in full scale production in 2023.

Tickets for the show cost €13 each (including a light lunch (of either soup or sandwich). Lunch is served from 12.15pm.

Tickets for the show only (without meal) cost €10 each.

Booking at https://www.ticketsource.eu/corkartstheatre/the-women-we-will-rise/e-vekbge.

Singer and songwriter, Karan Casey, is collaborating with director, Sophie Motley, on The Women, We Will Rise – a new project progressing the female narrative in the folk tradition, placing women centre stage and sharing through song the experiences of gallant women from Ireland’s past, while “singing into being a vision for the women of the future.” This performance offers audiences a sneak peek at this exciting new project and collaboration which will culminate in full scale production in 2023.

Tickets for the show cost €13 each (including a light lunch (of either soup or sandwich). Lunch is served from 12.15pm.

Tickets for the show only (without meal) cost €10 each.

Booking at https://www.ticketsource.eu/corkartstheatre/the-women-we-will-rise/e-vekbge.

Singer and songwriter, Karan Casey, is collaborating with director, Sophie Motley, on The Women, We Will Rise – a new project progressing the female narrative in the folk tradition, placing women centre stage and sharing through song the experiences of gallant women from Ireland’s past, while “singing into being a vision for the women of the future.” This performance offers audiences a sneak peek at this exciting new project and collaboration which will culminate in full scale production in 2023.

Tickets for the show cost €22.50 each or €40 for two (including supper consisting of a choice of tapas, glass of wine or soft drink). Supper is served from 8pm.

Tickets for the show only (without meal) cost €10 each.

Booking at https://www.ticketsource.eu/corkartstheatre/the-women-we-will-rise/e-vekbge.

Damien Dempsey’s new collaborations album, Union, was released in November 2018 and in the UK in early 2019. It features recordings with friends including John Grant, Kae Tempest, Imelda May, Finbarr Furey and Sinéad O’Connor.

Dempsey’s debut album in 2000, They Don’t Teach This Shit in School, set him apart as a unique and important voice, championed from an early stage in his career by Sinéad O’Connor. The follow-up, Seize the Day, marked the beginning of his relationship with producer John Reynolds, picking up many awards and leading to extensive international tours. Commercial and critical success continued with the release of the No. 1 album, Shots (2005), backed by Brian Eno, and To Hell or Barbados (2007), which debuted at No.2 in the Irish charts. He released studio album, Soulsun, in May 2017.

With five Top 10 albums under his belt Damien has an impressive back catalogue and undeniable staying power. Renowned also for his searing live shows, 2018 was one of Damien’s most successful to date before the pandemic brought everything to a halt.

This event rescheduled from July 10, 2020 and July 10, 2021. Tickets for original date remain valid. Tickets, each costing €42, may be available from www.ticketmaster.ie/damien-dempsey-dublin-10-07-2020/event/18005755845C1FED.

Singer and songwriter, Karan Casey, is collaborating with director, Sophie Motley, on The Women, We Will Rise – a new project progressing the female narrative in the folk tradition, placing women centre stage and sharing through song the experiences of gallant women from Ireland’s past, while “singing into being a vision for the women of the future.” This performance offers audiences a sneak peek at this exciting new project and collaboration which will culminate in full scale production in 2023.

Tickets for the show cost €22.50 each or €40 for two (including supper consisting of a choice of tapas, glass of wine or soft drink). Supper is served from 8pm.

Tickets for the show only (without meal) cost €10 each.

Booking at https://www.ticketsource.eu/corkartstheatre/the-women-we-will-rise/e-vekbge.

Damien Dempsey’s new collaborations album, Union, was released in November 2018 and in the UK in early 2019. It features recordings with friends including John Grant, Kae Tempest, Imelda May, Finbarr Furey and Sinéad O’Connor.

Dempsey’s debut album in 2000, They Don’t Teach This Shit in School, set him apart as a unique and important voice, championed from an early stage in his career by Sinéad O’Connor. The follow-up, Seize the Day, marked the beginning of his relationship with producer John Reynolds, picking up many awards and leading to extensive international tours. Commercial and critical success continued with the release of the No. 1 album, Shots (2005), backed by Brian Eno, and To Hell or Barbados (2007), which debuted at No.2 in the Irish charts. He released studio album, Soulsun, in May 2017.

With five Top 10 albums under his belt Damien has an impressive back catalogue and undeniable staying power. Renowned also for his searing live shows, 2018 was one of Damien’s most successful to date before the pandemic brought everything to a halt.

This event rescheduled from July 10, 2020 and July 10, 2021. Tickets for original date remain valid. Tickets, each costing €42, may be available from www.ticketmaster.ie/damien-dempsey-dublin-10-07-2020/event/18005755845C1FED.

Christy Moore has played an integral role in the evolution of music on this island. Aside from his long and productive solo career, he is a founding member of the iconic bands Planxty and Moving Hearts. His powerfully relatable stories of the human condition resonate beyond the community.

Christy released his new album Flying into Mystery, in November 2021, featuring a collection of twelve songs. Speaking about his latest project, Christy said ‘It has been a very different album recording process this time around…. Since 1969 I have been involved in recording but never with a total absence of live performance.  Since March 2020 all my focus has been on this album.  Once more I’ve been privileged to receive some great songs which kept me well occupied.  I produced with Jim Higgins and David Meade engineered the project. There are songs from Ricky Lynch, Paul Doran, Mick Hanly, Wally Page, Tom Tuohy, Gary Moore, Jim Page and Bob Dylan.  These sit side by side with traditional songs and a couple of my own offerings. …Thanks for listening….’

Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster at https://www.ticketmaster.ie/christy-moore-concert-in-support-of-women-s-aid-dublin-11-07-2022/event/18005CB4ACC02DE9.

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://www.onlinetickets.ie/tickets/se-n-keane-241446#buy.

Seán Keane will bring his unique sound accompanied by Pat Coyne on guitar and Fergus Feely on mandocello. In recent months Seán has returned to the studio and will be adding some new songs to the set list. Songs like I’ll be there, You Are Loved and Whispered will join his favourites like Never Alone, Isle of Hope and Galway to Graceland.

Proceeds from this event will benefit Cois Nore Cancer Support Centre Kilkenny.

To book tickets, each costing €30, contact 085-7157694.

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://www.onlinetickets.ie/tickets/se-n-keane-241446#buy.

The debut performance of the Ulster Suite composed by Michael Rooney and performed by the Ulster Comhaltas Orchestra under the baton of the composer.

Admission: £10 (at the door)

The All-Ireland championship-winning band from Co. Tyrone lends its considerable presence to the Ulster Fleadh in its home county in this free concert.

Admission: £10 (at the door)

Tickets, each costing €20/€15 (conc) plus €1 booking fee, are available from https://eaf.ticketsolve.com/shows/873626785.

Seán Keane will bring his unique sound accompanied by Pat Coyne on guitar and Fergus Feely on mandocello. In recent months Seán has returned to the studio and will be adding some new songs to the set list. Songs like I’ll be there, You Are Loved and Whispered will join his favourites like Never Alone, Isle of Hope and Galway to Graceland.

To book tickets, each costing €35 (plus €2.08 booking fee), contact 021-4652531 or https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sean-keane-tickets-270869376597.

Tickets costing £10 each are available from https://www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com/concerts2022/fiddle-monologues

Tickets costing £15 each are available from https://www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com/concerts2022/concert-i-niamh-parsons-graham-dunne-sinad-mckenna

Tickets costing £15 each are available from https://www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com/concerts2022/concert-i-cathy-jordan-trio-brendy-loughran-stephen-loughran-claire-loughran.

Tickets costing £15 each were available from https://www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com/concerts2022/concert-i-fiddle-concert-in-memory-of-sean-maguire. The concert is SOLD OUT.

Since it was formed in 1999 – with Séamus Maguire and Niamh Crowley on violins, Ken Rice on viola and Neil Martin on cello – the West Ocean String Quartet has achieved international recognition, earning glowing reviews and plaudits from critics and audiences in Ireland, America, Japan, Australia and Europe.

Within the quartet, the worlds of traditional and classical music meet and fuse effortlessly, the quartet’s unique voice fearlessly willing to navigate the space in-between.

The John Hewitt Society is delighted that the Summer School has been included as one of the first dates on this tour to celebrate the release of their most recent album, Atlantic Edge.

Tickets, each costing £15, are available from https://marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com/shows/873626714?_ga=2.145133878.381892044.1653783332-544120063.1647996668.

The Belfast Harp Festival, called by contemporary writers “The Belfast Harpers Assembly”, was a four-day event running from July 11 to July 14, 1792, organised by merchant class Presbyterians Dr. James McDonnell, Robert Bradshaw and Henry Joy, (proprietor of the Belfast News-Letter and uncle to Henry Joy McCracken). Its purpose was to revive an interest in harp music and to collect the music of the harpers and note their style of playing for future generations. But what was hoped to be a revival, proved to be a farewell to the old tradition.

Of the eleven harpers who attended, seven were blind. The eldest, Denis Hempson (1695 -1807) from Derry, was 97. He was the only one to use the ancient way of playing with the fingernails. Yet the festival bequeathed one major enduring legacy. A young man from Armagh named Edward Bunting(1773-1843), was employed to write down the music of the harpers, and to make notes on their instrumental techniques. He dedicated the rest of his life to collecting and preserving Irish music. He published three volumes of music, collectively known as the Ancient Music of Ireland.

This concert will pay tribute to that event and to the Bunting Collection. The artists performing tonight are:

• Máire Ní Chathasaigh (harp)
• Steve Cooney (guitar)
• Brìghde Chaimbeul (small pipes)
• Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (flute and vocals)
• Edwina Guckian (dance)
• Doireann Ní Ghlacain (bean a’tí)

Doors open from 7.30pm.

Tickets, each costing £15, are available from https://www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com/concerts2022/concert-i-the-belfast-harp-festival-of-1792

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://www.onlinetickets.ie/tickets/se-n-keane-241446#buy.

A special Belfast Tradfest edition of the Sunflower Folk Club will include contributions from the floor along with performances by two guests: Dàibhidh Stiùbhard and Miadhachlughain O’Donnell.

Dàibhidh Stiùbhard (pictured above) from Tullywiggan, near Cookstown in Co. Tyrone, His debut album, An Sionnach Dubh, was a collection of songs from the Ulster, Irish language and Scots Gàidhlig traditions as well as some original compositions. Though regarded as a traditional singer, he admits on the liner notes of that album: “I was not born into or brought up with the tradition. I came from a Church of Ireland background, yet traditional music did creep into my childhood. As I grew older, I slowly reclaimed the right to own my native culture and language… and yet at times, I feel like An Sionnach Dubh (The Black Fox). A strange little creature outside the norm, finding my way through the vast rich realm of songs native to these islands.”

In 2018, the Ulster University photography graduate won the senior singing title at the Ulster Fleadh. That year, too, he guested with acclaimed Scottish folk band, Malinky, on their twentieth anniversary album and, joined them on-stage at n Glasgow’s Celtic Connections in 2019.

Miadhachlughain O’Donnell is a young flute player and traditional singer from Castlewellan Co. Down. Growing up steeped in and surrounded by traditional music, it is no coincidence that she is blossoming into a consummate and charismatic performer. Her mother, Tiona McSherry, was the lead singer in the highly acclaimed 1990s band, Tamalin, and her uncle, John McSherry, is a master uilleann piper and has variously been a member of Dónal Lunny’s Coolfin, Lúnasa, At First Light, Ulaid and The Olllam.

Doors open from 7.30pm.

Tickets for the concert, each costing £10, are available from https://www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com/concerts2022/sunflower-folk-club.

One of the most celebrated traditional fiddlers, Martin Hayes has assembled the Common Ground Ensemble with its roots in traditional Irish music – the common ground of their name – but with a wealth of talent spanning traditional music, improvisation, arrangement, jazz, avant-garde and cutting edge contemporary classical.

The line-up comprises Cormac McCarthy (piano, ‘Cottage Evolution’), Kate Ellis (cello, Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble), Kyle Sanna (guitar, a collaborator with Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile) and another alumnus of the Tulla Céilí Band, Brian Donnellan (bouzouki, harmonium and concertina).

Mining new nuggets of creative gold from the rich seams of the tradition has been a hallmark of Hayes’ career even though the foundations of his music remain firmly rooted in the music of East Co Clare. Born and raised in a locality filled with music,  Martin Hayes drew huge inpsirastion from his father, P.J., and his uncle, Paddy Canny – both renowned fiddlers and founder members of the Tulla Céilí Band.

The Common Ground Ensemble is the latest chapter in the remarkable story of Martin Hayes’ musical life.

Sharon Shannon has been a musical icon for over 20 years. Traditional Irish music is her background but she has been fearless in her musical exploration having defied genres and woven her unique style through country, French-Canadian reggae, hip-hop, dance and classical.

Tickets – costing €30 each (plus €2 fees) – are available from https://fleadhcheoil.ticketsolve.com/shows/873626539.

FourWinds’ influences include Begley and Cooney, The Bothy Band, Planxty, Brady and Irvine, and Moving Hearts. Awarded the prestigious Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections early on in their career, the band was also chosen as one of three finalists in the Rising Stars Competition, held by The Gathering in Killarney, Ireland.

While FourWinds has been in existence since 2013, its members  have also all toured extensively throughout Europe and North America for many years with their many other solo and group projects (inlcuding Perfect Friction,  Coast to Coast, The Daoirí Farrell Trio and the Tom Delany and Caroline Keane duo).

With original vocalist and bouzouki player, Daoirí Farrell, departing to pursue a largely solo career, he was seamlessly replaced by Alan Murray in the line-up which also includes Tom Delany on uilleann pipes and whistles, Caroline Keane on concertina, and Robbie Walsh on bodhrán.

With a number of albums to their cumulative credit, the quartet is currently working on a long-awaited follow-up to their debut album, FourWinds.

Tickets – costing €25 each (plus €2 fees) – are available from https://fleadhcheoil.ticketsolve.com/shows/873626456.

Briste developed towards the end of 2015, although the girls – Emma, Joanna and Alison – have been playing traditional music together from a very young age. They are known widely throughout Ireland with an exceptional talent and have been extremely lucky to hold many Ulster and All Ireland medals. As well as being traditional musicians, Briste also enjoy other genres like folk and American country. Joanna and Emma have been playing professionally with Síoda for almost five years. Likewise, Emma and Alison have been a part of the PJ McDonald Band. Both together and separately, they have played in venues and sessions all over the world and have decided to form the trio to a combine a mixture of sounds they have acquired over the years and together and have exciting plans for the future ahead.

Tickets – costing €20 each (plus €2 fees) – are available from https://fleadhcheoil.ticketsolve.com/shows/873626464.

SUPPORTED BY THE BRIDGE CÉILÍ BAND

Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished button accordion players of his generation, Daithí Gormley has an extensive repertoire steeped in the rich musical heritage of his native county, Sligo. He has performed at festivals and concerts nationally and internationally and makes regular appearances on radio and television. He has researched, published, and lectured on Irish traditional music.

Frankie Gavin has played fiddle and flute since his teenage years, winning All-Ireland competitions for both at age 17. Originally from  Corrandulla in Co. Galway, his love of music began when he was given a tin whistle for his fourth birthday. Originally influenced by the great Irish and American-Irish fiddle players, such as James Morrison, he became co-founder of the leadling traditional band, Dé Danann (later De Dannan) – who, fronted by a succession of fmeale singers (including Dolores Keane, Mary Black, Maura O’Connell and Eleanor Shanley) established themselves as one of the country’s  leading traditional ensembles. Subsequently as a solo performer, Frankie played with artists from other genres including the Rolling Stones, Stephane Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin.

He has also led two further ensembles: the Roaring 20s Irish Orchestra and the fiddle quartet, The Provenance, as well as performing in the trio KGB – with piper, Paddy Keenan, and accordion player, Dermot Byrne.

Frankie was recognised as the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Traditional Musician of the Year in 2018.

Formed in 1970, the Bridge Céilí Band has won the Fleadh Cheoil Céilí Band competition six times. Over the years they have performed in concerts and céilí throughout Ireland as well as on radio and television.

Tickets – costing €27.50 each (plus €2 fees) – are available from https://fleadhcheoil.ticketsolve.com/shows/873626543.

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://www.onlinetickets.ie/tickets/se-n-keane-241446#buy.

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://www.onlinetickets.ie/tickets/se-n-keane-241446#buy.

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://www.onlinetickets.ie/tickets/se-n-keane-241446#buy.

Christy Moore has played an integral role in the evolution of music on this island. Aside from his long and productive solo career, he is a founding member of the iconic bands Planxty and Moving Hearts. His powerfully relatable stories of the human condition resonate beyond the community.

Christy released his new album Flying into Mystery, in November 2021, featuring a collection of twelve songs. Speaking about his latest project, Christy said ‘It has been a very different album recording process this time around…. Since 1969 I have been involved in recording but never with a total absence of live performance.  Since March 2020 all my focus has been on this album.  Once more I’ve been privileged to receive some great songs which kept me well occupied.  I produced with Jim Higgins and David Meade engineered the project. There are songs from Ricky Lynch, Paul Doran, Mick Hanly, Wally Page, Tom Tuohy, Gary Moore, Jim Page and Bob Dylan.  These sit side by side with traditional songs and a couple of my own offerings. …Thanks for listening….’

Tickets, costing €44 each, are available from Ticketmaster at https://www.ticketmaster.ie/christy-moore-galway-20-08-2022/event/18005C4BDA9D6F27.

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://www.onlinetickets.ie/tickets/se-n-keane-241446#buy.

Christy Moore has played an integral role in the evolution of music on this island. Aside from his long and productive solo career, he is a founding member of the iconic bands Planxty and Moving Hearts. His powerfully relatable stories of the human condition resonate beyond the community.

Christy released his new album Flying into Mystery, in November 2021, featuring a collection of twelve songs. Speaking about his latest project, Christy said ‘It has been a very different album recording process this time around…. Since 1969 I have been involved in recording but never with a total absence of live performance.  Since March 2020 all my focus has been on this album.  Once more I’ve been privileged to receive some great songs which kept me well occupied.  I produced with Jim Higgins and David Meade engineered the project. There are songs from Ricky Lynch, Paul Doran, Mick Hanly, Wally Page, Tom Tuohy, Gary Moore, Jim Page and Bob Dylan.  These sit side by side with traditional songs and a couple of my own offerings. …Thanks for listening….’

SOLD OUT

To jion the waiting list, go to https://paviliontheatre-tickets.paviliontheatre.ie/shows/873635619/events/129431930?_ga=2.63916911.1962255645.1656974712-947051152.1646325370.

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh makes music on a 10-string fiddle called the hardanger d’amore. He has performed on some of the most beautiful stages in the world, including the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall and the Carnegie Hall. He has made eighteen recordings to date – ranging from quite traditional to fairly out there – and continues to explore the region where traditional music begins to disintegrate.

Caoimhín performs as a solo artist, yet is also widely known through his collaborative work, including groups The Gloaming and This Is How We Fly, and duos with Dan Trueman, Thomas Bartlett, Garth Knox, Mick O’Brien and Brendan Begley. He has also performed with artists such as Laurie Anderson, Vincent Moon and Amiina. He has made music for theatre and flm, including music for the Oscar-nominated movie, Brooklyn, and Volker Schlondorff’s Return to Montauk.

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://paviliontheatre-tickets.paviliontheatre.ie/shows/873635622/events/129431934/.

Tickets, each costing €25, are available from https://www.onlinetickets.ie/tickets/se-n-keane-241446#buy.

Seán Keane will bring his unique sound accompanied by Pat Coyne on guitar and Fergus Feely on mandocello. In recent months Seán has returned to the studio and will be adding some new songs to the set list. Songs like I’ll be there, You Are Loved and Whispered will join his favourites like Never Alone, Isle of Hope and Galway to Graceland.

Tickets, each costing €28 plus €2 fee, are available from https://thevenueratoath.ticketsolve.com/shows/873628325/events/129381081/seats?zone=Auditorium

Seán Keane will bring his unique sound accompanied by Pat Coyne on guitar and Fergus Feely on mandocello. In recent months Seán has returned to the studio and will be adding some new songs to the set list. Songs like I’ll be there, You Are Loved and Whispered will join his favourites like Never Alone, Isle of Hope and Galway to Graceland.

Tickets, each costing €30 plus €1 fee, are available from https://roscommonartscentre.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173617275/events/428417593/seats?_ga=2.189395819.117708406.1645542247-1975315389.1645542247&zone=Main%20.

Christy Moore has played an integral role in the evolution of music on this island. Aside from his long and productive solo career, he is a founding member of the iconic bands Planxty and Moving Hearts. His powerfully relatable stories of the human condition resonate beyond the community.

Christy released his new album Flying into Mystery, in November 2021, featuring a collection of twelve songs. Speaking about his latest project, Christy said ‘It has been a very different album recording process this time around…. Since 1969 I have been involved in recording but never with a total absence of live performance.  Since March 2020 all my focus has been on this album.  Once more I’ve been privileged to receive some great songs which kept me well occupied.  I produced with Jim Higgins and David Meade engineered the project. There are songs from Ricky Lynch, Paul Doran, Mick Hanly, Wally Page, Tom Tuohy, Gary Moore, Jim Page and Bob Dylan.  These sit side by side with traditional songs and a couple of my own offerings. …Thanks for listening….’

SOLD OUT