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| Click here to book tickets online or click BUY for
individual concerts below. If there is no link, tickets must be purchased
from the Festival Box Office (cash only). Tickets can only be bought online up to midnight Tuesday 2 August. All tickets purchased online can be collected from the Festival Box Office which opens on Wednesday 3 August. |
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| Time | Event | Venue | Admission |
| WED 3 | |||
| 7.30 pm | Official opening: A
tribute to Seamus Bugler, celebrating his contribution to the music
and culture of East Clare. Photographic exhibition by Marco Cavalleri. |
Community Centre Wine & food reception. All are welcome! |
FREE |
| 9.30 pm | Sar Oiche ann anocht le ceol, rince agus cupla fhocal as ghaeilge. Céad míle fáilte do cách. Ceol le Jed Foley, Paul Smith agus a chairde… | Shortt’s Bar | FREE |
| 10.00 pm | Session with Brian Donnellan, Cyril O’Donoghue, Mark Donnellan and friends. | Peppers Pub | |
| THURS 4 | |||
| 10.00 am - 1.00 pm |
Workshops | Details | |
| 2.30pm | Festival walk. Enjoy the beautiful
landscape of East Clare, exploring the scenery and heritage of the
Feakle area. The walk will finish with a session and refreshment
stop. Meet at the Festival Office. |
FREE | |
| 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm |
Afternoon session for workshop students. | ||
| 7.30 pm | Youth Concert with Bærum Spelemannslag
and friends joining young musicians from East Clare. Hosted
and co-ordinated by Mary Mac Namara. The concert is part of a Norwegian
/ East Clare Youth Exchange. |
Community Centre |
€7.00. Family ticket €20.00 |
| 8.30 pm | Concert: a very special event with Niamh Ní Charra & her band followed by 'Jigs & Jazz' featuring Eimear Quinn, Steve Cooney, Brendan Larrissey, Pat Collins and Drazen Derek performing in the beautiful surroundings of Caher House. | Caher House | €25.00 BUY |
| 10.00 pm | Session with Seamus Bugler, Kate McNamara and friends. | Shortt’s Bar | |
| FRI 5 | |||
| 10.00 am - 1.00 pm |
Workshops including Set and Seanos Dancing. | Details | |
| 2.00 pm | Tutor recital featuring the talented tutors teaching at the Festival - Angelina Carberry, Martin Hayes, Áine Uí Cheallaigh, Dennis Cahill, Deirdre Scanlon, Pat O‘Connor, Denise Glass, Dympna O’Sullivan, Seán Ryan, Kate Mc Namara, Brendan Larrissey, Kevin Crawford, Tara Diamond, Danny O’Mahony, Mairead Casey and Suzanne Leahy. | Community Centre |
€7.00 |
| 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm |
Afternoon session for workshop students/beginners. | ||
| 7.30 pm | Musical Performance:
a showcase of some of the best musicians that traditional music has
to offer, with outstanding acts performing on the night. This year
the talented Mulcahy Family from West Limerick will open the concert
followed by the much anticipated act Lumiere featuring singers Pauline
Scanlon & Eilis Kennedy and guitarist Donogh Hennessy. The concert
will conclude Martin
Hayes and Dennis Cahill. Theo Dorgan, renowned Irish poet, writer and lecturer will present the recital and read a selection of poems. |
St Mary’s Church | €25.00
(tickets in advance) BUY |
| 9.30 pm | Céilí: The Four Courts Céilí Band. | Bohan’s Bar |
FREE |
| SAT 6 | |||
| 10.00 am - 1.00 pm |
Workshops | Details | |
| 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm |
Poetry with Knute Skinner. | Moloney’s Pub | FREE |
| 2.00 pm | East Clare CD Launch: Jack Talty and Cormac Begley, Na Fir Bolg. | Peppers Pub | FREE |
| 3.00 pm - 5.00 pm |
Set Dancing and Seanós Dancing class for children with Edwina Guckian of 'Irelands got talent' fame | National School | €5.00 |
| 3.30 pm | Singing session with Áine Uí Cheallaigh,
Breanndán O Beaglaoich, Deirdre Scanlon, Sean Garvey, Helen Hayes.
Fear an Tí: Joe O’Connor |
Moloney’s Pub. | FREE |
| 3.00 pm - 3.30 pm |
Cuimhneamh an Chláir: Memory & Oral Folklore of Co. Clare by Tomas Mac Conmara | Community Centre | FREE |
| 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm |
Music, songs and recollections: Delia Murphy, The Queen of Connemara, ‘I’ll live ‘til I die’. A celebration in talk, story and song of the iconic Delia Murphy. | Community Centre | FREE |
| 5.00 pm - 9.00 pm |
East Clare CD Launch: In Retrospect by Danny O’Mahony, Patsy Broderick, Johnny Ringo McDonogh and Cyril O’Donoghue. | Shortt's Bar | FREE |
| 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm |
Informal Singing Session hosted by Declan Coyne of the South Roscommon Singers Club. | Moloney’s Pub | FREE |
| 7.30 | Gala Concert: the focus will be on
celebrating the array of talented musicians, singers, dancers and
storytellers from Co.Clare and beyond. This concert is
a more relaxed night of entertainment with
Charlie Harris, Mark
Donnellan and Jim
Corry; Sean Garvey; Mary Staunton and band featuring Mary Shannon & Gary
O’ Brian; Vincent Griffin and Mary Corry; Breanndán O Beaglaoich
and family: Breanainn - guitar, Cormac - concertina, Conchubhair
- accordion, Clíodhna - fiddle; set dancers, seanos dancing. Presented by (TBA). |
Community Centre | €25.00 BUY |
| 9.30 pm | Céilí: The Four Courts Céilí Band. | Bohan’s Bar | FREE |
| SUN 7 | |||
| 11.00 am | Aifreann Gaeilge with singer Kate Purcell and concertina player Chris Droney. | ||
| 12 noon | Singing Session with with Robbie
Mc Mahon, Donie Nolan, Edel Vaughan, Paula Carroll, Con Ó Drisceoil.
Fear an Tí: Michael Scanlan |
Moloney’s Pub | FREE |
| 1.30 pm | Children’s activities: Puppet Show.
PartyMagic presents tales of treasure and a lazy princess. There will be face-painting after the show. |
Community Centre | FREE |
| 3.30 pm | Outdoor Concert with FullSet: Michael
Harrison - fiddle, Seán McCarthy - uilleann pipes, Janine Redmond -
button accordion, Eamonn Moloney - bodhrán, Andy Meaney - guitar, Teresa
Horgan - vocals. Will be held indoors if weather is unsuitable. |
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| 10.00 pm | Grand Finale Céilí. The Tulla Céilí Band. | Marquee | €10.00 |
| MON 8 | |||
| Informal sessions throughout the day and night | |||
| Riches of Clare Concert: as part of the Lunchtime Concerts held throughout the county we are delighted to feature The Stride Set with Meabh O’Hare, Patricia Clarke, Jani Lang, Michael Mc Cague, Josie Harrington and Kevin Jones. | Community Centre | FREE | |
| 7.00 pm | Cross road dancing with Donie Nolan and Taylors
Cross Céilí Band. Will be held indoors if weather is unsuitable. |
Outside Peppers | |
| TUES 9 | |||
| Informal sessions | |||
