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This year’s Committee have added a new ingredient to the Festival Session Trail. Each of the official Festival Music sessions, will be “hosted” by a Session Host. Each of the hosted sessions will have musicians allocated to it as normal. The allocated musicians will know where and when they are playing but, apart from the Session Host, the musicians will not know with whom they will be playing – and neither will the audiences! We are confident that this “Find and Seek Experience” will enhance the character and atmosphere of the Festival for both musicians and all those who come out in search of a tune.
To view the Session Trail arranged by venue Click Here >>
Mon 6 Nov 2017
7.45pm: Knox’s – Colm Healy
7.30pm: Brogans – Murty Ryan
Tues 7 Nov 2017
7.30pm: Brogans – Annemarie McCormack
Wed 8 Nov 2017
7.45pm: Knox’s – Brian O’Loughlin
7.30pm: Brogans – Eoin O’Neill
9.30pm: Moroneys – Marcus Maloney
9.00pm: Cruises – Shane Hayes
Thurs 9 Nov 2017
7.30pm: Knox’s – Carmel O’Dea
7.30pm: Brogans – Keegan Drohan
8.00pm: Lucas’s – Anne Rynne
8.30pm: Poet’s Corner – Dave McCarthy
9.30pm: O’Keeffes – Martin Breen
8.30pm: Cruises – Jimmy Clancy
9.30pm: Ciarán’s – Joan Hanrahan
10.00pm: Faffa’s – Siobhán Peoples
Fri 10 Nov 2017
4.30pm: Dan O’Connells – Piping Heaven/ Hell- Eoin O’Riabhaigh
5.00pm: Poet’s Corner – Eamon Cotter
6.00pm: Ciarán’s – Liam Ryan
6.00pm: Preachers Bar – Doohan Sisters
7.00pm: The Diamond – Irish Speaking Session – McDarragh McDonnachada
7.00pm: Lucas’s – Melanie Houghton
7.30pm: Nora Culligans – Tom Cussen
7.30pm: Knox’s – Teresa O’Dea
8pm: Cruises – Niamh O’Dea
8.00pm: Brogans – Conor Connolly
9pm: Auburn Lodge – Aoife Lynch
9pm: O’Deas – Gary Lynch
9pm: Kennys Bar – Tadhg Mulligan
9pm: McHughs – Emma Robinson
9.30pm: The Diamond – Brian O’Loughlin
9.30pm: Fawl’s – John Weir
9.30pm: Poet’s Corner – Sylvain Barou
9.30pm: Moroneys – Martin Darmody
9.30pm: B. Kellys. Market – Martin Meehan
10pm: Copper Jug – John Reid
10pm: Faffa’s – Martha Clancy
10pm: Kerins – Noel O’Donnoghue
10pm: O’Keefes – Shane Mulvey
10pm: Ciaran’s – Seanie Fitzpatrick
10pm: Dan O’Connells – Trad DJ
Sat 11 Nov 2017
11am: Festival Fry – The Front Bar – Josephine Marsh
11am: The Rowan Tree – John Weir
1pm: The Old Ground – Singing Session Tim Dennehy
2pm: Ciaran’s – Damaris Woods
2.30pm: Glór – Paul (Brother) Maguire
2.30pm: Dan O’Connells – Dessie Kelliher
3pm: B. Kelly’s. Market – Dave Sheridan
3pm: The Auburn Lodge – James Devitt
3pm: Treacy’s West County – Tom Morrow
3pm: Cruises – Karen Ryan
3pm: Knox’s – Johnny Kelly
4pm: Faffa’s – Orla Coughlan
4pm: Fawl’s Bar – Tola Custy
4.30pm: PJ Kelly’s – Eileen O’Brien
5pm: Kerins – Doireann Glackin
7pm: Knox’s Hugh Healy
7.30pm: Nora Culligan’s – Aidan McMahon
8.30pm: Cruises – Fiachra Hayes
9pm: The Auburn Lodge – Paul McGlinchey
9pm: McHughs – Ciaran Kelly
9pm: Griffins – Michael Queally
9pm: O’Deas – Dessie Adams
9.30pm: B. Kellys – Kevin O’Connor
9.30pm: The Poets Corner – Colm Healy
9.30pm: Fawl’s – Liam O’Brien
9.30pm: PJ Kelly’s – Andrew McNamara
9.30pm: Paddy Quinns – Kevin Corbett
9.30pm: Preachers – Joe Hanrahan
9.30pm: Ciaran’s – Orlaith McAuliffe
10pm: The Diamond – Deckie Clancy
10pm: Faffa’s – Jack Gilder
10pm: Brogans – Sin a deir sí
10pm: Moroneys – Ruadhairi O’Kane
10.30pm: O’Keefes – Kieran Hehir
Sun 12 Nov 2017
11am: The Queens front Bar – Ollie O’Connell
1pm: Café on the Green/Copper Jug Terry Coyne – Singing Musicians Session
1pm: Cruises – Eoin O’Neil
1pm: The Rowan Tree (B Flat) – John McMahon
2.30pm: The Poets Corner – Trish Clark
3pm: Lucas’s – Alan Maguire
3pm: Kerins – Liam O’Brien
3pm: Knox’s – Colm Broderick
3pm: Brian Kelly’s – Market Malachy Bourke
4pm: Auburn Lodge – Tim Collins
4pm: Faffa’s – Grace Kelly
4pm: Ciaran’s – Kevin Finnucane
5.30pm: West County – Nuala Hehir
6pm: Dan O’Connells – Decky Clancy
6pm: O’Keefes – Feilim Collins
6pm: Preachers – Joe Hanrahan
6pm: Pj Kelly’s – Geraldine Cotter
6pm: Brogans – Ciaran Hanna
7pm: Fawls – Elaine Hogan
7pm: Moroney’s – PJ King
7.30pm: Faffa’s – Seanie McGrath
7.30pm: McHughs – Andrew Kenny
7.30pm: Nora Culligans – Sam Morris
7.30pm: The Diamond – Karen McMahon
8pm: Cruises – Adam Shapiro
8pm: O’Deas – Kieran Kissane
8pm: Knox’s – Andrew McNamara
9pm: The Auburn Lodge – Róisín Broderick
9pm: B.Kellys. Market – Josie Canavan
9pm: Kennys – Foxy Carberry
9.30pm: Ciaran’s – Annemarie Rynne
9.30pm: Dan O’Connells – Jimmy Noonan
9.30pm: The Poets Corner – Mike Butler
Mon 13 Nov 2017
3pm: O’Keefes – Murty Ryan
3pm: Ciarans – Eamonn Coyne
4pm: Cruises – John F Kelly
6pm The Diamond Blackie O’Connell
7.30pm: Brogan’s – Seán Earnest
7.45pm: Knox’s – Keith O’Loughlin
8pm: Dan O’Connells – Eamonn O’Riordan
8pm: Cruises – Bríd O Gorman
8.30pm: The Poets Corner – Dermot Lernihan
9.30pm: O’Keefes – Conor Crimmins
9.30pm: Ciaran’s – Deirdre O’Brien