Posts classified under: Concerts

Sunday 31st July | 7.00pm | Cathedral Christ the King N91EF82 Tickets: €32.50  Martin Hayes is one of the world's most celebrated fiddle players and an influential figure in Irish traditional music. With the Common Ground Ensemble, Hayes has created an ensemble with its roots in traditional Irish music - the common ground of their … Continue reading Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble

Monday 1st August | 7.00pm | Cathedral Christ the King N91EF82 Tickets: €30  Sharon Shannon is a musician who continues to surprise. While she is known for her arrangements of traditional Irish tunes and Irish-influenced compositions, she has always been eager to explore new styles, and to meet and work with other musicians. The accordionist … Continue reading Sharon Shannon

Monday 1st August | 8PM | ST. PAUL’S CHURCH N91KP29 TICKETS: €25 FourWinds produce an exciting landscape of tunes and lyrics that present Irish Traditional Music in a modern and creative context, while maintaining deep roots in the tradition.  With influences including Begley and Cooney, The Bothy Band, Planxty, Brady and Irvine, and Moving Hearts, this energetic quartet … Continue reading FourWinds

MONDAY 1ST AUGUST | 10.00PM | MULLINGAR ARTS CENTRE N91K7XK TICKETS: €20 (STANDING) 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 … Continue reading BRISTE

Tuesday 2nd August | 1PM | ALL SAINTS CHURCH TICKETS: FREE

Tuesday 2nd August | 7.00pm | Cathedral Christ the King N91EF82 Tickets: €27.50  The Bridge Céilí Band The Bridge Céilí Band was formed in 1970 and has won the Fleadh Cheoil Céilí Band competition six times. Over the years they have performed on RTÉ radio and television and taken part in concerts and céilí throughout … Continue reading Daithí Gormley, Frankie Gavin, Catherine McHugh / The Bridge Céilí Band

Tuesday 2nd August | 8.00PM | ST. PAUL’S CHURCH N91KP29 TICKETS: €25  Experience what the future holds for traditional Irish music with the Meitheal Orchestra. The award-winning soloists, the best five-piece group and the 140-piece orchestra finale will be performing the latest suite by Co. Mayo composer, Ernestine Healy will have the audience on the … Continue reading MEITHEAL ORCHESTRA

TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST | 8.30PM | MULLINGAR ARTS CENTRE N91K7XK TICKETS: €25 Breaking Trad is made up of Dónal Murphy (Accordion), from Abbeyfeale,West Limerick, a winner of numerous All-Ireland titles on both Button Accordion and Melodeon, Niall Murphy (Fiddle) from Camlough, South Armagh, a winner of multiple awards including All-Ireland Senior Fiddle competition, Fiddler Of … Continue reading BREAKING TRAD

TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST | 10.30PM | MULLINGAR ARTS CENTRE N91K7XK TICKETS: €20 (STANDING) In a short space of time Damien Mullane has a musical cv that any veteran musician would be proud of. He has been described as a virtuoso with an avant-garde style of playing. Damien won numerous All-Ireland titles on both accordion and … Continue reading Damien Mullane