2019 sees the 12th Cruinniú na bhFliúít, the only festival celebrating traditional Irish flute playing, take place in the West Cork Gaeltacht villages of Baile Bhuirne/Cuil Aodha This year they are delighted to welcome back as tutors Hammy Hamilton, Conal Ó Gráda, Caoimhín Ó Fearghaíl and Joanne Quirke, who will be joined by Kevin Crawford […]
IMRO sponsored The Acoustic Yard Music Festival returns for its fourth year between May 10th - 12th 2019, with some of Ireland’s and the world’s finest entertaining songwriters and musicians, all gathering in the beautiful town of Westport, Co.Mayo. Acts already confirmed for this year include: The Pale, Morrissey and Marshall, Aoife Scott and Matt […]
Open Ear have announced the final artists to perform on Sherkin Island, West Cork, for the fourth annual edition of the festival, taking place across the June Bank Holiday Weekend, Thursday 30th May to Sunday 2nd June. This one-of-a-kind festival experience gives a platform to Irish artists involved in the experimental and electronic music scene, […]
youbloom, an Irish company was founded by Phil Harrington, musician, entrepreneur, in 2010 with a simple vision - to make live music more accessible and better for all. From an annual Music Awards to a series of international showcase festivals and conferences in Dublin and LA, youbloom has evolved into a global collaboration of creators, […]
Vantastival will return to Beaulieu House & Gardens this weekend for its 10th anniversary festival! The festival has earned its reputation as a relaxed and friendly boutique festival with a diverse line up showcasing the best of up-and-coming Irish acts and providing a platform for new Irish music supported by IMRO. Vantastival’s organisers have curated […]
K-FEST 2K19, a three-day festival that celebrates emerging artists and musicians, returns May 31st through June 2nd with an all-new roster of events, featuring a gallery trail of over 100 visual artists, 30 live bands, slam poets, spoken word artists, theatre performers, buskers, dancers, street entertainment, and a myriad of family activities. Ninety-five percent of […]
The 2019 Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival takes place in Ballydehob from June 14th to 16th this year with a huge range of performers already confirmed to take part. Among those appearing this year will be Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick, Matt Cranitch and Jackie Daly, Richard Grainger, Geoff Higginbotham, Jim Mageean, Pat Sheridan, Dick […]
Tickets for Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival, which takes place from 21 - 23 June 2019 in the unique festival setting of Donegal's Bundoran, are sold out. Excitement has been building for months for Ireland's biggest beach party this Summer. Headliners Sigrid, Clean Bandit, Two Door Cinema and Dermot Kennedy will be joined by a host of acts including Jax Jones, The […]
Booking has opened for one of the highlights of the Irish Summer, the 2019 West Cork Chamber Music Festival, which presents world-class chamber music on the shores of Bantry Bay from June 28th until July 7th. This year’s stellar line-up includes violinists Viviane Hagner, Henning Kraggerud, Mairéad Hickey, Kerstin Dill and Marc Danel; Borusan Quartet; […]
INDIE19 have revealed their third headliner for this summer’s festival and is delighted to welcome Catfish and The Bottlemen to Deer Farm, Mitchelstown, this August Bank Holiday Weekend, joining Biffy Clyro and Bastille to top the biggest bill to date. INDIE19's DayXDay line-up has also been announced on the festival website and social media, with Day […]
