PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY 3 OCTOBER
St Finn Barres Cathedral 8pm The Casey Sisters; Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Nollaig Casey and Mairéad Ní Chathasaigh- "Corcach: A Journey". Premiere of a new commission from the Casey Sisters for the 40th year of the Cork Folk Festival, featuring Johnny McCarthy, Eoin O Riabhaigh, & String Quartet featuring Eithne Willis, Joan Scannell & others €15
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 6pm ‘Barry Britton Posters’ Book launch & poster exhibition
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 9.30pm Sara Corkery, Brendan Butler & Siona Knepper €10

THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER
St Peters Church 1pm Concert FREE
Crane Lane 7pm Noel Brazil Song Competition €450 in prizes, to Enter email [email protected]
Triskel Christchurch 8pm Portuguese Fadó meets Irish Sean Nós; Claudia Aurora, Máire Ni Chéileachair & Nell Ní Chróinín €25
An Spailpin Fanach (upstairs) 9.30pm Jimmy Crowley and Stokers Lodge €15
Corner House 9.30pm Lee Delta Blues Club FREE
Crane Lane 12pm Late Concert FREE

FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER
St Peters Church 1pm Concert Rowan Piggott, Garry Cronin & Desi McCabe & more FREE
Oliver Plunkett Bar 5.30pm Greenshine + Céilí Allstars €15
Triskel Christchurch 8pm Frankie Gavin, Dermot Byrnes & Paddy Keenan + Kevin Burke €25
CIT Cork School of Music 8pm Abegondo Pipe and Dance Band with Douglas Comhaltas €10
The Roundy 9.30pm John Blec with Erika Kulnys €15
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 9.30pm Desi Wilkinson & Patrick Moulard (Brittany), Rowan Piggott + Pete Coe (UK) €15
Oliver Plunkett 11pm late gig, FREE

SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER
Emmett Place 11-5pm Food & Folk Open-air Food market with Abegondo Pipe and Dance Band, Douglas Comhaltas Adult Group Free
CIT Cork School of Music 11am Master classes; Kevin Burke (fiddle) and Sliabh Luachra Tunes Workshop with Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly €15 Adults & €10 Students
Cork City Children’s Library 11.30-12.30am Tall Tales for Children with Pete Coe FREE
St Peters Church 12pm Karen Casey speakers about FairPlé and its aims to achieve gender balance in Irish traditional and folk music. FREE
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 1pm Stíleanna (Styles) Flute Concert; Conal O Grada, Aoife Granville, Joanne Quirke, Brendan Ring €10
The Long Valley 2pm Song Session (approx 60 mins) BALLADS,BROADSIDES & BAWLING HAWKERS session/informal concert with Pete Coe & Jimmy Crowley and songs from audience €10
Counihans Bar 2pm Bodhran/Percussion Workshop with Johnny Bongos FREE
Rory Gallagher Music Library 3.00pm Tribute to singer Delia Murphy with Carmen Cullen FREE
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 3.30pm Stíleanna (Styles) Concertina Concert; Eimhear Flannery, Chris Droney & Ann Kirrane Droney, Paul Clesham, Maura O Connor & €10
The Oliver Plunkett 5pm Ye Vagabonds & Blind Poets €15
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 7pm ‘Gals at Play’; Mary Green, Liz Kane, Lynda Cullen, Ellie Shine & Emma Langford €15
The Corner House 6pm Songs@6 FREE
CIT Cork School of Music 8pm Dave Flynn’s Irish Memory Orchestra, Special Guest Mairtín O Connor €20
St Finbarr’s GAA CEILI MOR 9.30pm Striolán Céilí Band €10
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 10.00pm Seamus Begley & Co, Manus McGuire & Emily Flack, Chris Dromey & Ann Kirrane Droney, Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly €15
Oliver Plunkett 11pm late gig, Two Time Polka FREE

SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 12.30pm Lee Valley String Band with Mick Daly, Brendan Butler, Mick ‘Tana’ O Brien, Hal O'Neill & Siona Knepper €10
Oliver Plunkett 12.30pm Stíleanna (Styles) Fiddle Concert; Matt Cranitch, Caoimhe Flannery, Niamh Varian-Barry, Leah Murphy, Manus McGuire, Seamus Sands, Liz Kane, Garry Cronin €10
An Spailpin Fánach 1.30pm (downstairs) Song Session FREE
Deerpark CBS 2pm Céilí Mór – ARUNDO, CLUB CEOIL, Abegondo Pipe and Dance Band Family Event Free
(Venue) 2.30pm Cork Pipers Club Concert with Brendan Ring & others €10
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 3.30pm Stíleanna (Styles) Box Concert; Jackie Daly, Jack Talty & Many more €10
The Oliver Plunkett 4pm John Spillane + Hanora George+ Ger Wolfe €15
The Corner House 7pm Bluegrass Ensemble Free
Cork Opera House 8pm Kate Rusby & Band + Séamus Begley & Jim Murray €32
An Spailpin Fánach (upstairs) 9.00pm Cork Singers Club with Special Guest Seán Ó Sé, remembering Lena Bean Ui Shea and John O Shea (the singing fireman) FREE
Crane Lane 11pm late gig- FREE

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