Alan Doherty, Sean Regan and Alan Burke (Tulsk) are among those playing the Steeple Sessions this summer.

The Steeple Sessions are back at the Unitarian Church, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin for a second season. Presented by Clare flute player Eileen Hassett, the sessions present traditional Irish music in a family-friendly, alcohol-free setting, encouraging dialogue between performers and audience. Held in the candle-lit surroundings of the nineteenth-century, acoustically rich church, concerts are geared towards those seeking a more intimate and direct experience of the music itself.

The line up for the summer, as far as it is confirmed to date, is as follows:

Tuesday 19 June 2012
Seamus Begley (accordion & song)
Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle)

Thursday 21 June 2012
Edel Fox (concertina)
Neil Byrne (fiddle)
Caoimhín Ó Fearghail (uileann pipes, flute, sean nós song, guitar) - 2012 TG4 Young Musician of the Year

Tuesday 26 June 2012
Jackie Martin (fiddle)
Tommy Martin (uileann pipes)

Thursday 28 June 2012
An evening of traditional music presented by the Irish World Academy of music and Dance from the University of Limerick

Tuesday 3 July 2012
Alasdair Fraser (fiddle)
Natalie Haas (cello)

Thursday 5 July 2012
Dermot Byrne (accordion)
Floriane Blancke (harp)

Tuesday 10 July 2012
Paul Kelly (fiddle, mandolin)
James Ryan (guitar)

Thursday 12 July 2012 (to be confirmed)
Alan Doherty (flute)
Sean Regan (fiddle, mandola)
Alan Burke (guitar, song)

Tuesday 17 July 2012
Peter Browne (uileann pipes)
and friends to be announced

Thursday 19 July 2012
John Spillane (singer, songwriter, guitar)
with support group to be announced

Tuesday 24 July 2012
Alan Kelly (piano accordion)
Steph Geremia (flute, song)
Tony Byrne (guitar)
Maureen Browne (fiddle)

Thursday 26 July 2012
Tara Connaghan (fiddle)
Derek McGinley (fiddle)

Tuesday 31 July 2012
John Carty (fiddle)
Shane McGowan (guitar)
and friends…

Thursday 2 August 2012
The Full Set:
Janine Redmond (button accordion)
Michael Harrison (fiddle)
Teresa Horgan (flute & song)
Seán McCarthy (uileann pipes, whistes)
Andrew Meaney (guitar)
Eamonn Moloney (bodhran)

Tuesday 7 August 2012
Aidan O’Donnell (fiddle)
Kieran Munelly (flute)

Thursday 9 August 2012
John Faulkner (bouzouki, guitar, song, fiddle)
Andrew McNamara (accordion)

Tuesday 14 August 2012
Conal Ó Grada (flute)
Dave Sheridan (fiddle)
Benny McCarthy (accordion)

Thursday 16 August 2012
Niamh Parsons (song)
Graham Dunne (guitar)

Tuesday 21 August 2012
Mick McCauley (accordion, vocal, guitar)
Winifred Horan (fiddle)
Colm Ó Caoimh (guitar)

Thursday 23 August 2012
Don Stiffe (guitar, song)
Marcus Hernon (flute)

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