May 23rd – June 2nd
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Fri. 23rd – 9.45pm The Bards Den |
Celebrated box player Johnny Connolly and the wonderful
flute player Marcus Hernon are joined by a scatter of dancers and
musicians. |
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Sat. 24th – 11.30am Letterfrack NS 9.45pm The Bards Den 9.45pm The Renvyle Inn |
Music workshops for all
ages – classes start at 11.30am and finish at 3.30pm. Cost: 10.00 per child; 15.00 per adult. Fiddle Workshop – with the celebrated musician and teacher Tola Custy from
Co. Clare. Concertina Workshop – with Michelle
Mulcahy of the famous Mulcahy family.
An experienced teacher and wonderful musician. General Workshop (all instruments) – Bog Week welcomes the great Frank Custy
one of the best known music teachers in the country with many illustrious
pupils such as Sharon Shannon, Mary Custy. The great local duo of
the Kane Sisters Liz and Yvonne,
two of Irelands finest young fiddlers joined by
guest Michelle Mulcahy, Tola Custy and lots more. Wonderful musicians with
the great Mary Staunton, an
outstanding box player and singer and the celebrated John Hoban, multi instrumentalist and fine singer / songwriter
with lots of guests. |
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Sun. 25th – 4.30pm The Bards Den 7.30pm Molly’s Bar |
Seamus Heneghan – lovely box player from Louisburg will be joined
by lots of guests for a good session. Bog Week welcomes back from America the well known Muirella Murray who has been touring with ‘Cherish the Ladies’. She will be joined by the Clare fiddler Tola Custy with
lots of guests and dancers. |
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Fri 30th – 9.45pm The Bards Den |
A great session to kick
off the second weekend with Tommy
Keane - pipes / flute; Jacqueline
McCarthy – concertina; Noel O’Grady – bouzouki and lots of
friends. |
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Sat. 31st – 3.00pm The Ellis Hall 7.00pm The Hostel Gig 9.45pm The Bards Den 9.45pm The Renvyle Inn |
The Angklung
Instant Orchestra with Nico Browne and Martin Brunsden. This is a very special gig for young people
but they should bring an adult. Nico and Martin will be working in the schools and the
children will all know about this orchestra, so if you want fun, be there! The Hostel Gig with the legendary Frankie Lane – one of Irelands finest
singer / songwriters. A class musician
and a great singer. A mighty night of
music and a candlelit dinner – all for just
20.00. The wonderful Dermot Byrne accordion maestro and
long time member of Altan will be joined by the
great Tim Edey
– multi instrumentalist and lots of friends. Conor Keane
one of Irelands foremost accordion players from Co. Clare with his wife Máire on flute
joined by the well known singer / guitarist Tommy Carew. A mighty
night of rousing music with lots of guests. |
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Sun. 1st – 4.00pm The Ellis Hall 5.00pm Molly’s Bar 9.45pm The Bards Den |
Sean nós
Workshop with the outstanding Cunningham family. Adults
10.00. Under 16’s
5.00. A great session with the
English born fiddler Mick Conneely and the Belmullet
box player Dave Munnelly. An outstanding duo with lots of guests. The final session with a fabulous line up will include Mick Kinsella
– one of Ireland’s finest harmonica players; Josephine Marsh –box player; the great Conor Keane – box and two of our own - Johnny Connolly and Liz
Kane. They all have composed some
special tunes in honor of Conamara for the occasion, and they will be ‘freed’
on the night. |