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FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
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Hello
Hello
This year once again, Glengarriff welcomes you to the
Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Fest – four days
of the best of Irish Traditional Music with a special
emphasis on Uilleann Piping. Choose from Connla on
Thurs 16th, Dervish and Rónán Ó Snodaigh on Fri 17th
and The Bonny Men with Pipers Union at The Big
Blowout on Sat 18th.
We are delighted to introduce a new and very special
event with John Dwyer on the stunning Garinish
Island on Saturday afternoon at 3pm.
Also, in and around the village, there will be excellent
workshops, demonstrations and sessions throughout
the weekend – feel free to take part or just sit back and
listen.
Special thanks to the Arts Council, Cork County
Council and Fáilte Ireland . Many thanks also to all of
the local businesses who support our festival.
And a big thank you to everyone for your continued
support of our festival and remember to check out
our website www.jimdowlingfestival.eu and our
Facebook page for updates.
Enjoy what promises to be a very exciting weekend of
the very best of Traditional Irish Music.
&&Welcome
Welcome
8pm Connla The Park Hotel €10
9pm Session Trail see page 5
FRIDAY 17th JUNE
6pm Session Trail
8pm Dervish The Eccles Hotel €20
9pm Session Trail
10pm The Devil’s Crew Nicky’s Bar
SATURDAY 18th JUNE
What’s On
e
THURSDAY 16th JUNE
10.30 Workshops
Glengarriff National School
3pm John Dwyer Garnish Island
4pm Session Trail
6pm Session Trail
8pm The Big Blowout The Eccles Hotel €20
9pm Session Trail
SUNDAY 19th JUNE
11.30 Cór Chúil Aodha Glengarriff Church
1pm Session Trail
3pm Siobhán Peoples, Blackie O’Connell
& Cyril O’Donoghue Jim’s Coffee House
4pm Open Air Session
8pm Session Trail
The Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival is held in Glengarriff
each year in honour of Jim, a native of Dublin and one of the founders of Na Píobairí
Uilleann. If you have any ideas for the festival or would like to take part in whatever
way, you can contact us at [email protected] or ring 087-7595931
Worksho
vents
Events Workshop
The workshops are an important part of the festival and we welcome
everyone to participate. There is no age limit but at least a basic level
of ability on your instrument will be a requirement.
Please bring your own instrument.
Registration from 10.30am
Workshops run from 11am to 2pm
COST €15
Pipes Workshop
With Séan McKeon Glengarriff Parish Hall
Flute Workshop
With Conal Ó Gráda Glengarriff National School
Fiddle Workshop
With Liam O’Connor Glengarriff National School
Accordian Workshop
With Derek Hickey Glengarriff National School
Banjo Workshop
With Ryan O’Donnell Glengarriff National School
Friday
9.30pm The Devil’s Crew
in Nicky’s Bar
Saturday
3pm A recital with John
Dwyer ft Liam O’Connor
& Séan McKeon on
Garinish Island
Sunday 11.30am Mass with Cór Chúil
Aodha in Glengarriff Church
4pm Session with Siobhán
Peoples, Blackie O’Connell
and Cyril O’Donoghue
in Jim’s Coffee House
John Dwyer
in action
Enjoy the traditional music in the many great bars around Glengarriff village. Most sessions
start around 9.30pm and you might even get a gang tuning up in the afternoon as well.
Thursday
Venues
9.30pm The Blue Loo
Eoin Ó Riabhaigh and Johnny
McCarthy
9.30pm Maple Leaf Bar
Local Musicians Session
Friday
Saturday
The Blue Loo
6pm Emer Mallon, Paul
Starrett and Ciaran Carlin
9pm Emer & Tadhg Twomey
and Rónán Ó Snodaigh
6pm Connor Mallon
and Friends
9pm Tom Delany, Caroline
Keane and Brian O’Loughlin
Maple Leaf Bar
9pm Derek Hickey and Ryan
O’Donnell
Casey’s Hotel
9pm Seán Ó Fearghaíl and
Paddy Tutty
4.30pm Open Session
9pm Liam O’Connor & Séan
McKeon
9pm Derek Hickey and Ryan
O’Donnell
Lough Avoul Inn
9.30pm Connor Mallon and
Ciara McCafferty
9.30pm Emer and Tadhg
Twomey
MacCarthy’s Bar
9pm Singers Club
9pm Skirmish
Eccles Hotel
9pm Open Session
9pm Open Session
Nicky’s Bar
9pm Des Geraghty, Séan
McKeon and Liam O’Connor
9pm John Coakley, Tina
McLaughlin & Brendan Gary
The Perrin Inn
9pm Eibhlís Ní Shúilleabháin
& Oisín Morrison
Sunday
1pm Maple Leaf Bar Des Geraghty and Friends 4pm In Village Open Air Session
The Blue Loo
The Maple Leaf Bar Lough Avoul Inn
8pm Matt Cranitch and Richard Lucey and John Coakley, Tina McLaughlin
Jackie Daly
Jim Murray
and Friends
Line up may be subject to change at short notice but should remain as we have it here
Connla
CONCERT THURSDAY 16th THE PARK HOTEL 8pm €10
Connla are an exciting new band with strong traditional roots and an
impressive line-up of young, talented musicians. Hailing from the cities
of Armagh and Derry; Ciara McCafferty, Ciaran Carlin, Paul Starrett, Emer
and Conor Mallon bring their innovative arrangements of traditional
and modern folk songs and tunes which has earned them praise across
the folk community.
Rónán
Ó Snodaigh
SESSION TRAIL DERVISH SUPPORT
Rónán Ó Snodaigh is a musician, poet
and vocalist from Dublin, Ireland. He
is the lead vocalist in the musical
group Kíla. He has released four
albums to date, Playdays, Tonnta
Ró, Tip Toe and The Last Mile Home.
Rónán is a master of the Bodhrán and
he also plays the Djembe, the Conga,
the Bongo and the guitar along with
many other instruments.
Dervish
CONCERT FRIDAY 17th THE ECCLES HOTEL 8pm €20
Dervish are an Irish traditional music group from County Sligo who have been
described by BBC Radio 3 as “an icon of Irish music”. Formed in 1989 by Liam
Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin McGinley, Brian McDonagh and Michael Holmes and
in 1991 the band were joined by Roscommon-born singer Cathy Jordan and fiddle
player Shane McAleer. One of the best live traditional bands around.
Des Geraghty
FRIDAY 17th NICKY’S BAR 9.30pm
Des will host a night of music and poetry
celebrating Peadar Kearney’s The Devil’s
Crew plus he will be playing in sessions
throughout the village.
John Dwyer
SATURDAY 18th GARINISH ISLAND 3pm
Named joint TG4 Traditional Composer of the
Year with his brother Finbarr in 2010. Retired
from An Gárda Síochána, John travels the
country playing in concerts and sessions.
Liam O’Connor
& Séan McKeon
ALL WEEKEND WORKSHOPS AND SESSION TRAIL
O’Connor and McKeon, both previous recipients of the prestigious TG4
Young Musician of the Year award, are a formidable duo and have set
the traditional music world alight with their powerful and dynamic
performances. Their almost psychic understanding of each other’s
playing sets this remarkable duo apart, and makes for an exuberant
celebration of traditional Irish music in its most innovative form.
The Bonny Men
THE BIG BLOWOUT! SATURDAY 18th ECCLES HOTEL 8pm €20
Since releasing their highly acclaimed debut album in 2011, The Bonny
Men have quickly established themselves as the hottest ticket in Irish
music. Singing a mixture of original and contemporary folk songs
with clever and intriguing arrangements, never shy of character or
personality, every Bonny Men gig is a musical experience from start to
finish with sets of tunes bursting with explosive energy.
Pipers Union
THE BIG BLOWOUT! SATURDAY 18th ECCLES HOTEL 8pm €20
Pipers Union are David Power, Ciarán Somers and Dónal Clancy.
Combining three-part harmony song and instrumental arrangements,
they treat their audience to a mix of traditional and contemporary
styles, from rousing ballads, to lively dance tunes and haunting airs.
Blackie O’Connell
SUNDAY 19th JIM’S COFFEE HOUSE 4pm
One of the most exciting uilleann pipers
around he performs with gusto and
his audiences are swept away by his
exuberant and fast flowing piping style.
Matt Cranitch
& Jackie Daly
SUNDAY 19th SESSION TRAIL
Jackie Daly and Matt Cranitch are steeped
in the traditional music of Sliabh Luachra,
performing together, they always put on a
great show.
Siobhán
Peoples
SUNDAY 19th JIM’S COFFEE HOUSE 4pm
The Ennis-based fiddle virtuoso straddles the rich legacy
of the Clare and Donegal music traditions effortlessly.
In performance her intricate style has wowed and
entertained in equal measure for many years.
Derek Hickey
ALL WEEKEND WORKSHOPS AND SESSION TRAIL
Hailing from Adare, Co Limerick, Derek
has had stints with Arcady and De Danann
and has shared the stage with the likes of
Stéphane Grappelli and The Rolling Stones.
Cór Chúil Aodha
SUNDAY 19th GLENGARRIFF CHURCH 11.30am
Playing at mass on the
Sunday morning this
reknowned choir with
Peadar Ó Riada at the
helm are one of the
greatest ever. Whatever
you do, don’t miss them.
GET YOUR
FESTIVAL
T-SHIRT
For Sale in all the
pubs and shops in
the village.
Get yours and get
piping! Only €15
€15
Festival Map & Venue Guide
List of Venues
The Eccles
Hotel
Glengarriff
Parish Hall
The Blue Loo
Maple Leaf Bar
MacCarthy’s Bar
Casey’s Hotel
Glengarriff
Nicky’s Bar
Lough Avoul Inn
The Perrin Inn
Jim’s Coffee
House
Glengarriff
Church
Garinish
Island
Glengarriff
National
School
Garinish
Island
A
Big
Thank
Yo
A Big Thank You
We would like to offer a very special
thanks to all those who helped in any
way to make our festival the success
that it has been over the past four years. Without those who supported us
and all those who have helped in any
way this festival would not have
been possible.
Next year’s festival
will be taking place from
15th-18th June 2017
... see ye there!
Check out our website www.jimdowlingfestival.eu
and keep an eye on our Facebook page to be first in the know
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