Category: 2015 Programme

CrossHarbour is a dynamic young band from London’s thriving Irish music scene. Fusing well-loved traditional tunes and songs with original compositions and innovative arrangements, CrossHarbour are gaining recognition for their highly virtuosic, energetic and polished performances. Evening Concert * Crossharbour * Artisan Row 7.30 pm ¤ The Fiddlers Elbow ¤ £10 in advance Buy Tickets […]

Crossharbour
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Some of our friends from the vibrant Birmingham Irish music scene kick off the 2015 Return to Camden Town Festival in fine style. * Noreen Cullen, Tommy Diegnan and Adrian Burns * Conor Healy and Colm McGonigle * Hannah Donelan Please note that all advertised times are door opening times. The performance at The Green […]

McGonigle-Donelon-Healy
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See Also Seven Glens, an impressive and versatile band of young musicians from Sliabh Luacra, are guitarist Cathal Flood, vocalist and musician Bríd O’Shea, dancer, musician and vocalist Ciara O’Shea, along with Niamh Dalton on concertina and whistle, Michael Kelliher on melodeon, accordion and harmonica and Seán Kelliher on mandolin, banjo and harmonica. The band […]

Seven Glens
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One of the truly seminal bands in Irish music today, Altan started out in the early 1980s as a duo of Belfast flute-player, Frankie Kennedy and Gweedore singer and fiddler, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. They specialized in performing old Donegal fiddle music (then little known outside Donegal) and unusual Northern flute tunes and rapidly became known […]

Cran
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The first part of an exciting multi-media event at our new venue for 2015, the RADA Studio Theatre, will feature a screening of the documentary film An Godfather, about legendary Leitrim fiddle player and great friend of all of us at the Festival, Bryan Rooney. Actor and fiddler Brendan Gleeson, who cites Bryan as one […]

Brendan - Brian
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If you love the wonderful, high energy traditional music of Sliabh Luacra, on the borders of Cork, Kerry and Limerick, this concert is for you. Please note that all advertised times are door opening times. Performances will start 30 minutes after doors open. Evening Concert * Breaking Trad * Seven Glens Friday 23rd October – 7.30 […]

Breaking Trad
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Album Launch – Patsy Maloney / Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh Limerick born flute player Patsy Moloney, who has lived in Birmingham for many years and is an influential member of the thriving Irish music scene in the City, makes a welcome return to the Festival. He visited us last year with accordion player John […]

Patsy Maloney
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Making a welcome return to the Festival is Cork’s dynamic Abbey Ceili Band. Founded in 1995, the band started out with just two musicians, accordionist Ger Murphy and keyboard player Micheál Creedon. They played on Thursday nights for a weekly set dancing session in the Abbey Hotel, in Ballyvourney, Co. Cork, which was (and is) […]

Abbey Ceili Band
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Rita Gallagher, from Ballymacahill, Frosses in Co. Donegal, is regarded as one of the finest female traditional Irish singers. A three-time winner of the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All-Ireland title for female singing in English she regularly participates in festivals, workshops and singing events throughout the country. Rita comes from a family of traditional singers. She […]

Rita Gallagher
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Throughout the Return to Camden Town Festival, there are many Sessions planned at various venues – the full list is below. All the events are free and you are welcome to join the session musicians.

Padraig McGovern
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