Programme 2025
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Programme and Venues 2025
ALL MUSIC AND SONG EVENTS FOR UNDER 18s: £7
WEEKEND FESTIVAL TICKET: £50 All Inclusive Concerts and Céilís
Spaces at the The Crown Hotel: Ivy Suite (basement), Lounge by Ivy Suite (basement), Mezzanine (first floor), Sala Room (first floor), Breakfast Room (first floor), The Lounge (ground floor), Crown Pub (ground floor), Brent Room (ground floor), Camden Room (ground floor)
| FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER 2025 | ||||
| 5pm | Session | Colette O’Leary, Finbar and Peter Murphy, Cathy Kingcombe, Peter McAlinden | The Crown Hotel (Mezzanine) | Free |
| 7.30pm | Evening Concert | Danú, Aoife and Deirdre Granville, The Trad Gathering | The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite) | £25/ £7 U18 |
| 8pm | Session | Rita Farrell, Caitlin Mahon, Cormac Mac Murchu | The Crown Pub | Free |
| 9pm | Session | Finola Ryan, Mick Mulvey, Fionn Ó hAlmhain | Lucky 7 | Free |
| 10pm | Session | Tara Breen, Anna Friel, Marty Barry | The Crown Hotel (The Lounge) | Free |
| 11pm | Late Night Session | Noreen Cullen, Adrian Burns, Brian Kelly | The Crown Hotel (Sala Room) | Free |
| Crown Hotel Bars open until: Ivy Suite bar – 12am, The Crown Pub bar – 1am, Sala Bar – 2am, Residents Bar – 4am
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| SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER 2025 | ||||
| Please arrive at instrumental workshop venue to register at 10.30am | ||||
| 11am-1pm | Flute Workshop | Ivan Goff | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Accordion Workshop | Benny McCarthy | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Uilleann Pipes Workshop | Sheila Friel | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Concertina Workshop | Alex Kelly | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Singing Workshop | Cathal Ó Curráin | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Tin Whistle Workshop | Anna Friel | The Crown Hotel | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Harp Workshop | Deirdre Granville | The Crown Hotel | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Banjo Workshop | Brian Kelly | The Crown Hotel | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Fiddle Workshop | Oisín McAuley | The Crown Hotel | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Strings Accompaniment Workshop | Ėamonn Doorley | The Crown Hotel | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 12pm | Session | Liam Nolan, Oisín McGinley, Katie Maguire, Tom Campbell | The Crown Hotel (Mezzanine) | Free |
| 12pm | Session | Clare Friel, Caitlin Mannion, James O’Grady, Marty Barry
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Elementree Bar and Restaurant | Free |
| 1pm | Session | Sinéad Munroe, Mary and Mick Linane and Reg Hall | The Crown Hotel (The Lounge) | Free |
| 1.30-2:30pm | Children’s Afternoon Workshop | Céilí Dancing – no experience required, Tutor: Anne Drury | The Crown Hotel (Sala Room) | £7 (under 18s) |
| 1:30-3:30pm | Piano Accompaniment Workshop | Geraldine Cotter | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 1.30-3.30pm | Bodhrán Workshop | Billy Sutton | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 1.30-3.30pm | Sean Nós Singing Workshop | Nell Ní Chróinín | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 2pm | Afternoon Concert | Tara Breen and Marty Barry/ Brian Kelly and Tad Sargent/ Mick Mulvey, Shane Meehan and Pete Quinn | The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite) | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 2pm | Session | Elaine Finn, Joe O’Connor, Brendan Dempsey, Finbar Walsh | The Crown Hotel (Crown Pub) | Free |
| 2pm | Session | Bryony Lemon, Phillipe and Ali Barnes | Lucky 7 | Free |
| 3pm | Tutor Led Session | Éamonn Cotter, Maeve Donnelly, Peter McAlinden | The Crown Hotel (Sala Room) | Free |
| 4-7pm | Set Dancing Céilí | Parish Céilí Band with Tom Kelleher | St Agnes’ Parish Centre | £14/ U18s free when accompanied by paying adult |
| 5pm | Session | Noreen Cullen, Hugh Sheehan, Adrian Burns | The Crown Hotel (The Lounge) | Free |
| 6pm | Singing Session | Singing Session hosted by Jackie Quirke with Nell Ní Chróinín | The Crown Hotel (Sala Room) | Free |
| 6.30pm | Session | Mick O’Connor, John Bowe, Tad Sargent | The Crown Hotel (Crown Pub) | Free |
| 7.30pm | Evening Concert | The Friel Sisters/ Charlie Harris, Maeve Donnelly, Ėamonn and Geraldine Cotter/ Liam O’Connor | The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite) | £25/ £7 U18s |
| 7.30pm | Session | Marie McCormack, Marion Gray, Mick Bailey | Sir Colin Campbell | Free |
| 10pm | Session | Andy Martyn, Adrian Bourke, Pete Quinn | The Crown Hotel (The Lounge) | Free |
| 11pm | Late Night Session | Mark Conyard, Peter Coughlan, John Gaughan | The Crown Hotel (Sala Room) | Free |
| Crown Hotel Bars open until: Ivy Suite bar – 12am, The Crown Pub bar – 1am, Sala Bar – 2am, Residents Bar – 4am | ||||
| SUNDAY 26th OCTOBER 2025 | ||||
| Please arrive at instrumental workshop venue to register at 10.30am | ||||
| 11am-1pm | Tin Whistle Workshop | Geraldine Cotter | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Fiddle Workshop | Maeve Donnelly | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Concertina Workshop | Colm McGonigle | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Flute Workshop | Aoife Granville | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Accordion Workshop | Josephine Marsh | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Banjo Workshop | Brendan Dempsey | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am – 1pm | Accompaniment Workshop | Marty Barry | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 11am-1pm | Harp Workshop | Tara Viscardi | The Crown Hotel | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 12pm | Session | Katie Quinn, Ben Connolly, Mick O’Connor, Pete Quinn | The Crown Hotel (The Lounge) | Free |
| 1.30-3.30pm | Banjo Maintenance Workshop | Tom Cussen | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 1:30-3:30pm | Singing in Harmony Workshop | Chan Reid | Ashford Place | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 2-5pm | Set Dancing Céilí | Parish Céilí Band with Tom Kelleher | St Agnes Parish Centre | £14/ U18s free when accompanied by a paying adult |
| 2pm | Session for Foxy (Kevin Finucane) | Alan O’Leary, Brendan McAuley, Mary Farrell | The Crown Hotel (Crown Pub) | Free |
| 3pm | Tutor Led Session | Colm McGonigle, Aoife Granville, Peter McAlinden | The Crown Hotel (Sala Room) | Free |
| 4pm | Session | Dermot Crehan, Josephine Marsh, Chris Sadler | The Crown Hotel (The Lounge) | Free |
| 4.30pm | Singing Session | Singing Session hosted by Chan Reid with guests Anna and Clare Friel | The Crown Hotel (Breakfast Room) | Free |
| 5pm | Quiz (teams of 3 -6) | ‘Tradiversity Challenge’ Quiz with Host: Mick Mulvey | The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite) | Free |
| 5pm | Session | Colman Connolly, Michael Sweeney, Niall Farrelly | Barrett’s Freehouse | Free |
| 6pm | Session | Charlie Harris, John Rynne, Geraldine Cotter | The Crown Hotel (Crown Pub) | Free |
| 7pm | Album and Book Launch Event | Mick Mulvey and Shane Meehan/ Maureen Minogue-Brown CD/ Tara Breen and Marty Barry/ Mick O’Connor (Dublin flute) – In Safe Hands | The Crown Hotel (Sala Room) | Free |
| 7pm | Session | Caroline Regan, PJ Hynes and Mick Bailey | Sir Colin Campbell | Free |
| 9pm | Session | Teresa Connolly, Colm McGonigle, Rob Webb | The Crown Hotel (The Lounge) | Free |
| The Crown Hotel Bars: Ivy Suite public bar open until 11pm, The Crown Pub public bar open until 12am. | ||||
| MONDAY 27th OCTOBER 2024 | ||||
| 12pm | Session | Colette Keaveney, Aoife and Deirdre Granville | The Crown Hotel (Mezzanine) | Free |
| 2pm | Afternoon Concert | Maeve Donnelly, Charlie Harris, Éamonn and Geraldine Cotter – Mná Trio – London Irish Pensioners Choir | The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite) | £15/ £7 U18s |
| 7pm | Evening Film Screening and Acoustic Music Night | ITMA’s ‘Seán Keane – A Portrait of an Artist’
Music in the bar: John Bowe, Mick O’Connor and Peter McAlinden |
The Kiln Theatre, Cinema | Free Tickets can be reserved on the Festival website |