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Buíoch is an Irish Traditional Music band stemming from the Midlands of Ireland. Buíoch compose, arrange and write all their own melodies, which gives the band a traditional yet progressive sound that is unique and energetic. Buíoch is the Irish word for “Thankful”. This group typifies the meaning behind their name; they are deeply grateful and humbled to play music and perform. Their debut album “Buíoch“ released on 09/08/2023. Beidh tú Buíoch iad a chloisteáil and feidhmiú!

Buíoch

Burnchurch are a 4 piece band made up of two pairs of sisters and brothers, Sadhbh (fiddle, piano & vocals), Siofra (flute, keys & vocals), Eanna (keys, pipes & vocals), Ruairi (pipes, bass & vocals). The band takes its name from their townsland in Co. Kilkenny, the place that shaped their artistic journey. Coming from an Irish-speaking family they draw inspiration from their native language, which they skilfully incorporate into their music.

Burnchurch

Enchanting folk harmonies and incredible display of traditional Irish music with Up She Flew

Up She Flew

BRIARS are an alternative folk act that sound like nobody else in the Irish scene. Their sound ranges from fragile subtlety to raucous energy, visiting every stop along the way, always underlined with a signature twist.

BRIARS

Venue	Time	Event
Doherty's	6pm	Connor (Uilleann/Banjo) & Alexa (Whistle & Mandolin) Trad Session
Kyteler's Inn	6pm	Irish Dancing, Trad, & Dinner Show - Trad Performance
Matt The Millers	6pm	Wallop the Cat (Trad)
Langton's	7pm	Rulá (Irish Folk)
Sullivan's Taproom	7pm	Sean Fortune (Ballads)
Bollard's	8pm	John Kelly (Ballads)
Paris Texas	8pm	Gavin Carroll (Ballads)
Front Room	8.30pm	Danny Burke (Ballads in the garden)
Kilford Arms Hotel	8.30pm	John & Alison (Ballads)
Hibernian Hotel	9pm	Mór & Beag (Trad)
Biddy Early's/The Dylan	9pm	Generation Two (Trad Rock)
Kyteler's Inn	9pm	The Accousticats (Trad Ballads)
Lanigan's	9pm	Seán & Steve (Irish Classics)
Rivercourt	9.30pm	The Rusty Gaels (Trad Folk)
Tynans	9.30pm	Kevin & Eugene (Ballads)
Left Bank	10pm	Replacements (Trad)
Ryan's	10pm	Westmeath Ceili Blues Band (Ceili Blues)
Lanigan's	11.30pm	Ed Simmons (Irish Classics)

Venue	Time	Event
Biddy Early's/The Dylan	4pm	Carouse on the Terrace (Folk)
The Barrel Yard	5pm	Abbeyfolk - Trad Performance
Bottling Store	6pm	Paddy Tutty (Fiddle) & Liam Moore (Guitar & Vocals) Trad Session
Kyteler's Inn	6pm	Trad w/ Anthony & Friends (Bar Session) Trad Session
The Pumphouse	6pm	Mick Foley (Uileann Pipes), Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Fiddle & Bazouki), Cormac Costello (Fiddle) Trad Session
Matt the Millers	6pm	Dave Harper (Bouzouki), Moya Fitzgerald (Fiddle) & Martin Coughlan (Button Accordion) Trad Session
Ryan's	6pm	The Lincoln Skins (Folk)
Tynans	6.30pm	Pete Fagan (Ballads)
Langtons	7.30pm	Keltic Kats (Irish Folk)
Front Room	8.30pm	Danny Burke (Ballads in the garden)
Lanigans	9pm	Shaun O'Gorman (Irish Classics)
Christy's Bar	9pm	Sean & Jim (Ballads)
Biddy Early's/The Dylan	9pm	Matthew & Aoife (Ballads)
Breathnachs	9pm	Sean Fortune (Ballads)
Paris Texas	9.30pm	Two Time Polka - Trad Performance
Carrolls	9.30pm	Benny Culleton (Ballads)
The Harp	9.30pm	Eimer Casey (Fiddle) & Robbie Walshe (Concertina) Trad Session
Newpark Hotel	9.30pm	Tom Bolger (Ballads)
Rivercourt Hotel	9.30pm	Oisín Mac Cinnéide & Gerry Walsh (Folk/Trad)
O'Gorman's	9.30pm	Phil Coulter (Ballads)
Rafter's Gastro Pub	10pm	Yvonne Moriarty (Ballads)
JB Burkes	10pm	Pascal Walsh (Ballads)
Kyteler's Inn	10pm	Róisín Dubh (Trad Ballads)
Ryan's	10pm	Bench Reel Band (Contemporary Americana)
Lanigans	11.30pm	James McKelvey (Irish Classics)

Venue	Time	Event
The World's End	2pm	Mick Citern Walsh (Madolin, Harmonica etc), John Mulcahy (Guitar), Dave Kennedy (Base)
Sullivan's Taproom	2pm	Mick Purcell (Bodhrán), Dave Harper (Bouzouki) & Moya Fitzgerald (Fiddle) & Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Fiddle & Bazouki) Trad Session
The Pumphouse	3pm	Gráínne Ní Ailín (Fiddle), James Haughey (Mandolin), James Savage (Bouzouki), Manus Crowley (Banjo), Greg Breen (Guitar) Trad Session
Sullivan's Taproom	5pm	Buíoch - Trad Performance
Doherty's	6pm	Dave Mavroudis (Whistle & Uileann), Paddy Cleere (Banjo), Eimear Casey (Fiddle) Trad Session
Left Bank	6pm	Burnchurch - Trad Performance
Matt The Millers	6pm	Wallop the Cat (Trad)
Kyteler's Inn	6pm	Trad Dinner Show - Trad Performance
Playwright	6pm	John Kavanagh (Irish Ballads)
Ryan's	6pm	Whiskers of Lichen Trad Performance
JB Burkes	6.30pm	Tomás Jackman (Ballads)
Rafter's Gastro Pub	7pm	Áine McGrath (Fiddle) & Franics Droney (Concertina) Trad Session
The Front Room	7pm	Derek Morrisey (Box) , Paddy Tutty (Fiddle) & Brian Mooney (Banjo) Trad Session
Paris Texas	7pm	Gavin Carroll (Ballads)
Langtons	7pm	Danny, Matt & Rob (Trad & Ballads)
Pumphouse	7pm	The Barflies (Rock)
The Worlds End	7pm	DJ Jay
The Pumphouse	7pm	The Barflies (Rock & Folk)
Village Inn	8pm	Live Music
Lanigans	8pm	Rough & Ready (Ballads)
Bollard's	8pm	Trad Ó (Trad)
Front Room	8.30pm	Danny Burke (Ballads in the garden)
Hibernian Hotel	8.30pm	Bundle of Sticks (Trad)
Kilford Arms Hotel	8.30pm	John & Alison (Ballads)
Biddy Early's/The Dylan	9pm	The Wandering Souls (Folk & Ballads)
Breathnach's	9pm	Sean Fortune (Ballads)
Christy's Bar	9pm	Pascal Walsh (Ballads)
O' Gorman's	9pm	Áine McGrath (Fiddle), Franics Droney (Concertina) & Liam Moore (Guitar & Vocals) Trad Session
Kyteler's Inn	9pm	Tomás Jackman (Ballads)
Tynan's	9pm	Kevin & Eugene (Ballads)
The Playwright	9.30pm	Paddy Tutty (Fiddle) & Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Fiddle & Bazouki) Trad Session
Newpark Hotel	9.30pm	David Callinan (Ballads)
Lenehans	9.30pm	Colcannon - Trad Performance
Ryan's	9.30pm	Bench Warrant (Rock & Roll)
Lanigans	10.30pm	Richie Prendergast (Irish Classics)

Venue	Time	Event
The Clubhouse Hotel	3-5pm	Kilkenny Uilleann Pipers Club (All Welcome) Trad Session
The Pumphouse	4pm	Paddy Cleere (Banjo), Martin Coughlan (Box) & Tommy Lanigan (Bodhrán) Trad Session
The Worlds End	5pm	The Monday Club (Folk)
Bollard's	6pm	Pop Up Gaeltacht - Comhrá & Ceol Session with Oisín Mac Cinnéide (Bouzouki), Carolanne Pyne (Concertina) & Gráinne Sabhaois (Fiddle)
Sullivan's Taproom	6pm	Briars - Trad Performance
The Playwright	6pm	Áine McGrath (Fiddle) & Franics Droney (Concertina) Trad Session
Lanigan's	6pm	Anto Hart (Irish Classics)
Matt The Millers	6pm	Wallop the Cat (Trad)
Ryan's	6pm	Up She Flew - Trad Performance
Langtons	7.30pm	Keltic Kats (Irish Folk)
Kyteler's Inn	8pm	Shanragh (Folk/Ballads)
Hibernian Hotel	8.30pm	Bundle of Sticks (Trad)
Cleeres	8.30pm	Mick Walsh (Trad)
The Front Room	8.30pm	Danny Burke (Ballads in the garden)
Kilford Arms Hotel	8.30pm	John & Alison (Trad Ballads)
Left Bank	8.30pm	Pete Fagan & Davey Cashin (Trad)
Breathnach's	9pm	Peter Hutchence (Ballads)
Carroll's	9pm	Eoghan Bergin (Ballads)
Biddy Early's/The Dylan	9pm	Stephen Murphy (Ballads)
Lanigan's	9pm	Ed Simmons (Irish Classics)
Newpark Hotel	9.30pm	Steve Vickers (Ballads)
Rivercourt Hotel	9.30pm	The Rusty Gaels (Trad Folk)
Ryan's	9.30pm	Bench Warrant (Rock & Roll)
Tynans	9.30pm	Mush Molloy (Ballads)
JB Burkes	10pm	Eoghan Begin (Ballads)
Lanigans	10pm	DJ Jason Nolan

Venue	Time	Event
The Pumphouse:	2pm	Anthony McCauley (Fiddle & Sing),Dave Mavroudis (Whistle & Uileann), Damien McGuiness (Accordion) Trad Session
Ormonde Hotel	3pm	Billy Carrigan (Uilleann Pipes/Whistle), Jim Carrigan, (Uilleann Pipes) Paddy Cleere (Banjo) Trad Session
Billy Byrnes	3pm	The Savage Jim Breen (Alt Folk)
Sullivan's Taproom	3pm	Up She Flew - Trad Performance
The Barrell Yard	3.30pm	B&B
Langtons	4pm	Rulá (Irish Folk)
Bollard's	4pm	Croabh Osraí CCE Irish Music & Dancing (Trad)
Biddy Early's / The Dylan	5pm	The Silk (Pop/Rock)
Ryan's	5pm	Whiskers of Lichen - Trad Performance
Tynans	6pm	Pete Fagan (Ballads)
Clubhouse Hotel	6pm	Liam Moore (Guitar & Vocals) & Mick Foley (Uileann Pipes) Dave Tuohy (Pipes) Trad Session
The Pumphouse	6pm	Martin Coughlan (Box), Billy Carrigan (Uilleann Pipes/Whistle), Paddy Cleere (Banjo) Trad Session
Matt the Millers	6pm	The Pontiffs (Irish Folk & Rock)
Lanigans	6pm	Hugsie (Irish Classics)
JB Burkes	6.30pm	Pascal Walsh (Ballads)
Rafter's Gastro Pub	7pm	Mick Walsh & John Mulcahy (Folk/Ballads)
Langtons	7pm	Keltic Kats (Irish Folks)
Newpark Hotel	7.30pm	Oisín Mac Cinnéide (Bouzouki), Carolanne Pyne (Concertina) Dan Ryan (Fiddle) Trad Session
Kilford Arms Hotel	8.30pm	John & Alison (Ballads)
Front Room	8.30pm	Danny Burke (Ballads in the garden)
Hibernian Hotel	8.30pm	Bundle of Sticks (Trad)
Breathnachs	9pm	Sean Fortune (Ballads)
Lanigans	9pm	SeÃ¡n & Steve (Irish Classics)
Ryan's	9pm	Drunken Mahone (Pogues Tribute)
Newpark Hotel	9.30pm	Gavin Carroll (Ballads)
Lanigan's	11.30pm	Ed Simmons (Irish Classics)