Indiependence 2010 returns this August bank holiday weekend at Deer Park on the old Dublin road just outside Mitchelstown. The new location hosts on-site camping & parking facilities, and will feature 4 covered stages. See the Indiependence website for the latest full lineup; meanwhile some highlights include: Bavaria Main Stage Headliners include White Lies, Alabama [...]
Archive for the 'festivals' Category
Indiependence — Mitchelstown July 31st – August 1st
Published by June 30th, 2010 in Irish Music, Mitchelstown, concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, music, news and special events. 0 CommentsCork X Southwest — Skibbereen July 31st
Published by June 30th, 2010 in Irish Music, Skibbereen, concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, music, news and special events. 0 CommentsMurphy’s presents Cork X Southwest, in its fourth year taking place at The Showgrounds in Skibbereen on Saturday July 31st. Headliners announced to date include Bonnie Prince Billy and Martha Wainwright. This year’s one day festival sees acts performing over 4 stages: The Blue Tent MARTHA WAINWRIGHT BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY AND THE CAIRO GANG HOTHOUSE [...]
LiveStock — Schull, July 3rd
Published by June 23rd, 2010 in Irish Music, concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, music, news and special events. 0 CommentsNew mini-festival taking place in Schull on July 3rd, featuring: Ian Whitty & The Exchange, O Emperor, Setmaker, John Blek & The Rats, Travega, 21 Demands, Novella Hermosa, Martin Staunton & The Lost Parade, Jill D. & Gill. Livestock is a one day music festival which aims to support Irish artists through local festivals concentrating [...]
Southern Gothic week @ the Crane Lane
Published by April 29th, 2010 in concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, music and special events. 0 CommentsBandicoot promotions’ Southern Gothic week got underway last night at the Crane Lane Theatre with a late night show featuring Reverend Deadeye. Featuring 10 performers in 5 days, the event is billed as a week of blues, country, rockabilly, post punk, antifolk, swing jazz and hillbilly punk. Read more about it in this article from [...]
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Kinsale Arts Week 2010
Published by April 27th, 2010 in Irish Music, art, concerts, cork, culture, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, kinsale, music, news and special events. 7 CommentsKinsale Arts Week takes place from July 10th to 18th this year. Musical highlights from the line-up announced last week include concerts at Charles Fort with Camille O’Sullivan, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and The Bootleg Beatls. Camille O’Sullivan with support by Maria Doyle Kennedy at Charles Fort Saturday 10 July 2010 7:00 PM Expect fire [...]
Beamish Cork Folk Festival 2009
Published by September 25th, 2009 in Irish Music, concerts, cork, culture, events, festivals, folk, gigs, music and special events. ClosedThe 30th Beamish Cork Folk Festival will take place between Thursday 1st October and Sunday 4th October 2009 at venues all over Cork City. From the festival website: Highlights of the festival so far include; • MÃcheál ó Súilleabháin & Mel Mercier, MáirtÃn O’Connor, Cathal Hayden and Garry O’Briain in concert with the backing of [...]
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2008
Published by October 14th, 2008 in Irish Music, concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, jazz, music and news. 1 CommentOctober 24th – 27th —- www.corkjazzfestival.com The main gig list can’t accommodate everything that’s happening over the course of the Jazz weekend, so here’s a few things happening around town, listed by venue… (This will be updated as further listings come in) Savoy Theatre, Patrick St www.savoycork.com Fri Oct 24th 10pm — Dimitri From Paris [...]
53rd Corona Cork Film Festival
Published by October 3rd, 2008 in cork, events, festivals, film and ireland. Closed12 – 19 October 2008 The 53rd Corona Cork Film Festival is proud to once again provide a platform for some of the world’s most innovative and exciting filmmakers, as well as a week-long celebration of cinema in the vibrant setting of Cork city. www.corkfilmfest.org for full details…
Beamish Cork Folk Festival 2008
Published by September 15th, 2008 in Irish Music, concerts, cork, events, festivals, folk, gigs, ireland, music and news. ClosedOctober 2nd – 5th 2008 32 Acts, 22 Venues, 280 Musicians, 2,500 Dancers! This year sees the Beamish Cork Folk Festival celebrating it’s 25th year, bringing us performances from the likes of Frankie Lane, Damien Dempsey, Lisa Hannigan, Geoff Muldaur & Karl Nesbitt. There will also be regular gigs and sessions in venues throughout the [...]
Clonakilty Guitar Festival 2008
Published by September 3rd, 2008 in Clonakilty, Irish Music, concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, music and news. Closed18-21 September 2008. www.clonguitarfest.com Clonakilty International Guitar Festival, 18th – 21st September 2008 The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival first established in 2005 with thanks to the sponsorship of Guinness and local sponsors, is a celebration of one of the worlds most versatile and influential of all musical instruments and pays tribute to all who strum [...]
