The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival (September 9-18) turns 18 this year and will once again make Clonakilty’s colourful streets ring with the music of the very best Irish and international pickers, strummers, and one-chord heroes. Headliners This year we’re being joined by Irish trad legend and national treasure Andy Irvine; Xylouris White, […]
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St. Barrahane’s Church Festival of Music, Castletownshend continues to celebrate its 40th Music Festival on each successive Thursday until Thursday August 18. These three contrasting concerts are held in the beautiful setting of St, Barrahane’s Church. On August 4, 8pm, Gemma Magner, soprano, James Taylor, organ/harpsichord, Caitríona O’Mahony, baroque violin, […]
With 2022 marking the 50th anniversary of the first songs he ever wrote and also his first paid gigs, Irish folk singer-songwriter Luka Bloom shares with Mary O’Brien how he plans to mark the occasion by recording a special collection of 50 songs spanning his 50-year career. In 1972, I […]
Multi-instrumentalist Rawney (aka Ciarán Calnan) is an independent artist hailing from Clonakilty. Having played in various bands from the age of twelve, most notably Setmaker, he has been focusing on solo endeavours of late and his debut EP ‘Say It Loud’ is due for release on July 8. Rawney’s sound […]
St. Barrahane’s Church Festival of Music, Castletownshend celebrates its 40th festival with a first concert on Thursday, July 14 and continuing on each successive Thursday until August 18. The concerts are held in the beautiful setting of St, Barrahane’s Church. The church, well-known for its’ Harry Clarke stained-glass windows, boasts […]
Clonakilty is excited to once again welcome participants and spectators to the South of Ireland Band Championships on July 2. All previous bands expect to return to compete this year, including two new bands on their first visit to Clonakilty – Stedfast Shoes Band and An Lochrann Linn Brass Band […]