May 18th - 20th 2012
Events





Day One
little_theatre_long

Opening Concert - The Little Theatre
Friday 13th: 8pm - Admission: €15

'House' Céilí Band
Caoimhín Ó'Fearghail
Inis Rua
Denis Collins & Aido Lawlor
The Next Generation of Fingal Musicians
Liam O'Connor
Antaine Ó'Faracháin
Máire O'Keeffe with Dan, Paul & Lloyd MacDonald (Cape Breton)
Joe Mays

Session - Joe Mays
Friday 13th: 10pm - Admission: Free

Marcus Maloney
Kevin Rowsome
Troy Bannon
Dan MacDonald

*Sponsored by Joe Mays
Carrolls

Session - Carroll's Pier House Hotel
Friday 13th: 10pm - Admission: Free

Mary Bergin
Diarmuid O'Brien
Edel Fox
Paul MacDonald

*Sponsored by Carroll's Pier House Hotel


Session - Keane's Bus Bar
Friday 13th: 10pm - Admission: Free

Máire O'Keeffe
Con Fada Ó'Drisceoil
Caoimhín Ó'Fearghail
Lloyd MacDonald

*Sponsored by Keane's Bus Bar
gladstone inn

Session - The Gladstone Inn
Friday 13th: 10pm - Admission: Free

Paudie O'Connor
Liam O'Connor
Seán Ryan
Denis Collins

*Sponsored by The Gladstone Inn





Day Two
realt_na_mara

Workshop - Scoil Réalt na Mara
Saturday 14th: 10am - Admission: €20

Workshops in Fiddle, Flute, Tin Whistle, Banjo/Mandolin, Concertina, & Accordion plus a special Cape Breton Style Fiddle Masterclass.

Further details here.
st_pats

Workshop - St Pat's National School
Saturday 14th: 10am - Admission: €15

Workshops in Singing, Set Dancing, Step Dancing & Sean nós.
A workshop in Uilleann Pipes also takes place costing €20.

Further details here.
music_on_the_street

Recital - Music on the Street
Saturday 14th: 3.30pm - Admission: Free

Ray Coen
Ian Bordley
Tumbleweed
Further details in the brochure.
methodist_church

Recital - Methodist Church
Saturday 14th: 8pm - Admission: €12

Diarmuid O'Brien
Paudie O'Connor
Edel Fox
Marcus Maloney
Andrew Murray
Kevin Rowsome
Con Fada Ó'Drisceoil

Further details in the brochure.


Session - Keane's Bus Bar
Saturday 14th: 10pm - Admission: Free

Andrew Murray
Michael Tubridy
Paul Kelly & Antaine Ó'Faracháin
Mary Bergin & Con Fada Ó'Drisceoil

*Sponsored by Keane's Bus Bar
gladstone inn

Session - The Gladstone Inn
Saturday 14th: 10pm - Admission: Free

Edel Fox
Liam O'Connor
Troy Bannon
Marcus Maloney

*Sponsored by The Gladstone Inn
Joe Mays

Session - Joe Mays
Saturday 14th: 10pm - Admission: Free

Paudie O'Connor
Diarmuid O'Brien
Caoimhín Ó'Fearghail
Paul MacDonald

*Sponsored by Joe Mays
Carrolls

Session - Carroll's Pier House Hotel
Saturday 14th: 10pm - Admission: Free

Máire O'Keeffe
Kevin Rowsome & Seán Ryan
Dan & Lloyd MacDonald
Denis Collins

*Sponsored by Carroll's Pier House Hotel





Day Three
Skerries Mills

Recital - Skerries Mills
Sunday 15th: 12pm - Admission: Free

Mary Bergin with
Seán Ryan
Troy Bannon
Máire O'Keeffe
Edel Fox & many more
Special Guests
Clann Mhic Cionnaith agus Joe


Further details in the brochure.
castle

Focus on Fingal - Ardgillan Castle
Sunday 15th: 3.30pm - Admission: Free

This year Focus on Fingal returns to 'the big house', with a lively selection of music, song and dance performed on the grounds of Ardgillan Castle. Songs of the sea, tunes and players from the Fingal area and beyond are all aspects of this unique and special region brought together at a most beautiful and inspiring location.

*If it is raining the event will be held in the basement room of the castle.

The Sligo Lads
Ray Coen & Ian Bordley
Kevin, Lorraine & Tierna Rowsome
Antaine Ó'Faracháin
The Cormorants
Inis Rua Mother & Daughter Set

MC: Paul Kelly

Further details in the brochure.
Rugby_Club

Céili - The Rugby Club
Sunday 15th: 8.30pm - Admission: €10

Skerries Céilí & Set Dancing Group
with The Glenside Céilí Band

End of year Céilí in aid of Fr Michael O'Grady Columban Mission.

*Refreshments included

MC: Mary Brogan


Further details in the brochure.