45th Cork Folk Festival Programme 2nd- 6th October 2024
Some events may change line up and times.
Wednesday 2nd October
Pigs Back Douglas Mills 6pm Art exhibition by Aidan Coffey launched by Colm Murphy
Thursday 3rd October
1pm MTU Bishopstown Rory Gallagher Theatre Concert with Fiona Kennedy & Billy Kennedy FREE
Proudly supported by MTU Arts Office. MTU is an arts rich Technological University with arts and cultural events throughout the year.
See arts.mtu.ie for further details
Seán O’Riada Room UCC Music Department Sunday’s Well 5.30pm Matt Cranitch Lecture ‘ From Lisheen to the Bronx: The fiddle-music of Denis Murphy (1910-1974) FREE
Coughlan’s Bar 7.30pm Ger Wolfe €15
Triskel Christchurch 8pm Seth Lakeman, Diarmaid, Deirdre & Donncha Moynihan €28
Douglas GAA Club 8.30pm Céilí Mór with Hughie Kennedy & Jason Turk €10
An Spailpín Fánach 9.30pm Denis Murphy Memorial Concert with Matt Cranitch, Billy Clifford, Jackie Daly, Bryan O’Leary, Peter Browne, Deirdre Ní Dhonnchadha €15
Friday 4th October
Civic Trust House 1pm Lecture from Armagh writer Fintan Vallely who recently published the book Companion to Irish Traditional Music, 3rd edition FREE
Triskel Christchurch 8pm Iarla Ó Lionaird, Cormac McCarthy, Matthew Berrill plus Rosie McCarthy €28
An Spailpín Fánach 9pm North Cregg, Eileen Healy & Emily O’ Donoghue €15
Saturday 5th October
Cork School of Music 11am -1pm Workshops, Sliabh Luachrs Tunes for all instruments with Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly €15. Songs in Irish and English with Máire Ní Cheileachair €15
Emmet Place 11am Walking Tour of Cork Songs – Caitlín Ní Lordáin FREE
Emmett Place 11am Crossroads dance, Sean Nós and Food market FREE
Cork City Music Library 1.30pm Slow Trad Session all musicians are invited. 4pm William Jack (Australian Cellist) FREE
An Spailpín Fánach 2pm Flute Concert: Tony McCarthy, Aoife Granville, Eamonn Cotter, Fintan Vallely €10
Triskel Christchurch 3.30pm Phoenix Bar Revisited with Jackie Daly, Jimmy Crowley, Eoin Ó Riabhaigh, Colm Murphy & Conal Ó Grada, Mick Daly & Tana O Brien plus Fred Willis, Pat ‘Herring’ Ahern, Ger Shine (Coppinger Stang) €15
The Long Valley 4pm Eoin Jordan & Anthony Ruby €15
An Spailpín Fánach 5pm ‘Gals at Play’ with Mary Greene, Christiana Underwood, Alice Jago, Maedhbh Hayes, Sara Corkery €15
The Corner House 6pm Song’s@6 with The Prairie Jaywalkers (album launch) FREE
Triskel Christchurch 8pm Music Network Tour; Michael McGoldrick, Nollaig Casey, Niall McCabe €26
Cork Opera House 8pm Paul Brady in concert €36.50
Crane Lane Theatre 8.30pm Simple Things DETAILS Free
An Spailpín Fánach 9pm Charlie Harris, Geraldine Cotter, Maeve Donnolly, Eamonn Cotter plus Johnny McCarthy Eoin Ó Riabhaigh €20
Sunday 6th October
An Spailpín Fánach 2pm Fiddle Concert: Pax Ó Faoláin, Garry Cronin, Aishlin Walshe, Deirdre Moynihan, Maeve Donnolly €10
Elizabeth Fort 2-5pm ‘Folk fest in the Fort’, Community Trad Event with Douglas Comhaltas, Club Ceoil Ballyphehane Ballad, Kalyna Choir from Ukraine, and many many more…
Long Valley 3pm Jimmy Crowley & Eve Telford €15
An Spailpín Fánach 5pm Cork Singers Club guest Niamh Parsons
The Corner House 6pm The Lee Valley String Band , 8pm YoungTime-Old Time FREE
Cork Opera House 8pm Frankie Gavin & De Dannan with special guest Jack O’ Rourke €29
An Spailpín Fánach 8.30pm Box/Concertina Concert with Jack Talty, Éabha Ní Mhurchu, Aidan Coffey, Paddy Egan & more €15
The Crane Lane 11.30pm Two Time Polka FREE
An Spailpin Fanach Weekend Ticket €75 (25% reduction) €100