Feakle Festival
Feakle Festival

Feakle Festival Events 2023

9th to 14th AUGUST 2023

Wednesday 9th August 2023

Opening night with ‘The Irish Concertina Orchestra’

Time: 7.30pm
Venue
: Community Hall
Admission: Free

Event in association with Derg Credit Union

Thursday 10th August 2023

Workshops

Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue
: National School, Shortt’s pub, Moloney’s pub, Community Hall
Admission: €25 per day or €60 for 3 days

Festival Walk

Time: 2pm
Venue
: Assemble outside Festival Office
Admission: Free

CD Launch

‘Chapter 22’ from Clare singer Edel Vaughan

Time: 4.00pm
Venue
: Moloney’s pub
Admission: Free

Thursday Night Concert

Time: 7.30pm
Venue
: Peppers Marquee
Admission: €25 (Advanced booking is advisable. Tickets are on sale via the Glor box office)

Friday 11th August 2023

Workshops

Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue
: National School, Shortt’s pub, Moloney’s pub, Community Hall
Admission: €25 per day or €60 for 3 days

Lunchtime Concert

Featuring the talented tutors teaching at the festival – Martin Hayes, Eileen O’Brien, Sorcha Costello, Mary MacNamara, Geraldine McNamara, Conor Connolly, Gearóid McNamara, Michéal Marrinan, Brian Donnellan, Páraic MacDonnchadha, Suzanne Leahy and more.

Time: 2pm
Venue
: Community Hall
Admission: €10 Tickets available at the door only

CD Launch

East West Fiddles (Manus McGuire, Mareka Naito, Junji Shirota & Garry O’Briain).

Time: 4pm
Venue
: Shortt’s pub
Admission: Free

Musical Recital

Time: 7.30pm
Venue
: St. Mary’s Church
Admission: €30 (Advanced booking is advisable. Tickets are on sale via the Glor box office)

Late night concert and CD launch

‘The Primrose Lass’, by fiddler Sorcha Costello

Time: 10pm
Venue
: Pepper’s marquee
Admission: €10

Saturday 12th August 2023

Workshops

Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue
: National School, Shortt’s pub, Moloney’s pub, Community Hall
Admission: €25 per day or €60 for 3 days

CD launch

‘BEO! Live Traditional Music 2022-23’
By Páraic MacDonnchadha, Padraig Keane & Macdara Ó Faoáin

Time: 2.00pm
Venue
: Pepper’s pub
Admission: Free

Pop up Gaeltacht

Pop-up Gaeltacht, 2pm, Dé Sathairn/ Saturday, 12ú Lúnasa/August, Tigh Moloney. Bígí linn ag Preab-Ghaeltacht na Féile. Neart spraoi, caint, agus comhrá le chéile, i nGaeilge. Beatha teanga í a labhairt!

Join us for the festival Pop-up Gaeltacht, where you can speak with other Irish speakers. Even if you only have cúpla focal (a few words)! Or you can just listen. Beidh míle fáilte romhat/You’ll be most welcome!

Time: 2.00pm
Venue
: Moloney’s pub
Admission: Free

Dennis Cahill – Litir ó do chara

A unique documentary sharing the life and music of master guitarist from Chicago, the late Dennis Cahill.

Time: 3.00pm
Venue
: Community Hall
Admission: Free

Singing session

Hosted by Fear an Tí Aran Island singer MacDara Ó Conaola, who will be joined by Thomas McCarty, Michéal Marrinan, Conamara sean-nós singer Sarah Ghriallais , Mary Noonan and many more.

Time: 3.30pm
Venue
: Moloney’s pub
Admission: Free

CD launch

‘Up the West’ by Randal Bays

Time: 4.30pm
Venue
: Shortt’s pub
Admission: Free

Gala Concert

A tribute to Seamus Begley

Time: 7.30pm
Venue
: St. Mary’s Church
Admission: €30 (Advanced booking is advisable. Tickets are on sale via the Glor box office)

Céilí with the Star of Munster

Time: 9.30pm
Venue
: Community Hall
Admission: €10 Tickets available at the door only

Late night concert

‘Craic agus ceol’ with Pólca 4

Time: 10.30pm
Venue
: Marquee
Admission: €10 Tickets available at the door only

Sunday 13th August 2023

Aifreann Gaeilge

with Noreen Ní Riain

Time: 11am
Venue
: St. Mary’s Church
Admission: Free

A public interview with Eileen O’Brien

Eileen O’Brien’s musical heritage is rooted in the family music traditions of her Tipperary father (accordion player and composer Paddy O’ Brien) and her Westmeath mother (singer Eileen Seery). But her connection to Clare music is a powerful one. With long standing musical friendships across Co. Clare, Eileen is warmly welcomed wherever good music is played in the county.

In this conversation with Paula Carroll she discusses the importance of music in her life.

Time: 12.30pm
Venue
: Moloney’s pub
Admission: Free

Random Acts of Puppetry

Time: 1.30pm
Venue
: Community Hall
Admission: Free

Singing session

Singing session led by Thomas McCarthy.

Time: 2pm
Venue
: Moloney’s pub
Admission: Free

Gala Outdoor Concert

Time: 3pm
Venue
: Fair green village centre or Community Hall with bad weather
Admission: Free

Grand finale Céilí with the Tulla Céilí Band

Time: 10pm
Venue
: Marquee
Admission: €10 Tickets available at the door only

Monday 14th August 2023

Informal Sessions

Informal sessions throughout the day and night.

Riches of Clare Concert

Featuring talented musicians: Joan Hanrahan, Claire Keville, Geraldine McNamara & Noel O’Grady.

Time: 1pm
Venue
: Community Hall
Admission: Free

Evening Céilí

with Donie Nolan and Taylor’s cross

Time: 7.00pm
Venue
: Pepper’s Pub
Admission: Free