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TOURS

IRISH MUSIC FESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS

JANUARY DATES

Sixmilebridge Winter Music Weekend
January 14-17th, 2010
www.wmw.ie

Temple Bar Trad 2010
January 27th-31st, 2010
www.templebartrad.com


FEBRUARY DATES

Ceol Chairlinn
February 4th - 5th, 2010
www.carlingfordbeds.com

The 12th Gathering Traditional Festival
February, 24th-28th, 2010
www.thegathering.ie


MARCH DATES

The Celtic Festival of Wales
March 5th-7th, 2010
www.cwlwmceltaidd.com

Nyah Festival
March 28th-30th, 2010
www.cavanmusic.com

Ceardlann Earraigh, Concert and Workshops in Music
March 27th, 2010
Tel. + 353 1 6273274
www.ceardlannearraigh.com


APRIL DATES

Féile na bPáistí
Children’s Festival
April 4th-5th, 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com

The 4th Annual Féile Átha Dá Chab,
April 16th - 18th, 2010
www.feileathadachab.blogspot.com

FÉILE NA nDÉISE
April 30th - May 4th, 2010
www.feilenandeise.com

The “Cup of Tae” Traditional Festival
April 30th - May 2nd, 2010
www.cupoftaefestival.com

Ceiliuradh an Earraigh
Coleman Music Centre
www.colemanirishmusic.com


MAY DATES

FÉILE NA nDÉISE
April 30th - May 4th, 2010
www.feilenandeise.com

Folk, Blues & Bluegrass Festival
May 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com

Galway Early music Festival
May 28th - 30th, 2010
www.galwayearlymusic.com

FOLK IN THE PARK
May 2010
www.folkpark.com

Fiddle Fair 2010
May 6th - 9th, 2010
www.fiddlefair.com

Fleadh Nua in Ennis
May 23rd - 31st, 2010
www.comhaltas.ie/events/detail/fleadh_nua_2009

The 9th Skerries Traditional Weekend
May 14th-16th, 2010
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com

Edward Bunting Harp Festival
May 28th - 30th, 2010
www.edwardbuntingharpfestival.org


JUNE DATES

Wimborne Folk Festival
June, 11th-13th 2010
www.wimbornefolkfestival.co.uk

The Galway Sessions
June 14th-21st, 2010
www.galwaysessions.com

MINNESOTA 4th ANNUAL YOUNG IRISH MUSICIAN’S WEEKEND
June 2010
www.centerforirishmusic.org

Blas 2010
June 21st-July 2nd, 2010
www.blas.ie

The East Clare Fiddle Festival
June 30th - July 3rd, 2010
www.eastclarefiddlefestival.com


JULY DATES

DR. DOUGLAS HYDE SUMMER SCHOOL
July 3rd-July 10th, 2010
www.douglashyde.com

WILLIE CLANCY SUMMER SCHOOL
July 2010
Email: angleann@oceanfree.net

Celtic Fusion International Musical Arts Festival
July 2010
www.celticfusion.co.uk

South Sligo Summer School
July 11th-17th, 2010
www.sssschool.org

Catskills Irish Arts Week
July 11th-17th, 2010
www.east-durham.org/irishartsweek

Meitheal Summer School
July 19th-23rd, 2010
www.tradweek.com

FIDDLER’S GREEN FESTIVAL
July 18th-25th, 2010
www.fiddlersgreenfestival.co.uk

The 16th Phil Murphy Weekend
July 2010
Tel.+ 353 87 8200986

O’Carolan, Harp & Traditional Music Festival, Keadue, Co. Roscommon
July 30th-1st August, 2010
www.ocarolanharpfestival.ie

Scoil Acla Irish Traditional Music Summer School
July 26th - August 1st, 2010
www.scoilacla.com

Kilcar Street Festival
July 30th-1st August, 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com

Ballyshannon Folk Festival
July 30th - August 1st, 2010
www.ballyshannonfolkfestival.com


AUGUST DATES

Dublin OHIO Irish Festival
August 6th-8th, 2010
www.dublinirishfestival.org

The World Fleadh
www.theworldfleadh.com

Carmel Gunning International Summer School Festival
www.carmelgunning.com

23rd Feakle Traditional Music Festival
August 4th–10th, 2010
www.feaklefestival.ie

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention
August 12th-14th, 2010
www.fairportconvention.com

Féile Cheoil Chill Chartha
Kilcar Fleadh
August 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com

ESB BEO Celtic Music Festival
National Concert Hall, Dublin
August 2010
www.nch.ie

Milwaukee Irish Fest
August 19th – 22nd, 2010
www.irishfest.com

Masters of Tradition Festival
August 10th-15th, 2010
www.westcorkmusic.ie

Fleadh Ceol na hEireann, Cavan
August 15th - 22nd, 2010
www.fleadh2010.ie

Wadebridge Folk Festival
August 2010
www.wadebridgefolk.co.uk

Tonder Festival
August 26th - 29th, 2010
www.tf.dk

17th Annual Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival
September 2010
www.folkpark.com

Coleman Traditional Festival
August 2010
www.colemanirishmusic.com


SEPTEMBER DATES

Gign the Bann Music and Dance Festival
September 2nd-5th September, 2010
www.gignthebann.com

Éigse Chill Chartha
September 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com

Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
September 23rd-26th, 2010
www.johnnykeenan.com

Johnny Doherty Music & Dance Festival
September 24th-26th, 2010
www.ardarafestivals.com

Kilkenny Celtic Festival
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
September 2010
www.celticfestival.ie


OCTOBER DATES

The Irish Festival of Oulu
Finland, October 2010
www.irkku.fi

Cork Folk Festival
October 2010
www.corkfolkfestival.com

O’Carolan Harp Cultural & Heritage Festival
Nobber, Co Meath
October 2010
www.nobberfest.com

Feile Frank McGann Irish Traditional Music Festival
October 2010
www.feilefrankmcgann.com

Celtic Colours International Festival
October 8th-16th, 2010
www.celtic-colours.com

Tyneside Irish Festival Festival
October 2010
www.tynesideirish.com

Scoil Cheoil na Botha
October 2010
Scotstown, County Monaghan
www.anbhoth.ie

Return to Camden Town Festival
October 23rd - 1st November, 2010
www.returntocamden.org

Sligo Live Festival
October 21st-25th. 2010
www.sligolive.ie

Patrick O’ Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
Castleisland, County Kerry
October 2010
www.patrickokeeffe.com

An T-Oireachtas
Killarney, Ireland
October 2010
www.antoireachtas.ie

Carlingford Halloween Festival
October 2010
www.carlingfordbeds.com


NOVEMBER DATES

Copenhagen Irish Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
November 5th - 6th 2010
www.irishfestival.dk

Ennis Trad Festival
November 2010
www.ennistradfestival.com

17th William Kennedy Piping Festival
November 2010
www.armaghpipers.com