www.rte.ie/rnag

Friday 21 June RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will be marking Love:Live Music 2013 with a concert broadcast live from Carna in Connemara, celebrating the musicians, singers, dancers and poets of this rich cultural pocket of the country.

Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha, Music Editor at RnaG, will present the concert featuring more than 20 musical acts including the talented Hernon family – Marcus, Proinsias, Breandán and Labhrás; Piper and former TG4 Musician of the Year Seán McKiernan; singers Josie Sheáin Jeaic Mac Donnchadha and NUIG Singer in Residence Joe John Mac Con Iomaire; dancers the Ó Dubháin brothers; and local poets Seosamh Ó Guairim and Jackie Mac Donncha.
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www.fleadhcheoil.ie

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Derry will officially launch the full programme for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 and fleadhcheoil.ie this Thursday 20th June at 7pm at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin.

The official launch party will continue on Friday 21st June with a full day of music, song and dance in association with Music City, all promising enough energy to shake the City’s famous walls to their foundations.
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June 21st - July 21st, 2013
www.eaf.ie

One month of music, theatre, visual arts, film, literature, circus and carnival at Ireland’s only countywide arts festival.

The Earagail Arts Festival would like to invite you to come and experience a wealth of unforgettable events in the spectacular surroundings of County Donegal on the North West seaboard of Ireland. Over the last 25 years we have brought to this magical county some of the greatest internationally recognised artists and companies in music, theatre, visual arts, literature and outdoor spectacle including: Moya Brennan, Altan, Clannad,The Divine Comedy, Fidil, Duke Special, The Henry Girls, Cathy Davey, Donal Lunny, Paddy Glackin, Toumani Diabate, Seth Lakeman, Foy Vance, Eliza Carthy, Andy Irvine’s Mozaik, Lillis O Laoire, Liam O’Flynn, Richie Havens, The Saw Doctors, Bob Geldof, Bassekou Kouyate, Roy Hargrove, Pape and Cheikh , Damian Dempsey, The Wilders, Henry Mc Cullough, Mary Black, Kila.
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www.ennisrootsweekend.com

A celebration of Folk/Trad/Roots music in its natural habitat – Clare’s Capital Town.

Free Open Air Concert featuring:
Lúnasa,
The Lost Brothers,
The Kilfenora Céilí Band,
Siomha Brock
and New Americana Group: Pauline Scanlon*Noriana Kennedy*Meabh O’Hare* Jefferson Hamer.

Love Live Music is Ireland’s National Music Day, in association with
International Music Day or Fete de la Musique, an event that began in Paris in 1982 and is now celebrated in over a hundred countries, worldwide. This gig also features a Guinness World Record Attempt for the largest tin whistle ensemble, lead by Lúnasa and many renowned whistle players including, recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and Fellow of United States Artists, Joanie Madden (Cherish the Ladies).
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www.sligolive.ie

Ireland’s Folk, Roots & Indie Festival
23rd – 28th October 2013

Presents

Liam O’Flynn, Andy Irvine, Paddy Glackin and Dónal Lunny, aka   LAPD
MIDLAKE
LIZ CARROLL
THE LOCUST HONEY STRING BAND

Get ready for another great SLIGO LIVE, Ireland’s Folk, Roots & Indie Festival which takes place from 23rd – 28th October 2013. In the year of The Gathering it is the festival that brings together Irish and U.S. musicians to show the influences that are evident in both directions on Folk, Roots and Indie music.  This is a festival celebrating The Gathering by showing how our music has travelled across the seas and returned changed and enriched.
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www.doolinfolkfestival.com

Ireland’s leading folk and Irish traditional musicians will gather in North Clare this weekend for the inaugural Doolin Folk Festival (June 14-16th 2013).
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www.westcorkmusic.ie/mastersoftradition

The finest of Irish traditional musicians will be descending on Bantry  for the Masters of Tradition from 14 - 18 August. Fiddler Martin Hayes will be joined by a stellar cast including Dennis Cahill, Steve Cooney, Seamus Begley, Pipers Union, the Voice Squad, Triona Marshall, Paul Brock and many more.
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October 25th–27th, 2013, November 1st–3rd, 2013
www.returntocamden.org

The 15th Return to Camden Town Festival is due to take place on the last weekend in October and the first weekend in November. Each weekend has a slightly different focus, but sessions throughout The London Irish Centre (Camden Square) and local pubs will take place over both weekends, featuring many of the finest traditional Irish musicians around. On the first weekend – October 25th–27th (Bank Holiday weekend in Ireland) the main focus will be on music, with concerts, album launches, instrumental workshops, sessions galore and more. On the second weekend November 1st – 3rd the main focus will be on dancing and singing (with music never too far away). Set dancing events will include set and sean nós dancing workshops as well as céilís. Singing events will include concerts, singing sessions and workshops.
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October 11th–19th, 2013
www.celtic-colours.com

Celtic Colours International Festival recently announced its venues and communities line–up for 2013. Concerts this year will take place in 33 communities at 39 different venues. The process of choosing venues starts in January with a call for expressions of interest from local non–profit organizations. All applications are evaluated for suitability according to set criteria, and although some venues are selected year after year, all applications are evaluated each year.
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October 2nd–6th, 2013
Oulu, Finland
www.irkku.fi

The 8th annual Irish Festival of Oulu takes place October 2th– 6th, 2013 in Oulu, Finland. This 5–day event in the very North of Europe showcases the best of Irish culture in signature style, attracting audiences from near and far.

Described by fans as “versatile, full of craic, welcoming, and intimate”, the 2013 festival has a world–class programme showcasing all artforms, including storytelling for grown–ups and children with Eamonn Keenan, music workshops with top tutors and dance classes for everyone from beginner to advanced competition level.
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