The 26th Annual Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
October 26th โ 29th 2018
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9.00pm. Patrick Oโ Keeffe Traditional Music opening with musical accompaniment. River Island Hotel
10pm. Pub Trail begins with organised and impromptu sessions with Irelandโs top traditional musicians in pubs throughout the town. A detailed programme will be available online and in the pubs and River Island hotel.
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9.45 am. Registration for music classes, all levels catered for. St. Patricks Secondary school, College Rd. (All Classes will be Sliabh Luachra orientated)
10.00am. Fiddle Classes – with Connie OโConnell & Emma O Leary
10.00am Accordion Class with Paudie Oโ Connor.
2pm: ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น/ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ in the Ivy Leaf Arts Centre, Hosted by Matt Cranitch, Gerry Harrington, Emma Oโ Leary, Paddy Jones, Connie O’Connell, Andrea Palandri, and Aoife Oโ Keeffe.
2.30pm: ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ le รamonn ร Braoin – Brush up on your conversational Irish in an informal, relaxed class with รamonn ร Braoin in Nana Beaโs restaurant, (beside the new library)
Pub trail runs all day.
From 4.00: ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ in Hartnettโs Bar with Mickey MacConnell, Tim Dennehy, & friends. Hosted by Aileen Rowntree.
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: Pub trail continues until late.
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11:30am Mass with traditional music for the departed friends of the festival. Followed by a musical remembrance at St. Johnโs graveyard.
1pm: Pub trail runs all day.
3pm: ๐รฉ๐ถ๐นรญ ๐ รณ๐ฟ in the Riocht with the Donnie Nolan Cรฉilรญ Band.
3pm: ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ. All singers welcome. Hosted by Joe Walsh & Mikey Oโ Connor.
6.30pm: ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ฎ
Sunday night: Pub Trail Continues.
*****๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ด.๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฝ.๐บ.*****๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Ireland’s top traditional musicians.
M.C. Tim Dennehy
Presentation of the of the “Dedication to Sliabh Luachra” award to Timmy O’ Connor, Newmarket.
Pub trail continues.
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1pm. pub trail will continue all day till late.
3.00pm
Poet & Writer Gabriel Fitzmaurice inviting the so inclined to a poetry writing work shop
in Browneโs back Bar