Bantry, Co Cork
Tuesday 9 August
19.30 Ceolchoirm / St. Brendans Church, Bantry
Martin Hayes [fiddle]
Dennis Cahill [guitar]
Michelle O’Sullivan [concertina]
The Begley Family
Tickets
Category 1: €29.00 / Category 2: €20.00 / Category 3: €13.00
Wednesday 10 August
19.30 Ceolchoirm / St. Brendans Church, Bantry
Steve Cooney [guitar]
Mick O’Brien [uilleann pipes]
Jimmy Crowley [singer]
Tickets
Category 1: €29.00 / Category 2: €20.00 / Category 3: €13.00
Thursday 11 August
19.30 Ceolchoirm / St. Brendans Church, Bantry
A Concert of New Compositions for Traditional Musicians
This concert programme is a new collaboration between composer Dave Flynn and four exceptional traditional musicians. The works all receive world premieres at the 2011 Masters of Tradition Festival.
Mick O’Brien [uilleann pipes]
Harry Bradley [flute, whistle]
Aoife O’Brien [fiddle]
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh [fiddle, hardanger fiddle, whistle]
‘The Valley of the Lunatics’ (2010) for detuned ‘Bb’ fiddle, retuned hardanger fiddle and pre-recorded sound collage – 13-15 mins
Performed by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
‘Études for Uilleann Pipes’ (2009) – 20-25 mins
Performed by Mick O’Brien
Interval
‘The Longest Reel’ (2009) for solo fiddle – 8 mins
Performed by Aoife Ní Bhríain
‘The Forest of Ornaments’ (2010) for Irish flutes, fifes, shakuhachi, fujara and pre-recorded sound collage -11 mins
Performed by Harry Bradley
‘Le Chéile is in Aonar’ (2010) for traditional music ensemble – 2 fiddles, 2 flutes, 3 tin whistles and uilleann pipes – 20-25 mins
Performed by Harry Bradley (flute and tin whistle). Aoife Ní Bhríain (fiddle), Caoímhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle and tin whistle) and Mick Ó Brien (uilleann pipes, flute and tin whistle.
Tickets
Category 1: €29.00 / Category 2: €20.00 / Category 3: €13.00
Project Funded by Arts Council of Ireland’s Deis Scheme for the Traditional Arts and Galway County Council’s music bursary scheme
Click here to read programme notes by Dave Flynn
Friday 12 August
16.30 The Ebb and Flow of Irish Traditional Music – Ireland and America with Brendan Dolan / Maritime Hotel
A must for all followers of Irish traditional music.This lecture traces the influences that have helped shape traditional music as we know it today on both sides of the Atlantic. Topics will include the music brought to America by Irish immigrants in the 1800s,
American music collectors, the influence of American 78s and the trans-Atlantic interactions of more recent generations of traditional players. The presentation will feature audio clips and images from the Mick Moloney Irish-American Music and Popular Culture Collection at the Tamiment Library, New York University.
Tickets
€5.00 each
19.30 Ceolchoirm / Bantry House
Máire Ní Cheillachair [singer]
Charlie Harris [button accordion]
Eamonn Cotter [flute]
Geraldine Cotter [concertina]
Tony Linane [fiddle]
Kevin Crawford [flute]
Mick Conneely [bouzouki]
Tickets
Category 1: €29.00 / Category 2: €20.00 / Category 3: €13.00
22.30 Níos Deanaí / Bantry House
Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill [singer]
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill [singer]
Tickets
€15.00 each
Saturday 13 August
19.30 Ceolchoirm / Bantry House
John Flanagan [singer]
Brian Conway [fiddle]
Brendan Dolan [piano]
Susan McKeown [singer]
Donogh Hennessy [guitar]
José Manuel Neto [ portuguese guitar]
Tickets
Category 1: €29.00 / Category 2: €20.00 / Category 3: €13.00
22.30 Níos Deanaí / Bantry House
Birken Tree [pipes, fiddle and flute]
with Martin Hayes & Denis Cahill
Tickets
€15 each
Sunday 14 August
19.30 Ceolchoirm / Bantry House
Martin Hayes [fiddle], Dennis Cahill [guitar]
with Susan McKeown [singer], Birkin Tree & Steve Cooney [guitar]
Tickets
Category 1: €32.00 / Category 2: €22.00 / Category 3: €14.00
TELEPHONE / IN-PERSON BOOKING OPENS 11 JULY AT 10:30AM – ONLINE BOOKING NOW OPEN
Festival Pass available – Covers all Concerts & Lecture.
Category 1 Festival Pass: €190
Category 2 Festival Pass: €145
Category 3 Festival Pass: €100
Note: Festival Passes must be booked through Box Office. This offer is not available online.
Box Office: +353 (0)27 52788 / West Cork Music 13 Glengarriff Road, Bantry, Co. Cork.
