Carrigaholt Oyster & Traditional Music Festival 29th April – 2nd of May, 2016 < Back

May Bank Holiday Weekend

A celebration of our traditional food and music on The Loop Head Peninsula, County Clare.

Get into the festive mood with complimentary oysters during all our Trad Seisiún.

Friday 29th of April

Food Events:

Shellfish and Craft Beer Night €30pp     The Long Dock Pub & Restaurant      7pm-10pm

Music Events:

The Maguire Band   The Long Dock 9:00 – 11 pm

Open Session with Breda, Áine & Colin  Keane’s Pub 9:00 pm

Astrid & Friends Carmody’s Bar 9:30 pm

Sean O’Malley Morrissey’s Pub 9:00 pm

Saturday 30th of April

Food Events:

Festival Brunch     The Long Dock Pub & Restaurant     11am-1pm

Seafood Late Lunch The Long Dock 1:00 – 5 pm

Workshops:
11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Carrigaholt National School Registration €15 10:30 am

Whistle/flute workshop: Tutor Eamon Cotter

Fiddle Workshop: Tutor Niamh Casey

Banjo Workshop: Tutor Noel Birmningham

Concertina Workshop: Tutor Sorcha Curtin

Music Events:

Maguire Band (Open Trad Session)     The Long Dock Pub & Restaurant    1:00pm – 3pm; 8 – 10 pm

Anne Hayes (Open Trad Seisiún)     Carmody’s Bar    3:00 – 5 pm;  Bad Moon 10 pm

Cooraclare Singers Club   Keane’s Pub     7.30pm-9.30pm; Robin Turner Ballad Session 10 pm

Tommy Brown (Open Trad Seisiún)      Morrissey’s Village Pub    5:30 pm; Kenny B 10 pm

Sunday 1st of May

Food Events:

Street Food & Oyster Bar from 12 Noon

Open Air Market     West Street      12noon-4pm

Oyster Eating & Opening Competition   2:00 pm   Registration at Oyster Bar

Workshops:

Junior Trad Open Session 11:00 am – 1 pm  Free   All young musicians welcome

Guided Shore Walk – suitable for families – meet at Carrigaholt Square 1:00 pm

Music Events:

Ann Hayes (Open Trad Seisiún)   The Long Dock Pub & Restaurant       8 – 10 pm

Ann Hayes (Open Trad Seisiún)    Morrissey’s Village Pub  4 – 6 pm; Patrick Roche 10 pm

Ceol Cois Tine  (Open Trad Seisiún)   Keane’s Pub   8 – 10 pm

Eamon Cotter  4 – 6 pm (Open Trad Seisiún)  Carmody’s Bar   7.30pm-9.30pm; Celtic Fling 10 pm

Contact:  moc.liamtoh@enaeksgam

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