EVENTS & TICKETS GUIDE 2023
EARLY BIRD FULL WEEKEND PASS €55
Thursday 26th October
Ireland’s Biggest and Best Session trail Begins
Venue: Multiple Locations through town
Time: 4pm
FRIDAY OCT 27TH
Sliabh Luachra Teenage Trad Session
Opening Concert at Patrick O’Keeffe FestivaL 2023
Jesse Smith, Colm Gannon, Seán Gavin
Tara Breen, Órlaith McAuliffe, Catherine McHugh
Paddy Glackin, Gay McKeown, Mary Corcoran
Cathy Jordan
Killarney School of Music
Eileen O’Brien & Jackie Daly
Jackie Daly & Kevin Burke
Frankie Gavin & Catherine McHugh
VENUE: RIVER ISLAND HOTEL
DOORS: 7PM
BEGINS: 8PM
saturday OCT 28TH
SLIABH LUACHRA FIDDLE RECITAL
Venue: Ivy Leaf Arts Centre
Time: 2pm
saturday OCT 28TH
The Compositions of Eamon Flynn
Venue: Ivy Leaf Arts Centre
Time: 4.30pm
Free Entry
The Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival is delighted to present a live interview and recital with the hugely respected composer Eamon Flynn from Mountcollins, Co. Limerick. Eamon is a very popular figure in traditional music circles in the USA, where he spent most of his life. In 2005 he was inducted in the Hall of Fame by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Eamon will be joined by Nickie McAuliffe, Conor Daly and Aidan Connolly for a chat about his musical life and performance of many of his fine compositions.
saturday OCT 28TH
Singing Concert
Venue: Hartnett’s Bar
Time: 3:30pm
Saturday oct 28th
SLIABH LUACHRA CONCERT
Venue: RIVER ISLAND HOTEL
DOORS: 7pm
BEGINS: 8pm
MÉABH BEGLEY & EOIN BEGLEY, NIALL BEGLEY
GEAROID KEATING,MAIREAD CORRIDAN & DONIE NOLAN,
JACKIE DALY & PAUL DE GRAE,
CONNIE O’CONNELL & EIBHLIN DE PAOR,
PAUDIE O’CONNOR & ANDREA PALANDRI,
BRYAN O’LEARY & MICHAEL O’CONNOR
The festival will honour the memory of Jimmy Doyle and Séamus Begley, two departed heroes of traditional music in this concert.
SUNDAY oct 29th
Handed Down Sliabh Luachra Archives Audio Launch
Venue: THE IVY LEAF ARTS CENTRE
TIME: 5.30pm
FREE ENTRY
Handed Down Scartaglen will launch a truly amazing, historical collection of music. Never before heard footage of Patrick O’Keeffe. Paddy Cronin, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford, Jerry McCarthy, Cuz Teehan, Johnny Cronin and many more. The music was collected by Kathleen Fitzgerald of Lisheen Cross Gneeveguilla, New York and Washington State USA.. Join PJ Teehan and Nickie McAuliffe for what promises to be a truly momentous event.
Sunday oct 29th
ATLAN IN CONCERT
DOORS: 7pm
Sunday oct 29th
Festival Club
Pólca 4,
Damien Mullane & Seán O’Meara,
DJ Paddy Callaghan
DOORS: 11pm
Other Events
Friday 27th October
Gathering Session – Welcome to POK Fest 2023
Venue: The Shoemakers Bar
Time: 4pm
Saturday 28th October
Workshops/Classes
Venue: St Patrick’s Boys Secondary School & Gaelscoil Aogáin National School
Time: 11am
Classes on all instruments. Please note: All attendees of the classes will receive complimentary entry in the ‘FIDDLE RECITAL’ recital at 2pm in The Ivy Leaf Arts Centre.
Pop up Gaeltacht
Venue: The River Island Hotel – Upstairs Dining Room
Time: 2pm
Hosted by Éamonn Ó’Braoin agus Tómas MacUileagóíd
Sunday 29th October
Kids Trad Session
Venue: Ivyleaf Arts Centre
Time 3pm
Young musicians of all levels welcome to come and experience the joy of a session at The Patrick O’Keeffe Festival. This event will cater to all abilities. Hosted by Emma O’Leary and Maura O’Connor.
Album Launches:
Venue: TBC
Time: 4.30pm
Greta Curtin & Jessie Healy – Debut Album
Diarmuid O’Meachair – Melodeon Melodies
Sinead McKenna – Solo Album
Brian Fitzgerald – Turning Hay with a Crowbar
Tutors
Órlaith McAuliffe
Liam O’Brien
Cliodhna Costello
Declan Corey