Events – Patrick O'Keeffe

EVENTS & TICKETS GUIDE 2022

WEEKEND FESTIVAL PASS €50

1. TÉADA Concert, 2. 30TH ANNIVERSARY SLIABH LUACHRA CONCERT, 3. FOUR MEN AND A DOG, 4. KERRY FIDDLE FIDDLE RECITAL AND 5. SINGING CONCERT

Thursday 27th October

Ireland’s Biggest and Best Session trail Begins

Venue: Multiple Locations through town
Time: 7pm

FRIDAY OCT 28TH

Téada and Seamus Begley – Supported by Fuinneamh

Venue: RIVER ISLAND HOTEL
DOORS: 7pm

saturday OCT 29TH

Kerry Fiddles – Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Recital Patrick O’Keeffe Festival

Venue: Ivy Leaf Arts Centre
Time: 2pm

This very special one off event will focus on the iconic ‘Kerry Fiddles’ album which was recorded in Charlie Horans Bar, in Castleisland, in 1962. Featured artists… Aidan Connolly, Oisin Mac Diarmada. Connie O’Connell, Frankie Gavin, Andrea Palandri, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Caoimhe Flannery, Máire O’Keeffe, Gerry Harrington, Emma O’Leary, Nicky McAuliffe, Con Moynihan, Diarmuid O’Brien, Donal Cullinane

saturday OCT 29TH

Singing Concert

Venue: Hartnett’s Bar
Time: 3:30pm

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Barry Kerr, Mickey MacConnell, Tim Dennehy
FREE ENTRY

Saturday oct 29th

30th Anniversary Sliabh Luachra All Star Concert

Hosted by Doireann Ní Ghlacáin

Venue: RIVER ISLAND HOTEL – DOORS: 7pm

Jackie Daly, Matt Cranitch
Frankie Gavin, Aidan Coffey & Conor Connolly

Bryan O’Leary & Aidan Connolly, Brian Mooney
Connie O’Connell & Éibhlin de Paor,
Maire O’Keeffe, Sarah O’Keeffe, Roisin O’Connor, Aoife Ni Chaoimh
Paudie O Connor, Aoife Ni Chaoimh
Reunion of ‘The Smokey Chimney’ (Gerry Harrington, Eoghan O’Sullivan, Paul de Grae)
Peter Browne
Pat Fleming, Timmy Connors, Raymond O’Sullivan, John Walsh, Eoin Stan O’Sullivan
Jimmy Doyle & Joe Sullivan, Con Moynihan, Gearoid Dineen
Nicky McAuliffe, Darragh Curtin, Anne McAuliffe & Emma O’Leary
Mick Culloty, Seán Abeyta, PJ Teehan

Young Musician Award Presented to Sean Butler and Megan McGinley

Dedication to the Music of Sliabh Luachra award presented to Máire O’Keeffe

Sunday oct 30th

CÉILÍ WITH THE DONIE NOLAN CEILI BAND

Venue: AN RIOCHT – TIME: 3pm

TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR

Sunday oct 30th

Four men and a dog

Venue: RIVER ISLAND HOTEL – TIME: 7pm

Sorcha Costello, Elaine Reilly, Catherine McHugh Angelina Carberry, Dan Brouder Mick O’Brien and Padraic Keane play selected tunes from The Munster Pipers Goodman Collection

Monday oct 31st

Céilí with the Johnny Reidy Céilí Band

Venue: The River island hotel 2pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR

Other Events

Thursday 27th October

An Turas Mór – Fire Show –

Venue: Castleisland Library Car Park

Time: 7pm

A Fire Show with Druids, Fire Dragon and some giant Goths! This show brings its audience on a journey where they won’t know what comes next! An explosion of fire, light, skill and the ridiculous.The presentation lasts approx. 60 mins and is presented as part of the October 2022 An Turas Mór – Homecoming Kerry initiative.

Legendary Session Trail begins and runs all weekend until Monday night

Venues: Various Public houses & Hotel

Time 8pm

Friday 28th October

Teens Trad Session

Venue: St John’s Hall

Time 1pm

Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland will host a Trad Session for teenagers from schools around Kerry on Friday the 28th of October. Students will gather from 1pm in St. John’s Hall with their music teachers and well known trad players such as Nickie and Anne McAuliffe to experience the fun and joy of a Trad session. For further information contact Ailish or Deirdre in Presentation Secondary School Castleisland on 0667141178 or email info@presentationcastleisland.ie

Gathering Session – Welcome to POK Fest 2022

Venue: The Shoemakers Bar

Time: 5pm

Pat Fleming, Conor Daly, Raymond O’Sullivan, Timmy Connors and friends

Saturday 29th October

Workshops/Classes

Venue: St Patrick’s Boys Secondary School & Gaelscoil Aogáin National School

Time: 11am

Classes on all instruments. Details on tutors and booking info at bottom of page.

Please note: All attendees of the classes will receive complimentary entry in the ‘Kerry Fiddles’ 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

Lectures:

Venue: The River Island Hotel

Time: 6pm

Each speaker will speak for approximately 20 minutes

Peter Browne presents…” 30 Years of the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival”

Patrick Cavanagh (Patrick Kavanagh webmaster of

https://rushymountain.com/) presents… “Sliabh Luachra Music- A View from Across the Pond”

Raymond O’Sullivan presents… “Are We Tied to Before” – Tracing roots and family connections in music. From Tom Billy Murphy to Seamus Ennis.

Sunday 30th October

Junior Trad Session

Venue: Ivyleaf Arts Centre

Time 3pm

Hosted by Emma O’Leary & Maura O’Connor. Young musicians of all levels welcome.

Céilí

Album Launches:

Venue: The River Island Hotel (Cons Bar)

Time: 6.00pm

Pat Fleming – Live Music from Sliabh Luachra

Gerry Harrington, Charlie Piggott, Peter Browne – The Lark On The Strand

‘The Jackie Daly Collection’ Tunebook Launch

A collection of 226 new tunes composed by Jackie Daly. Included among them is ‘The Humours of Castleisland.

Venue: Brownes Bar

Time: 5.30pm

Book your place in workshops

Sliabh Luachra Repertoire with Paudie O’Connor (All Instruments)

Online Sliabh Luachra Repertoire Workshop with Bryan O’Leary

Accordion : Daithí Gormley

Accordion : Derek Hickey

Fiddle: Connie O Connell

Fiddle: Oisin MacDiarmada

Aidan Connolly (Tunes from the Sliabh Luachra Handed Down Archive)

Flute: John Kelly

Concertina: Liam O’Brien

Pipes: Mick O’Brien

Banjo: Gearoid Keating

Guitar: Caoimhín Ó’Fearghail

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Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival,
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Thursday 27th – Monday 31st October 2022