27–31 October 2022
Session Trail 2022 — Archive
A record of Ireland's biggest traditional music session trail — sessions across multiple venues in Castleisland, 27–31 October 2022. All sessions have now taken place.
Festival complete · October 2022Thursday · 27 October Opening Night
Sessions completeSession Trail opens Thursday evening. Sessions underway from 8pm across Castleisland.
| Location | Time | Musicians |
|---|---|---|
| Shoemakers Back Bar | 8:00pm | Eilish Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Sean Leahy |
| Browne's Front Bar | 8:15pm | Timmy Flaherty, Maura O'Connor, Paul Reynolds |
| Hartnett's Bar | 8:30pm | Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Mairead Corridan |
| The Crown | 8:30pm | Mike Kelliher, Sean Kelliher, Rebecca McCarthy Kent |
| The Kingdom Bar | 8:30pm | Niall O'Connor, Tom O'Connell, Donal Cullinane |
| Tom McCarthy's Front Bar | 8:30pm | Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Eileen de Paor, Tommasso Tornielli |
| Kearney's Bar | 9:00pm | Con Moynihan, Joe O'Sullivan, Mike Rice, Liam O'Brien |
Friday · 28 October
Sessions complete| Location | Time | Musicians |
|---|---|---|
| Shoemaker's Front Bar | 5:00pm | Welcoming Session — Timmy Connors, Pat Fleming, Conor Daly, Tim Browne |
| River Island Con's Bar | 6:30pm | Mick Culloty, P.J. Teehan, Seán Abeyta and friends |
| Shoemaker's Front Bar | 9:00pm | Derek Hickey, Mick O'Brien, Liam Flanagan, MacDara O'Faoláin |
| Browne's Back Bar | 9:00pm | Session in Memory of Paddy Jones — Con Moynihan, Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Donal Cullinane |
| Tom McCarthy's Front Bar | 9:00pm | Andrea Palandri, Eamon O'Riordan, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill, Darragh Murphy |
| Hartnett's Bar | 9:30pm | Céin Sweeney, Dylan Carlos, John McCairtin, Peter McKenna, Tadhg Mulligan |
| The Crown | 9:30pm | Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Steve Larkin, Aoife Nic Chormaic, Padraig O'Dubhghaill |
| Kearney's Bar | 9:30pm | Jonathan Roche, Caoimhe Flannery, Eilis Murphy, Fionn O'Hanlon, Eimear Flannery |
| Shoemaker's Back Bar | 9:30pm | Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Gearoid Curtin, Darragh Curtin, Conor Moriarty |
| The Kingdom Bar | 9:30pm | Donie Nolan, Connie O'Connell, Eibhlin de Paor, Gearoid Keating, Brian Mooney |
| River Island Con's Bar | 10:00pm | Aidan Connolly, Nathan Gourley, Oisin Morrison, Fergus McGorman |
| Browne's Front Bar | 10:00pm | Danny O'Mahony, Tom Morrow, Orlaith McAuliffe, Gearoid Dineen |
| Tom McCarthy's Kitchen | 10:00pm | Peter Browne, Gerry Harrington, Paul de Grae |
Saturday · 29 October Daytime Trail
Sessions complete| Location | Time | Musicians |
|---|---|---|
| Hartnett's Bar | 12:00pm | Tara Breen, Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Darragh Horan |
| Crown Bar | 12:00pm | Orlaith McAuliffe, Alan Finn, Sean Kelliher, Rebecca McCarthy Kent |
| River Island Con's Bar | 1:00pm | Tadhg Mulligan, Peter McKenna, Gearoid Curtin and friends |
| Kearney's Bar | 1:00pm | Paudie O'Connor, Mick O'Brien, Donal O'Sullivan, Ciaran MacAogan |
| Browne's Bar Front | 2:00pm | Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill, Macdara O'Faolain |
| Shoemaker's Front Bar | 2:00pm | Conor Connolly, Liam O'Brien, Padraic Keane, Oisin Morrisson, Deirdre O'Brien |
| The Kingdom Bar | 2:30pm | Bryan O'Leary, Joe O'Sullivan, Nathan Gourley, Cathal Flood |
| Crown Bar | 3:00pm | Murty Ryan, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney |
| The Forge | 3:00pm | Mike Kelliher and friends |
| The Kingdom Bar Pool Room | 3:00pm | Open Session |
| Tom McCarthy's Front Bar | 3:00pm | Cobblestone on Tour — Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Meabh Mulligan, Liam Lonnergan, Ruth McCrohan, Siún Ní Ghlacáin |
| Hartnett's Bar | 3:30pm | Singing Concert — Muireann Nic Amhlaíobh, Barry Kerr, Tim Dennehy, Mickey MacConnell |
| River Island Con's Bar | 4:00pm | Open Session |
| Kearney's Bar | 4:00pm | Simon Crehan and friends |
| The Kingdom Bar Pool Room | 4:30pm | Mike Brosnan, Tom O'Connell, Kirill Healy |
| Browne's Bar Front | 5:00pm | Daithi Gormley, Tommasso Tornielli, Liam Flanagan |
| Shoemaker's Back Bar | 5:00pm | Tara Breen, Orlaith McAuliffe, Danny O'Mahony, Ger Naughton |
| Crown Back Bar | 5:00pm | Open Session |
| Shoemaker's Front Bar | 5:30pm | Caoimhe Flannery, Éimear Flannery, Paul de Grae |
| Crown Bar | 6:00pm | Tom Morrow, Dylan Carlos, Céin Sweeney, John McCairtin |
| River Island Con's Bar | 6:00pm | Lectures — 30 Years of the POK Festival (Peter Browne), Sliabh Luachra Music: A View from the USA (Patrick Cavanagh), Are We Tied to Before (Raymond O'Sullivan) |
| Browne's Back Bar | 6:00pm | Conor Connolly, Andrea Palandri, Padraic Keane, Liam O'Brien |
| Kearney's Bar | 6:30pm | Aidan Coffey, Seamus Sands, Eamon O'Riordan, Brian Mooney |
| The Kingdom Bar | 7:00pm | Fergus McGorman, Sean Garvey, Barry Kerr, Ciaran MacAogáin |
| Hartnett's Bar | 7:30pm | Mikie O'Gorman, Alan Finn, Marie O'Gorman, Rebecca McCarthy Kent, Ger Naughton, Kate O'Gorman |
Saturday · 29 October Night Trail
Sessions complete| Location | Time | Musicians |
|---|---|---|
| Browne's Back Bar | 8:30pm | Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Donal O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Brien |
| O'Riada's Bar | 9:00pm | Seamus Begley, Mick O'Brien and friend |
| Hughes Cordal | 9:00pm | Eilis Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Fionn O'Hanlon |
| Lyons Scartaglen | 9:00pm | Mike Brosnan, Donal Cullinane, Mike Rice |
| Kearney's Bar | 9:30pm | Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Gearoid Curtin, Darragh Horan |
| Browne's Front Bar | 9:30pm | Maura O'Connor, Michael Broderick, Padraig Enright, Sean Kelliher, Thomas Barrett |
| Shoemaker's Back Bar | 9:30pm | Céin Sweeney, Dylan Carlos, John McCairtin, Darragh Murphy, Tadhg Mulligan |
| Tom McCarthy's Front Bar | 9:30pm | Danny O'Mahony, Orlaith McAuliffe, Nathan Gourley, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill |
| River Island Con's Bar | 10:00pm | Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Liam Flanagan, Macdara O'Faoláin |
| Shoemaker's Front Bar | 10:00pm | Dáithí Gormley, Oisin MacDiarmada, Tommasso Tornielli, Nathan Gourley |
| The Kingdom Bar | 10:00pm | Eamon O'Riordan, Andrea Palandri, Liam O'Brien, Deirdre O'Brien |
| Hartnett's Bar | 10:30pm | Murty Ryan, Tara Breen, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney |
Sunday · 30 October Daytime Trail
Sessions completeClocks go back one hour at 2am — Irish Summer Time ends.
| Location | Time | Musicians |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Bar | 12:00pm | Tara Breen, Conor Moriarty, Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy |
| Kearney's Bar | 12:30pm | Connie O'Connell, Eibhlin de Paor, Bryan O'Leary, Mikie O'Gorman, Ger Naughton |
| Shoemaker's Back Bar | 1:00pm | Daithi Gormley, Nathan Gourley, Fergus McGorman, Barry Kerr |
| River Island Con's Bar | 1:00pm | Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Megan McGinley, Maura O'Connor |
| Hartnett's Bar | 1:00pm | Aidan Coffey, Seamus Sands, Gearoid Dineen |
| Browne's Front Bar | 1:30pm | Conor Connolly, Andrea Palandri, Liam O'Brien, Eamon O'Riordan, Gearoid Dineen |
| The Kingdom Bar | 2:00pm | Timmy Connors, Raymond O'Sullivan, Eoin 'Stan' O'Sullivan, John Walsh |
| Tom McCarthy's Front Bar | 2:00pm | Timmy Flaherty and friends, Aileen Burke, Daire Smith |
| Shoemaker's Front Bar | 2:30pm | Céin Sweeney, Dylan Carlos, John McCairtin, Tom Morrow |
| Crown Bar | 3:00pm | Cobblestone on Tour — Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Meabh Mulligan, Libby McCrohan, Pádraig Óg MacAodhagháin, Ruth McCrohan |
| Browne's Back Bar | 3:00pm | Gerry Harrington, Ciaran Kelly, Peter Browne |
| Kearney's Bar | 3:30pm | Alan Finn, Conor Daly, Sean Kelliher, Marie O'Gorman, Kate O'Gorman |
| Hartnett's Bar | 4:00pm | Seamus Begley, Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Darragh Murphy, Brian Mooney |
| Crown Back Bar | 4:00pm | Legendary Open Singing Session — The Great Mikie O'Connor and Joe Walsh |
| Tom McCarthy's Kitchen | 4:30pm | Máire O'Keeffe, Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe |
| The Kingdom Bar Pool Room | 5:00pm | Aidan Connolly, Oisin Morrisson, Danny O'Mahony, Fergus McGorman |
| Nana Bea's | 5:00pm | Michael Healy, Kirill Healy, Sean Butler and friends |
| Browne's Front Bar | 5:30pm | Jackie Daly Book Launch — Jackie Daly, Matt Cranitch, Paul de Grae |
| Crown Bar | 6:00pm | Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Jacqui Martin, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill |
| River Island Con's Bar | 6:00pm | Album Launches — Pat Fleming, Gerry Harrington, Peter Browne |
| Kearney's Bar | 6:30pm | Mike Kelliher, Emma O'Leary, Cathal Flood, Donal Cullinane |
| Hartnett's Bar | 7:00pm | Liam O'Brien, Eamon O'Riordan, Tadhg Mulligan, Peter McKenna |
Sunday · 30 October Night Trail
Sessions complete| Location | Time | Musicians |
|---|---|---|
| The Kingdom Bar | 6:30pm | Murty Ryan, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney |
| Lyons Scartaglen | 8:00pm | Aidan Coffey, Seamus Sands and friends |
| Shoemaker's Back Bar | 8:30pm | Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Connie O'Connell, Eileen de Paor, Gary O'Brien |
| River Island Con's Bar | 8:30pm | Pat Fleming, Conor Daly and friends |
| The Crown | 9:00pm | Murty Ryan, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney |
| O'Riada's Bar | 9:00pm | Donie Nolan, Liam Flanagan and friends |
| Hughes Cordal | 9:00pm | Tom Connell, Niall O'Connor and friends |
| Kearney's Bar | 9:30pm | Dylan Carlos, Céin Sweeney, John McCairtin, Tom Morrow |
| Browne's Front Bar | 9:30pm | Bryan O'Leary, Joe O'Sullivan, Aidan Connolly, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill, Mikie O'Gorman |
| Hartnett's Bar | 10:00pm | Conor Moriarty, Greta Curtin, Gearoid Curtin, Darragh Horan, Jessie Healy |
| Browne's Back Bar | 10:00pm | Maura O'Connor, Padraig Enright, Micheal Broderick, Sean Kelliher, James O'Connor |
| Shoemaker's Front Bar | 10:00pm | Conor Connolly, Sorcha Costello, Liam O'Brien, Elaine Reilly, Padraig O'Dubhghaill |
| Tom McCarthy's Front Bar | 10:00pm | Jonathan Roche, Eilis Murphy, Fionn O'Hanlon, Rebecca McCarthy Kent |
| Crown Back Bar | 10:00pm | Open Session |
Monday · 31 October
Sessions completeSession Trail resumes and runs until late.
| Location | Time | Musicians |
|---|---|---|
| Hartnett's Bar | 2:30pm | Sorcha Costello, Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Padraig O'Dubhghaill |
| Shoemaker's Back Bar | 2:30pm | Donal Murphy, Eoghan Murphy and friends |
| The Crown | 3:00pm | Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Brian Mooney |
| Kearney's Bar | 3:00pm | Joe O'Sullivan, Con Moynihan, Mikie O'Gorman, Bryan O'Leary |
| Browne's Front Bar | 3:00pm | Maura O'Connor, Padraig Enright, Micheal Broderick, Ian Sheehy, James O'Connor |
| O'Riada's Bar | 4:00pm | Sharon Shannon, Seamus Begley and friends |
| Kingdom Bar | 4:30pm | Nickie McAuliffe, Connie O'Connell, Eileen de Paor, Anne McAuliffe |
| Tom McCarthy's Front Bar | 4:30pm | Mick Culloty, PJ Teehan, Sean Abeyta, Mike Rice |
| Hartnett's Bar | 7:00pm | Evening Session — Jessie Healy, Greta Curtin, Darragh Horan, Gearoid Curtin |
| Browne's Front Bar | 9:00pm | Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Eibhlin de Paor, Eoghan O'Sullivan |