
All set for the 2022 Session Trail
The Session Trail is an integral part of the festival and it’s back bigger and better than ever with a great line-up...
Read MoreIt’s with great anticipation that we can announce that the Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival 2022 will be taking place in June. After consulting with businesses, artists and everyone else associated with the festival around West Cork and beyond, its all systems go for another great weekend of uilleann pipe and trad music.
The next Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival will take place from the 16th to the 19th of June 2022. The line-up is being finalised so keep an eye out an the website and social media for updates - it promises to be a great weekend!!
Stay safe in the meantime and we well see you all come June!
The sound of the uilleann pipes will be back and taking centre-stage in the picturesque village of Glengarriff in West Cork with a festival of great music to beat them all. We have a great line-up, a top Session Trail and a few surprises. We hope you enjoy!
3 on the Bund are an exciting new band that came together in March of 2019 after meeting in the University of Limerick's prestigious Irish World Academy. Their complex, layered arrangements...
Read MoreHailing from Dublin, Kevin Meehan is a trailblazer in the modern Trad Scene. Only in his 20’s he has already become a master of the whistle and flute pushing the instruments to their...
Read MoreAndy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland. He has been hailed as "a tradition in himself". Musician,...
Read MoreThe Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival has many great events taking place throughout the weekend, check them out here.
The Session Trail is an integral part of the festival and it’s back bigger and better than ever with a great line-up of festival veterans and newcomers ... stroll around the village...
Read MoreWe’re delighted to introduce a brand new Jim Dowling Festival experience this year with our first Trad Cruise in Bantry Bay. Under the guidance of Captain Brian O'Rourke from Bantry...
Read MoreKevin Meehan and Tom Oakes to launch their albums on Garinish Island On the Sunday, June 19th, Kevin Meehan and Tom Oakes will be launching their current albums and what better place...
Read MoreThe Session Trail is an integral part of the festival and it’s back bigger and better than ever with a great line-up...
Read MoreOn the Sunday, June 19th, Kevin Meehan and Tom Oakes will be launching their current albums and what better place to...
Read MoreWOW! … its great to back! This years festival will be taking place as usual in Glengarriff from Thursday 16th...
Read MoreThe Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival wish to thank the many agencies who have supported us in bringing you this great festival. Many thanks!