Session Trail for 2023
Here is the full Session Trail as an image and also click on the link if you would like to download a PDF to your device.
We hope you enjoy the weekend!!!
Food Trucks & Trad
Head on over to Quills Car Park and take in the Open Air Trad Session, taking place from 2-4pm on Sunday – grab some food and a coffee too while you at it!!!
Splitting The Stones
Splitting The Stones are a big sounding 3/5 piece band based in Cork City, Ireland, who fuse contemporary and traditional music, all with their own signature twist.
The band are known for their high energy live shows and the eclectic mix of music featured in their sets.
Check them out on the Saturday Night at The Blue Loo beer garden, kicking off at 9.30pm – going to me mad craic!!!
All set for the 2023 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 of festival veterans and newcomers … stroll around the village and take in the sounds!
The full list will be up here shortly …
Kevin Meehan and Tom Oakes to launch their albums on Garnish Island
On the Sunday, June 19th, Kevin Meehan and Tom Oakes will be launching their current albums and what better place to do it than on the beautiful Garnish Island.
Starting at 2pm Kevin, Tom and a host of friends will be playing on the island with both their albums on show. For Kevin the album is called “Spanish Point” and Tom’s current album is called “Water Street”.
So loads of great music and craic on the island!
So get that boat and get out there and give these two artists your support – it will be great!
Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny play The Eccles Hotel
WOW! … its great to back!
This years festival will be taking place as usual in Glengarriff from Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th June … it promises to be another cracking festival with some great acts on the way.
Kicking off the Thursday night we have Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny with support from Pádraig McGovern.
They will play at the Eccles Hotel – doors 7.30pm and concert starting 8pm. This will be a gig not to be missed, nuff said!
They will play at the Eccles Hotel – doors 7.30pm and concert starting 8pm. This will be a gig not to be missed, nuff said!
Tickets €25 and available HERE
3 On The Bund for Friday Night
On the Friday we have 3 On The Bund, a great new band who came together after meeting in the University of Limerick’s prestigious Irish World Academy in March 2019.
They will be playing in the Glengarriff Park Hotel – doors 7.30pm and concert starting 8pm.
Tickets €20 and available HERE
Event Update 2022
It’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!
Jim Dowling Festival 2020
With all that is going around at the moment regarding the Covid-19 we are tentatively announcing that we can look forward to another great Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival for 2020. We will keep an eye on the situation and make a call down the line closer to the dates or worst case scenario, reschedule the event.
Taking place in Glengarriff from Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st June it promises to be another cracking festival with some great acts on the way.
Kicking off the Thursday night we have 3 On The Bund, a great new band who came together after meeting in the University of Limerick’s prestigious Irish World Academy in March 2019.
On the Friday we are bringing the legends – Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny with support from Padraig McGovern who will play at the Eccles Hotel. This will be a gig not to be missed, nuff said!
On the Saturday we have Ulaid and Ross Ainslie with Stephen Byrne at the Eccles Hotel. Some array of talent here, a great show for sure.
Added to this we will have the usual mix of sessions around the village, with workshops and other special events also taking place.
The concerts below again;
THURSDAY 18th June
3 on the Bund
The Park Hotel Doors 7.30 Concert 8.00
FRIDAY 19th June
Andy Irvine And Donal Lunny with support from Padraig McGovern
Eccles Hotel Doors 7.30 Concert 8.00
SATURDAY 20th June
Ulaid and Ross Ainslie with Stephen Byrne
Eccles Hotel Doors 7.30 Concert 8.00
Piping For A Pint Session Trail 2019
The full Session Trail line up here;
THURSDAY 20th JUNE
The Blue Loo
9pm Tom Oakes, Ross Couperand Lorne MacDougall
Maple Leaf Bar
9pm Local Musicians
FRIDAY 21st JUNE
The Blue Loo
6pm Rónán ÓSnodaigh and friends
9.30pm Emer and Tadhg Twomey with Tom Oakes
Lough Avoul Inn
7pm Kyle and Nicole
Maple Leaf Bar
9.30pm Liam O’Connor and Sean McKeon
Casey’s Hotel
9.30pm Mary Donegan and friends
Nicky’s Bar
9.30pm Christy O’Leary, Joe Thoma and friends
The Perrin Inn
9.30pm Richard Lucey and Jim Murray
SATURDAY 22nd JUNE
The Blue Loo
5pm Paul Starrett, Connor Mallon and Ciaran Carlin
9.30pm Eamonn Nugent, Laura Doherty & Kevin Mehan
Maple Leaf Bar
9.30pm Liam O’Connor and Sean McKeon
Casey’s Hotel
10pm Christy O’Leary, Joe Thoma and friends
Lough Avoul Inn
10pm Emer and Tadhg Twomey with Kyle
MacCarthy’s Bar
9.30pm Richard Lucey and friends
Nicky’s Bar
9.30pm Emer Mallon, Ciaran Carlin and Paul Starrett
Eccles Hotel
9.30pm Eoin O’Brien, Greta Curtin and Jessie Healy
SUNDAY 23rd JUNE
1pm Maple Leaf Bar Des Geraghty and friends
3pm MacCarthy’s Bar Kevin Meehan, Jack Warnock and Eamonn Nugent (Troda)
7pm Maple Leaf Bar Richard Lucey and friends
7pm Blue Loo Emer & Tadhg Twomey with Tom Oakes