In association with

Local Businesses and

 Friday 18th Saturday 19th Saturday 19th continued Sunday 20th
8pm Opening Concert 10am Workshops 8pm Evening of Music 12pm Recital
See full details on page 6 Rockabill Restaurant Skerries Mills
The Little Theatre Bookings Essential - Contact 01 8495001
• Accordion • Banjo • Concertina Mary Bergin
Sponsored by • Fiddle • Flute • Harp with
Progressive Credit Union Ltd • Tin Whistle • Uilleann Pipes Dermy Diamond, Tara Diamond,
\ • Adult Beginner Tin Whistle Joe McKenna and many more...
10.30am • Set & Sean Nós Dancing

Tickets €20 12pm Caint & Comhrá

Ollie’s Place
Irish Conversation - Caife Craiceáilte! Dermot Byrne & Yvonne Casey

2-4pm Time for Trad at 9pm Céilí

Floraville Skerries Community Centre
A selection of performers take to the MC Joe Condron Admission €10
stage in the beautiful surroundings of Sponsored by Moriarty Group
the Floraville Garden.
KGB Keenan Gavin Byrne Mary Bergin

6pm Trad Music Mass

St. Patrick’s Church
9.30pm Sessions
See full details on pages 4 & 5 7pm All Things Sliabh
Luachra
Skerries Mills
Contact Presented by
Máire O’Keeffe
skerriestradmusic@gmail.com Music by
Paudie O’Connor The Kilfenora Céilí Band
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com Aoife Ní Chaoimh Tara & Dermy Diamond
Con Fada O’Drisceoil
Tickets 087 6528643 Conal Ó Gráda
No charge! 9.30pm Sessions Details pages 4 & 5 9.30pm Sessions Details pages 4 & 5
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 Sessions
THE
SNUG THE
GLADSTONE THE
BLACK RAVEN THE
SALTY DOG KEANE’S BUS BAR JOE MAYS

9.30pm 9.30pm 9.30pm 9.30pm

Maurice Egan Mick O’Brien Tara Diamond Sliabh Luachra Session
Conor McCague Dermy Diamond Mick Conneely Paudie O’Connor
Fri Jim Grant Joe McKenna Mary Bergin Con Fada Ó Drisceoil Fri
Caoimhín Ó Fearghail Paul Kelly Eamonn Mullen Máire O’Keeffe
Conal Ó Gráda
4.00pm 2.00 - 3.00pm 4.30pm 6.00pm
Michelle Foy SUPERVALU Adult Slow Session Troy Bannon
Elaine Reilly Live Music Session with Paudie O’Connor Alan Byrne
Deirdre Hurley with ‘Tumbleweed’ Caoimhín Ó Fearghail
Colm McGonigle Brian Hurley, Grace Dowling Mick O’Brien
Sat Clodagh Barnwall, David Thornton Sat
9.30pm 9.30pm 9.30pm 9.30pm 9.30pm 9.30pm
SKERRIES SAILING CLUB Mick O’Brien Mary Bergin Conal Ó Gráda Jim Grant Neill Lyons
Singing Session Troy Bannon Joe McKenna Mick Conneely Siobhán Breathnach & Friends
with Con Fada Ó Drisceoil Maurice Egan Tara Diamond Brian O’Dea Aidín Ní Mhaonaigh
Singers welcome Conor McCague Dermy Diamond Alan Byrne Caoimhín Ó Fearghail
2.00pm 4.00pm 6.00pm 8.00pm
Éamonn Galldubh Junior Session Ruairí Ó hArgáin Farewell Session
Fergal O’Neill with Ruairí Ó hArgáin Eamonn Mullen
Sun Tristan Rosenstock 5.00pm Colm Fahey
Sun
Ian Kinsella Teenage Session Cian McBride
with ‘Inis Rua’
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 Workshops Schools Outreach
Programme
Saturday 19th May James O’Mahony & Fellow Musicians
Scoil Réalt na Mara Skerries Traditional Music Weekend
Age 9 and upwards. Not suitable for beginners. is proud to bring musicians directly to
9.30 Sharp - Registration
am St. Patrick’s Junior National School, Skerries &
Scoil Moibhi, Milverton, Skerries through its
10.00am - 4.00pm Classes Admission €20
Outreach Programme.
• Accordion: Dermot Byrne
Music

• Banjo: Conor McCague

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•
Concertina: Micheál Ó Raghallaigh
Fiddle: Dermy Diamond, Yvonne Casey,
Summary of the Weekend
Máire O’Keeffe, Mick Conneely
• Flute: Conal Ó Gráda, Tara Diamond
Caoimhín Ó Fearghail 2018 marks the 17th anniversary of the Skerries Traditional Music Weekend. This picturesque
• Harp: Michelle Mulcahy seaside town plays host to a weekend full of music, song and dance, reflecting the unique culture
• Tin Whistle: Mary Bergin, Joe McKenna of the Fingal region. Leading artists travel to Skerries where they join with locals and visitors in a
• Uilleann Pipes: Caoimhín Ó Fearghail celebration of Irish Heritage.
• Adult Beginner Tin Whistle: Andrea Gallagher
Tin whistles provided (Places limited) The packed programme of events provides a focus for expert tuition, concerts and recitals, lively
It is recommended to bring a recording device.
afternoon and evening sessions, lots of enjoyment including an opportunity for some ‘Caint agus
3.30pm Ceol & craic with the tutors Comhrá’ and an early evening Mass at 6pm on
Michelle Mulcahy Saturday 19th with Traditional Irish Music by
Skerries Community Centre
Dancing

Inis Rua, Skerries Young Traditional Musicians.

10.30am - 3.30pm Classes Admission €15
This year sponsorship by Fingal County Council’s
• Set & Sean Nós Dancing:
Mairéad Casey & John McEvoy
Community Culture & Sports Department and
local businesses is augmented by Progressive
All Venues closed at lunchtime 1pm - 2pm Credit Union Ltd and The Moriarty Group.
Online registration available at The local organising committee is very grateful
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com
Conor McCague for this vital support.
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Sponsors

AIB Fifty 4 Ridgeway’s Barber Shop

Aidan O’Brien Butchers Gerry’s Fresh Foods Seoidín

Apache Pizza Infosystems Shankeys Menswear

Ashling Dry Cleaners Joe Mays Skerries Hardware

Bert’s Barber Shop Keane’s Bus Bar The Black Raven

Bracken Court Hotel Martin Scully Hairdressers The Bubble Room

C&T Supermarket McMeel’s Chemist The Gladstone Inn

Chic Boutique Moriarty Group The Red Bank

Coco-C Oakes Pharmacy The Salty Dog

Darren Butterly Transport Olive Deli The Shoe Horn

Designworks Photography Progressive Credit Union Ltd The Snug

DNG McKenna Healy Rea Grimes Windmill Pharmacy

Dowlings Electrical Red Island Wine Co. Wisteria