October 1st-4th 2009

40 Acts 26 Venues
280 Musicians 5,000 Dancers!


Cork Folk Festival
Thu Oct 1

Return To Douglas Folk Club, Al O' Donnell,

Douglas GAA Club, Douglas

9:30 pm :: adm €10 booking fee applies

Fri Oct 2

Diarmaid & Donncha Moynihan with Anxo Lorenzo.

An Spailpin Fanach, South Main St,

9:30 pm :: adm €12 Tickets bought at door

Fri Oct 2

John Spillane and Band

Cork Opera House

11:00 pm :: adm €21, €23, €26 booking fee may apply

Sat Oct 3

World Premiere Of ‘the Red Tree’ By Niall Vallely.

Aula Maximum UCC

5:00 pm :: adm €20 Tickets available at the Door

Sat Oct 3

Frankie Gavin & De Dannan Plus Special Guest Dolores Keane

Cork School of Music

8:00 pm :: adm €25 Tickets bought at door

Sat Oct 3

Miltown Capers with Jackie Daly, Four Star Trio & More

An Spailpin Fanach

9:30 pm :: adm €15 Tickets bought at door

Sat Oct 3

Seamus Begley & Donogh Hennessy & Noel Shine & Mary Greene

Half Moon Theatre

11:00 pm :: adm €21 Tickets bought at door

Sun Oct 4

Gala Concert with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Máirtín O’connor

Cork School of Music

8:00 pm :: adm €25 tickets bought at door

Sun Oct 4

Julie Felix In Concert

An Spailpin Fanach

9:00 pm :: adm €15 tickets bought at door

Sun Oct 4

Lee Valley String Band

The Pavilion

9:30 pm :: adm €15 tickets bought at Door

Thu Mar 25

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill

Cork School of Music

8:30 pm :: adm 15 euro

Fri Apr 9

Jackie Daly & Matt Cranitch

An Spailpin Fanach

9:30 pm :: adm €12 plus booking fee

Sat Oct 2

Dust Off Your Old Fiddle

Cit School of Music, Union Quay

11:00 am - 1:00 pm :: adm €10

Sat Oct 2

Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Chris Newman and Carmina

St Finbarr’s Cathedral

5:00 pm :: adm €15+ booking fee

Sat Oct 2

Noel Hill, Tony Linnane & Alec Finn

An Spailpín Fánach, South Main St.

9:00 pm :: adm €12 + booking fee

Sun Oct 3

Alan Kelly Quartet W/ Eddi Reader

The Pavilion

9:00 pm :: adm €20 + booking fee

Fri Apr 8

Songs Of Place Presented By Seán Ó Sé

An Spailpín Fánach, South Main St.

9:00 pm :: adm €10

Sat Apr 9

A Singing Tour Of Cork City Gaol with William Hammond

Cork City Gaol

3:00 pm :: adm €6

Sat Apr 9

Cork Singers’ Club Annual Song Concert

An Spailpín Fánach, South Main St.

9:00 pm :: adm €10

Sat Apr 9

“learn A Song" - An Opportunity To Learn A Song

Cork City Library

11:00 pm :: adm FREE

Sun Apr 10

Barry Gleeson: The Songs Of James Joyce

An Spailpín Fánach, South Main St.

4:00 pm :: adm €7

Thu May 26

Allihies Festival Benifit

An Spailpín Fánach

9:30 pm :: adm FREE

Thu Sep 29

T with The Maggies

Triskel Christchurch, South Main St.

8:00 pm :: adm €20 + booking fee

Fri Sep 30

Paddy Keenan, John Doyle & Karan Casey

The Pavilion Cork

8:00 pm :: adm €15+ booking fee

Sat Oct 1

Folk The Recession

The Pavilion Cork

8:00 pm :: adm €15+ booking fee

Sat Oct 1

Séamus Creagh- A Tribute

Triskel/ Christchurch

8:00 pm :: adm €15+ booking fee

Sat Oct 1

Roy Bailey

An Spailpín Fánach, South Main St.

8:00 pm :: adm €10+ booking fee

Sat Oct 1

Convergence Ensemble

Cyprus Avenue

8:00 pm :: adm €12+ booking fee

Sat Oct 1

Cherish The Ladies

An Spailpín Fánach, South Main St.

11:00 pm :: adm €12+ booking fee

Sun Oct 2

Cork Céilí Mór

Grand Parade

2:00 pm - 6: :: adm FREE

Sun Oct 2

Lúnasa

Pavilion Cork

9:00 pm :: adm €15+ booking fee

Sun Oct 2

Julie Felix

An Spailpín Fánach, South Main St.

9:00 pm :: adm €12+ booking fee

Mon Oct 3

Ceiliúradh Sheáin Uí Riada

Triskel Christchurch

8:00 pm :: adm €15 + booking fee

Mon Oct 3

The Poet And The Liar

An Spailpín Fánach, South Main St.

10:00 pm :: adm FREE

Fri Feb 3

Triúr Aris, Peadar O’riada, Martin Hayes & Caoimhín O’raghal

CIT Cork School of music

8:00 pm :: adm €18