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November 2014
Begley and Cooney
Date: Friday 7th of November Artist: Begley and Cooney Venue: The Sanctuary, Queens Hotel Time: Midnight Admission: €10
Tradivarius
Take three iconic fiddle players – Cathal Hayden, Dezi Donnelly & Tola Custy, add a fantastic engine room – John Joe Kelly and Ed Boyd, and the results are one unique gig.
Lumiere w/ Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn and Laoise Kelly
Lumiere / Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn and Laoise Kelly
Festival Farewell Concert
Festival Soireé featuring the Festival House band with special guests
November 2015
From Boffin to Burren
Friday 6th Nov: From Boffin to Burren @ the Old Ground hotel 8:30pm
Eoghan Neff / The Bonnymen
Festival club: Eoghan Neff / The Bonnymen @ the Queens nightclub @ midnight
Beoga / Trad Disco
Saturday 7th Nov: Beoga / Trad Disco @ the Auburn Lodge Hotel @ Midnight
Lynched / Ulaid
Sunday 8th Nov Lynched / Ulaid (O’Connor,McSherry,Graham) @ 9pm Old ground Hotel
Candlelight Soirée
Monday 9th: Candlelight Soirée @ Queens Hotel front bar @ 10pm Guests: Dermot Byrne & Floriane Blancke & Brendan O’Regan Special Guest: Jayne Pomplas is going to perform with Alan Murray.
November 2016
John McSherry, Mike McGoldrick, Donal O’Connor & Tony Byrne
The Queens Nightclub – John McSherry, Mike McGoldrick, Donal O’Connor & Tony Byrne – €15.
Compánach and Mick Mcauley & Colm O’Caoimh
The Old Ground Hotel (upstairs) 9pm. Compánach & Mick Mcauley & Colm O’Caoimh – €10
Jesse Smith, Colm Gannon & John Blake
The Front Bar, Queens Hotel 9pm. Jesse Smith, Colm Gannon & John Blake – €10
November 2017
The Damien Mullane band
Damien, a renowned accordion & melodeon player will be joined on stage by: Colin Farrell – fiddle Sean O’Meara – guitar John Joe Kelly – bodhran Conor Broderick – keys The Queens hotel, Friday 10th Nov. at midnight!
Four Men & a Dog / Trad Disco
The Auburn Lodge hotel, Saturday 11th Nov, kicks off at midnight, and is followed by the notorious “Trad disco” with DJ Ollie Mullooly!
Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn & Derek Hickey
Delighted to announce our Sunday night headliner concert at this years Ennis Trad festival! A fantastic trio! Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn & Derek Hickey! Venue: The Old ground hotel, 9pm Sunday 12th November Ticket costs €20, which is for all three acts on the night: Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn & Derek Hickey Jean-Michel Veillon and Yvon Riou Thomas McCarthy
Jean-Michel Veillon and Yvon Riou
Not only do we have the Gavin/Finn/ Hickey trio, we also have an unbelievable duet for you all too! Jean-Michel Veillon, The well known flute player from the North of Brittany, and Yvon Riou, guitarist from the coast of Tregor! These two guys will add a splash of Breton music to what will be a fantastic night of tunes! Sunday 12th nov, The Old Ground hotel, from 9pm Ticket costs €20, which is for all three acts on the night:…
Thomas McCarthy
As part of the Sunday night concert we also have a great singer for you all! Thomas McCarthy! Sunday 12th November at 9pm, The Old Ground hotel. Ticket costs €20, which is for all three acts on the night: Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn & Derek Hickey Jean-Michel Veillon and Yvon Riou Thomas McCarthy
Dermot Byrne, Steve Cooney & Trevor Hutchinson
Yet another extraordinary musical Trio for you all! Dermot Byrne, Steve Cooney & Trevor Hutchinson! The Queens hotel, 9pm Monday 13th November Tickets cost €10, which is for both acts on the night: Dermot Byrne, Steve Cooney & Trevor Hutchinson James Carty, with Brian McGrath
James Carty, with Brian McGrath
Part of the Monday night concert: James Carty, with Brian McGrath “Hiding daylight in dark corners” Monday 13th November, The Queens hotel Ennis, at 9pm. Tickets cost €10, which is for both acts on the night: Dermot Byrne, Steve Cooney & Trevor Hutchinson James Carty, with Brian McGrath
November 2018
Midnight Festival Club
We are very pleased to announce the first gig for the 25th year of the Ennis Trad festival! ~Midnight festival club~ “The Mike McGoldrick big band” Friday 9th Nov, midnight, at the Queens hotel Ennis. Tickets- €20 per head (Tickets available on the door only, so get there early to avoid disappointment!) A co-founder of Flook and Lúnasa, and a member of Capercaillie’s line-up since 1998, Manchester-born flute/whistle and uilleann pipes maestro Michael McGoldrick has in recent years performed around…
Saturday Night Concert
Our Saturday night act is~ “Ríoghnach Connolly” and her band!! Saturday 10th November, midnight, The Auburn lodge hotel Ennis. “Connolly is a free spirit and strikingly self-assured…” according to Mike Butler of CityLife; “seldom has conspicuous greatness been more accessible.” Armagh born singer and flautist strongly rooted in her trad Sean-nós background, Ríoghnach Connolly also stirs elements of Appalachia, Blues and Jazz into the folk archive… A night not to be missed! Concert followed by the legendary “Ennis Trad Disco”! 💃🕺🏼…
Sunday Night Concert
Sunday night concert! 🎶 We have 3 superb acts for you in the Old Ground hotel, Sunday 11th November @ 8:30pm! “Nollaig Casey & Arty McGlynn” “The Voice squad” (Gerry Cullen,Phil Callery & Fran McPhail) “Darren Breslin, Bríd Harper, Órlaith McAuliffe and Brian McGrath” Tickets- €20 per head (Tickets available on the door only, so get there early to avoid disappointment!)
Monday night concert
Monday night concert! 🎶 (Photo credit- Bob Singer) To wrap up our 25th year of the Ennis Trad fest we are delighted to announce the finale concert ~ Monday the 12th November, The Queens hotel Ennis, @ 9pm. “Josephine Marsh, Mick Kinsella, Pat Marsh” “Martin Hayes & Steve Cooney” Tickets- €20 per head (Tickets available on the door only, so get there early to avoid disappointment!)
November 2019
The Jarlath Henderson & Ross Ainslie Band
The Queens Hotel, Ennis Co.Clare. Festival club concert, Friday 8th Nov 2019 @ midnight. (Followed by Trad disco with Ollie Mullooly) Tickets on the door, €20 each. Festival artist passes will be accepted on this night. Two major talents in contemporary Celtic piping, Scotland’s Ross Ainslie (Radio 2 Musician of the Year Award nominee) and Tyrone-born Jarlath Henderson (BBC Young Musician of the Year) first met back in 2003 at the William Kennedy Piping Festival in Armagh. After taking their…
Friday Night Trad Disco with Ollie Mullooly
The Jarlath Henderson & Ross Ainslie Band followed by Trad Disco with Ollie Mullooly. Tickets on the door, €20 each. Festival artist passes will be accepted on this night.
Moving Hearts
The Queens Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare Ennis Trad fest, Saturday 9th November 2019 @ midnight. (followed by a trad disco with Ollie Mullooly) THIS IS A TICKET ONLY EVENT! Strictly over 18s. No Artist pass/guest pass will be accepted on the night, so please purchase your ticket beforehand to avoid disappointment- Please click the link below to purchase your ticket via Glór box office. The bands line-up for this very special appearance at the Ennis Trad Fest 2019 will include…
Saturday Night Trad Disco with Ollie Mullooly
Moving Hearts followed by Trad Disco with Ollie Mullooly. Tickets €22.50 via link below. THIS IS A TICKET ONLY EVENT! Strictly over 18s. No Artist pass/guest pass will be accepted on the night, so please purchase your ticket beforehand to avoid disappointment- Please click the link below to purchase your ticket via Glór box office. A night not to be missed! https://glor.ie/events/moving-hearts-ennis-trad-festival/
Sunday night concert
Sunday 10th November 2019, @ 8:30pm The Old Ground hotel, Ennis Co. Clare Tickets on the door, €20 each. Artist passes will be accepted on this night. We have 3 acts in the one concert~ “Liam O’Connor & Paul McGrattan” “Brighde Chaimbeul & Radie Peat” “Gatehouse”
Monday night concert
Monday 11th November 2019 @ 9pm The Queens Hotel, Ennis Co. Clare Tickets on the door, €20 each Artist passes are accepted at this concert. With ~ “Buttons & Bows” “Brendan Mulvihill”
November 2021
Friday Night Concert
Renowned Co. Clare musicians Tola & Cyril will perform live tracks off their critically acclaimed 1994 album “Setting free”, an absolute powerhouse of fiddle, bouzouki, guitar & vocals! Followed by a “Trad disco” with DJ Ollie Mullooly!
Saturday Night Concert
The popular and multi-award-winning quintet Goitse was forged in the white-hot creative crucible of Limerick’s Irish World Academy. Followed by a “Trad disco” with DJ Ollie Mullooly!
Sunday Night Concert
Angelina & Peter Carberry, Dan Brouder & John Blake – Five Star Quartet & Colm Murphy
