This year’s Committee have added a new ingredient to the Festival Session Trail. Each of the official Festival Music sessions, will be “hosted” by a Session Host. Each of the hosted sessions will have musicians allocated to it as normal. The allocated musicians will know where and when they are playing but, apart from the Session Host, the musicians will not know with whom they will be playing – and neither will the audiences! We are confident that this “Find and Seek Experience” will enhance the character and atmosphere of the Festival for both musicians and all those who come out in search of a tune.
The Session Hosts include:
- Adam Whelan
- Aidan Shannon
- Aidan Walsh
- Alan Finn
- Annie Armstrong
- Barry Kerr
- Barry Lyons
- Brian Lavery
- Bronagh Graham
- Chris McGuire
- Conor Broderick
- Conor McCague
- David Sheridan (fiddle)
- Davy McGuire
- Declan Payne
- Derek Hickey
- Desi Adams
- Diarmuid Moynihan
- Dick Hogan
- Donal McCague
- Donnacha Moynihan
- Geraldine McNamara
- Gerard O’Callaghan
- Gerry Harrington
- James Frawley
- Jason O’Rourke
- Joe McKenna
- John Daly
- John Joe Kelly
- John Linden
- John McEvilly
- Katie Theasby
- Laura Kerr
- Liam King
- Laura Beagon
- Laonary Barry
- Lorcan Brady
- Lorena McGuire
- Neil Byrne
- Noel O’Grady
- Maggie McGuire
- Mark Lavery
- Michael Heron
- Mickey Curran
- Moss Landon
- Paul McClure
- Pau McGuire
- Paul (Brother) McGuire
- Paul Meehan
- Peter Browne
- Philip Durry
- Richie Lyons
- Roisin Ní Flahartha
- Roisin White
- Saran Mulligan
- Sean Feeney
- Seamus O’Kane
- Sean McElwain
- Sile Boylan
- Stevie Dunne
- Tadgh Mulligan
- Teresa O’Grady
- Tiarna Dinkin
- Tom Murrow
- Tommy Fitzharris
- Triona Flavin
- Trish Clarke
- Turlough Chambers