Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival
Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival
Where: Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival
When: Thu 28 Jul 2022 - Sun 31 Jul 2022
Time: All Day
Address: Main Street, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Phone: 086 252 7400
Email: info@ballyshannonfolkfestival.com
Website: www.ballyshannonfolkfestival.com
Description
Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival
28th – 31st July 2022, Ballyshannon
Ballyshannon Folk and Traditional Music Festival was born in 1978, it is the oldest festival of its genre in the world and for the past 44 years has welcomed thousands of visitors annually to the town on the August bank holiday weekend. It is run on a voluntary basis by a team of experienced festival organisers. Our vision for the festival has always been a celebration of all aspects of Irish Folk and Traditional music. We also pride ourselves in showcasing emerging musicians in the genre. In 2022 we will celebrate our 45th annual festival and we look forward to welcoming visitors back to the banks of the Erne, Ballyshannon.
Thursday 28th July – Launch and Opening event of this years festival in the Abbey Arts Centre.
7.30pm official opening and launch of Barry Britton’s exhibition , our resident artist.
Music Feat. Mick Blake (winner of song of Ballyshannon)
8.30pm Rock n’ Roll Kids- 24th Anniversary tour- Charlie McGettian and Paul Harrington in Concert-Abbey Arts Centre
Marquee concerts
Friday 29th July – Music on street gig rig from 4pm, Marquee concert 8pm Showcase, The Messages, No Crows and Dervish
Saturday 30th July – Music all day on street, Marquee concert 8pm Showcase, The Muddlers Club, Dave Munnelly Band and Kila
Sunday 31st July – Music all day on street, Marquee concert 8pm Showcase, Garadice featuring Eleanor Shanley, Mairtin O’Connor, Cathal Hayden and Seamie O’Dowd and rounding off the festival The Red Cortinas.
Lots of fringe events including Where Johnny Doherty Meets
WHERE JOHNNY DOHERTY MEETS
In the sixth of the series of LEGEND SESSIONS a tribute session of two musical greats who, although no longer with us in this life continue to have a major influence on our musical heritage, will be hosted. This year Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention) will be joining the music of Donegal fiddler, Johnny Doherty who died in the Rock Hospital in Ballyshannon in 1980.
This gig attempts to create the session that might have taken place if they had travelled through time and space to Ballyshannon. This year’s session will be recreated by Cathy Jordan (Dervish) and Seamie O’Dowd and really will be one not to be missed!
Add to the mix some great Street Entertainment all weekend, a range of workshops and fringe events
The people behind Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival hope you will join us in appreciating some great music, song and laughter as they celebrate their 45th Ballyshannon Folk and Traditional Music Festival – the oldest festival of its genre in the world – coming to you from the oldest town in Ireland.
