Ticketed Events
Friday 20th May, 8:30pm
URNEY CHURCH OF IRELAND, H12 V903
Iarla Ó Lionáird
and Steve Cooney
Renowned two-time Grammy nominee Iarla Ó Lionáird and acoustic guitar virtuoso Steve Cooney have forged a unique musical partnership over many year performing songs from the sean-nós tradition (singing in the old/traditional style).
Iarla, steeped in West Cork music traditions and Steve representing Australian aboriginal imagination create distinctive, memorable music.
Sunday 22nd May, 8pm
TOWNHALL CAVAN
Villagers
Since Villagers’ revelatory debut ‘Becoming a Jackal’ was released in 2010, Conor O’Brien has amassed a string of accolades including two Ivor Novello Awards, two Mercury Music Prize nominations, and the Choice Music Prize.
Sunday 22nd May, 3pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Manchán Magan, Arán & Im
Arán & Im celebrates the Irish language in an engaging, accessible bilingual way, through sourdough bread and home-churned butter.
Arán & Im is a theatrical performance/installation in which Manchán bakes sourdough bread for 70 minutes while offering insights into the wonders of the Irish language – exploring potent words of landscape, terms of intuition and insight, and the many phrases that bring to life the mysterious glory of our natural world.
Sunday 22nd May, 2-5pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Clay Modelling Workshop with sculptor Marie Smith
Discover your inner sculptor!! Open to adults and children 4 years+. Sessions start times, 2pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 3:45pm and 4:30pm. Maximum 6 participants per session.
Clay modelling workshop for all the family with Marie Smith. Roll, pinch and shape the clay to make simple 3-D artworks to paint later when the clay dries at home. 30-minute slots throughout the afternoon. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All materials provided.
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