Thank you all!
The festival has finished this year, and we want to give huge thanks to all the visitors, performers, volunteers, the staff of the venues, and all our supporters!
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Main concerts
Hällä Stage, Hämeenkatu 25
Fri 16 May 18:00
LAMB - GALWAY - RAINEY TRIO
Tickets 26€ (Tiketti) – all ages
Performing on uilleann pipes, whistles, guitar, bouzouki and vocals, this new trio present an exciting and enchanting concert of Irish traditional melodies and song. Founding members of the critically acclaimed groups Réalta and Music in the Glen, Conor Lamb (uilleann pipes / whistles) and Deirdre Galway (guitar) supply the mesmerising melodies and driving rhythms that make Irish music so loved throughout the world.
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Showtime 18:00, doors at 17:30.
G Livelab, Puutarhakatu 1
Fri 16 May 21:00
CUAS
+ Markus Asunta & Eugene Chernov
Tickets 32€ (G Livelab) – all ages
Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich (accordion,vocals), Nicole Ní Dhubhshláine (concertina, flute), Niamh Varian-Barry (fiddle, viola, vocals), and Kyle Macaulay (guitar, bouzouki) came together in early 2023 to form CUAS, a collective that performs and celebrates the wild and diverse musical traditions of West Kerry. Inspired by the emotive songs and the vibrant dance traditions of the area, the group positions the intrinsic link between listener and performer at the heart of the performance.
The evening is opened by duo Markus Asunta & Eugene Chernov, seasoned experts of Irish music, with dancer Mark Hennessey.
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Showtime 21:00, doors at 20:00.
Telakka, Tullikamarin aukio 3
Sat 17 May 18:00
Frozen Frog
Tickets 20€ (Tiketti) – age limit 18
The Frozen Frog duo, skipping nimbly from songs to dance tunes, is made up of the Oulu pipers and songbirds Hiski Pajuniemi (vocals, guitar, tin whistles) and Markus Lampela (vocals, tin whistles, harmonica, Irish bagpipe). The ambhibian duo’s concerts mainly feature Irish traditional music played with some Oulu flair. There is also always room for a few original compositions in the set!
Featuring dancer Mark Hennessey also puts on his dancing shoes to knock the dust off from the floorboards.
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Showtime 18:00, doors open at 17:00.
TTT/Klubi, Hallituskatu 19
Sat 17 May 22:00
IRISH EVENING
Sold out!
Tickets 34€ (TTT-Klubi) – age limit 18
The festival culminates in the closing show on Saturday night. All the Irish performers of the festival will take to the stage together at the Tampere Workers’ Theatre Club. The wall and floor structures of the club will surely be under test with this fireworks set of traditional music – it’s going to be an unforgettable evening!
Showtime 22:00, doors 21:30.
See the whole program here
"There are no strangers here..." "...Only friends you haven't met yet."
“There are no strangers here, only friends you haven’t met yet.”
Irish proverb
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