SATURDAY 9
Michael Dwyer Festival
Various venues, Allihies, Beara peninsula all weekend michaeldwyer.ie
Sessions, workshops and recitals abound during this weekend festival celebrating the life and music of the late Beara peninsula tin whistle and fiddle player Michael Dwyer, who composed more than 100 tunes. Tonight sees a gala concert in the intriguing venue of Allihies Copper Mines Museum with Michael's brothers, John and Richard, plus Mary Donegan, Matt Cranitch and Jackie Daly, Manus Maguire and Emily Flack, and many others. Traditional music at its most intimate.
Scullion
Seamus Ennis Arts Centre, The Naul 8pm €20 tseac.ie
Philip King, Sonny Condell and Robbie Overson have a sound that's all their own, yet they can marry Condell's deeply evocative original compositions (Down in the City, Cooler at the Edge, Kings Til Spring Comes) with bristling covers borrowed from The National and others – with the nonchalance and brio of true pros. A real treat.
FRIDAY 15
An Góilín
The Teachers' Club, Parnell Square 9pm €3 goilin.com
Weekly singing session anchored by Jerry O'Reilly, Fergus Russell, Frank Nugent, Antaine Ó Faracháin, Mick Keeley and Máire Ní Chróinín. A welcoming circle of singers who embrace new arrivals and stalwarts with songs in any language.
