Richard Dawson

& Special Guests Landless

A very special solo set featuring material from Dawson’s celebrated last album 2020 stripped down to its raw guitar-and-voice essence, plus live favourites taken from his back catalogue of albums.

Ichiko Aoba

& Special Guest Mary Lattimore

This is the second Irish visit from rising Japanese singer and guitarist Ichiko Aoba. Her sound draws together chamber music, contemporary orchestral, jazz, folk and impressionistic classical music;  it is a sonic voyage through the East China Sea.

Cassandra Jenkins

& Special Guest Iona Zajac

Native New Yorker Cassandra Jenkins writes with a singular voice and an impressionistic intimacy, making astute observations that dovetail neatly with her blend of folk and lush ambient pop.

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Christy Moore

One of Ireland’s greatest ever singers and interpreters of song returns to Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival for a one-night-only solo show pulling songs from an extraordinary 50+ year spanning recording career.

Lemoncello

& Special Guest Clara Mann

Lemoncello echo the profound integrity of folk with songwriting that is modern, never anachronistic, and charm audiences with charisma and personality that is irresistible and comparable to the luminaries of French chanson, Brel and Piaf.

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh

& Special Guest Méabh McKenna

Member of The Gloaming and This Is How We Fly, Ó Raghallaigh’s music ranges from quite traditional to fairly out there, and he continues to explore the region where traditional music begins to disintegrate.

Ryley Walker

& Special Guest Gwenifer Raymond

While, in the past, Illinois native Ryley Walker’s desire to be as great as his influences may have dogged and hindered him from bringing his own personality to his music, now, Walker’s music is undeniably his.

Louise Mulcahy presents Mná na bPíob/Women of the Pipes

& Special Guests Sorcha Ní Scolaí & Máire Ní Ghráda

Limerick Uilleann Piper Louise Mulcahy presents a special concert and presentation on the often-forgotten contribution of women to the tradition of the Uilleann Pipes.

A Lazarus Soul (Acoustic)

& Special Guest Arrivalists

Brian Brannigan and Joe Chester perform a very special duo performance from acclaimed Dublin cult band A Lazarus Soul.

Martin Hayes

One of the world’s most celebrated fiddlers and an influential figure in Irish traditional music, Hayes is the founder of the seminal Irish-American supergroup The Gloaming, and has collaborated with everyone from Bill Frisell and Yo-Yo Ma to Sting and Paul Simon.

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Macdara Yeates presents Tommie Potts

50 Years of the Liffey Banks

To celebrate 50 years since the release of The Liffey Banks, the iconic album by Dublin fiddler Tommie Potts, the Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival plays host to a special afternoon in memory of the enigmatic Dubliner.

Varo

& Special Guests Poor Creature & Alannah Thornburgh

Dublin-based singers and fiddle players Lucie Azconaga and Consuelo Nerea Breschi who perform Irish traditional songs and tunes with arrangement influences from the Folk, Baroque and Classical traditions.

Usher’s Island

Featuring Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Paddy Glackin & Mike McGoldrick

A trad-folk supergroup with legendary members of Plaxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Lúnasa and Capercaillie.

Niamh Regan

& Special Guest Niamh Bury

Galway’s Niamh Regan is one of the rising stars in Irish songwriting. With her singular mastery, Regan’s songwriting draws us into the intricate details of everyday life and elevates them into something universal.

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Les Filles de Illighadad

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Xylouris White

& Special Guests Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O’Brien

Xylouris White is firmly rooted in the past and future. Georgios Xylouris (Cretal laouto, vocals) is known and loved by Cretans and Greeks at home and abroad and Australian Jim White (drums) is renowned for his worth with Dirty Three and Venom P Stinger.

Rose City Band

& Special Guests Natalia Beylis & Rosali

Portland’s Rose City Band is celebrated guitarist Ripley Johnson. A prolific songwriter, Johnson started Rose City Band as an outlet nimble enough to match the pace of his writing as well as to explore songwriting styles apart from his bands Wooden Shjips and Moon Duo.

Fire Draw Near Live Podcast

& Special Guest Djackulate

Under the Fire Draw Near moniker, Ian Lynch, musician, singer, songwriter and founding member of the band Lankum, presents his monthly podcast and radio show live at Dún Laoghaire Folk Fest.