Since 2005, Clare Arts Office has proudly produced the Riches of Clare free lunchtime Ennis. Originally coordinated by Liam and Finola Ryan, the series is coordinated annually now by Fear an Tí, Mike Butler.
This years concerts will begin with the Kilfenora Trad Festival and will also take place daily during the Fleadh Nua in Ennis. They will then continue every lunchtime through June and July (except for the week of the Willie Clancy Summer School) in The Sancturary, Cruises Bar, Ennis culminating at the Feakle Festival in August.
The following is this year’s line up:
Kilfenora Festival:
Sat 23rd April at 3:30pm in Kilfenora Cathedral
Áine O’Donoghue, Nuala Hehir, Áine Griffey, Pauline Brody, Deirdre Scanlan & Carol Cullinan
Fleadh Nua:
The Sanctuary, Cruises, Abbey Street, Ennis, Co.Clare
Mon 30th May John Weir, Eithne Ní Dhonaile, Áine Mhaoir & John Faulkner
Tue 31st May Martin Breen, Tara Breen, Seamus Bugler & Pat Lynch
Wed 1st June Niamh O’Dea, Ann Marie McCormack, Martin Dermody & Peter Casey
Thurs 2nd June David Sanders, Eamon Cotter, Katie Theasby & Alan Wallace
Fri 3rd June Jack Talty, Bobby Gardiner, Geraldine Cotter & John Tunney
Weekly Wednesday Sessions
The Sanctuary, Cruises, Abbey Street, Ennis, Co.Clare
Wed 8th June Siobhán Peoples, Murt Ryan, Seán McGrath & Brian O’Loughlin
Wed 15th June Pamela Queally, Aoibheann Queally & Ailisha McMahon
Wed 22nd June Claire Griffin, Tim Collins, Denis Liddy & Elvie Miller
Wed 29th June Caroline Doohan, Clodagh Doohan & Carmel Doohan
Wed 13th July Carmel O’Dea, Kieran Kissane, Felim Collins & Liam Hickey
Wed 20th July Sheila Garry, Damian O’Reilly, John Kelly & Elaine Hogan
Wed 27th July Bríd O’Gorman, Sinéad Mulqueen, Edel Vaughan & Cli Donnellan
Feakle Festival:
Mon 8th August in Feakle Community Centre
Aidan McMahon, Michael Landers, Mike Butler & Dermot Sheedy
We are grateful to photographer John O’Neill and Peter Laban who, over the years, have captured some gorgeous ima
Two CD recordings of the concert series were made to mark the 5th and 10th anniversary of the concerts. Volume 1 is no longer available but copies of Volume 2 are available free of charge: to receive a copy contact arts@clarecoco.ie.