Dublin Writers Festival is happening around the city over nine days in May from may 17th to 25th and in the programme this year are a number of events of interest to the music fan, as well as the literary one.
- Sat May 17 – Polar Bear spoken word workshop @ Axis, Ballymun (Free but booking required)
- Sat May 17 – Polar Bear, Colm Keegan and Miss Kate @ Axis, Ballymun (€8)
- Sat May 17 – Gruff Rhys – American Interior – In Conversation & Performance @ Whelan’s (€20)
- Sat May 17 – Poetry Depot & Sinead White @ The Liquor Rooms (Free)
- Sun May 18th – Peter Fallon and Declan O’Rourke – A special evening of poetry and music @ Smock Alley Theatre (€12)
- Mon May 19th – Ray Davies in conversation @ National Concert Hall (€20)
- Thurs May 22nd – ‘Words and Music’, Viv Albertine (The Slits) in conversation with Sinéad Gleeson, Bob Stanley (St Etienne) in converasation with Jim Carroll, Idiot/Songs @ Button Factory (€12)
- Fri May 23rd – Scottish folk musician Alasdair Roberts and poet Robin Robertson @ Douglas Hyde Gallery (€15)
- Fri May 23rd – Young Hearts Write Free @ Liquor Rooms (Free)
Full Dublin Writers Festival programme.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
You left out one of the biggest music-related events at the festival – the Faber Social on Thu Mar 22 with Bob Stanley, Viv Albertine, Idiot Songs, Sinead Gleeson and Jim Carrol – http://www.dublinwritersfestival.com/event/faber-social-words-music-with-viv-albertine-bob-stanley-dj-jim-carroll-music-by-idiotsongs/