Gruff Rhys, Ray Davies & Polar Bear for Dublin Writers Festival
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.
