Other Voices Dingle turns 25 with The Waterboys, Gilla Band, Julia Jacklin, Lambrini Girls and more

The first six acts for St James’ Church are named for the 25th edition, which runs from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November.

Other Voices has announced the first six acts for its 25th anniversary edition in Dingle: The Waterboys, Gilla Band, Julia Jacklin, Lambrini Girls, Knats and Brìghde Chaimbeul. The festival runs from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November, a little earlier than last year’s December edition.

More Church acts and details of the wider programme are promised in the coming weeks. The road to Dingle starts in Dublin with Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse on Sunday 8 November.

The first six for St James’ Church

• The Waterboys: Mike Scott’s band have long had the west of Ireland running through their music, from Fisherman’s Blues to ‘The Whole of the Moon’, and this is a return to the Church.
• Gilla Band: the Dublin band’s loud, abrasive and unpredictable guitar music has been tearing up the rulebook for a decade.
• Julia Jacklin: the Australian songwriter makes the Church debut with songs that are wry, tender and honest, from her new album The Gem.
• Lambrini Girls: the Brighton punk band are furious, funny and political live.
• Knats: the Newcastle jazz collective build their sound on bass and drums, with swagger and groove.
• Brìghde Chaimbeul: the Skye musician takes the Scottish smallpipes in unexpected directions, blending traditional tunes with drones and intricate textures.

Above: Julia Jacklin’s ‘The Hardest Thing’, Lambrini Girls’ ‘Bang Bang Bang’ and Knats performing ‘Never Gonna Be A Boxer’ on Later… with Jools Holland.

The Jameson Music Trail

The Jameson Music Trail returns with emerging artists playing in pubs, cafés and venues across Dingle all weekend. More than 40 acts are confirmed so far:

• Alannah Thornburgh
• Avenue 68
• BABYRAT
• black nylon
• BUKKY
• Burglar
• CABL
• Child of Prague
• Danny Murphy
• Daragh Fleming
• Throwing Snow
• echo northstar
• Esmeralda Road
• How I Became A Wave
• John Blek
• Junk Drawer
• KK Lewis
• Maicín
• McGrath
• mischa and the bear
• Múlú
• Nell Mescal
• New Jackson
• Officer John
• Piaras Ó Lorcáin
• PORTS
• Robocobra Quartet
• Roisín Gowen
• Róisín El Cherif
• Rory Sweeney
• Rua Rí
• Search Results
• Sei Green
• SELL EVERYTHING
• SHAMROCK SHOWBAND
• Shark School
• Smithereens
• State of Grace
• telekura
• The Railway Boys
• Roofcats
• Yunè Pinku

Ireland’s Edge

Ireland’s Edge, the festival of ideas, runs at the Dingle Skellig Hotel on 27 and 28 November. This year’s theme is Idir an Dá Linn (“in the meantime”). The first speakers are Aisling Bea, Irvine Welsh, Gwenno, Carole Cadwalladr, Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, Malachy Browne of The New York Times and Sophia Smith Galer, with more to come. Tickets are on sale now via Eventbrite.

Tickets and how to watch

• Jameson Music Trail tickets go on general sale at 12pm on Friday 23 October via Eventbrite.
• Access to the St James’ Church recordings is by competition only, run through Other Voices and partners’ social media and digital channels.
• The Church performances will stream live on the Other Voices YouTube channel and into venues around Dingle.
• They will feature in a 25th anniversary series broadcasting in early 2027, with performances and highlights also on RTÉ television, radio and the RTÉ Player.
• Dingle Coaches will run an Other Voices bus service on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, with routes east and west of Dingle. Routes and tickets are here.

Niall Byrne

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.

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