TradFest has announced its first lineup for its 20th year.
The Trad & Folk Music festival that takes place in the relative quiet of January around Temple Bar and the surrounding areas in Dublin city and south and north county Dublin too from 22th to 26th January.
Announced so far are:
- Tom Paxton
- Transatlantic Women with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Maura O’Connell, Julie Fowlis, Muireann Nic Aomhlaibh
- String Sisters
- The Scratch
- Frankie Gavin and De Dannan & Biird
- Women of Note with Aoife Scott, Peggy Seeger
- Eric Bibb
- Feile Kila
- Wallis Bird -Vision of Venus
- Stockton’s Wing
- Scullion
- Sean Keáne
- Martin Simpson
- Karen Casey – The Women We Will Rise
- Liz and Yvonne Kane with John Blake
- Macalla
- Yankari & Ines Khai
- Dug
- Landless
- Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin
- Emma Langford
- Molly O’ Mahony
- Sharyn Ward
- Toshín
- Bridín
- The Henry Girls
The Scratch play National Stadium on Jan 23rd 2025.
There will also be a four-night celebration of Stephen Rea which will feature Paul Muldoon, Matt Molloy, Paddy Glackin & more with full details announced.
TradFest venues for 2025 include Collins Barracks, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Malahide Castle and Swords Castle. For the first time TradFest will now extend into South County Dublin, with venues including Áras Chrónáin Irish Cultural Centre and St. Maelruain’s Church in Tallaght set to host a variety of event along with more in Dublin City Centre, Fingal and South Dublin and Temple Bar.
Tickets go on sale today, Wednesday 11th September – see tradfest.com for dates and prices.
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