TradFest Temple Bar has announces its programme of
TradFest Temple Bar has announces its programme of trad and folk live music for the 2023 festival to take place in late January – 25th to 29th of the first month of next year.
Venues including The National Stadium, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin Castle, St Patrick’s Cathedral, The Pepper Canister Church, GPO Museum, The Button Factory and The Grand Social.
In 2023, TradFest Temple Bar will celebrate the Mná na hÉireann featuring a number of female led and curated Trad and Folk performances.
TradFest aims to greatly increase women’s participation across the festival programme, building balanced representation in terms of pure numbers. The festival also continues to welcome new voices and works in ways to increase accessibility and diversity across the programme and in trad and folk.
Some highlighted events and performers include
Wednesday 25 January
Sorcha Costello 1pm Collins Barracks
Matt Molloy & Seán Keane 7.30pm Pepper Canister Church
Women of Note with Aoife Scott and Friends 7pm St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Thursday 26 January
Conor Connolly 1pm Collins Barracks
Dani Larkin 7.00pm Castle Hall
Lisa Lambe 7.30pm Pepper Canister Church
Dublin Pride Trad Night 8:30pm The Button Factory
JigJam 8.30pm The Grand Social
Dervish Presents the Great Irish Song Book with special guests 7.30pm The National Stadium
Eimear Quinn 7pm St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Friday 27 January
Aisling Lyons 1pm Collins Barracks
Katie Theasby 7:00pm Castle Hall
Word Up Collective Presents cbakl:seanfhocail 8:30pm The Button Factory
Féile Kíla 7.30pm The National Stadium
Kate Rusby 7pm St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Saturday 28 January
Aidan Connolly 1pm Collins Barracks
Lorcán MacMathúna, Paradise Lost – 1pm Pepper Canister Church
Frankie Gavin & Catherine McHugh – 1pm Chapel at Swords Castle
Martin & Eliza Carthy 4pm Pepper Canister Church
Navá 7:00pm Castle Hall
Iarla Ó Lionáird 7.30pm Pepper Canister Church
Moxie 8:30pm The Grand Social
Imbolg – The Women of Trad with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mairead Ni Mhaoniahg, T with the Maggies, Si Fiddlers, Brídín and more 7:30pm The National Stadium
Judy Collins/ Blánid 7pm St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Saíocht featuring Stephen Rea, Felispeaks Louise & Michelle Mulcahy and Neil Martin 4pm –Chapel at swords castle
Sunday 29 January
Niamh Regan-1pm The Great Hall, Malahide Castle
The Ocelots 2pm Pepper Canister Church
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh 6pm Pepper Canister Church
Saíocht featuring Stephen Rea, Felispeaks Louise & Michelle Mulcahy and Neil Martin 4pm –The Banquet Hall Malahide Castle
Tickets on sale now tradfesttemplebar.com
