Irish Spring - Festival of Irish Folk Music 2025
For the Irish Spring Festival 2025, we have once again succeeded in putting together a good mix of programs, as it is the aim of this festival to show the audience here what is happening in the innovative Irish music scene on the one hand, and to give space to the various styles on the other hand.
The renowned Northern Irish singer/songwriter duo Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland marks the start of the event in 2025. Their songs sometimes offer a somewhat "quirky" view of life and invite the audience to sing along repeatedly. They have contemporary and traditional repertoire in their luggage and know how to interact skillfully with their audience.
4 Man Job are based in Glasgow and present "unembellished" (which they value) traditional Celtic music. The sound experience is provided by Ciaran Ryan (tenor banjo), Dylan Cairns-Hawarth (fiddle), Luc McNally (bouzouki, vocals), and Craig Baxter (bodhrán). Although still young, they already have many years of international stage experience and, this can be promised, they will do a brilliant job.
After so many men on stage, it is time for female musicians to demonstrate their skills to the audience again. And with Cuas, we have managed to acquire a band that brings this skill to the stage in an impressive manner. Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich (accordion, vocals), Nicole Ní Dhubhshláine (concertina, flute), Niamh Varian-Barry (violin, viola, vocals), and Kyle Macaulay (guitar, bouzouki), the only man in the band, mainly dedicate themselves to the diverse musical tradition of West Kerry. Exciting polkas and slides, thoughtful new compositions, and traditional songs take center stage when these four virtuosos, who are considered among the most promising from the "Emerald Isle" (all have impressive musical careers), perform together on stage.
We are also quite proud that we were able to win the excellent Lenka Fairy as a dancer. Lenka comes from the Czech Republic but has lived in Ireland for years. After her first introduction to Irish step dancing, Lenka quickly developed a love for this unique dance style and a great interest in Irish culture. She began to learn Irish dance and soon participated in international competitions. Eventually, she won the European Championships in Irish dance. Lenka has also participated six times in the World Championships in Irish dance and has won trophies in countless competitions in Ireland and other European countries.
Doors open: 7:00 PM
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