Canalaphonic, trad session in Grace's pub on Fri. May 8th

Grace's on a Friday night is always a great session, one of the best in Dublin. Friday, May 8th, Canalaphonic Festival will be in full swing, and so will Sugán in Grace's.

(Thanks to cocklesandmussels Youtube channel for the footage, visit to find plenty more.)

A taste of Canalaphonic from Abner Browns

Céilí and Trad music at Canalaphonic

Canalaphonic is  a set to be a musicfest featuring a huge range of music from jazz to trad to whatever. Pubs from the Bernard Shaw and the Barge out to Mother Reilly's in Upper Rathmines will be hopping on May 8th and 9th.

Rathmines Plaza (at Rathmines Leisure) will be the focus for trad lovers on Sat afternoon. The street céilí starts at 4. But before that,  there's 2 hours of music featuring Eleanor Shanley, Mike Hanrahan, Paul Kelly, Daoirí Farrell, the Dorians and the Ceoltóir Traditional Group BCFE.



Eleanor Shanley

 

Here's the trad line-up for the weekend, and it's all free.

At Rathmines Plaza:

At the Rathmines Plaza Stage, Saturday May 9th:

2.00  ̶   2.15       Ceoltóir Traditional Group BCFE

2.15  ̶   3.00      Daoiri Farrell                                          

3.00  ̶   3.20      The Dorians 

3.20   ̶   4.10     Eleanor Shanley, Paul Kelly, Mike Hanrahan

4.10  ̶   5.00       Street Ceilí with Shay Mc Govern

 pub sessions are

9.30 pm Fri. 8^th May Sugán in Grace’s

9.30 pm Fri 8^th   May   Trad Rocks in Slattery’s

9.30 pm Sat 9^th May  Arís Arún in Grace’s

9.30 pm Sat 9th May   Trad Rocks in Slattery’s

Canalaphonic: A New Festival for Rathmines and Portobello

Daoirí Farrell


Friday and Saturday May 8th and 9th.  Rathmines and Portobello will be hopping. The first Canalaphonic Festival ever. The canal will come alive with boats, barges and events galore. Music in the  pubs, on the water, on the streets. Jazz, pop, folk, rock, traditional. Trips along the water, magic by the quayside, a street céilí free to all.

Saturday afternoon: Open-air trad session will feature Eleanor Shanley, Mike Hanrahan, Paul Kelly, Daoirí Farrell and a host of fine musicians giving it socks. 4pm Céilí on the Street. And the night's not even begun.





Eleanor Shanley