Clifden Arts Festival

Glasgow-born singer-songwriter Michael McGovern blends poetic lyricism, intricate guitar work and folk roots to create a deeply emotive contemporary sound. Since the release of his acclaimed debut album Highfield Suite...

Three celebrated international musicians, with firm Irish roots, form a new, exciting collaboration and present a colourful and virtuosic program for flute, cello and piano. Featuring Sinéad Farrell (flute), Fiachra...

Cantairí Chonamara choir presents ‘A Lifetime of Notes’, a tribute to the life and work of Irish musician, singer and composer Tomás Ó’Canainn (1930-2013). The concert will celebrate the extensive...

2026 celebrates 100 years of Irish radio from the opening night of 2RN on the First of January 1926 through decades of Raidió Éireann and from the 1960s to today,...

The Irish Guitar Quartet is comprised of Ireland’s most talented and versatile classical guitarists and is one of Ireland’s premier instrumental ensembles. Jerry Creedon, David Keating , Aengus Kirakowski are...

Following a sold-out national run last year, Niall Breslin and The Polaris Quartet return with a renewed series of performances across Ireland. The tour follows the release of Breslin’s latest...

Harper Laoise Kelly is from Westport, county Mayo and now lives on Achill Island. In 2020 she was awarded TG4 Gradam Ceoil Musician of the Year. She has recorded three...

With an exciting blend of eclectic fiddle and guitar music, Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre bring to the stage sympathetic arrangements of traditional Irish music, compositions and songs, old...

John spent his early years in London where he worked with Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger who had an inspirational influence on him. In the early years as well as...

Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and mesmerising songstress, Eddi Reader, of Fairground Attraction fame joins Ireland’s piano accordion maestro, Alan Kelly and his gang of acclaimed musicians featuring Steph Geremia on flute and vocals,...

The Lir Quartet brings together three of our finest musicians with Scottish violinist Sophie Williams in a superb programme including masterpieces by an elderly Haydn and a young Mendelssohn alongside...

Our friends at the Center for Cultural Vibrancy are back again for their 5th year. The US-based cultural nonprofit will be bringing a quartet of superb traditional bluegrass musicians from...

Mairtin O'Connor, Cathal Hayden and Seamie O'Dowd have been described as Irish Music's own power trio. The last twenty years of this renowned trio of individually recognised figureheads of the...

This distinguished ensemble brings together four acclaimed musicians whose careers span performance, composition, teaching and artistic leadership. Violinist Katherine Hunka, recently named Leader Emeritus of the Irish Chamber Orchestra after...

Johnny Mháirtn Learaí Mac Donnchadha is one of the finest sean-nós singers in Ireland. He has won numerous awards and All Ireland Con Uí Riada for his singing and has...

“To the makers of music — all worlds, all times…” Those words were etched onto the Golden Records launched aboard NASA’s Voyager spacecraft in 1977, humanity’s message to the cosmos,...

We are delighted to welcome to this year’s Arts Festival Ami Oma who hails from Tokyo. Ami is currently a resident of Clifden and what a privilege to have her...

Seán Keane, from County Galway, is one of Ireland’s most distinctive and celebrated vocalists, renowned for a voice that moves effortlessly between traditional Irish, folk, country and blues. Raised in...

Three outstanding musicians with deep roots in the Sliabh Luachra tradition come together for a performance shaped by decades of experience and musical collaboration. Accordion player Jackie Daly, described by...

Programme: Mozart Divertimento in Bb major K137/125b Bach Concerto for Three Violins BWV1064R with Soloists Paul Ezerailis, Bogdan Sofei and Ingrid Nicola Shostakovich Chamber Symphony in C Minor Op. 110a...

Fresh off winning 'Female Entertainer of the Year' and previously voted Female vocalist of the year at the Irish Country Music Awards, Claudia Buckley is bringing her brand new production...

Big Bag of Sticks is a Galway-based six-piece band that began in the early nineties. The music is a blend of original and traditional music with an eclectic blend of...

Marcus Hernon is an all-Ireland champion flute player, flute maker, and composer from the Carna region of Connemara. He has composed over 25 pieces of music with some of his...

German Baroque Motets Resurgam was founded in 2003 by Mark Duley and is one of Ireland's most acclaimed vocal ensembles. Resurgam is the premier project-based professional choir in the country,...

Colm is a violinist and award-winning multiinstrumentalist Composer. He writes for feature film, contemporary dance, animation and has also been writing music for television and theatre. His music has been...

Triskele is an all-female Celtic band out of Albany, NY. They are known for their stunning harmonies, singing the Irish and for their Irish wit. These ladies perform traditional, original...