Temple Bar TradFest is happy to announce that the dates for the 2014 festival are confirmed.

From the 22nd to the 26th of January, TradFest will return to Temple Bar for the ninth time for five nights and days with great music, dance and atmosphere!

For more updates and the line up, please see our news page, Twitter and Facebook.

See you all in 2014!

We are proud to say Temple Bar TradFest 2012 was nominated for the IMRO award Festival of the Year! TradFest didn’t win the award, but it was a fantastic night hosted by Paddy McKenna with live performances of Liza Flume, Daithi and the Rubber Bandits

The Temple Bar Company is delighted to present Live at the Hub, taking place at Brewery Lane. The following artists will be part of this special event:

Tuesday 22nd of January
22:30-23:00 – Moxie
23:15-23:45 – Aoife Scott
00:00-00:30 – Perfect Friction
Wednesday 23d of January
22:30-23:00 – Mossy Nolan
23:15-23:45 – JPTrio & Niamh Farrell
00:00-00:30 – To be confirmed
Thursday 24th of January
22:30-23:00 – The Young Folks
23:15-23:45 – Ar Dheis
00:00-00:30 – Wicker Bones

For more information on the bands: http://www.templebartrad.com/Listofevents/open-mic-live-at-the-hub/

The beautiful Werburgh Street Church during this year’s TradFest will play host to some of Ireland’s finest performers.
The Royal Irish Academy of Music performing the Connemara Suite will be held on Wednesday the 23rd of January. Bill Whelan’s lively and engaging Connemara Suite, with violinists Róisín Walters and Lynda O’Connor, is performed by the RIAM Chamber Orchestra, regarded as one of Ireland’s most exciting young chamber ensembles, in addition to music by Arthur Duff and Bill Thorp.
O Riada re-imagined plays on the 24th of January with three traditional players: Zoe Conway on the fiddle, Siobhan Armstrong on harp and Robbie Harris on bodhran. The music of composer Seán Ó Riada, who brought back the popularity of Irish Traditional music, is celebrated by Louth Contemporary Music Society in a unique performance of a new arrangement as part of TradFest 2013.
Neil Martin and The West Ocean String Quartet will perform on Friday 25th January with special performances from Stephen Rea and Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill.

For more information: http://www.templebartrad.com/Listofevents/st-werburgs-church/
To book tickets: http://www.templebartrad.com/events/whats-on-venue/ click on Saint Werburgh’s church

Temple Bar TradFest is delighted to host some of the best talent from Canada as part of The Gathering 2013. The traditional music of Cape Breton stems from the Scottish and Irish immigrants who came to Canada more than 200 years ago. The Celtic Colours International Festival celebrates that culture while sharing it with other Celtic traditions from around the world. Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac and their band uphold the traditions with mesmerizing Gaelic songs, Cape Breton fiddle at its finest, piano, dance, and powerful rhythms. Cyril MacPhee brings a wealth of songs and his engaging voice to the stage and Kimberley Fraser provides thrills with her fiddle, piano and dance virtuosity.

Tickets available at http://www.templebartrad.com/Listofevents/a-taste-of-celtic-colours/ or http://entertainment.ticketsolve.com/shows/873487634/events