Irish Trad Music Blog

Cover of Moya Brennan CLANNAD’S Moya Brennan, the Tulla Céilí Band, uilleann piper Liam O’Flynn and fiddler Martin Hayes will be just some of the traditional musicians performing at the 10th Masters of Tradition which runs from August 15th-19th in Bantry. To mark the anniversary of the festival there will be a new series of late morning coffee concerts and master-classes to complement the programme of evening performances in Bantry House and St Brendan’s Church. Among those featuring in these coffee concerts in St Brendan’s Church will be guitarist and singer John Doyle and Lunasa flute player Kevin Crawford who are part of the new traditional music supergroup The Teetotallers. The Andalusian singer Carmen Ibanez-Berbel will perform songs with popular themes of Spanish and Latin American folklore alongside homegrown singers Maire Ní Chéileachair, John Flanagan and Len Graham. There are still tickets available for all performances, including the opening and closing concerts which fe...

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) West Cork Music is delighted to be able to announce that the 10th Masters of Tradition Festival will be taking place from Wednesday, August 15th – Sunday August 19th in Bantry House, Bantry, Co. Cork. Joining Artistic Director, Martin Hayes in Bantry this year will be Liam O’Flynn, The Teetotallers, Tulla Céilí Band, Moya Brennan and Cormac De Barra, Väsen, Kevin Crawford, Dennis Cahill, Steve Cooney, Triona Marshall, Séamus Connolly, June McCormack, Michael Rooney, Malachy Bourke, Toner Quinn and many more. Looking set to build on the resounding success of the last nine years, the 2012 Masters of Tradition Festival will throw open its doors to some of the very best musicians in the land. This unique Festival gives performers the freedom to choose what they play in the glorious surroundings of Bantry House and St Brendan’s Church. The idea for the festival evolved from Artistic Director, Martin Hayes’ call to create a “quiet and intimate space” wher...