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Wednesday 26th September
Belfast Folk Reunion Session
The John Hewitt, 9pm till late
Following a film on Donal Lunny at 8pm
Thursday 27th September
The First Pint Session
McHughs, 5 – 8pm
Paul Flynn (fiddle), Ruairí Cunnane (guitar & song) and Barry Kerr (flute, pipes and everything!)
Teatime Bluegrass Session
John Hewitt, 5 – 8pm
Michael Ashe (banjo), Adrian Muirhead (mandolin) and Ivan Muirhead (guitar)
Teatime Session
Duke of York, 5 – 8pm
Darragh Murphy (uilleann pipes), Ryan O’Donnell (banjo) and Brendan Quinn (guitar)
Donal O’Connor and Friends
Duke of York, 9pm till late
One of the best regular sessions in Belfast
Monster Session at the FESTIVAL CLUB
Kitchen Bar, 11pm till late
Hosted by Desi Adams (flute) and Ruadhraí O’Kane (fiddle)
Friday 28th September
American Old Time Session
McHughs, 4 – 7pm
Ian Carmichael (banjo), Bernie Stocks (fiddle) and Eugene “Spooly” Kelly (Guitar)
Teatime with Tomaí Session
The John Hewitt, 4 – 7pm
Stevie Dunn (banjo), Ruben Bada (bouzouki) and Tomaí Taylor (bodhran)
The Merry Maids Session
Duke of York, 4 – 7pm
Maria Rafferty (flute), Teresa Clarke (fiddle) and Lára Kerr (fiddle)
Friday Night Session
McHughs, 8pm till late
Martin Dowling (fiddle), Christine Dowling (flute) and Mickey Burns (guitar)
Friday Night Session
Kitchen Bar, 8pm
Brendan O’Hare (flute), Marco Fabbri (fiddle) and Ryan O’Donnell (guitar)
Monster Session at the FESTIVAL CLUB
Kitchen Bar, 11pm till late
With hosts Jason O’Rourke (concertina) and Marco Fabbri (fiddle) plus festival friends
Saturday 29th September
The Bangor Lunchtime Session
McHughs, 12 noon till 3pm
Regulars of the long running session in Fealty’s, Bangor; Dianna Boullier (fiddle), Nigel Boullier (banjo) & Davey Graham (mandola)
Bluegrass Jam
John Hewitt, 1 – 4pm
Artist-in-residence Tim O’Brien will be joined by local Bluegrass musicians Michael Ashe (banjo), Wilson Davies (double bass) and Ivan Muirhead (guitar)
Last Night’s Fun
Duke of York, 3 – 6pm
Deirdre Shannon (fiddle), Berni Stocks (fiddle) & Mickey Burns (guitar)
The Roving Aye Session
Kitchen Bar, 3 – 6pm
Paul Flynn (fiddle), Ruairí Cunnane (guitar) and Barry Kerr (flute, pipes & what have you)
The Big Buzz Session
McHughs, 4 – 7pm
Cormac Ó Briain (uilleann pipes), Stevie Porter (uillean pipes) & John McGreevy (bouzouki)
The Big Brother Session
The John Hewitt, 6 – 9pm
Gerry McCartney (banjo), Gerry Jones (guitar) and Paul “the Brother” Maguire (bodhran)
American Old Time Session
Kitchen Bar, 6 – 9pm
Ian Carmichael (banjo), Bernie Stocks (fiddle) and Eugene “Spooly” Kelly (Guitar)
The “You were supposed to start at 8, what time do you call this?!” session
McHughs, 8 - 11pm
Desi Adams (flute), Marco Fabbri (fiddle) and Brendan “Fingerin” Quinn (guitar)
Lára Kerr’s Big Night Out
John Hewitt, 9pm till late
Former Open House Artist-in-Residence and all round good gal, fiddle player Lára Kerr will be taking the top table at the John Hewitt and gathering round a formidable bunch of fine musician friends in what promises to be a humdinger of a session.
Monster Session at the FESTIVAL CLUB
Kitchen Bar, 11pm till late
Hosted by Ryan O’Donnell (guitar, banjo) and Ruadhraí O’Kane (fiddle) + festival friends
Sunday 30th September
The Raw Bar Singing Session
The Garrick Bar, 1 - 5pm
Maurice Leydon, Derek Williamson, Patricia Flynn and John Kennedy.
Dublin Cobblestones Old Time Session
McHughs, 2 - 5pm
Up from Dublin for the weekend are regulars of the Cobblestones Pub Saturday Old Time session, Dermie Diamond on fiddle, with “Bill and Ben” (Bill Whelan and Ben Keogh of the Rough Deal String Band) on banjo and guitar respectively.
Hair of the Dog Session
Kitchen Bar, 3 – 6pm
Jason O’Rourke (concertina), Ruadhraí O’Kane (fiddle) and Stevie Dunn (guitar)
Sunday Roast Session
McHughs, 7pm till late
Donal Donnelly (fiddle), Stevie Dunn (guitar) and Tomaí Taylor (bodhran)
Last Pint Session at the FESTIVAL CLUB
Kitchen Bar, 11pm till late
Your last chance to play a tune before Open House draws to a close, in the excellent company of Brendan O’Hare (flute) and Marco Fabbri (fiddle).
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