27–31 October 2022

Session Trail 2022 — Archive

A record of Ireland's biggest traditional music session trail — sessions across multiple venues in Castleisland, 27–31 October 2022. All sessions have now taken place.

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Thu 27 Oct

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Fri 28 Oct

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Sat 29 Oct

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Sun 30 Oct

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Mon 31 Oct

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Thursday · 27 October

Opening Night Sessions complete

Session Trail opens Thursday evening. Sessions underway from 8pm across Castleisland.

8:00pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Eilish Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Sean Leahy
8:15pm Browne's Front Bar
Timmy Flaherty, Maura O'Connor, Paul Reynolds
8:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Mairead Corridan
8:30pm The Crown
Mike Kelliher, Sean Kelliher, Rebecca McCarthy Kent
8:30pm The Kingdom Bar
Niall O'Connor, Tom O'Connell, Donal Cullinane
8:30pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Eileen de Paor, Tommasso Tornielli
9:00pm Kearney's Bar
Con Moynihan, Joe O'Sullivan, Mike Rice, Liam O'Brien

Friday · 28 October

Sessions complete
5:00pm Shoemaker's Front Bar
Welcoming Session — Timmy Connors, Pat Fleming, Conor Daly, Tim Browne
6:30pm River Island Con's Bar
Mick Culloty, P.J. Teehan, Seán Abeyta and friends
9:00pm Shoemaker's Front Bar
Derek Hickey, Mick O'Brien, Liam Flanagan, MacDara O'Faoláin
9:00pm Browne's Back Bar
Session in Memory of Paddy Jones — Con Moynihan, Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Donal Cullinane
9:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Andrea Palandri, Eamon O'Riordan, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill, Darragh Murphy
9:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Céin Sweeney, Dylan Carlos, John McCairtin, Peter McKenna, Tadhg Mulligan
9:30pm The Crown
Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Steve Larkin, Aoife Nic Chormaic, Padraig O'Dubhghaill
9:30pm Kearney's Bar
Jonathan Roche, Caoimhe Flannery, Eilis Murphy, Fionn O'Hanlon, Eimear Flannery
9:30pm Shoemaker's Back Bar
Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Gearoid Curtin, Darragh Curtin, Conor Moriarty
9:30pm The Kingdom Bar
Donie Nolan, Connie O'Connell, Eibhlin de Paor, Gearoid Keating, Brian Mooney
10:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Aidan Connolly, Nathan Gourley, Oisin Morrison, Fergus McGorman
10:00pm Browne's Front Bar
Danny O'Mahony, Tom Morrow, Orlaith McAuliffe, Gearoid Dineen
10:00pm Tom McCarthy's Kitchen
Peter Browne, Gerry Harrington, Paul de Grae

Saturday · 29 October

Daytime Trail Sessions complete
12:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Tara Breen, Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Darragh Horan
12:00pm Crown Bar
Orlaith McAuliffe, Alan Finn, Sean Kelliher, Rebecca McCarthy Kent
1:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Tadhg Mulligan, Peter McKenna, Gearoid Curtin and friends
1:00pm Kearney's Bar
Paudie O'Connor, Mick O'Brien, Donal O'Sullivan, Ciaran MacAogan
2:00pm Browne's Bar Front
Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill, Macdara O'Faolain
2:00pm Shoemaker's Front Bar
Conor Connolly, Liam O'Brien, Padraic Keane, Oisin Morrisson, Deirdre O'Brien
2:30pm The Kingdom Bar
Bryan O'Leary, Joe O'Sullivan, Nathan Gourley, Cathal Flood
3:00pm Crown Bar
Murty Ryan, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney
3:00pm The Forge
Mike Kelliher and friends
3:00pm The Kingdom Bar Pool Room
Open Session
3:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Cobblestone on Tour — Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Meabh Mulligan, Liam Lonnergan, Ruth McCrohan, Siún Ní Ghlacáin
3:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Singing Concert — Muireann Nic Amhlaíobh, Barry Kerr, Tim Dennehy, Mickey MacConnell
4:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Open Session
4:00pm Kearney's Bar
Simon Crehan and friends
4:30pm The Kingdom Bar Pool Room
Mike Brosnan, Tom O'Connell, Kirill Healy
5:00pm Browne's Bar Front
Daithi Gormley, Tommasso Tornielli, Liam Flanagan
5:00pm Shoemaker's Back Bar
Tara Breen, Orlaith McAuliffe, Danny O'Mahony, Ger Naughton
5:00pm Crown Back Bar
Open Session
5:30pm Shoemaker's Front Bar
Caoimhe Flannery, Éimear Flannery, Paul de Grae
6:00pm Crown Bar
Tom Morrow, Dylan Carlos, Céin Sweeney, John McCairtin
6:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Lectures — 30 Years of the POK Festival (Peter Browne), Sliabh Luachra Music: A View from the USA (Patrick Cavanagh), Are We Tied to Before (Raymond O'Sullivan)
6:00pm Browne's Back Bar
Conor Connolly, Andrea Palandri, Padraic Keane, Liam O'Brien
6:30pm Kearney's Bar
Aidan Coffey, Seamus Sands, Eamon O'Riordan, Brian Mooney
7:00pm The Kingdom Bar
Fergus McGorman, Sean Garvey, Barry Kerr, Ciaran MacAogáin
7:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Mikie O'Gorman, Alan Finn, Marie O'Gorman, Rebecca McCarthy Kent, Ger Naughton, Kate O'Gorman

Saturday · 29 October

Night Trail Sessions complete
8:30pm Browne's Back Bar
Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Donal O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Brien
9:00pm O'Riada's Bar
Seamus Begley, Mick O'Brien and friend
9:00pm Hughes Cordal
Eilis Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Fionn O'Hanlon
9:00pm Lyons Scartaglen
Mike Brosnan, Donal Cullinane, Mike Rice
9:30pm Kearney's Bar
Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Gearoid Curtin, Darragh Horan
9:30pm Browne's Front Bar
Maura O'Connor, Michael Broderick, Padraig Enright, Sean Kelliher, Thomas Barrett
9:30pm Shoemaker's Back Bar
Céin Sweeney, Dylan Carlos, John McCairtin, Darragh Murphy, Tadhg Mulligan
9:30pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Danny O'Mahony, Orlaith McAuliffe, Nathan Gourley, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill
10:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Liam Flanagan, Macdara O'Faoláin
10:00pm Shoemaker's Front Bar
Dáithí Gormley, Oisin MacDiarmada, Tommasso Tornielli, Nathan Gourley
10:00pm The Kingdom Bar
Eamon O'Riordan, Andrea Palandri, Liam O'Brien, Deirdre O'Brien
10:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Murty Ryan, Tara Breen, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney

Sunday · 30 October

Daytime Trail Sessions complete

Clocks go back one hour at 2am — Irish Summer Time ends.

12:00pm Crown Bar
Tara Breen, Conor Moriarty, Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy
12:30pm Kearney's Bar
Connie O'Connell, Eibhlin de Paor, Bryan O'Leary, Mikie O'Gorman, Ger Naughton
1:00pm Shoemaker's Back Bar
Daithi Gormley, Nathan Gourley, Fergus McGorman, Barry Kerr
1:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Megan McGinley, Maura O'Connor
1:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Aidan Coffey, Seamus Sands, Gearoid Dineen
1:30pm Browne's Front Bar
Conor Connolly, Andrea Palandri, Liam O'Brien, Eamon O'Riordan, Gearoid Dineen
2:00pm The Kingdom Bar
Timmy Connors, Raymond O'Sullivan, Eoin 'Stan' O'Sullivan, John Walsh
2:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Timmy Flaherty and friends, Aileen Burke, Daire Smith
2:30pm Shoemaker's Front Bar
Céin Sweeney, Dylan Carlos, John McCairtin, Tom Morrow
3:00pm Crown Bar
Cobblestone on Tour — Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Meabh Mulligan, Libby McCrohan, Pádraig Óg MacAodhagháin, Ruth McCrohan
3:00pm Browne's Back Bar
Gerry Harrington, Ciaran Kelly, Peter Browne
3:30pm Kearney's Bar
Alan Finn, Conor Daly, Sean Kelliher, Marie O'Gorman, Kate O'Gorman
4:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Seamus Begley, Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Darragh Murphy, Brian Mooney
4:00pm Crown Back Bar
Legendary Open Singing Session — The Great Mikie O'Connor and Joe Walsh
4:30pm Tom McCarthy's Kitchen
Máire O'Keeffe, Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe
5:00pm The Kingdom Bar Pool Room
Aidan Connolly, Oisin Morrisson, Danny O'Mahony, Fergus McGorman
5:00pm Nana Bea's
Michael Healy, Kirill Healy, Sean Butler and friends
5:30pm Browne's Front Bar
Jackie Daly Book Launch — Jackie Daly, Matt Cranitch, Paul de Grae
6:00pm Crown Bar
Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Jacqui Martin, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill
6:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Album Launches — Pat Fleming, Gerry Harrington, Peter Browne
6:30pm Kearney's Bar
Mike Kelliher, Emma O'Leary, Cathal Flood, Donal Cullinane
7:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Liam O'Brien, Eamon O'Riordan, Tadhg Mulligan, Peter McKenna

Sunday · 30 October

Night Trail Sessions complete
6:30pm The Kingdom Bar
Murty Ryan, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney
8:00pm Lyons Scartaglen
Aidan Coffey, Seamus Sands and friends
8:30pm Shoemaker's Back Bar
Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Connie O'Connell, Eileen de Paor, Gary O'Brien
8:30pm River Island Con's Bar
Pat Fleming, Conor Daly and friends
9:00pm The Crown
Murty Ryan, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney
9:00pm O'Riada's Bar
Donie Nolan, Liam Flanagan and friends
9:00pm Hughes Cordal
Tom Connell, Niall O'Connor and friends
9:30pm Kearney's Bar
Dylan Carlos, Céin Sweeney, John McCairtin, Tom Morrow
9:30pm Browne's Front Bar
Bryan O'Leary, Joe O'Sullivan, Aidan Connolly, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill, Mikie O'Gorman
10:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Conor Moriarty, Greta Curtin, Gearoid Curtin, Darragh Horan, Jessie Healy
10:00pm Browne's Back Bar
Maura O'Connor, Padraig Enright, Micheal Broderick, Sean Kelliher, James O'Connor
10:00pm Shoemaker's Front Bar
Conor Connolly, Sorcha Costello, Liam O'Brien, Elaine Reilly, Padraig O'Dubhghaill
10:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Jonathan Roche, Eilis Murphy, Fionn O'Hanlon, Rebecca McCarthy Kent
10:00pm Crown Back Bar
Open Session

Monday · 31 October

Sessions complete

Session Trail resumes and runs until late.

2:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Sorcha Costello, Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Padraig O'Dubhghaill
2:30pm Shoemaker's Back Bar
Donal Murphy, Eoghan Murphy and friends
3:00pm The Crown
Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Brian Mooney
3:00pm Kearney's Bar
Joe O'Sullivan, Con Moynihan, Mikie O'Gorman, Bryan O'Leary
3:00pm Browne's Front Bar
Maura O'Connor, Padraig Enright, Micheal Broderick, Ian Sheehy, James O'Connor
4:00pm O'Riada's Bar
Sharon Shannon, Seamus Begley and friends
4:30pm Kingdom Bar
Nickie McAuliffe, Connie O'Connell, Eileen de Paor, Anne McAuliffe
4:30pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Mick Culloty, PJ Teehan, Sean Abeyta, Mike Rice
7:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Evening Session — Jessie Healy, Greta Curtin, Darragh Horan, Gearoid Curtin
9:00pm Browne's Front Bar
Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Eibhlin de Paor, Eoghan O'Sullivan