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

from noon

Mon 31 Oct

from 2:30pm

Thursday · 27 October Opening Night

Sessions complete

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

Thursday · 27 October — session trail schedule by location, time and musicians
Location	Time	Musicians
Shoemakers Back Bar	8:00pm	Eilish Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Sean Leahy
Browne's Front Bar	8:15pm	Timmy Flaherty, Maura O'Connor, Paul Reynolds
Hartnett's Bar	8:30pm	Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Mairead Corridan
The Crown	8:30pm	Mike Kelliher, Sean Kelliher, Rebecca McCarthy Kent
The Kingdom Bar	8:30pm	Niall O'Connor, Tom O'Connell, Donal Cullinane
Tom McCarthy's Front Bar	8:30pm	Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Eileen de Paor, Tommasso Tornielli
Kearney's Bar	9:00pm	Con Moynihan, Joe O'Sullivan, Mike Rice, Liam O'Brien

Friday · 28 October

Sessions complete

Friday · 28 October — session trail schedule by location, time and musicians
Location	Time	Musicians
Shoemaker's Front Bar	5:00pm	Welcoming Session — Timmy Connors, Pat Fleming, Conor Daly, Tim Browne
River Island Con's Bar	6:30pm	Mick Culloty, P.J. Teehan, Seán Abeyta and friends
Shoemaker's Front Bar	9:00pm	Derek Hickey, Mick O'Brien, Liam Flanagan, MacDara O'Faoláin
Browne's Back Bar	9:00pm	Session in Memory of Paddy Jones — Con Moynihan, Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Donal Cullinane
Tom McCarthy's Front Bar	9:00pm	Andrea Palandri, Eamon O'Riordan, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill, Darragh Murphy
Hartnett's Bar	9:30pm	Céin Sweeney, Dylan Carlos, John McCairtin, Peter McKenna, Tadhg Mulligan
The Crown	9:30pm	Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Steve Larkin, Aoife Nic Chormaic, Padraig O'Dubhghaill
Kearney's Bar	9:30pm	Jonathan Roche, Caoimhe Flannery, Eilis Murphy, Fionn O'Hanlon, Eimear Flannery
Shoemaker's Back Bar	9:30pm	Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Gearoid Curtin, Darragh Curtin, Conor Moriarty
The Kingdom Bar	9:30pm	Donie Nolan, Connie O'Connell, Eibhlin de Paor, Gearoid Keating, Brian Mooney
River Island Con's Bar	10:00pm	Aidan Connolly, Nathan Gourley, Oisin Morrison, Fergus McGorman
Browne's Front Bar	10:00pm	Danny O'Mahony, Tom Morrow, Orlaith McAuliffe, Gearoid Dineen
Tom McCarthy's Kitchen	10:00pm	Peter Browne, Gerry Harrington, Paul de Grae

Saturday · 29 October Daytime Trail

Sessions complete

Saturday · 29 October — session trail schedule by location, time and musicians
Location	Time	Musicians
Hartnett's Bar	12:00pm	Tara Breen, Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Darragh Horan
Crown Bar	12:00pm	Orlaith McAuliffe, Alan Finn, Sean Kelliher, Rebecca McCarthy Kent
River Island Con's Bar	1:00pm	Tadhg Mulligan, Peter McKenna, Gearoid Curtin and friends
Kearney's Bar	1:00pm	Paudie O'Connor, Mick O'Brien, Donal O'Sullivan, Ciaran MacAogan
Browne's Bar Front	2:00pm	Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill, Macdara O'Faolain
Shoemaker's Front Bar	2:00pm	Conor Connolly, Liam O'Brien, Padraic Keane, Oisin Morrisson, Deirdre O'Brien
The Kingdom Bar	2:30pm	Bryan O'Leary, Joe O'Sullivan, Nathan Gourley, Cathal Flood
Crown Bar	3:00pm	Murty Ryan, Dessie Kelliher, John Kelly, Brian Mooney
The Forge	3:00pm	Mike Kelliher and friends
The Kingdom Bar Pool Room	3:00pm	Open Session
Tom McCarthy's Front Bar	3:00pm	Cobblestone on Tour — Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Meabh Mulligan, Liam Lonnergan, Ruth McCrohan, Siún Ní Ghlacáin
Hartnett's Bar	3:30pm	Singing Concert — Muireann Nic Amhlaíobh, Barry Kerr, Tim Dennehy, Mickey MacConnell
River Island Con's Bar	4:00pm	Open Session
Kearney's Bar	4:00pm	Simon Crehan and friends
The Kingdom Bar Pool Room	4:30pm	Mike Brosnan, Tom O'Connell, Kirill Healy
Browne's Bar Front	5:00pm	Daithi Gormley, Tommasso Tornielli, Liam Flanagan
Shoemaker's Back Bar	5:00pm	Tara Breen, Orlaith McAuliffe, Danny O'Mahony, Ger Naughton
Crown Back Bar	5:00pm	Open Session
Shoemaker's Front Bar	5:30pm	Caoimhe Flannery, Éimear Flannery, Paul de Grae
Crown Bar	6:00pm	Tom Morrow, Dylan Carlos, Céin Sweeney, John McCairtin
River Island Con's Bar	6:00pm	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)
Browne's Back Bar	6:00pm	Conor Connolly, Andrea Palandri, Padraic Keane, Liam O'Brien
Kearney's Bar	6:30pm	Aidan Coffey, Seamus Sands, Eamon O'Riordan, Brian Mooney
The Kingdom Bar	7:00pm	Fergus McGorman, Sean Garvey, Barry Kerr, Ciaran MacAogáin
Hartnett's Bar	7:30pm	Mikie O'Gorman, Alan Finn, Marie O'Gorman, Rebecca McCarthy Kent, Ger Naughton, Kate O'Gorman

Saturday · 29 October Night Trail

Sessions complete

Saturday · 29 October — session trail schedule by location, time and musicians
Location	Time	Musicians
Browne's Back Bar	8:30pm	Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Donal O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Brien
O'Riada's Bar	9:00pm	Seamus Begley, Mick O'Brien and friend
Hughes Cordal	9:00pm	Eilis Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Fionn O'Hanlon
Lyons Scartaglen	9:00pm	Mike Brosnan, Donal Cullinane, Mike Rice
Kearney's Bar	9:30pm	Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Gearoid Curtin, Darragh Horan
Browne's Front Bar	9:30pm	Maura O'Connor, Michael Broderick, Padraig Enright, Sean Kelliher, Thomas Barrett
Shoemaker's Back Bar	9:30pm	Céin Sweeney, Dylan Carlos, John McCairtin, Darragh Murphy, Tadhg Mulligan
Tom McCarthy's Front Bar	9:30pm	Danny O'Mahony, Orlaith McAuliffe, Nathan Gourley, Caoimhin O'Fearghaill
River Island Con's Bar	10:00pm	Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Liam Flanagan, Macdara O'Faoláin
Shoemaker's Front Bar	10:00pm	Dáithí Gormley, Oisin MacDiarmada, Tommasso Tornielli, Nathan Gourley
The Kingdom Bar	10:00pm	Eamon O'Riordan, Andrea Palandri, Liam O'Brien, Deirdre O'Brien
Hartnett's Bar	10:30pm	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.

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

Sunday · 30 October Night Trail

Sessions complete

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

Monday · 31 October

Sessions complete

Session Trail resumes and runs until late.

Monday · 31 October — session trail schedule by location, time and musicians
Location	Time	Musicians
Hartnett's Bar	2:30pm	Sorcha Costello, Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Padraig O'Dubhghaill
Shoemaker's Back Bar	2:30pm	Donal Murphy, Eoghan Murphy and friends
The Crown	3:00pm	Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Brian Mooney
Kearney's Bar	3:00pm	Joe O'Sullivan, Con Moynihan, Mikie O'Gorman, Bryan O'Leary
Browne's Front Bar	3:00pm	Maura O'Connor, Padraig Enright, Micheal Broderick, Ian Sheehy, James O'Connor
O'Riada's Bar	4:00pm	Sharon Shannon, Seamus Begley and friends
Kingdom Bar	4:30pm	Nickie McAuliffe, Connie O'Connell, Eileen de Paor, Anne McAuliffe
Tom McCarthy's Front Bar	4:30pm	Mick Culloty, PJ Teehan, Sean Abeyta, Mike Rice
Hartnett's Bar	7:00pm	Evening Session — Jessie Healy, Greta Curtin, Darragh Horan, Gearoid Curtin
Browne's Front Bar	9:00pm	Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Eibhlin de Paor, Eoghan O'Sullivan