26–30 October 2023

Session Trail 2023 — Archive

A record of Ireland's biggest traditional music session trail — sessions across multiple venues in Castleisland, 26–30 October 2023. All sessions have now taken place.

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Thu 26 Oct

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Fri 27 Oct

from 4:30pm

Sat 28 Oct

from 1pm

Sun 29 Oct

from noon

Mon 30 Oct

from 1:30pm

Thursday · 26 October

Opening Night Sessions complete

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

8:00pm Shoemakers Front Bar
Timmy Flaherty, Maura O'Connor, John Paul Reynolds
8:15pm Browne's Bar Front
Eilis Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Seán Leahy
8:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Colm Gannon, Seán Gavin, Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh
8:30pm The Crown
Mike Kelliher, Seán Kelliher, Rebecca McCarthy Kent
8:30pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Eileen de Paor, Con Moynihan, Denis O'Connor
9:00pm River Island Con's Bar Downstairs
Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating and friends
9:00pm River Island La Bodega
Open Session

Friday · 27 October

Sessions complete

1pm – Sliabh Luachra Teenage Trad Session, St John's Hall, Castleisland. 8pm – Opening Concert at River Island Hotel featuring Jesse Smith, Colm Gannon, Seán Gavin, Tara Breen, Órlaith McAuliffe, Catherine McHugh, Paddy Glackin, Gay McKeown, Mary Corcoran, Cathy Jordan, Killarney School of Music, Eileen O'Brien & Jackie Daly, Jackie Daly & Kevin Burke, Frankie Gavin & Catherine McHugh. Doors 7pm.

4:30pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Welcoming Session — Timmy Connors, Raymond O'Sullivan, John Walsh and friends
6:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Connie O'Connell, Eibhlin de Paor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Gerry Harrington
6:30pm Browne's Bar Front
Timmy Flaherty, Maura O'Connor, John Paul Reynolds
6:30pm River Island Con's Bar Downstairs
Mick Culloty, PJ Teahan, Seán Abeyta and friends
7:00pm Kearney's Bar
Bryan O'Leary, Mikie O'Gorman, Colm Guilfoyle, Marie O'Gorman
7:00pm River Island La Bodega
Open Session
9:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Lily O'Connor, Caoilte Morrisson, Joe Mannion, Caoimhe Morrisson
9:00pm Browne's Bar Back
Session in Memory of Con Moynihan — Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Donal Cullinane, Emma O'Leary
9:00pm Shoemakers Front Bar
Brian O'Loughlin, Siún Ní Ghlacáin, Ruth McCrohan
9:00pm Lyons Bar
Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Paul De Grae
9:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Dylan Carlos, Céin Sweeney, John McCartin, Tom Morrow, Peter McKenna
9:30pm The Crown
Diarmuid O'Meachair, Eamon O'Riordan, Clíodhna Costello, Padraig O'Dubhghaill
9:30pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Keelan McGrath, Ademar O'Connor, Seán Kelliher
9:30pm The Kingdom Bar
Sinead McKenna, Mel McGinley, Nia Byrne, Rachel Masterson, Mickey Fearon
9:30pm Flemings Bar Scartaglen
Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Gearoid Dineen
10:00pm Browne's Bar Front
Damien Mullane, Seán O'Meara, Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy
10:00pm River Island Con's Bar Downstairs
Aidan Connolly, Nathan Gourley, Laura Feddersen, Iarlaith McGowan, Alan Murray
10:00pm Kearney's Bar
Eilis Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Cathal Flood, Mike Rice
10:00pm Tom McCarthy's Snug
George McAdam, Dan Gurney, Calvin McGonigle
10:00pm Crown Back Bar
Josephine Marsh, Mick Kinsella, Declan Corey

Saturday · 28 October

Daytime Trail Sessions complete
1:00pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Lily O'Connor, Caoilte Morrisson, Joe Mannion, Sarah O'Gorman, Ademar O'Connor
1:00pm River Island Con's Bar Downstairs
Greta Curtin, Gearoid Curtin, Rachel Masterson, Jessie Healy
2:00pm River Island La Bodega
Open Session
2:00pm Nana Beas
Michael Healy, Kirill Healy, Seán Butler
2:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Bryan O'Leary, Michael O'Connor, Colm Guilfoyle
2:30pm The Kingdom Bar
Tom O'Connell, Niall O'Connor, Donal Cullinane
3:00pm The Kingdom Bar Pool Room
Open Session
4:00pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Conor Connolly, Eamon O'Riordan, Andrea Palandri, Padraig O'Dubhghaill, Paudie O'Connor
4:00pm River Island Con's Bar Downstairs
Open Session
4:30pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Colm Gannon, Jessie Smith, Sean Gavin
5:30pm The Kingdom Bar
Keelan McGrath, Alan Finn, Seán Kelliher
6:00pm Tom McCarthy's Snug
Derek Hickey, Paddy Tutty, Liam Flanagan

Saturday · 28 October

Night Trail Sessions complete
9:00pm O'Riada's Bar
Conor Connolly, Liam O'Brien, Eamonn O'Riordan, Gearoid Dineen
9:30pm The Crown
Joe Mannion, Ademar O'Connor, Lily O'Connor, Caoilte Morrisson, Peter McKenna
9:30pm Kearney's Bar
Eilis Murphy, Jonathan Roche, Donal Cullinane, Cathal Flood
9:30pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Damien Mullane, Seán O'Meara, Jeremy Spencer
9:30pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Timmy Flaherty, Aaron Glancy, John Paul Reynolds
9:30pm Flemings Bar Scartaglen
Josephine Marsh, Mick Kinsella, Declan Corey
10:00pm Browne's Bar Front
Keelan McGrath, Alan Finn, Seán Kelliher
10:00pm Browne's Back Bar
Fuinneamh
10:00pm The Kingdom
Colm Gannon, Jesse Smith, Sean Gavin, Joe DeGeorge
10:00pm Shoemakers Front Bar
Danny O'Mahony, Órlaith McAuliffe, Hannah Gourley, Laura Feddersen, Alan Murray
10:00pm River Island Con's Bar Downstairs
Niall Hanna, Eamon O'Riordan
10:00pm River Island La Bodega
Open Session
10:00pm Lyons Bar
Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Mairead Corridan, Gearoid Dineen
10:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Tara Breen, Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy, Conor Moriarty, Darragh Horan
10:30pm Tom McCarthy's Snug
PJ Teahan After Party — Mick Culloty, Rhona O'Driscoll, Seán Abeyta, Michelle Anne Houlihan, Mike Rice, Thomas Mac Lawless

Sunday · 29 October

Daytime Trail Sessions complete

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

12:00pm Browne's Bar Front
Jackie Daly, Peter Browne, Pat Fleming
12:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Danny Collins, Sarah O'Gorman, Rebecca McCarthy Kent, Seán Kelliher
12:30pm The Crown
Conor O'Connell, Eibhlin de Paor, Mary Crowley
12:30pm Kearney's Bar
Alan Finn, Conor Daly, Fionn O'Hanlon
1:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Liam O'Brien, Conor Connolly, Andrea Palandri, Padraig O'Dubhghaill
1:30pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Michael Healy, Colm Guilfoyle, Mike O'Gorman, Kirill Healy
2:00pm Browne's Bar Front
Gerry Harrington, Máire O'Keeffe, Peter Browne, Ciaran Kelly
2:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Derek Hickey, John McEvoy, Kirill Healy
2:00pm The Kingdom
Timmy Connors, Dylan Carlos, John McCartin, Tom Morrow
2:00pm Shoemakers Front Bar
Céin Sweeney and friends
3:00pm The Crown
Keelan McGrath, Shannon McGinley, Nia Byrne
3:00pm Tom McCarthy's Snug
Caoimhe Flannery, Eimear Flannery, Paul de Grae
3:30pm River Island Con's Bar
Open Singing Session — All Singers Welcome
3:30pm Flemings Bar Scartaglen
Jonathan Roche, Jeremy Spencer, Eilis Murphy, Seán Leahy
4:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Méabh Begley, Niall Begley
4:00pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Aaron Glancy, Timmy Flaherty, Daisy Smith
4:00pm River Island La Bodega
Open Session
5:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Michael Healy, Colm Guilfoyle, Mike O'Gorman
6:00pm River Island Con's Bar
Conor Connolly, Deirdre O'Brien, Alan Murray
6:00pm The Crown
Alan Finn
6:30pm Hughes Bar Cordal
Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Emma O'Leary
7:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Con Moynihan, Denis O'Connor, Gerard Dineen, John O'Sullivan
7:30pm O'Riada's Bar
Jackie Daly, Eileen O'Brien, Mary Conroy

Sunday · 29 October

Night Trail Sessions complete
8:00pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Donal O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan
8:30pm River Island Con's Bar
Caoimhe Flannery, Eimear Flannery, Paul de Grae
9:00pm Lyons Bar
Diarmuid O'Meachair, Eamonn O'Meachair, Eamonn O'Riordan
9:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Keelan McGrath, Alan Finn, Shannon McGinley, Greta Curtin
9:30pm Kearney's Bar
Dylan Carlos, Céin Sweeney, John McCartin, Tara Breen
9:30pm Shoemakers Front Bar
Conor Connolly, Liam O'Brien, Andrea Palandri, Seán Kelliher
9:30pm Flemings Bar Scartaglen
Mike Brosnan, Kirill Healy, Michael Healy
10:00pm The Crown
Danny O'Mahony, Órlaith McAuliffe, Paddy Tutty, Tom Morrow
10:00pm Crown Back Bar
Open Session
10:00pm Browne's Back Bar
Fuinneamh
10:00pm The Kingdom
Sinead McKenna, Rachel Masterson, Mickey Fearon, Gearoid Curtin
10:00pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Brian Fitzgerald, Loma Fitzgerald, John Wynne, John McEvoy
10:00pm River Island La Bodega
Open Session
10:00pm O'Riada's Bar
Méabh Begley, Eoin Begley, Niall Begley
10:30pm Browne's Bar Front
Jonathan Roche, Eilis Murphy, Jeremy Spencer, Fionn O'Hanlon

Monday · 30 October

Sessions complete

Session Trail resumes and runs until late.

1:30pm Shoemakers Front Bar
Sinead McKenna, Peter McKenna, Mickey Fearon, Robbie Harris
2:00pm The Crown
Donie Nolan, Gearoid Keating, Brian Mooney
2:30pm Hartnett's Bar
Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Gary O'Brien, Robbie Harris, Roisín O'Connor
3:00pm Browne's Front Bar
John Brosnan, Tim Kerins, Mary Conroy
3:00pm Shoemakers Back Bar
Donal Murphy, Greta Curtin, Jessie Healy and friends
3:00pm Kearney's Bar
Joe O'Sullivan, Con Moynihan, Mike O'Gorman, Mickey Fearon, Fionn O'Hanlon, Denis O'Connor
3:00pm O'Riada's Bar
Nathan Gourley, Laura Feddersen, Michael Healy, Kirill Healy
3:00pm Flemings Bar Scartaglen
Nuala Dalton, Emma O'Leary, Donal Cullinane, Cathal Flood
4:00pm Lyons Bar
Pat Fleming, Conor Daly, Marie Cotter and friend
4:30pm The Kingdom Bar
Nickie McAuliffe, Conor O'Connell, Eileen de Paor, Anne McAuliffe
4:30pm Tom McCarthy's Front Bar
Mick Culloty, PJ Teehan, Sean Abeyta, Mike Rice
9:00pm Hartnett's Bar
Jessie Healy, Greta Curtin, Darragh Horan, Gearoid Curtin
9:00pm Browne's Front Bar
Paudie O'Connor, Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Eibhlin de Paor, Paul de Grae