I have now got hold of the programme for the Sheffield Irish Festival ( actually - I've got hold of a boxful which I've got to distribute). The following are the main music events - although some have not confirmed - make sure that you ring to check .Sheffield Irish Forum Number - 0114 2210481
Saturday 24th February - Van Morrison Sheffield City Hall
Friday 2nd March - John Dowling & Mahogany Gas Pipe - Gardener's Rest ,Neepsend Lane ( Marie Curie Cancer Research Fundraiser)
Friday 2nd March - Frain Family - Red House Solly Street
Saturday 3rd March - Traditional Irish Music Workshops - National Centre for Popular Music
Dermot Kearney - Banjo Danny Meehan - fiddle masterclass Reg Hall - Button accordian Steafan Hannigan - Low Whistle
Please ring the forum to book / confirmation of artists
Saturday 3rd March - Dermot Kearney, Danny Meehan, Reg Hall, SheafKnot and Exclusively Irish Dancers at St Phillips Social Club, Netherthorpe.
Monday 5th March - Dog and Partridge Session with Mahogany Gas Pipe
Tuesday 6th March - An evening with Brendan Ingle - Library theatre
Westlife - Sheffield Arena (!) ( and next two days)
Robin Garside - Red House , Solly Street
Wednesday 7th March
Dermot Kearney - Dog and Partridge
Thursday 8th March
The Grand acoustic Road show - Pauline Cato , Tom McConville, Clive Carrroll, Maggie Boyle - The Arts Centre - Chesterfield
Bohinta (featuring Martin and Aine Furey & Greig Stewart) at Bob Hazel Wood's Folk-Blues and Roots Concert Lounge - 509 Ecclesall Road , Sheffield
March 9th
Davey Arthur, Mike Gavin, Ray Hearn & Exclusively Irish Dancers - Sheffield Library Theatre
Greencastle Ceili Band - Rotherham Trades Club
Monday 12th March
Session - Dog and Partridge - Mahogangy Gas Pipe
Tuesday 13th March
Session - Led by Brain Gilmer - Fagins
Thursday 15th March
Brendan Power and Dean Magraw at Bob Hazelwood's Folk-Blues and Rootes Concert Lounge, 509 Ecclesall Road Sheffield.
Friday 16th March
Jim Mahoney - Gardener's Rest Neepsend Lane
Hekety - St Patricks's night ceili - Arts Centre Chesterfield
Saturday 17th March
Lots of stuff - all day Orchard Square Sheffield
Frain Family & Celtic Supporters - Millmoor Hotal Rotherham
St Patrick Night specials - Gardener's Rest, Dog & Partridge , The Grapes Hotel ( Trippet Lane)
Brian Harvey (Ex of East 17) National Centre for Popular Music - in aid of Robert Hammil Campaign Dance display - The Elizabeth Byrne School of Irish Dance
Dinner & Dance - South Yorkshire Police Sports & Social Club, Niagara Sheffield - dancing to The Richard Kavanagh Quartet & Irish Dancers (Scoil Rince Nua ) - in aid of lots of charities
Sunday 18th March
Irish Tea Dance - Sally Glennon Band - St Phillips club , Netherthorpe
Monday 19th March
Sesssion - Dog & Partridge - Mahogany Gas Pipe
Tuesday 20th March
Evening in aid of Eastwood Day Centre - Old Foggy Dewo, Mahoganny Gas Pipe , Annis A Cara and others - Rotherham Trades Club
Wednesday 21st March
Dermont Kearny - Dog & Partridge
Thursday 22nd March
Tomas Lynch - Bob Hazelwood's Folk-Blues and Roots Concert Lounge - 509 Eccleshall Road Sheffield
Friday 23rd March
Chris Sherbourne, Denny Bartley & Nick Scott, Ray Hearn, Exclusively Irish Dancers - St Phillips Social Club , Netherthorpe
Saturday 24th March
Tradditional Music Workshops - National Centre for Popular Music
Concertina - John Turner
Seanos - Mick Furey
Tin Whistle - Francis & Diz Feeley
Guitar workshop - Eoin Tether
Fiddle masterclass - Nick Farelley
Fiddle workshop - Cath James
Pipe Workshop - Brain Howard
Voice Workshop - John Horsey
Bodhran Workshop - Ciaran Boyle
Followed by session in the bar
Again ring to confirm interest
Monday 26th March
Session - Dog & Partridge - Mahogany Gas Pipe
Wednesday 28th March
Nick Farrelly - Gardner's Rest
Friday 30th March
Frain Family, John Dowling & The Critics , Exclisively Irish Dancers - Rotherham Trades Club
Sunday 1st April/Monday 2nd April
The Corrs - Sheffield Arena
Thursday 5th April
Chris Newman and Maire Ni Chathasaigh - Arts Centre - Chesterfield
Sunday 22nd April
Gary Moore - Sheffield City Hall
Thursday 17th May
Dermot O'Leary & The Bards (Fundraiser for Carmel Care) - St Phillip's Social Club - Netherthorpe
This is just the musical side of the festival - there are lots of conferences, Irish language and history events and films. Please send me a personal message if you want any more details about anything - I will be happy to send you a full programme. or ring the forum number at the top this message or email - sheffieldirishforum@workstation.org.uk or me julie.fotheringham@sheffcol.ac.uk
There should be some very good events.
All the best Julie