Drummergirl

Definitely get to Miltowm Malbay for the Willy Clancy Week if at all possible. The weekends are pretty hectic so try midweek. Plenty of sessions during the day, in all the pubs (bar one - and that's a secret!). There's an excellent singing concert on the Friday afternoon (English and Gaelic). Apart from that, Marrinan's pub in the main street is the main singers' hangout.

Enjoy.

Regards

p.s. Among the various classes run in the morning, there's a "Singing Workshop" run by Ian Lee and Brian Mullen. Not singing classes but illustrated talks about the singing tradition, with lots of good singers brought in to demonstrate. I recommend it - and you can just join in for one morning, if you like.