Ireland at the Celtic Connections Festival 2015

Celtic Connections 2015, the UK’s premier celebration of Celtic music, begins on 15 January and runs until 1 February. It showcases talent from across the world in folk, roots, indie, and Americana music. There are strong Irish elements in this exciting festival, and the line-up sees a host of Irish performers, including in the following acts:

Friday 16 January
The Lost Brothers
The Rambling Boys

Friday 16 – Monday 19 January
The Second Coming
Saturday 17 January
New Road
Gaels le Cheile
Diane Cannon

Sunday 18 January
The Sea Road Sessions

Wednesday 21 January
Lynched
Michelle Burke

Thursday 22 January
Luka Bloom
The Alan Kelly Gang

Friday 23 January
Peter Carberry and Padraig McGovern
Motu: Oiléain

Saturday 24 January
Moxie
Dallahan

Sunday 25 January
ALDOC

Tuesday 27 January
Frances Black and Kieran Goss
Usher’s Island

Wednesday 28 January
St Roch’s Senior Ceili Band

Thursday 29 January
Tannahill Irish Songs
Danú

Friday 30 January
Mary Bergin & Kevin Conneff, and Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees

Saturday 31 January
A Stór mo Chroí
Hudson Taylor

Read more about the Celtic Connections Festival and book tickets at its website, or follow the festival on Twitter.