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Cork County Council is delighted to present “Cork Co Co Pops” a season of live outdoor performances, including theatre, trad, rock, spoken word, classical and opera. Supported by Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media LLPPS Scheme.

CORK CoCo POPS

November

PROGRAMME 2021

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05 Sunday Donal Clancy The Mall Arts Centre, Youghal 3.30pm to 5pm (Doors open at 2.30pm)

‘Donal is a consummate Celtic guitarist with a voice sympathetic to a range of different song cultures and with a sense of musical arrangement true to the great classical Irish tradition’ – Archie Fisher€5TICKETS

05 Sunday Charolais a play by Noni StapletonGaggin Community Centre, The Junction, Clonakilty Rd 3pm

A surreal, black comedy of love, longing and one woman’s intense rivalry. Charolais gives the age-old theme a new twist - the other woman is a purebred Charolais (French) heifer.€10TICKETS

04 Saturday Rebecca Stormin ConcertSt George’s Arts CentreMitchelstown

This will be an incredible performance at what will be her only and most intimate public performance in Ireland before Christmas 2021.€40

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26 Friday “A Very Merry and Firey Circus” by Circus Factory, in conjunction with Riuchi Macroom Town Centre 5pm and 8pm

Celebrate the turning on of the Christmas Lights with some daredevil circus. Be wowed by the beauty of fire dancing, and howl at the Christmas Tree Tango.FREE

30 Tuesday Cork Pops QuartetOak Lodge, Cloyne 11am Brookfield Care Centre, Leamara 3pm

Cork Pops Quartet: 10 live carehome performances in County Cork featuring a programme of light classical music and popular Cork songs devised by Evelyn Grant RTÉ lyric fm.Residents Only

27 Saturday Darragh McLoughlin and Justin Grounds present, ‘Stories of Falling Objects’Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre 7pm

Witness the story of a falling object unfolding on canvas. Darragh McLoughlin occupies the intersection between artforms as his research into

object balancing takes him into the realms of drawing with a musical collaboration.€15TICKETS

03 Friday Tadhg Hickey / In One Eye,

Out The Other St George’s Arts CentreMitchelstown 8pm

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you a weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, telling the story of Feargal, the downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic.€15

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03 Friday Lewis BarfootSirius Arts Centre 8pm

Lewis Barfoot is an Irish/English singer-songwriter who blends evocative vocals with original compositions and reinventions of traditional songs from across Ireland and the UK. She is performing tracks from her debut album, Glenaphuca, which was released in 2021.€15TICKETS

Please note: All events will take place in line public health guidelines to ensure the safety and well being of audiences, performers and staff.

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09 Thursday An evening with Frankie

Gavin, Martín O’Connor with Catherine McHugh Kilworth Community Centre 8pm

Enjoy a session of high energy trad music and much more with fiddle, flute, accordion and keyboard from three of Ireland’s finest musicians.€25TICKETS

09 Thursday Sean Keane - The Return Tour Hibernian Hotel Mallow 8pm

Sean Keane has probably the most unique voice in Irish music and along with his band, he will perform a mixture of Irish folk music ,pop, blues and country numbers drawn from his 16 albums.€20TICKETS

08 Wednesday Tadhg Hickey / In One Eye, Out The OtherDeBarra’s, Clonakilty 8pm

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you a weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, telling the story of Feargal, the downtrodden but cheery

man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an

alcoholic.€15TICKETS

09 Thursday Long Way Home DUO School Yard Theatre 8pm

Long Way Home is a roots music duo currently based in Co. Cork. (Owen Schinkel (Netherlands) & Kylie Lay Anderson (Utah USA) While drawing from experience in Bluegass and American-roots music their diverse repertoire ranges from recognizable favourites to original songs that are based on their own real-life experiences.€10 - €15TICKETS

07 Tuesday Cork Pops Quartet:Fermoy Community Hospital 11amAmberley Home and Retirement Cottage 2pm

10 live carehome performances in County Cork featuring a programme of light classical music and popular Cork songs devised by Evelyn Grant RTÉ lyric fm.Residents Only

05 Sunday Tadhg Hickey / In One Eye, Out The OtherSchoolyard Theatre & Arts Centre, Old Limerick Road, Charleville 8pm

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you a weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, telling the story of Feargal, the downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic.€10-15

09 Thursday Tadhg Hickey / In One Eye, Out The Other Levis’, Balldehob 8pm

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you a weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, telling the story of Feargal, the downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic.€15TICKETS

10 Friday The Fresh Air CollectiveHowards’ Court, Bandon4-8pm

Bandon has a long history of markets, and Creative Bandon is delighted to offer our Christmas Market with the very live Fresh Air Collective and the mercurial Alchemy Arts.Browse the best of Bandon for Christmas gifts while enjoying some mulled wine to fantastic gypsy-jazz melodies. Children will be well entertained by the giant Jack Frost and his Ice-Queen.€15

Please note: All events will take place in line public health guidelines to ensure the safety and well being of audiences, performers and staff.

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December11 Saturday Jordan KennellyThe Market Square, Youghal 1.30pm to 3.30 pm

Singer/songwriter Jordan will perform a selection of all-time favourite folk, pop and Christmas songs along with his own original compositions. FREE

10 Friday Jimmy Crowley & Eve Telford Sirius Arts Centre 8pm

Jimmy Crowley is an Irish musician who specialises in collecting and playing traditional music from County Cork. Eve Telford is a singer-songwriter who explores music traditions of Ireland. They are performing a selection of songs connected to folk.€15TICKETS

11 Saturday Majella Cullagh with the BelCanto ChoirSt George’s Arts Centre, Mitchelstown 7:30pm

A very special performance of seasonal and popular music in what promises to be a joyful Christmas concert in a unique and beautiful venue.€25TICKETS

11 SaturdaySoftday Sirius Arts Centre 3pm

Softday is the collaborative practice of artists Sean Taylor and Mikael Fernström. They create sonifications, objects and performances. This event considers themes of water rights and ecology. It includes the screening of Uisce Salach, an experimental sound/text live presentation, and a discussion around works that they produced informed by environmental matters related to Cobh.FREEREGISTER

11 Saturday Rachel Doolin ‘What Colour is the Rain?’(Suitable for 0 to 3 years of age)

Rosie O’Regan ‘Petra Dreams of Snow’(Suitable for 3 to 5 years of age)

Damian Punch ‘Christmas Gone Wrong’(Suitable for 6 to 10 years of age)Glounthaune Community Centre, Glounthaune 9.30 to 4pm

Glounthaune Community Centre Association present the Children’s Winter Festival: Bringing the joy of live theatre to the very youngest of audience, from babes in arms to 10 years of age, in a day long programme of special live performances.€3-€10MORE DETAILS

10 Friday Tadhg Hickey / In One Eye, Out The Other Mall Arts Centre, Youghal 8pm

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you a weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, telling the story of Feargal, the downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic.€15TICKETS

11 Saturday Tadhg Hickey / In One Eye, Out The Other Aghada Community Centre 8pm

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you a weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, telling the story of Feargal, the downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic.€15TICKETS

Please note: All events will take place in line public health guidelines to ensure the safety and well being of audiences, performers and staff.

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12 Sunday West Cork MusicLevis Corner House, Main Street, Ballydehob7pm

A selection the musicians who have appeared in the Resound series so far including; Eoghan O’Keeffe, Frank Wieler & Polly Barrett and Bean Dolan’s Big Band will perform in one of West Cork’s most iconic locations.€15TICKETS

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December11 Saturday Fiona Kelleher & Jim Murray present Suan : Winter Songs for Early Years Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre 12 noon & 2pm

A concert performance of wintry songs and sounds for very young children and their parents. Fiona Kelleher together with Jim Murray will host a musical journey celebrating the beauty and comfort of winter through music and song. Join us for a winter adventure and bring your hat and scarf!!€10 (per family of 2/3)TICKETS

12 Sunday Fresh Air CollectiveThe Mall Arts Centre, Youghal3.30pm to 5pm (Doors open at 2.30pm)

Sweet music from world folk traditions, including klezmer music, tangos, waltzes, original songs and gypsy-jazz melodies€5.00TICKETS

13 Monday An afternoon with Mary Coughlan & FriendsKilworth Community Centre 3.30pm

A memorable afternoon with Internationally-acclaimed blues legend Mary Coughlan as she shares her lived-in songs and stories with us.€25TICKETS

13 Monday Cork Pops Quartet:Bantry hospital St.Joseph’s ward 11amClonakilty Carehome 3pm

10 live carehome performances in County Cork featuring a programme of light classical music and popular Cork songs devised by Evelyn Grant RTÉ lyric fm.Residents Only

14 Tuesday Cork Pops Quartet:Teach Altra Nursing Home Newmarket 11amCobh Community Hospital 2:30pm

10 live carehome performances in County Cork featuring a programme of light classical music and popular Cork songs devised by Evelyn Grant RTÉ lyric fm.Residents Only

12 Sunday Music Fills the AirBallymaloe Grainstore, Carrigaun Room 6pm

Scarlet String Quartet Celebrate Christmas with the sound of strings. A concert to lighten your spirits. The quartet perform a bouquet of tango, waltz, romantic and Broadway plus a feast of Christmas music.€15TICKETS

Please note: All events will take place in line public health guidelines to ensure the safety and well being of audiences, performers and staff.

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17 FridayThe Jazz EnsembleMarket Muse 12 noon The Old Fishmarket, Bandon

Want to Grab a coffee and chillout at our newly reopened pedestrian precinct while enjoying a lunch-time concert from guitar-led quartet blending Swing and Latin classics with stompin’ tunes from the Gypsy Jazz repertoire.

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December

18 Saturday The Comedy Night (Hosted by Coco Club’sCornelius O’Sullivan)Schoolyard Theatre & Arts Centre, Charleville

The show will bring the feeling and magic of a live comedy club experience to a rural setting for people who may have never experienced such an event before. The host will open proceedings and chat informally with the crowd getting to know them all the while adding levity to the occasion. €10-15TICKETS

18 Saturday Billy KennedyThe Orchard, Crosshaven Community Garden 7pm

Billy Kennedy and Band with special guests The Crosshaven Community Choir.€20TICKETS

16 ThursdayTrioSirius Arts Centre 8pm

Trio brings together singers and musicians Caroline Faher, John Daly and Dominic Finn. They are performing an eclectic mix of Christmas songs and popular classics with their own twist.€15TICKETS

16 ThursdayFight NightSchoolyard Theatre & Arts Centre, Charleville 8pm

Fight Night is a gripping journey charting the comeback of Dan Coyle Jr, a failed amateur boxer from a long line of accomplished fighters. Living in the shadows of his overbearing father and his brother’s Olympic success, Dan lets his training slip in favour of girls and booze. Then, an incident with his father minutes before a crucial bout splinters the family. It’s not until the birth of his own son years later that his competitive fire is reignited, and he takes the first tentative steps on his road to redemption. €10-15TICKETS

18 Saturday Quangodelic & Ainé DuffyThe Dome at The Shambles, Kilbrogan Hill, Bandon5.30pm

Gathering in mid-winter is an ancient tradition, so come to the Shambles for an outdoor funk party. Wrap up well, bring a hot drink, keep your distance - but don’t forget your dancing shoes!FREE

15 Wednesday Cork Pops Quartet:Cramer’s Court, Belgooley 2pmAperee Living Conna 2pm

10 live carehome performances in County Cork featuring a programme of light classical music and popular Cork songs devised by Evelyn Grant RTÉ lyric fm.Residents Only

18 Saturday Linda Kenny and the renowned Glaslinn Choir.The Old Fishmarket, Bridge Lane, Bandon 3pm

Enjoy an exhilarating performance of new and old carols from our celebrated torchbearers. An Amazonian affair held outdoors and covid compliant, great to herald the start of Christmas week.FREE

Please note: All events will take place in line public health guidelines to ensure the safety and well being of audiences, performers and staff.

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28 Tuesday Paul McMahon, Thaddeus Ó Buachalla , Moze Jacobs, Patrick Healy, Lauren O’Donovan, Michael Ray, Róisín Leggett Bohan Clonakilty Community Arts Centre 7:30 - 9:30pm

Poetry with a musical soundtrack that creates pictures for the mind. Performed with conviction, clarity, skill, and a range of emotions. Partly improvised. Shifts into musical territory at the end.FREE

19 SundayBlackwater Valley Opera presents ‘Christmas Crackers’The Mall Arts Centre, Youghal 3.30pm to 4.30pm (Doors open at 2.30pm)

A concert of Operatic Classics, Christmas Festive Favourites and Irish Song. Soprano, Kelly- Ann Masterson and Bass-Baritone, Rory Dunne, will perform and exciting programme accompanied on piano by Aoife O’Sullivan.€5 TICKETS

18 Saturday Ruairí de LeastarThe Market Square, Youghal 1.30pm to 3.30 pm

Brimming with talent and showmanship Ruairí delivers well-crafted songs with true passion, comfortable in all genres of music, a treat not to be missed.FREE

28 Tuesday Call of the Sea - Ilse de Ziah, Ian Date, Fiona Kennedy and the DivinersSea Church, Ballycotton 8pm

Five distinctive performers present a glorious and uplifting acoustic concert blending cello, solo guitar, innovative folk/trad, and award winning singer-songwriting.€20TICKETS

18 Saturday Christmas from the BlackwaterMallow Castle 12pm-4.30

Christmas from the Blackwater is a 1 day music event with top musical acts with a Christmas market built around it in the beautiful setting of Mallow Castle. Entertainment will include bands, solo acts, carol singers, Xmas swing music with Santa and his friends making a special appearance among all the local stalls of food and crafts.€5 child €10 AdultTICKETS

21 Tuesday Solstice CelebrationsKilleagh Community Hall, Main Street, Killeagh 8pm

Solstice Celebrations with Women in Ceremony (Linda Cullen & Noelle Ni Riagain), Paddy Doyle, Cormac Moholly & Fresh Air Collective. An evening of performance, storytelling and music to light up the shortest day of the year. Come together and be amazed by circus performers, charmed by tall tales, witness rituals and feel gypsy jazz run through your bones. €6TICKETS

Please note: All events will take place in line public health guidelines to ensure the safety and well being of audiences, performers and staff.

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08 WednesdayCharolais by Noni StapletonThe Hub at The Palace Theatre 8pmTICKETS

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05 Sunday Matinee Classical Christmas with Vladimir Jablokov and Vincent LynchThe Hub at The Palace Theatre 3pmSingle ticket €15Family ticket €40 (2 adults & 2 teens)TICKETS

The Hub at The Palace Theatre presents

05 Sunday The Vladimir Jablokov Christmas ConcertThe Hub at The Palace Theatre8pmSingle ticket €15Family ticket €40 (2 adults & 2 teens)TICKETS

Please note: All events will take place in line public health guidelines to ensure the safety and well being of audiences, performers and staff.

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09 ThursdayThe Sand ParkThe Hub at The Palace Theatre 8pmSingle ticket €15Family ticket €40 (2 adults & 2 teens)TICKETS

10 FridayKrapp’s Last Tape performed by Denis ConwayThe Hub at The Palace Theatre 8pmSingle ticket €15Family ticket €40 (2 adults & 2 teens)TICKETS

11 SaturdayThe Handy Man by Seamus O’RourkeThe Hub at The Palace Theatre 8pmSingle ticket €15Family ticket €40 (2 adults & 2 teens)TICKETS