Family Programme Temple Bar TradFest 2013

Family

Programme

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Principal Sponsors

Media Partner

International Partner

With

Thanks To

Festival Supporters

The Arts Council participation in the Cultural Programme to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union is supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht / Tá rannpháirtíocht na Comhairle Ealaíon sa Chlár Cultúrtha chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chomhairle an Aontais Eor-paigh á tacú ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta.

Welcome!

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Venues

04 Headline Stage –East Essex / Parliament Street

05 Siamsa Cois Life Stage – Fownes Street

06 The New Theatre

07 City Hall

08 National Wax Museum

09 Gallery of Photography

10-11 Christ Church Crypt

12-14 The Ark

15 Irish Film Institute

16-18 Street Entertainment

19 Gallagher’s Boxty House

20 Lucy’s Lounge

21 The grounds of Christ Church Cathedral

Line Up

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Headline Stage –

East Essex / Parliament Street

The headline stage will feature some of the best known names in Irish

music and showcase some of Ireland’s brightest new talents. Enjoy acts

from rock tunes with a trad twist to Irish dancers from all over the

world.

Saturday 26th January

11:10-11:40 TAURENITIS

12:00-12:30 TO BE CONFIRMED

12:50-13:20 TO BE CONFIRMED

13:40-17:00 CELTIC IRISH DANCE FESTIVAL

17:20-17:50 PERFECT FRICTION

18:15-19:30 MARY COUGHLAN

Sunday 27th January

12:00-12:30 HANNAH GRACE

12:50-13:20 MOT HAT MO GHEANSAI

13:40-14:10 AOIFE SCOTT

14:30-15:00 DIT MUSIC ENSEMBLE

15:20-16:10 SUPERTONIC ORCHESTRA

The Arts Council participation in the Cultural Programme to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union is supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht / Tá rannpháirtíocht na Comhairle Ealaíon sa Chlár Cultúrtha chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chom-hairle an Aontais Eorpaigh á tacú ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta.

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12:00-12:45 SEAN TRACEY CCE

13:00-13:45 SHOWSTOPPERS &

KARA BURBAGE SCHOOL OF DANCE

14:00-14:45 CEOLTOIRI CHLUAIN TARBH (Under 18s)

15:00-15:45 SHOWSTOPPERS &

KARA BURBAGE SCHOOL OF DANCE

16:00-16:45 CEOLTOIRI CHLUAIN TARBH (Over 18s)

17:00-17:45 COMHALTAS CEOLTOIRI EIREANN

Sunday 27th January

12:00-12:45 NIALL TEAGUE AND THE FAST COMPANY

13:00-13:45 PAIDÍ BÁN Ó BROIN

14:00-14:45 IRISH DANCE TROUPE

15:00-15:45 DOMABEO MUSIC

16:00-16:45 CHILDREN’S ENSEBLE MAZAIS LETINS

17:00-17:45 COSCÁN

Siamsa Cois Life Stage –

Fownes Street

Young people from Irish music and dancing schools from all over Ire-

land will showcase their talent which will keep your toes tapping and

your hands clapping throughout the afternoon and evening.

The Arts Council participation in the Cultural Programme to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union is supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht / Tá rannpháirtíocht na Comhairle Ealaíon sa Chlár Cultúrtha chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chom-hairle an Aontais Eorpaigh á tacú ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta.

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Thursday 24th & Friday 25th January

18:30-19:45 As part of the festival, IMRO will be running a series of

showcase concerts featuring some of the best emerg-

ing traditional acts in Ireland

PRICE: FREE (Booking essential)


11:00-13:00 IMRO MASTERCLASSES.

IMRO will be presenting a series of masterclasses in the

New Theatre.

IMRO MASTERCLASS WITH JOHN SPILLANE

John Spillane is a Cork native musician/songwriter

who has the ability to appeal equally to audiences of

all ages. He is said to have “a voice full of honesty,

commitment and sensitivity.” Spillane has won two

Meteor Awards and is considered one of the most

accomplished songwriters in Ireland today.


14:00-16:00 IMRO MASTERCLASS WITH CHARLIE LENNON

Charlie Lennon started to play piano at the age of 7

and has since worked his way up composing music

and playing piano, bass, drum and fiddle in several

ceili bands. Many famous Irish musicians and bands

have recorded his tunes, including De Danaan, Liam

O’Flynn, Kevin Burke, Sharon Shannon, Altan and

Pete Quinn.


Places are limited so booking is essential. To reserve your seat please contact

IMRO: Tel 01 6614844 or email: [email protected]

The New Theatre

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13:00 TEASPACH BUAITEOIRÍ– SIANSA GAEL LINN 2012 –

WINNERS

Teaspach is a Sligo based traditional group of 8 young

musicians performing a fresh lively mix of old & new

tunes & songs. The eight talented members of Teaspach

are: Áine Ní Mháirtín- Harp/Piano/Vocals; Nell Ní

Cheallaigh- Fiddle/Vocals; Gearóid Ó Duibhir-Banjo/

Mandolin; Íde Ní Chionnaith-Flute/Vocals; Jason Mac

Aonghusa-Fiddle; Hannah Ní Cheallaigh- Concertina/

Vocals; Peadar Ó Maonaigh -Bodhrán/Percussion/

Vocals; Pádraig Ó Gabháin- Accordian/Vocals. They

are winners of the 2012 Siansa Gael Linn competition,

which is the most prestigious national award for young

traditional groups.

PRICE: FREE

City Hall

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National Wax Museum

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th January

14:00-16:00 The National Wax Museum invites all the family to

come along to take part in a special FX and theatrical

make up demonstration in the Children’s World of

Enchantment. Make up experts from the Belvedere

Academy will be on hand to show all the mums and

dads practical tips and techniques on how to apply

make up for that princess themed birthday party or

for trick or treating Halloween night. The Team from

the Belvedre Academy will transform their volunteers

into a fairy princess, a fluffy bunny or even a horrible

monster.

To become a volunteer please call the Wax Museum Reception on

01 6718373 (Note Volunteer places are very limited).

The National Wax Museum Plus offers a museum experience unlike

any other, whether you are young or old, a culture vulture or fun seeker,

male or female, star struck or star studded, The National Wax Museum

Plus is the ultimate entertainment experience for all.

PRICE: Family Ticket (museum) €25

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Gallery Of Photography

GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY’S ARCHIVE GATHERING PROJECT:

THE IRISH - A PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM.

Gallery of Photography Ireland is inviting Irish people – wherever

they are in the world – to contribute their historical family photo-

graphs online to an emerging photographic archive of “The Irish” and

reflect the many forms of Irish cultural identity – embracing an open

and inclusive interpretation of what it means to be Irish today.

The Gallery of Photography’s Archive Gathering Project will commence

during the Temple Bar TradFest where participants will be invited to

submit their family album images. The Gallery of Photography will

provide a one day scanning and archiving workshop where partici-

pants can bring their original images for scanning.

Contact: Trish Lambe, Gallery of Photography,

T. 01 6714654 E. [email protected]

Please send photos with the following info:

• the names of the family members in the groups

• date (if known)

• name and location of contributor

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GUIDED TOURS

Medieval Tour: Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th Jan 12.30 & 13.30 & 14.30

Belfry Tours: Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th Jan 12.30 & 13.30 & 14.30

PRICE: €4 per person plus entrance fee


11:00-16:00 GENEALOGY

The Irish Family History Foundation has an all Ireland

network of country genealogy centres and is the

largest provider of family history research services

on the island of Ireland. Those wishing to trace their

Irish ancestry can access to over 19 million Irish

records from the 1600s to the 1900s including births,

baptisms, marriages and deaths; Griffith’s Valuation;

Tithe Applotment Books; the 1901 & 1911 census records;

gravestone inscriptions and other sources.

Their experienced researchers from a number of their

county genealogy centres will be offering a free advi-

sory service to visitors to the TradFest to assist them

in locating records relating to their particular family

in a specific county or across any number of counties.

The IFHF and its centres are non profit organizations

providing an online and local service run by trained

genealogists and researchers, as well as computerizing

further records.

PRICE: Entry included in admission fee

Christ Church Crypt

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Tuesday 22ndth - Sunday 27th January

09:30-17:00 THE TUDORS EXHIBITION

A spectacular exhibition of original 16th Century

costumes from the historical series The Tudors.

Designed by Emmy award-winning designer Joan

Bergin, the opulent costumes from the drama have

travelled the world having previously appeared on

display in Macy’s New York on St. Patrick’s Day. The

beautiful gowns feature elaborate beading, embroi-

dery, crotchet and hand painting.


Tuesday 22nd - Sunday 27th January

09:30-17:00 BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER EXHIBITION

An exhibition marking the 350th anniversary of the

1662 Book of Common Prayer is currently on display

in the Crypt. Compiled by Canon Roy Byrne, the exhi-

bition celebrates the great heritage of liturgical reform

and development and draws together a wide variety

of editions of the Book of Common Prayer to illustrate

its 350th anniversary journey. Entitled “the Word that

spake it”, the exhibition will be on display in the cathe-

dral’s Treasury until St Patrick’s Day.


Friday 25th January

20:00 SERVICE AS GAEILGE - Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise

/ the Irish Guild of the Church


12:00-16:00 TRADFEST MARKET IN CHRIST CHURCH

PRICE: FREE

Food stalls courtesy of Irish Village Markets on the

Grounds of Christ Church.


13:00 and 14:30 STORY TELLING with Nuala Hayes and Cormac De

Barra. The atmospheric medieval crypt of Christ

Church Cathedral will be the venue for Folklore and

Literature with renowned storyteller, Nuala Hayes.

PRICE: € 3 + admission fee

Sunday 27th January

15:30 TRADFEST ECUMENICAL CLOSING SERVICE

PRICE: FREE

Christ Church entry tickets (Individual):

Adults €6.00

Seniors/ Students €4.50

Children (under 16) €2.00

Family Tickets (2 Adults + 2 Children under 16 years €15.00

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The Ark

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This year’s Temple Bar TradFest Family Hub at The Ark has a jam-

packed programme of concerts, workshops and sessions for all the

family. To book and for more information see www.ark.ie.


15:00 THE MAGIC OF THE HARP

Laoise Kelly (harp), Robbie Walsh (bodhrán) Vladimir

Jablokov (violin), Martin Brunsden (harp).

Delve into the dizzying melodies and lively rhythms

of Ireland’s national instrument in a performance that

includes music by Turlough O’Carolan, Ireland’s most

famous harper and composer. Guest violinist Vladimir

Jablokov will also appear to recreate in music the fa-

mous tale told of a musical duel between O’Carolan

and a European violin player living in Ireland at the

time.

PRICE: €10/€8 concessions AGES: All the family

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12:00 - 14:30 CHILDREN’S OPEN TRAD SESSION

Children who can play a tune on the fiddle, bodhrán,

harp, concertina, or any instrument, can drop in to

our free open trad sesúin led by members of Ceoltóirí

Chluain Tarbh, a long established and highly active

Irish music organisation. Families are invited to come,

watch and enjoy!

PRICE: Free admission on a first come first served

basis. Places in the session will be allocated on the day

based on availability. Participation is recommended

for children who have been learning traditional music

for a year or more. Children wishing to participate

must bring their own instruments. AGES 8-12


11:30-13:00 UKULELE CÉILÍ

Join musicians Shane McGrath and Nora Artola, and

Irish dancer Anthony Fallon (formerly of Riverdance)

for a truly first of its kind workshop experience. Learn

to play several well-known céilí tunes on ukulele,

the little guitar-like folk instrument from the pacific

islands, and then learn the steps of an Irish ceilí dance

to go with the music. Towards the end of the workshop

we’ll bring it all together for a big Ukelele Ceilí – fun

like you’ve never experienced before is guaranteed!

Suitable for all levels including complete beginners.

PRICE: €10/€8 concessions (Children can be booked in

individually or with an adult. Everyone participating

will require a ticket. Adults must be accompanied by a

child) AGES +7

Sunday 27th January

11:00 (ages 2-3) and 12:00 (ages 4-6) TINY TRADDIES

Join traditional whistle and uilleann pipes player

Thomas Johnston for a music workshop packed with

interactive tunes and songs that little ears and voices

will love. There will be lots of fun and maybe even a

chance to help play the whistles!

PRICE: €10/€8 concessions. Participating adults

should accompany children but do not require a ticket

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The Ark


12:00-17:00 THE COURT OF CRAFTS

Drop-in craft club presented in partnership with the

Crafts Council of Ireland.

Travel back in time and try your hand at willow-weav-

ing, textiles and metal crafting, all inspired by the courts,

clothing and jewellery of the ancient high kings and

queens of Ireland. AGES 4+

PRICE: FREE on a first come first served basis

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop-in sessions will take approximately 30 minutes.

Friday 25th January

12:15-16:00 (including performance, lunch and workshop)

WITH CORMAC DE BARRA (harp) AND SINÉAD MAD-

DEN (fiddle, vocals). PERFORMING IRISH TRADITION-

AL MUSIC FOR CHILD AND FAMILY AUDIENCES PRE-

SENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MUSIC NETWORK.

This professional development workshop will support

professional musicians to develop performance skills

for child and family audiences. The workshop will be-

gin with an opportunity to attend a traditional music

performance for schools at The Ark, before Cormac and

Sinead lead a practical workshop which will introduce

approaches to interacting with young audiences, stage

communication skills, audience management, creating

engaging music sets and addressing particular challenges

that musicians may encounter.

PRICE: Tickets €25 (including ticket to music perfor-

mance and sandwich lunch)

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13:00 NATURAL GRACE

Art O Briain’s new, intimate and up-lifting docu-

mentary follows internationally acclaimed musician

Martin Hayes, one of Ireland’s greatest fiddlers and

a leading exponent of traditional Irish music, from

Ireland to Japan and the United States.

2012/78 mins

Sunday 27th January

13:00 OVER HERE –

TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE IN ENGLAND

Carlo Gebler’s documentary explores how Irish tradi-

tional music and dance is kept alive through a vibrant

network of Irish clubs and organisations and informal

social get-togethers throughout Britain. 1981/52 mins

THE DUBLINERS – A CELEBRATION

We are delighted to present a recently discovered

documentary portrait of The Dubliners which has been

preserved at the Dubliners Archive near Hamburg,

Germany and which has never before been seen in

Ireland. 1970s /50 mins

Tickets from the IFI box office or from www.ifi.ie

PRICES: General Public: € 7.50 / € 5.80 concession

I-FI Members: € 6.70 / € 5.20 concession

Irish Film Institute

Irish Film Institute opens its vaults to reveal treasures from the IFI.

IrishFilm Archive will be of great interest to traditional music enthusiasts.

The programme will include:

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12:00-17:00 BUSKERS STAGE

Busking is an age old tradition in Dublin, especially

in Temple Bar. Stop at the Buskers Stage and listen to

some great music, both the classics and the new. Inter-

national buskers and street performers will take over

the stage next to the Auld Dubliner Pub. Some buskers

have gone on to win Oscars, so who knows what hidden

talent you might hear that has yet to be discovered!


12:00-18:00 TRADFEST MARKET

The streets of Temple Bar and Meeting House Square

will become a celebration of Irish food and craft, with

an eclectic mix of fresh produce and original Irish

products.


12:30-16:30 FACE PAINTING

Upper Fownes Street, Crown Alley,

Christ Church Cathedral.

PRICE: FREE

Street Entertainment

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JEDBURGH ROYAL IRISH LEGION PIPE BAND

Enjoy the music of the traditional Scottish pipe band,

Jedburgh. We are delighted that they will be our resi-

dent pipe band for the weekend of the TradFest.

11:00 Central Bank Plaza & 15:00 Temple Bar Square


12:00-17:00 POETRY IN MOTION, SWIFT SATIRE FESTIVAL

Open to all, you are invited to dip into the Swift Satire

Festival’s bag of poetry books and read aloud a poem

of your choice. Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! And

it doesn’t cost a thing! So come along and pluck up the

courage to step forward and read or recite. Take our

word for it: it’s addictive!

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Some of Ireland’s best street performers; jugglers, acrobatics and uni-

cyclist will bring Temple Bar to life during the festival weekend.


12:00 - 12:40 Hakuna Matata (Acrobatics)

Central Bank Plaza

13:00 - 13:40 Ross O`Brien (Unicyclist & Daredevil)

East Essex Street

14:00 - 14:40 Johnny Phelan (Juggling)

Fownes Street


Barnardo Square


Fleet Street


Crow Street

Sunday 27th January


Central Bank Plaza


Parliament Street


Fownes Street


Temple Bar Square


East Essex Street


Crow Street

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Friday 25th & Sunday 27th January

14:00, 15:00, 16:00 BOXTY MAKING COOKERY CLASS

A short history of the Potato in Ireland and a demonstration

on how to make three types of Boxty.

Duration 20 minutes.

Limited spaces available, booking is essential

T: +353 1 6772762 E: [email protected]

PRICE: FREE

Gallagher’s Boxty House

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12:00-18:00 SEWING WORKSHOP

Pop in and learn how to sew in Lucy’s Lounge!

The staff will be making a dress and if anyone wants

to help or learn, they are more than welcome. You

will find Lucy’s Lounge on 11 Fownes Street, basement

floor.

PRICE: FREE

Lucy’s Lounge

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12:00-16:00 IRISH VILLAGE AND FARM

Meath Beo is a collective of traditional festivals from

Co. Meath led by the Scurlogstown Olympiad Group.

Meath Beo will transform the grounds of Christ

Church Cathedral with a traditional rural Irish Village.

Audiences will experience a taste of country in the city

with Meath Beo’s cottages, dancers and other

elements.

WOOLY WARD’S FARM

Wooly Ward’s Farm is a mobile animal farm set up

by the Ward family in North County Dublin. Wooly

Ward’s Farm will be setting up “Pets Corner” at Christ

Church, come and meet all the farm animals–the

bunnies and guinea pigs, the hamster and hens, Billy

& Sid the goats, Biscuits and Ginger the sheep and of

course Charles and Kuzco the Llamas. Take a pony ride

on Sheba or enjoy a trip on Thomas the Tank Engine.

Why not get an animal tattoo painted on your arm or

an animal balloon from Amazy Daisy!

PRICE: FREE

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The grounds of Christ Church

Cathedral

FUINNEAMH BOUNCE

Fuinneamh means energy. This is a 14ft communal drum for everyone to

play together, no experience needed! We provide sticks for little hands

and adult sizes too. With toys and hoops to dance on the drum skin while

we play, a colorful spectacle unfolds. Playing with Fuinneamh is about

coming together, having fun and expressing yourself, whether younger

or older all you need is a heartbeat and a smile. Come and play Fuin-

neamh with us, Ireland’s biggest communal drum.

PRICE: FREE

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