St Patrick’s Day festivities in Derry are set to get loud this weekend as Derry City Council has put music fairs high on the festival agenda.
Music lovers can soak up the atmosphere with the addition of this year’s Trad Triangle, a Music City Legacy programme by An Cultúrlann, in which three outdoor stages will host the best in Irish Traditional artists and performers across the city from Saturday to Monday.
For music later in the evening, local rising bands The Clammens and Plantin will join a host of perfomers and DJs on stage at St Columb’s Hall allowing the teenagers the chance to rock out at the Foyle Youth Councils’ Pub-Zero event on Sunday.
Waterloo Place, the Craft Village and New Market Street will be surrounded in sound as musicians and singers from across the country will be assembled to perform including critically claimed acts such as Manrán, John McSherry and Donal O’ Connor (At First Light), Sontas and many more.
International musicians will be joined by local acts such as the O’Carolan, Jack Warnock, Conor O’Kane aka Teknopeasant to name only a few.
Some of the brightest young talents on the trad scene, who took part in last summer’s Fleadh, are returning for a diverse range of offerings.
A highlight is sure to be the Dancing Club at Craft Village from 1.00pm – 3.00pm when guest dancers will join the musicians on stage and encourage audience participation to learn a few steps.
The Foyle Youth Council’s Pub Zero event for 13-18 year olds will run from 7.30pm-11.00pm on Sunday and include an Open Mic room.
Tickets are priced at £2 are available now from Derry City Council Offices, 98 Strand Rd, or WELB Youth Services, 40 Dungiven road from 9.00am-5.00pm daily.
For more information telephone: (028) 7136 5151 Ext. 6705 or Email: [email protected]
Live music indoors will also be provided in An Cultúrlann from 3.00pm-5.00pm on Monday.
A host of additional events are set to take place at the St Patricks Day Festival over the course of the weekend including the LegenDerry Food Festival, GO Green campaign, Magic Story Telling Garden at Ebrington and our annual Spring Carnival Parade which this year celebrates “Music, Myth and Magic” and features over 600 talented local performers, departing from the Queens Quay car park on Monday at 2.30pm.
