KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: MICHAEL GALLEN | SUDDEN WELLS – AUG 15
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025 21:30
Michael Gallen is best known as a composer of outstanding choral and orchestral works for RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the Iri…
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: RÓIS – AUG 13
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025 21:00
A composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, RÓIS blends elements of folk, sean nós, electronics and jazz harmony in…
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: KATE ELLIS, COLM MAC CON IOMAIRE, RAKHI SINGH & SIMMY SINGH – AUG 13
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025 14:30
Fiddle player Colm Mac Con Iomaire is a sonic storyteller bringing the essence of the Irish musical tradition into a …
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: VUCI: WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOW – AUG 12
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025 14:30
In this storytelling show, Francesco Turrisi explores his Sicilian roots through original piano compositions that refle…
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: TRE – AUG 11
MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025 19:30
Turrisi and Ellis are joined by saxophone virtuoso Nick Roth to form TRE, an original trio re-imagining both original co…
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: RAKHI SINGH – AUG 11
MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025 14:30
Violinist Rakhi Singh is shaped by musical curiosity and collaboration, from chamber ensembles to genre-crossing project…
AOIFE NÍ BHRIAIN & CORMAC MCCARTHY – AUG 10
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2025 19:30The Marble City Sessions has created more than its fair share of groundbreaking collaborations and none more fruitful th…
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: COLIN DUNNE, JOANNA MATTREY, KATE ELLIS & FRANCESCO TURRISI – AUG 10
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2025 14:00
Viola player Joanna Mattrey is a musician who continually expands the sonic terrain of her instrument. She opens this co…
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: AN EVENING OF MUSIC BY RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – AUG 9
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025 21:30
Curated and performed by Ruth McGinley & Matthew Nolan
Contemplating his mortality in 2017, Ryuichi Sakamoto said he wa…
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL: NIWEL TSUMBU & FRANCESCO TURRISI WITH GUEST KATE ELLIS – AUG 8
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 19:00
Francesco Turrisi connects with Congolese guitar virtuoso Niwel Tsumbu for a very special concert that explores their sha…