Jim Dowling Festival 2023 – 15 -18 June
The Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival dates announced for 2023!
Join us in Glengarriff (15 -18 June) for a West Cork trad music festival that brings together the best Irish and international traditional musicians for sessions, workshops, and other special events across our picturesque coastal village.
Concerts in Glengarriff and out on the waters of Bantry Bay are part of the line-up for the Jim Dowling Festival in 2023, and the atmosphere spills out beyond the venues to take over the whole village for a few days.
Watch this space for the 2023 line up.
2022 Festival Line-Up
Thursday 16th June 2022
Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny with support from Padraig McGovern
at The Eccles Hotel
Two giants of the Irish trad scene, Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny are uniting for an evening of great music, a mixture of traditional songs, and originals composed by Andy.
Doors 7.30pm Concert 8pm
Friday 17th June 2022
3 On The Bund
at The Park Hotel, Glengarriff
Doors 7.30pm Concert 8pm
Trad Cruise
Saturday 18th June 2022, 6-8pm
Under the guidance of Captain Brian O’Rourke from Bantry Bay Charters, you’ll get to experience the magic of the bay, the sights and sounds of the Wild Atlantic Way, maybe catch sight of a dolphin and see Glengarriff from a whole new perspective. And all whilst listening to tunes by some of the festival’s top musicians.
Session Line-Up
Thursday 16th June
The Blue Loo
Maple Leaf Bar
Friday 17th June
The Blue Loo
Maple Leaf Bar
Caseys Hotel
Dowlings Bar
MacCarthys Bar
Saturday 18th June 2022
3pm – Street Session
Maple Leaf Bar
Caseys Hotel
Dowlings Bar
MacCarthys Bar
Lough Avoul Inn
Sunday 19th June 2022
3pm – Street Session
Blue Loo
Maple Leaf Bar