Friday, Sept.6
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Trio
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, accompanied by Kaitlin Cullen-Verhauz and Ian Kinsella, will perform an intimate programme of song on the opening night of the Séan Corcoran Series.
Venue: Droichead Arts Centre,
Stockwell St, Drogheda
Date: Friday, September 6
Time: 8pm (doors 7.45pm)
Tickets: €20
Saturday, Sept.7
The Moira Corcoran Zines and Coffee Morning
Join festival artist in residence Natalia Beylis and Rita Hynes of the Drogheda Zine Fair for a collective zine-making workshop inspired by the writing, community organising and activism of the late Drogheda historian, Moira Corcoran.
Venue: Old Methodist Church
St Laurence Street, Drogheda
Date: Saturday, September 7
Time: 10.45am – 12.15pm
Tickets: €10
Tom Munnelly: Fear na n-Amhrán
Sorcha Glackin’s sensitively rendered film portrait of legendary Irish song collector Tom Munnelly for TG4 – Tom Munnelly: Fear na n-Amhrán, will screen as part of the Séan Corcoran Series at Droichead.
Venue: Droichead Arts Centre
Stockwell Street, Drogheda
Date: Saturday, September 7
Time: 12.45pm – 2.45pm
Tickets: €7 (reduced €5)
The Night Before Larry Got Stretched X
Seán Corcoran Series Singing Session
We’re delighted to host singer Niamh Bury, a founder member of Dublin’s ‘Larry collective, to lead our annual Seán Corcoran Series singing session.
Venue: Old Methodist Church
St Laurence Street, Drogheda
Date: Saturday, September 7
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Free event – all welcome.
The History of Culinary & Medicinal Herbs in Drogheda
Join community historian Brendan Matthews and Inis Hartigan of Only Natural Health Food Store to learn about the history of medicinal and culinary herbs in Drogheda, and their modern day uses.
Venue: Only Natural Health Food
10 Stockwell Lane,
Drogheda A92AV29
Date: Saturday, September 7
Time: 17.45pm – 18.30pm
Free event. Booking essential as numbers are limited.
Cróí na Féile – ‘You’re Welcome Here Kind Stranger’
A gala gathering in celebration of the true spirit of hospitality for all – with Naseem Alatrash, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Len Graham, Cora Venus Lunny, Niamh Bury, Theo Dorgan, Libby McCrohan, the Sunday’s Gate Quarter, Michael Holohan, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde and more
Venue: St Augustine’s Church
Shop Street, Drogheda
Date: Saturday, September 7
Time: 8pm – 10pm (doors 7.30pm)
Tickets: €25
Sunday, Sept.8
The Musicality of the Seemingly Mundane
Join our artist in residence Natalia Beylis for a listening workshop geared towards both novice and seasoned sound collectors, field recordists and those interested in finding new ways to engage with our everyday sonic landscape.
Venue: Old Methodist Church
St Laurence Street, Drogheda
Date: Sunday, September 8
Time: 12pm-1pm
Tickets: €10
Catriona Crowe ‘In Conversation’
Hear archivist and author Catriona Crowe in conversation with historian Donal Fallon, on her life and fascinating 40 year career at the National Archives of Ireland.
Venue: Highlanes Gallery
St Laurence Street, Drogheda
Date: Sunday, September 8
Time: 1pm-2pm
Tickets: €10
Wonders of the Wild with Éanna Ní Lamhna!
Join Louth native, nature writer and broadcaster Éanna Ní Lamhna to find out why squirrels don’t hibernate, frogs don’t drown, and how caterpillars burst!
Venue: Old Methodist Church
St Laurence Street, Drogheda
Date: Sunday, September 8
Time: 4pm
Tickets: Free event. Booking is essential for children and adults.
Armagh Rhymers
Join the beguiling Armagh Rhymers for a colourful, multi-sensory cultural performance of music, song, mumming and mischief, when they bring the spirit of the Wren boys and the ancient house visiting traditions of Ireland to the heart of the walled town of Drogheda.
Venue: Old Methodist Church
St. Laurence Street, Drogheda
Date: Sunday, September 8
Time: 5pm
Tickets: Free event. All welcome!