Wednesday 8th February

Free Lunchtime Concert: Mary Mitchell, Connie O'Connell, Karl Nesbitt & Eileen de Paor.

A free concert in the quiet surroundings of An Seomra Caidreamh with some of the stalwarts of the music tradition. It promises to be a highly enjoyable musical treat in the heart of the University.

Venue: An Seomra Caidreamh, The O’Rahilly Building, UCC
Time: 1.10 pm
Entry: Free

Thursday 9th February

Lecture

"Transforming Carolan" by Sandra Joyce

Venue: UCC Music Department
Time: 5.00pm

Launch of TradFest 2012

Come along to the launch of TradFest 2012. There will be tunes and a craic galore. This a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet plenty of new ones.

Venue: The Gables
Time: 8.30pm

Friday 10th February

Free Lunchtime Concert: Tarob

Venue: Aula Maxima, North Wing, UCC
Time: 1.10 pm
Entry: Free

Lunchtime Session

Venue: Cafe Oasis
Time: 2.30pm

Battle of the Trad Bands

UCC’s national Battle of the Trad Bands competition. This competition is open to bands from all over the country. A great night of music from some of the newest bands on the Traditional Music Scene is guaranteed.

Venue: Cyprus Avenue, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.
Entry: €5
Prizes: €600 and Support Act for Main Gig on Saturday
Time: 9pm

TradDisco

TradDisco with DJ Conor

Venue: Cyprus Avenue
Time: Midnight

Website design: Mollie Burke 2009.

Saturday 11th February

Session Crawl

Free sessions in some of Cork’s Traditional Music Pubs. Join us in as many of the following as you wish!

An Spailpín Fánac, South Main Street, 3pm
The Corner House, Coburg Street, 3pm

Sin é, Coburg Street, 5pm
The Ovens Tavern, Oliver Plunkett Street, 5pm

Headline Concert
Mairtin O Connor with Cathal Hayden and Seamie O'Dowd.

Support by the winners of The Battle of the TradBands 2012 from Friday night.

Máirtín began playing the accordion at the age of nine, and his remarkable career has seen him as a member of many of traditional music's leading groups including, Midnight Well, De Dannan, The Boys of the Lough, and Skylark. His first solo album 'A Connachtman's Rambles' established him as a solo musician and proved a major critical success. The album remained in the British Folk charts for a considerable period. Máirtín's second solo album 'Perpetual Motion', released in 1990 is one of the best accordion albums ever produced by an Irish artist and displays his astounding skill, dexterity and versatility to the full. The release in 1993 of his 'Chatterbox' album gave further evidence of his outstanding technique, imagination and compositional talent. More recently "The Road West" (2005) was released showing Mairtin to be consistent in his excellence. Tonight Mairtin will be joined by Cathal Hayden (fiddle) and Seamie O'Dowd (guitar) , two names familar to those with even a passing interest in traditional music.

Venue: Crane Lane, Cork.
Time: Doors at 8:00pm
Entry: €15

Tickets available from all tradsoc committee members, email: tradmusic@uccsocieties.ie.

Hope to see YOU at TradFest 2012!