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GigGuide…
LONDON
Thursday 14
A weekly session has started on Thursday nights at The Black Horse, off Holloway Road N7.
Trad session at Captain Morgans, Brentford, musicians welcome.
Trad session at Captain Morgans, Greenford, musicians welcome.
A Celtic music session every Thursday 8.30-11pm at Mulligans, Roseberry Ave EC1. Musicians welcome.
Live Irish music takes place at Kavanaghs, 92 Old Brompton Road, Kensington on Thursdays.
The Blythe Hill Tavern, on the corner of Blythe Hill Lane and Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London SE23, has a session every Thursday from 9pm.
The North One Bar 1 Tolpuddle Street, N1 0EQ, Pre-club DJ night with Ann-Mori, 8.30pm-12am.
Every Thursday, Earl of Essex, trad session musicians welcome.
Friday 15
Kavanaghs, 92 Old Brompton Road, Kensington Every Friday, DJ EARL GATESHEAD until 2am.
The Claddagh Ring, MARTIN RUDDY, 10pm-1am.
The Spanish Arch, BARRY OWEN, 10pm-1am.
The Quays, BARRY OWEN, 10pm-2am, free.
The Swan, Doors 6pm-3am. Adm free B4 8pm, £3 B4 10pm, £5 after. LETTUCE HEADS + BOOTY DUO.
The Six Bells, TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION from 9pm.
Hennessy’s Kingsbury, DISCO.
Hennessy’s Ruislip Manor, DISCO, 8.45-9.45pm & 10-11pm.
Hennessy’s South Harrow, DISCO.
The North One Bar, THE FRIDAY SESSION from 9pm, free.
Saturday 16
Live music takes place at Kavanaghs, 92 Old Brompton Road, Kensington every Saturday.
Every Saturday, sessions at 9pm, The New Inn, Brentford.
Traditional Irish Music Session Delaneys, 9-11.30pm with Mick O’Connor (Tenor Banjo), Barbara Hackett (Accordion), and Mick Bailey (Guitar/vocals). Traditional musicians and supporters welcome.
Hammersmith Irish Centre, Doors 8.15pm £4 Irish Ceili Night, with live ceili band and caller presented by Gasra Na
nGael.
The Claddagh Ring, BARRY OWEN, 9pm-11pm, BEDROCK, 12-2am.
The Spanish Arch, LETTUCE HEADS, 9-10.30pm.
The Corrib Rest, SOCKITS, 9.30-10.30pm and 11pm-12am, free.
The Quays, LETTUCE HEADS, 10pm-1am, free.
The Swan, Doors 7pm-3am. Adm £3 B4 9pm, £6 after. SNATCH + DJs.
Old Bank, TRADITIONAL SESSION from 9pm.
Sunday 17
Every Sunday O’Donoghue’s Shepherd’s Bush, trad session 5-8pm.
Every Sunday afternoon,Traditional Irish Music Session, AISLING. Powers Bar, Kilburn 4-7pm.
A Celtic music session takes place on Sunday nights 6-8.30pm at Haverstock Arms, Haverstock Hill NW3. Musicians welcome.
Every Sunday Rattle on the Stovepipe The Celtic Cafe @ Progress Bar N7, 7pm; £5. Dave Arthur on banjo, guitar, melodeon, with Pete Cooper (fiddle, viola) and Chris Moreton, English flat-pick guitar champion, with Irish, English and Appalachian music and song.
The Claddagh Ring, COVER STORY, 9pm-12am.
The Corrib Rest, BEHANS, 6-8pm.
The Spanish Arch, ACOUSTIC BROTHERS, 9-11pm, free.
The Red Lion, RED HOT CHILLI WILLYS - JAM SESSIONS-musicians welcome, 4.30-7.30pm, free.
The Swan, Doors 7pm-2am. Adm free B4 10pm, £3 after. BOOTY + Irish DJs.
The Blue Anchor, Kew, FOLK MUSIC SESSION, 8.30-10.30pm
The Porterhouse, Traditional Music session 4-8pm.
Delaneys, TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION from 9pm.
The Woodman Pub, TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION from 9pm.
The Earl of Essex, TRADITIONAL SESSION, free.
The North One Bar, TRAD SESSION from 9pm, free.
Monday 18
Every Monday. Traditional music session. O’Sullivans, 6 High Street, Wealdstone. 8pm. Musicians & singers welcome.
The Greenwood, Northolt, Set Dancing, 8.30pm.
Free Traditional Irish Music Session Duke of York, 9-11pm with Mick O’Connor (Tenor Banjo), Stephen Gara (UIllean pipes/whistles), and Mick Bailey (Guitar/vocals). Traditional musicians and supporters welcome Tuesday 19
Trad session at Captain Morgans, Hayes, musicians welcome.
An Irish traditional session is held every Tuesday at the Kilkenny Tavern. Musicians making regular appearances include Brendan McAuley and Bart
Carty.
Irish trad session at the Woodlands Tavern, Isleworth from 9pm.
Traditional Irish Music Session Spaniards Inn NW3 (8.30pm-11pm) with Mick O’Connor (Tenor Banjo), Barbara Hackett(Accordion), and Mick Bailey (Guitar/vocals) free. Traditional Musicians and supporters Welcome
Wednesday 20
Every second Wednesday Pat Connolly’s Irish Traditional Singing Club, London Irish Centre, Camden Square NW1.
An trad session at The White Horse, Bethnal Green.
Wednesdays, The Greenwood, Northolt, QUIZ NIGHT.
The North One Bar, ‘NORTH OF THE ANGEL’ QUIZ, 8.30pm cash prizes.
The Six Bells, TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION from 9pm.
The Porterhouse, SNATCH, every Wednesday.
Every Wednesday, Traditional Irish Music Session The Highlander (9pm-11.30pm) with Mick O’Connor (Tenor Banjo) Dave Brown (Fiddle); Mick Bailey (Guitar/vocals) and friends, free.
Bangor, n Wales
A session takes place in the Nelson Public House every Friday at 8.30pm.
Berkshire
Cricketers Arms, Steve Carroll’s Irish Night, every Thursday from 8.30pm. Free entry.
Birmingham
Cleary’s bar, Digbeth. Wednesdays: Aidan O’Brian; Thursdays: Pat Breslin; Fridays: Danny Darcy plus late disco; Saturdays: Danny Darcy plus late disco Sundays: Irish night.
Scanlon’s members’ club — music at weekends.
Ruskin Hall. Celtic’s No.1 supporters club, live music art weekends.
St. Francis Club, Handsworth, live music at weekends.
Keane’s The Anchor. Beer festival, themed weekends. Birmingham Camra Pub Of The Year.
The Irish Club, live music at weekends.
The Old Crown, music every Sunday with AIDAN O’BRIEN & PAT C BRESLIN.
The Dubliner, Wednesday SMILE disco for people with disabiliites. £1 entry, 7-11pm.
Bradford
Thursday 7
Topic Folk Club, Melborn Hotel, GEORGE PAPAVGERIS + SHAUN T HUNTER.
Brighton
Irish Music in Brighton see What’s On at www.sureitsirish.com or phone 01273 233249.
The Lectern Pub, GAA matches at weekends, live music on Sunday afternoons. Home to Brighton and Sussex Celtic Supporters Club, 01273 685258.
Coventry
Coventry Comhaltas hold a session on the first Tuesday of the month at The Four Provinces Club.
Derby
SEISIUN, every Tuesday at the Derby Irish Centre.
Lancashire
Live bands every Saturday night. Music lessons for beginners every Saturday afternoon.
Irish dancing lessons for beginners every Tuesday night. Céilí dancing every Sunday night. Brian Boru IDL,
Ashton-in-makerfield.
Traditional Irish Music session every Wednesday evening 9.30pm onwards, The Chemic Tavern, Johnson St, Woodhouse, Leeds.
Traditional Irish Music every Thursday 9.45pm, The Pointer, Roundhay Road, Sheepscar, Leeds.
Liverpool
A session every Wednesday, 9pm, Pogue Mahones.
A session is held every Thursday, 9.30pm, The Grapes.
A session is held on the last Friday of the month at St. Michael’s Irish Centre.
Manchester
TRAD NIGHT, Irish Heritage Centre lounge bar every Thursday. THE GREEN HOT CLOVERS every second and fourth Thursday.
Waxy O’Connor’s in the Printworks has live Irish music every Sunday and Thursday from 9pm. Catch The Sturdy Beggars or The Gallery playing all the classic ballads and well as traditional tunes. All major sporting events, including live GAA on two big screens. Visit
www.waxyoconnors.co.uk/
Nottingham
Live music every Saturday, Irish juke box, The Pelican.
Friday 15
Greyfriars Club, The James Quinn Band.
Peterborough
Session every Thursday at The Eight Bells, 8.45-11.15pm.
Reading
Sunday 10
Reading Irish Centre, BILLY’S COUNTRY & IRISH DISCO.
Rugby
An Irish traditional session every Saturday at Quigleys, Albert Street. All musicians welcome.
Salisbury
A lunchtime session on the first Sunday of every month at The Huntsman Tavern.
LONDON
Wednesday 13
IDLEWILD, Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
BLOC PARTY, Astoria.
TONY BENNETT, Royal Albert Hall.
Thursday 14
BEVERLEY KNIGHT, Hammersmith Apollo.
Friday 15
DJEVARA, Underworld
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
TERRORVISION, Forum.
Saturday 16
URBAN MUSIC FESTIVAL, Earls Court.
CRADLE OF FILTH, Forum.
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE, Brixton Academy.
Sunday 17
BO DIDDLEY, Forum.
Monday 18
TOM BAXTER, The Spitz.
MANIC STREET PREACHERS, Hammersmith Apollo.
Tuesday 19
MARY LORSON, Bush Hall. |
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