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Fri May 10th – Sun 12th May: Folk Festival Weekend

This jam packed weekend features three wonderful acts to delight our folk fans and promises to be a truly wonderful weekend.

Blazing Bows
Fri 10 May, 8pm
Take three iconic fiddle players – Cathal Hayden, Dezi Donnelly & Tola Custy, add a fantastic engine room – John Joe Kelly and Ed Boyd, and the results are one unique gig. Through their playing, these five extraordinary musicians have become ambassadors for traditional Irish music all over the world. Together they created a sound that is truly sublime.
A real treat!

Rachel Sermanni
Sat 11 May, 8pm
Highland troubadour Rachel Sermanni has been casting spells across the country with her beautifully crafted folk-noir. The Scottish singer has supported Mumford & Sons, Michael Kiwanuka and Elvis Costello winning over audiences with her range of captivating ballads.

Máirtín O’ Connor, Donal Lunny & Zoë Conway
Sun 12 May, 8pm
This dream tour brings together the dazzling talents of three of the country’s finest musicians. The consummate button box player, Máirtín Ó Connor one of the driving forces behind the Riverdance phenomenon. Fiddle player Zoë Conway is an awesome talent equally at home playing and singing Latin jazz . However, traditional Irish music remains close to her heart, witnessed in her highly-acclaimed solo albums. Guitar and bouzouki player Dónal Lunny needs no introduction, having made his name as a member of the hugely influential groups Planxty, The Bothy Band, Altan and Moving Hearts. A gifted composer, arranger and producer.

To Book for the Folk Festival Weekend please call Box Office on 071 91 61518.
€30/€20 Under 12′s


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County Sligo Youth Theatre present Sean O’Casey’s “The Shadow of a Gunman”, March 28-30th

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County Sligo Youth Theatre is very proud and excited to present “The Shadow of a Gunman” by Sean O’Casey

A poignantly comic and ultimately tragic play, set in the tenements of Dublin during the Irish War of Independence. The residents of an overcrowded slum house show wry wit and human warmth, while the notorious Black and Tans prowl around the streets at night. A young poet, Donal Davoren, finds himself the victim of mistaken identity as an IRA gunman. The notoriety of being “on the run” becomes an attractive deception, especially when it enhances the affections of his lovely neighbour, Minnie Powell. But at what cost?

Directed by Jean-Marie Perinetti
Set and Lighting design : Michael Cummins
Costume design : Lucie O’Hara

Tickets €10/8conc, available from hawkswell.com or The Hawk’s Well box office on 071 9161518


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Flann O’Brien’s ‘The Third Policeman’ with Stephen Rea @ the Hawk’s Well, February 10th

Stephen Rea

The Third Policeman

By Flann O’Brien

With Stephen Rea as the Narrator

Music by Colin Reid

Sun 10th Feb, 8pm, The Hawk’s Well

A murder thriller, an hilarious comic satire about an archetypal village police force, a surrealistic vision of eternity, the story of a tender brief unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle and a chilling fable of unending guilt..

A music and spoken word presentation of Brian O’Nolan’s blackly comic masterpiece with Stephen Rea as the narrator, Neil Martin on Cello, Niamh Crowley on Violin, Colin Reid on Piano and Becky Joslin on Cello.

“an exceptional event” Stuart Bailie, BBC Radio Ulster

Tickets are priced €25/23 concession and are available from the Box Office or via hawkswell.com

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Maura O’Connell @ the Hawk’s Well, January 27th, 8pm

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We are delighted to welcome back legendary singing sensation Maura O’Connell to the Hawk’s Well Theatre following her show with Cherish the Ladies last September. From her first recorded appearance as a lead vocalist with the celebrated traditional Celtic group DeDanaan in 1981, to her eleventh album, Naked with friends, O’Connell has married an unmistakable deep, rich, flexible voice and her signature talent for finding what’s most potent in the work of a select but broad array of genre-jumping songwriters, to pull the listener right along with her–to the heart of a song. Her contemporary interpretations of Irish folk songs, strongly influenced by American country music have captivated listeners for years.

Tickets are priced €20/18 concession and are available from the Box Office or on hawkswell.com

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Arlo Guthrie @ the Hawk’s Well, January 22nd, 8pm

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Folk music icon Arlo Guthrie is a legendary artist who shares timeless stories and unforgettable classic songs as he carries on the Guthrie family legacy. Join Arlo Guthrie in honouring the enduring commitment of his father Woody Guthrie with an unforgettable night of music and stories confirming that the folk tradition of Woody is alive and well. Arlo’s exceptional solo shows are a unique and inspiring experience providing an intimacy with the audience that is unparalleled. Here Comes the Kid celebrates the legacy of Guthrie’s father in a manner to make any parent proud: to take what his dad started, and make it his own.

Tickets are priced €25 and are available from the Box Office or on hawkswell.com

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John B Keane’s ‘The Field’ @ the Hawk’s Well, January 20/21

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Galway’s Hourglass Theatre Company brings John B Keane’s classic play to the stage. A wealthy outsider arrives in the town of Carraigthomond with plans to buy a field, putting him on a fatal collision with local farmer Bull McCabe. It is not long before the crisis envelops the whole community. This powerful production promises to be a great night out for theatre lovers.

The Field will be staged on Sunday January 20th at 8pm and Monday January 21st at 11am.

Tickets are priced at €18/16conc and are available from the Box Office or at the hawkswell.com

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