december 2016 happening this month KILKENNY CASTLE
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM OF EVENTS ALL LISTINGS CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINT
weekly gigs MON
6.30PM
TRAD with WALLOP THE CAT
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
9.00PM
ACOUSTIC SESSION with STEPHEN MURPHY
BRIDIES BAR
FREE
9.30PM
OPEN TRAD SESSION
CLEERE'S
FREE
9.30PM
GRAHAM & A.O.C
THE DYLAN
FREE
AFTER DARK
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
6.30PM
TRAD with WALLOP THE CAT
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
9.00PM
SEAN MAHER
BREWERY CORNER
FREE
9.00PM
WANDERING SOULS
THE DYLAN
FREE
9.30PM
IRISH KITCHEN NIGHT
J.B. BURKES BAR
FREE
6.30PM
TRAD with WALLOP THE CAT
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
9.00PM
COLIN O'BRIEN
BREWERY CORNER
FREE
9.30PM
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC
CLEERE'S
FREE
9.30PM
WANDERING SOULS
THE DYLAN
FREE
6.30PM
TRAD with WALLOP THE CAT
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
9.00PM
ACOUSTIC SESSION with STEPHEN MURPHY
BRIDIES BAR
FREE
9.00PM
BAD POSTER GIRL
BREWERY CORNER
FREE
9.00PM
JAZZ JAM with THE SOFA SESSIONS
BILLY BYRNES
FREE
9.30PM
BIG JOHN'S KRAZY KARAOKE
BIDDY EARLYS
FREE
9.30PM
OPEN MIC
RED DOOR, THOMASTOWN
FREE
9.30PM
THE NORE SESSIONS
O'GORMAN'S
FREE
9.30PM
TOMÁS JACKMAN
THE DYLAN
FREE
6.30PM
TRAD with WALLOP THE CAT
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
8.30PM
TRAD SESSION
BOLLARD'S
FREE
9.30PM
PHIL & GILL
THE DYLAN
FREE
10.00PM
ABBEYFOLK
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
10.00PM
THE ACOUSTICATS
KYTELER'S INN
FREE
6.30PM
TRAD with WALLOP THE CAT
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
8.30PM
JAZZ SESSION
HARPERS @ HIBERNIAN
FREE
9.30PM
ACOUSTIC SESSION
BOLLARD'S
FREE
9.30PM
THEME TIME RETRO RADIO
THE DYLAN
FREE
10.00PM
ACOUSTIC SESSION
J.B. BURKES BAR
FREE
10.00PM
ROISIN DUBH
KYTELER'S INN
FREE
5.00PM
HOT 4 JAZZ QUARTET
LEFT BANK
FREE
6.00PM
SUNDAY SESSIONS
RYAN'S BAR
FREE
6.30PM
GENERATION 5
KYTELER'S INN
FREE
6.30PM
TRAD with WALLOP THE CAT
MATT THE MILLERS
FREE
9.00PM
KEVIN & EUGENE
THE DYLAN
FREE
9.00PM
TOMÁS JACKMAN
KYTELER'S INN
FREE
10.00PM TUES
WED
THUR
FRI
SAT
SUN
december 2016 gigs THUR 1ST
8.00PM
YULEFEST A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CONCERT
WATERGATE THEATRE
FRI 2ND
4.00PM
ST. KIERAN'S COLLEGE CAROL SINGING
TOWN HALL
5.45PM
YULEFEST GARDEN OPENING with KILKENNY GOSPEL CHOIR
7.00PM
'HEARTS & MINDS' REMEMBERING JOHN CONROY
SAT 3RD
SUN 4TH
3.00PM
MAGICAL MUSICAL MAYHEM
4.30PM 5.00PM
YULEFEST THE 4 MEN YULEFEST DYNAMICA
7.00PM
IN CAELO CHAMBER CHOIR CD LAUNCH
7.00PM
NATHAN CARTER ADVENT CAROL SERVICE with ST. PATRICK'S BRASS & REED BAND ROSS KEARLY THE BARFLIES BRENDAN LEE SANTA'S CHRISTMAS PARTY ABBEYFOLK SANTA'S CHRISTMAS PARTY SANTA'S CHRISTMAS PARTY
€20 DONATIONS BUTLER HOUSE GARDEN FREE DONASET THEATRE TIONS THOMASTOWN CONCERT HALL €10/€5 DUISKE ABBEY FREE ST. COLMAN'S CHURCH, CONAHY €30 ST. JOHN'S PRIORY €12 BILLY BYRNES FREE HOME RULE CLUB FREE J.B. BURKES BAR FREE MATT THE MILLERS FREE RAFTER DEMPSEYS FREE LEFT BANK FREE LANGTONS FREE RYAN'S BAR FREE BREWERY CORNER €6 RIVER COURT HOTEL FREE HOME RULE CLUB FREE RAFTER DEMPSEYS FREE RYAN'S BAR FREE GRACE'S CASTLE FREE BUTLER HOUSE GARDEN FREE CASTLECOMER COMMUNITY €10/€5 HALL GRACE'S CASTLE FREE BUTLER HOUSE GARDEN FREE COIS ABHAINN CENTRE, FREE INISTIOGE LYRATH ESTATE SOLD OUT KILKENNY PRESBYTERIAN FREE CHURCH RIVER COURT HOTEL FREE THE PUMPHOUSE FREE CARROLLS, KNOCKTOPHER FREE WATERGATE THEATRE €6.50 MATT THE MILLERS FREE WATERGATE THEATRE €6.50 WATERGATE THEATRE SOLD OUT
YULEFEST LIONS CLUB CHRISTMAS CONCERT
ST. CANICE'S CATHEDRAL
11.30AM 8.00PM 9.00PM 9.30PM
SANTA'S CHRISTMAS PARTY YULEFEST HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE DAN OWEN with EVE BELLE WHISKERS OF LICHEN
WATERGATE THEATRE SET THEATRE CLEERE'S RYAN'S BAR
10.00PM
DRUIDA NUA
MATT THE MILLERS
11.30AM
7.30PM 8.00PM 8.00PM 9.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 10.00PM 10.00PM 10.00PM 10.00PM 10.30PM 9.30PM 9.00PM 9.30PM 10.00PM 10.30PM 1.30PM 2.00PM
7.30PM
TUE 6TH WED 7 TH
9.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 11.30AM 10.00PM 9.30AM 11.30AM 7.30PM
THUR 8
FRI 9
TH
TH
MAGICAL MUSICAL MAYHEM GRAIGNAMANAGH BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT REBECCA STORM YULEFEST CLIVE BARNES & LUAN PARLE EXILES with YOUNG EARTH TOMMY FITZHARRIS & FRIENDS TOMÁS JACKMAN BOWTIE KEVIN & EUGENE THE PAPA ZITAS YULEFEST THE RENEGADES FUNERAL BINGO GAR TIERNAN & SAOIRSE CASEY JUSTIN KELLY LIAM MC CORMACK HIM & HER SONIC BOOM YULEFEST DYNAMICA YULEFEST KILKENNY GOSPEL CHOIR
€10/€4 SOLD OUT €20 €10 FREE FREE
SANTA'S CHRISTMAS PARTY
WATERGATE THEATRE
6.00PM
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHORISTERS
ST. CANICE'S CATHEDRAL
7.00PM
TRAD FOR TEENS
HOME RULE CLUB
FREE
LET CHRISTMAS BEGIN THE KILO 1977 & REPLETE SMALL CHANGE KEVIN & EUGENE
DUISKE ABBEY BILLY BYRNES STATHAM'S @ PEMBROKE HOTEL RAFTER DEMPSEYS
€10 FREE FREE FREE
8.00PM 9.00PM 9.30PM 10.00PM
SOLD OUT €3
SAT 10TH
SUN 11TH
MON 12TH TUE 13TH WED 14TH
THUR 15TH
FRI 16TH
10.00PM 10.00PM 10.00PM 10.30PM 1.30PM 2.30PM
CHRISTMAS BELLES
2.30PM
SANTA'S CHRISTMAS PARTY
3.30PM
CANTÓIRÍ AN RÚTAIGH
6.00PM 8.00PM 8.00PM 8.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL CORK IT SCHOOL OF MUSIC KEYWEST SEAMMUS NUGENT & SONS THE THREE TENORS MICK LEECH YULEFEST LISA O'NEILL
10.00PM
SHOWDOWN BAND
10.00PM 10.30PM
TOMMY & NIALL MUNROE
12.30PM
MUSIC FOR TOTS *
2.15PM
LAOISE O'BRIEN & MICHAEL O'TOOLE
3.00PM
YULEFEST THE 4 MEN
3.00PM
UNITY SINGERS
3.30PM
MUSIC FOR TOTS *
3.45PM
PARIS SWING
4.00PM 4.00PM 8.00PM 9.00PM 9.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 7.00PM 10.00PM 11.30AM 7.30PM 8.00PM 8.00PM 6.00PM 7.30PM
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE YULEFEST KILKENNY CHOIR with BRASS ENSEMBLE YULEFEST RED HURLEY IN CONCERT ROSS KEARLY YULEFEST LITTLE GREEN CARS with BRIAN MOONEY THE BARFLIES KJO COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CONCERT THE KILKENNY'S CHRISTMAS CAROLS JACK L. with J.P. RYAN & EVE TUOHY ST. PATRICK'S BRASS & REED BAND YULEFEST LOW with GAELYNN LEA & ERIK KOSKINEN KILKENNY COLLEGE CAROL SERVICE YULEFEST CAOIMHÍN Ó'RAGHALLAIGH & CORMAC BEGLEY
8.00PM
BENEFIT CONCERT REMEMBERING GERALDINE RYAN
9.30PM 5.00PM 6.00PM
WHISKERS OF LICHEN YULEFEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE by LORETO CHOIR SING-A-LONG with SANTA YULEFEST THE CREAM OF KILKENNY CATS JAZZ SPECTACULAR MAOIRA'S OPEN NIGHT KEY REGIEMES THE ESKIES BOWTIE THE COSMIC FUNK BAND YULEFEST FUSE YULEFEST FIRSTLIGHT CHORAL SERVICE YULEFEST ST. PATRICK'S KILKENNY BRASS & REED BAND *
8.00PM
SAT 17 TH
THE TROUBADOURS THE PAPA ZITAS YULEFEST FUSE HALF DOOR BLUES BAND YULEFEST FIRSTLIGHT CHORAL SERVICE
8.30PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 10.00PM 10.00PM 10.00PM 1.30PM 2.00PM 2.30PM
COLÁISTE BHRIDE CARNEW
MATT THE MILLERS LEFT BANK LANGTONS RYAN'S BAR DESIGN CENTRE YARD PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE WATERGATE THEATRE PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE ST. CANICE'S CATHEDRAL SET THEATRE HOME RULE CLUB ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL J.B. BURKES BAR CLEERE'S VICTOR'S BAR @ CLUB HOUSE HOTEL RAFTER DEMPSEYS RYAN'S BAR PARADE TOWER @ KILKENNY CASTLE PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE GRACE'S CASTLE PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE PARADE TOWER @ KILKENNY CASTLE PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE FOULKSTOWN CHURCH ST. JOHN'S CHURCH WATERGATE THEATRE RIVER COURT HOTEL ST. CANICE'S CATHEDRAL THE PUMPHOUSE CARROLLS, KNOCKTOPHER ORMONDE HOTEL MATT THE MILLERS MAC DONAGH JUNCTION THE BLACK ABBEY ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH SET THEATRE MAC DONAGH JUNCTION ST. JOHN'S PRIORY ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, BALLYRAGGET RYAN'S BAR THE PARADE GOWRAN PARK
FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE SOLD OUT FREE €3 SOLD OUT FREE €25 FREE €15 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE €10/€6 €27.50/€25 FREE €23 FREE FREE €10/€5 FREE FREE €20/€15 FREE €26 FREE €17.50 DONATIONS FREE FREE €15
WATERGATE THEATRE
€10
HOME RULE CLUB BREWERY CORNER CLEERE'S MATT THE MILLERS LEFT BANK LANGTONS DESIGN CENTRE YARD MEDIEVAL MILE MUSEUM PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE
FREE FREE €10 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE
SUN 18TH
2.30PM
MINI MUSOS *
3.30PM
HARPIST MARY KELLY
3.30PM
YULEFEST KILKENNY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
3.45PM
MINI MUSOS *
4.00PM 6.00PM 7.30PM 8.00PM 9.00PM 9.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 9.30PM
LITTLE BLACK WREN SING-A-LONG with SANTA YULEFEST BRIAN DEADY with COLIN DEADY YULEFEST WATERFORD HGH HOPES CHOIR * CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT with JOE MARR HARBOURING OCEANS JOHNNY JUKEBOX KELLY POWER & THE COSMANAUTS PASCHAL WALSH
10.00PM
SOUND PROOF
10.30PM 10.30PM
SOUTHERN FREUD YULEFEST SMASH HITS
12.30PM
MUSIC FOR TOTS *
1.00PM 1.00PM 1.30PM
SING-A-LONG with SANTA YULEFEST KILKENNY PIPE & REED BAND YULEFEST ALFREDOS QUARTET
2.15PM
KILKENNY VOICES OF HOPE
3.00PM
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
3.00PM
SIONA KNEPPER & ANNA CALLANAN
3.00PM
YULEFEST THE 4 MEN
3.30PM
MUSIC FOR TOTS *
3.45PM
MUIREANN MULROONEY
TUE 20TH
5.00PM 5.30PM 6.00PM 9.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 11.00AM 9.30PM 10.00PM
WED 21ST
1.05PM
MON 19TH
THUR 22ND
FRI 23RD
ST. STEPHEN'S NIGHT TUE 27 TH
9.30PM 6.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 9.30PM 10.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 10.00PM 10.00PM 10.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 10.30PM 8.00PM 9.30PM
YULEFEST KILKENNY'S CIVIC CAROL SERVICE SING-A-LONG with SANTA THE SUNDAY SESSIONS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ROSS KEARLY FINBAR DENNIHY THE BARFLIES KILKENNY COLLEGE CAROL SERVICE CLEERE'S CHRISTMAS PARTY THE KILKENNY'S WINTER TALES CONCERT * WHISKERS OF LICHEN DRUIDA NUA KEYWEST YULEFEST LISA HANNIGAN PASCHAL WALSH TV JONES & TOMAHAWKS CHRISTMAS ACOUSTIC SESSION PASCHAL WALSH THE ELECTRIX THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS UPTOWN BAND PAT DALY WILLIE MAHER RAINDOGS with THE WISCONSIN HIKERS BIG GUNS THE FANZINES 1916 KITCHEN SPECIAL
PARADE TOWER @ KILKENNY CASTLE PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH PARADE TOWER @ KILKENNY CASTLE BOSCO'S @ WATERGATE GOWRAN PARK ST. CANICE'S CATHEDRAL MEDIEVAL MILE MUSEUM HOME RULE CLUB BREWERY CORNER THE PUMPHOUSE RED DOOR, THOMASTOWN J.B. BURKES BAR VICTOR'S BAR @ CLUB HOUSE HOTEL RYAN'S BAR LANGTONS (BALLROOM) PARADE TOWER @ KILKENNY CASTLE GOWRAN PARK MEDIEVAL MILE MUSEUM GRACE'S CASTLE PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE MAC DONAGH JUNCTION PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE GRACE'S CASTLE PARADE TOWER @ KILKENNY CASTLE PARADE TOWER @ KILKENNY CASTLE ST. CANICE'S CATHEDRAL GOWRAN PARK RYAN'S BAR RIVER COURT HOTEL CARROLLS, KNOCKTOPHER THE PUMPHOUSE ST. CANICE'S CATHEDRAL CLEERE'S MATT THE MILLERS PICTURE GALLERY @ KILKENNY CASTLE RYAN'S BAR MATT THE MILLERS SET THEATRE ST. CANICE'S CATHEDRAL J.B. BURKES BAR RYAN'S BAR RED DOOR, THOMASTOWN J.B. BURKES BAR MATT THE MILLERS LEFT BANK RYAN'S BAR CARROLLS, KNOCKTOPHER HOME RULE CLUB THE PUMPHOUSE RYAN'S BAR THE PUMPHOUSE J.B. BURKES BAR
FREE FREE FREE FREE €5 €15 €17.50 FREE FREE €5 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE SOLD OUT FREE €15 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE €15 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE SOLD OUT €25 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE
WED 28TH THUR 29TH
10.00PM 8.00PM 6.30PM 9.30PM 8.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 10.30PM 10.00PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 9.30PM 10.00PM
AFTER DARK YULEFEST HAM SANDWICH DRUIDA NUA CLIVE BARNES, LUAN PARLE, MIKE HANRAHAN & LESLIE DOWDWLL WHISKERS OF LICHEN MICK FLANNERY with SOPHIE HUNGER JOHNNY JUKEBOX KEVIN POWER DEEP DOWN DETOX THE DOMINO EFFECT PAT WALL PASCHAL WALSH SAM DOHERTY DECKS 'N' DRUMS
10.00PM
SHOWDOWN BAND
10.30PM
BEN REEL BAND
9.30PM FRI 30TH
NYE
MATT THE MILLERS SET THEATRE MATT THE MILLERS
FREE €20 FREE
CLEERE'S
€15
RYAN'S BAR SET THEATRE THE PUMPHOUSE RED DOOR, THOMASTOWN RYAN'S BAR MATT THE MILLERS HOME RULE CLUB J.B. BURKES BAR CARROLLS, KNOCKTOPHER SET THEATRE VICTOR'S BAR @ CLUB HOUSE HOTEL RYAN'S BAR
FREE €25 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE €15
* FREE EVENT BUT PREBOOKING ESSENTIAL * MEDIEVAL MILE MUSEUM : EMAIL Yulefest@kilkennycoco.ie KILKENNY CASTLE : PHONE 056 77 04134
FREE FREE