Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival, Glengarriff West Cork

UNI4MER · Veteran Member

Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival, Glengarriff West Cork

Michele Erdvig · Host

I haven't been to the festival but it sounds like fun. Glengarriff is a nice little town. If you decide to attend you should make lodging reservations as soon as your plans are firmed up.

Just a thought but the website seems to have the dates for 2015. Have you been in touch to be certain of the 2016 schedule?

UNI4MER · Veteran Member

yes the website still shows 2015 but their facebook site talks about groups that are going to attend this year. I certainly will double check.

tony2phones · Guru

Like all good Irish festivals the line up will be finalised a week or on a good day two weeks before the event. These small festivals are generally organised by local enthusiasts and more effort goes into the organising and planning than publicity.

Personally I tend to stick to the sessions trails which might not be sorted until the day before the festival starts and there tend to be a few impromptu sessions sneak in to the mix as well.

Glengarriff is a good touring base and you will find lots of things to fill your time when there are gaps or things that don't especially draw your interest.

UNI4MER · Veteran Member

so far they have booked Dervish, Connla, Bonnyman and Davey Spillane. I know there have been cutbacks in funding this year for these festivals but this is one that survived.