2013 in Irish music

This is a summary of the year 2013 in Irish music.

2013 in music
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Monthly summary

January
  • 17 January – Shannon Winter Music Weekend.[1]
  • 22 January – Temple Bar Trad Fest.[1]
  • 26 January – Country & Western Weekend.[1]

February
  • 9 February – The Gealach Gorm Singer/Songwriter Festival.[1]
  • 13 February – 12 Points Jazz Festival.[1]
  • 20 February – The Gathering Festival.[1]
  • 20 February – Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival.[1]
  • 22 February – Kiltimagh Choral Festival.[1]
  • 27 February – Corofin Traditional Festival.[1]

March
  • 11 March – ESB Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil.[1]
  • 22 March – Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle.[1]
  • 30 March – Ballydehob Traditional Music Festival.[1]

April
  • 5 April – Driochead Festival.[2]
  • 10 April – Pan Celtic International Festival.[2]
  • 12 April – Seshtival.[2]
  • 12 April – Clifden Traditional Music Festival.[2]
  • 15 April – Waterford New Music Week.[2]
  • 19 April – The Shindig Festival.[2]
  • 26 April – Feile na nDeise.[2]
  • 26 April – Guitar Festival of Ireland.[2]

May
  • 1 May – Feile na Bealtaine.[3]
  • 1 May – Cork International Choral Festival.[3]
  • 2 May – Waterford International Music Festival.[3]
  • 2 May – Cathedral Quarter Music & Arts Festival.[3]
  • 2 May – City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival.[3]
  • 2 May – Bray Jazz Festival.[3]
  • 2 May – Drogheda Arts Festival.[3]
  • 3 May – Feile Chois Cuain.[3]
  • 3 May – Cup of Tae Festival.[3]
  • 3 May – Vantastival.[3]
  • 3 May – Phoenix Arts Festival.[3]
  • 3 May – May Country Music Festival.[3]
  • 3 May – Little Big Weekend.[3]
  • 3 May – Inishbofin Arts Festival.[3]
  • 3 May – Athboy Live.[3]
  • 3 May – Coors Live at the Latin Quarter.[3]
  • 3 May – Feile Oriel.[3]
  • 3 May – Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots.[3]
  • 3 May – Ballydehob Jazz Festival.[3]
  • 3 May – Summer Fest.[3]
  • 4 May – Festival of the Fires.[3]
  • 5 May – MANGO all day party.[3]
  • 8 May – Baltimore Fiddle Fair.[3]
  • 10 May – Camden Crawl Dublin.[3]
  • 10 May – Gospel Rising Music Festival.[3]
  • 11 May – Nass Breakdown Sessions.[3]
  • 16 May – Galway Early Music Festival.[3]
  • 17 May – Fleadh Nua.[3]
  • 23 May – Mayo International Choral Festival.[3]
  • 23 May – Dublin City Soul Festival.[3]
  • 24 May – LINK Culture Fest.[3]
  • 24 May – Wicklow Arts Festival.[3]
  • 24 May – Iniscealtra Festival of Arts.[3]
  • 24 May – Life Festival.[3]
  • 24 May – Donegal Live.[3]
  • 29 May – Indie Week Ireland.[3]
  • 30 May – The Clancy Brothers Festival.[3]
  • 30 May – Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival.[3]

June
  • 1 June – Doonbeg International Jazz Festival.[4]
  • 1 June – Nitrogen Festival.[4]
  • 1 June – Forbidden Fruit.[4]
  • 1 June – Moe Fest.[4]
  • 1 June – Strawberry Fest.[4]
  • 1 June – Burren Summer Festival – Féile An tSamhraidh.[4]
  • 1 June – Barcastle Free Music Festival.[4]
  • 1 June – Lismore Music Festival.[4]
  • 1 June – Cold Pro Music and Surf Festival
  • 1 June – Shamrock Music Festival.[4]
  • 1 June – The Happy Valley Festival.[4]
  • 1 June – Pigstock Festival.[4]
  • 1 June – Castlebar Blues & Beyond.[4]
  • 1 June – Little Havana Festival.[4]
  • 2 June – Inistioge Summer Festival.[4]
  • 2 June – Pop Picnic.[4]
  • 2 June – Woodstock Revisited.[4]
  • 6 June – Flat Lake Festival
  • 7 June – Arcadia Festival.[4]
  • 7 June – Temple House Festival.[4]
  • 7 June – Eigse Carlow Arts Festival.[4]
  • 7 June – Live at Leopardstown.[4]
  • 8 June – Gentlemen of the Road.[4]
  • 8 June – Tain Summer Festival.[4]
  • 8 June – Helium.[4]
  • 11 June – KBC Great Music in Irish Houses.[4]
  • 12 June – Clare County Fleadh.[4]
  • 14 June – NPLD (No Place Like Dome).[4]
  • 14 June – The Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival.[4]
  • 15 June – Face Fest.[4]
  • 18 June – Mayo Alive.[4]
  • 19 June – Bushmills Live.[4]
  • 20 June – Love Live Music.[4]
  • 20 June – Féile Brian Ború.[4]
  • 20 June – Cork Midsummer Festival.[4]
  • 21 June – Glenties Busking Festival.[4]
  • 21 June – Body & Soul.[4]
  • 21 June – Open House Festival.[4]
  • 21 June – Drogheda Samba Festival.[4]
  • 21 June – Live on Spike.[4]
  • 22 June – BBA Taking Control.[4]
  • 22 June – Fortstock.[4]
  • 26 June – Irish Performing Arts Festival.[4]
  • 26 June – Celtronic.[4]
  • 26 June – Solstice.[4]
  • 27 June – Summer Carnival.[4]
  • 28 June – West Cork Chamber Music Festival.[4]
  • 28 June – Summer Madness.[4]
  • 28 June – Celtic Fusion.[4]
  • 28 June – Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival.[4]
  • 28 June – Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts.[4]
  • 28 June – Louth Music Festival.[4]
  • 28 June – Rocky Mayhem.[4]
  • 28 June – Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival.[4]
  • 28 June – Bump! Muzik Festival.[4]
  • 29 June – Rhythm Fest.[4]
  • 29 June – The Island Jam.[4]
  • 29 June – Dylan Fest.[4]

July
  • 4 July – Carrick on Shannon Water Music Festival.[5]
  • 5 July – Cairde festival.[5]
  • 5 July – Burning Oak Festival.[5]
  • 5 July – Willowstone Arts & Music Festival
  • 5 July – Riverside Jump.[5]
  • 6 July – Bray Summer Fest.[5]
  • 6 July – Oxegen.[5]
  • 6 July – Clonmel Junction Festival.[5]
  • 6 July – Make A Move.[5]
  • 6 July – Kinsale Arts Week.[5]
  • 6 July – Earagail Arts Festival.[5]
  • 7 July – Aran Trad Fest.[5]
  • 12 July – Athy Bluegrass Festival.[5]
  • 12 July – Carbon Dioxide Festival
  • 12 July – Donegal Town Summer Festival.[5]
  • 12 July – Templebar Beatles Fest.[5]
  • 12 July – Link Fest.[5]
  • 12 July – Dalriada Arts Festival.[5]
  • 13 July – Tra Fest.[5]
  • 15 July – Venice of Ireland Festival.[5]
  • 15 July – Galway Fringe Festival.[5]
  • 15 July – Galway Arts Festival.[5]
  • 17 July – Liberties Festival.[5]
  • 19 July – Loughcrew Garden Opera.[5]
  • 19 July – Festival of World Cultures
  • 19 July – Hilltown New Music Festival.[5]
  • 20 July – Ceol at the O.[5]
  • 20 July – Dublin Flamenco Festival.[5]
  • 20 July – Glasgowbury.[5]
  • 21 July – Fiddler's Green Festival.[5]
  • 21 July – Ulster Fleadh.[5]
  • 24 July – Sligo Jazz Festival.[5]
  • 26 July – Buncrana Music Festival.[5]
  • 26 July – Skibbereen Arts Festival.[5]
  • 26 July – Abhainn Rí Festival.[5]
  • 26 July – Westport Music Festival.[5]
  • 26 July – Waterford Music Fest
  • 26 July – Boyle Arts Festival.[5]
  • 26 July – Ballyshannon Folk & Trad Music Festival.[5]
  • 26 July – Killarney Summer Fest.[5]
  • 26 July – Walled City Music Festival.[5]
  • 26 July – KnockanStockan.[5]
  • 28 July – Mary From Dungloe International Festival.[5]
  • 30 July – Sunset Festival.[5]

August
  • 2 August – Ballyshannon Trad and Folk Music Festival.[6]
  • 2 August – Clonakilty Waterfront Festival.[6]
  • 2 August – Scariff Harbour Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Spraoi Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Carrigallen Summer Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Farney Music Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Indiependence Music & Arts Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Castlepalooza.[6]
  • 3 August – Sean McCarthy Memorial Weekend Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Le Cheile.[6]
  • 3 August – Forfey Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Ranalagh Arts Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Cahersiveen Festival of Music & the Arts.[6]
  • 3 August – Belfast Taste & Music Fest.[6]
  • 3 August – Booleigh Ska Festival.[6]
  • 3 August – Americana & Roots Weekend.[6]
  • 4 August – Old Fair Day Festival.[6]
  • 4 August – Féile Ghleanncholmcille.[6]
  • 4 August – Liss Ard Festival.[6]
  • 5 August – Joy Music Festival.[6]
  • 5 August – Kingscourt Festival.[6]
  • 6 August – Northside Music Festival.[6]
  • 8 August – Feakle Trad Festival.[6]
  • 10 August – Mohill Bluegrass Festival.[6]
  • 10 August – Puck Fair.[6]
  • 10 August — Kilkenny Arts Festival.[6]
  • 11 August – Dublin Latin American Festival.[6]
  • 11 August – Jam in the Park.[6]
  • 13 August – Fleadh Cheoil.[6]
  • 15 August – Terry Glass Arts Festival.[6]
  • 15 August – Masters of Tradition.[6]
  • 15 August – Belsonic.[6]
  • 17 August – Jack of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival.[6]
  • 17 August – Down with Jazz.[6]
  • 17 August — Stendhal Festival.[6]
  • 17 August – Back to Basics – Rose of Tralee Carnival.[6]
  • 17 August – Sunflower Fest.[6]
  • 17 August – Killruddery Music Festival.[6]
  • 17 August – The Marquee in Drumlish.[6]
  • 18 August – Ululele Hooley.[6]
  • 18 August – Letterkenny Live.[6]
  • 18 August – New Ross Summer Festival.[6]
  • 19 August – Danny's Garden Music Festival.[6]
  • 19 August – Decades Festival.[6]
  • 21 August – Tennents Vital Festival.[6]
  • 23 August – Ballinamore Free Fringe Festival.[6]
  • 24 August – Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival.[6]
  • 24 August – Belly Bang.[6]
  • 24 August – Prosperous Music Festival.[6]
  • 24 August – City of Derry Guitar Festival.[6]
  • 25 August – Jollylands.[6]
  • 25 August – Tara Rocks.[6]
  • 30 August – Kilkenny International Gospel Music Festival.[6]
  • 31 August – Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival.[6]
  • 31 August — Electric Picnic.[6]

September
  • 1 September – Phizzfest.[7]
  • 6 September – Dingle Trad/Fusion Festival.[7]
  • 6 September – Gig 'n The Bann.[7]
  • 7 September – Harvest Time Blues.[7]
  • 7 September – Tulla Trad Festival.[7]
  • 8 September – Slane Castle.[7]
  • 8 September – Absolute Fringe.[7]
  • 8 September – Skerries Soundwaves.[7]
  • 9 September – The Blackstairs Blues Festival.[7]
  • 10 September – Planet Love.[7]
  • 12 September – Navan Live.[7]
  • 13 September – Dunfanaghy Jazz and Blues Festival 2011.[7]
  • 13 September – A French Revelation.[7]
  • 14 September – Tuam Trad Festival.[7]
  • 15 September – John Martyn Tribute Festival.[7]
  • 17 September – Mystik Fest.[7]
  • 20 September – Clifden Arts Week.[7]
  • 20 September – Guinness Cobh Blues Festival.[7]
  • 20 September – Shorelines Art Festival.[7]
  • 20 September – Clonakilty International Guitar Festival.[7]
  • 20 September – Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival.[7]
  • 21 September – Spirit of Folk Festival.[7]
  • 24 September – The Green Village Music & Arts Festival.[7]
  • 24 September – Dublin International Gospel Music Festival.[7]
  • 25 September – YES Festival.[7]
  • 27 September – New Ross Piano Festival.[7]
  • 27 September – Guinness Live at the Latin Quarter.[7]
  • 27 September – Engage Arts Festival.[7]
  • 28 September – Limerick Jazz Festival.[7]
  • 28 September – Sligo Festival of Baroque Music.[7]
  • 29 September – Kilkenny Celtic Festival.[7]
  • 30 September – Sligo Traditional Singing Weekend.[7]
  • 30 September – Galway Jazz Festival.[7]
  • 30 September – Kerry International Chamber Music Festival.[7]

October
  • 1 October — Oxjam.[8]
  • 1 October – Westport Arts Festival.[8]
  • 4 October — East Cork Early Music Festival.[8]
  • 4 October – Hard Working Class Heroes.[8]
  • 5 October – O' Carolan Harp, Culture & Heritage Festival.[8]
  • 6 October – One Night Music Festival.[8]
  • 12 October – Feile Frank McGann.[8]
  • 14 October – Belfast Fringe.[8]
  • 15 October – Baboró – International Arts Festival for Children.[8]
  • 18 October – Becks Rhythm Weekender.[8]
  • 18 October – The Roe Valley Arts Festival.[8]
  • 19 October – Imagine Arts Festival.[8]
  • 19 October – Belfast Festival at Queen's.[8]
  • 19 October – MUSIC and craic in the Glen.[8]
  • 20 October – Imagine Trad Festival.[8]
  • 20 October – Cooley-Collins Traditional Music Festival.[8]
  • 24 October – Festival Folk.[8]
  • 24 October – Wexford Opera Festival.[8]
  • 24 October – Sligo Live.[8]
  • 25 October – Virginia Pumpkin Festival.[8]
  • 25 October – Beat Yard.[8]
  • 26 October – Willie Keane memorial weekend.[8]
  • 26 October – Patrick O'Keeffe Traditional Music Festival.[8]
  • 26 October – Cork Jazz Festival.[8]
  • 26 October – Hunters Moon Music and Art Festival.[8]
  • 26 October – South Roscommon Singers Festival.[8]
  • 26 October – Patrick O'Keefe Traditional Music Festival.[8]
  • 26 October – Kinsale Jazz Festival.[8]
  • 27 October – Cloughtoberfest Gypsy Jazz Festival.[8]
  • 28 October – The Mansion Festival.[8]
  • 28 October – Afro Ireland Festival.[8]

November
  • 7 November – Dubln Beatles Festival.[9]
  • 7–11 November – Ennis Trad Festival.[9]
  • 9 November – The All Ireland Elvis Festival.[9]
  • 9 November – Spirit of Voice Festival.[9]
  • 9 November – Cashel Arts Fest.[9]
  • 10 November – Sligo International Choral Festival.[9]
  • 12 November – Bottlenote.[9]
  • 16 November – Ardee Baroque Festival.[9]
  • 17 November – Irish Burning Man Decompressed.[9]
  • 17 November – Seesound – as part of Cork Film Festival.[9]
  • 17 November – Dublin Burlesque Festival.[9]
  • 21 November – Jazz Is....[9]
  • 23 November – What If, Why Not?.[9]
  • 30 November – Feile na Soilse.[9]
  • 30 November – Drogheda Traditional Music Weekend.[9]
  • 30 November – Home Grown Music Festival.[9]

December
  • 15 December – Other Voices.[9]
  • 21 December – Winter Solstice Festival.[9]

References
  1. January – March Archived 13 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
  2. April Archived 12 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
  3. May Archived 12 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
  4. June Archived 14 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
  5. July Archived 6 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
  6. August Archived 14 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
  7. September Archived 14 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
  8. October Archived 21 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
  9. November & December Archived 12 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Music Festivals Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25.
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