Brigid O’Neill Duo

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Downpatrick singer-songwriter Brigid O’Neill weaves elements of folk, country and jazz into relatable tales of happiness, heartbreak and the human condition. Christine Jeans and Geordie legend George Welch are supporting […]

The Wakes and Paddy Nash

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Glasgow Folk'n'Rollers The Wakes and Derry singer-songwriter Paddy Nash as heading to the Toon as part of the Tyneside Irish Festival, Tickets here via Eventbrite First 50 tickets sold £16 […]

Down By The Liffeyside

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Paddy Glackin, an Irish fiddler and founding member of the Bothy Band, is joined by duo Mary Corcoran on piano and Gay McKeon on uilleann pipes, exploring the songs of Dublin.

Sally Glennon

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

A lover of Country and Irish music, Sally began performing in the nineties, playing in live shows with her own band in the United Kingdom. Sally has recorded three albums, […]

The Murder of Wolfe Tone

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Historical entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible story of the mysterious death of Theobald Wolfe Tone, the founding father of Irish Republicanism. An audio-visual spectacular featuring hundreds of images […]

The Magic in the Tin Book Launch

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Former Newcastle United player Paul Ferris' follow-up book to The Boy on the Shed is the brilliant, courageous, and life-affirming The Magic in the Tin. Inspired by the birth of […]

Why Shouldn’t I Go?

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

A one-act play written and performed by Janet Behan and directed by Jessica Higgs. In a compassionate telling of three Irish women of a certain age, these stories are not just Irish tales but contain universal truths about women, particularly our habit of succumbing to external pressures against internal better judgment.

O’Carolan by Candlelight

Trinity Church, Sunderland Grange Terrace, Sunderland

Fianna Ni Chonnail, a traditional Irish and Celtic harpist based in Limerick, and Imogen Gunner, an award winning fiddle player and lecturer in folk and traditional music at Newcastle University, are here for a night of candlelight music to celebrate Ireland’s National Harp Day at the perfect setting of Trinity Church, Sunderland. Local musicians are also welcome to join in for the final part of the night.

The Cramlington Train Wreckers

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

South Shields-based playwright Ed Waugh is here with a short film and performance about the Cramlington Train Wreckers, featuring interviews with the surviving striking miners imprisoned for their participation in derailing the Flying Scotsman at Cramlington during the 1926 General Strike.

Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman

Tyneside Irish Centre 41 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

An award-winning harp and guitar duo, Máire is one of Ireland’s most important and influential traditional musicians, and Chris is a prolific composer, arranger and record producer, who have played at hundreds of festivals worldwide.