Temple Bar TradFest

The Temple Bar TradFest is an annual traditional Irish Music and Cultural Festival. The purpose of the festival is to promote Irish musical traditions. This 5-day festival takes place the last week of January every year in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland.

History

The Temple Bar TradFest was set up and organised by The Temple Bar Company. The first festival took place in January 2006 in Temple Bar. It was set up because while Dublin and Temple Bar are associated with music and culture, Dublin was lacking a festival solely for traditional Irish Music and Culture.

2006

The artists performing at that festival included:

2007

The artists performing at that festival included:


The Festival patron was Irish actor Brendan Gleeson.

2008

The artists performing at that festival included:

The Festival patron was Irish actor Stephen Rea.

2009

The artists performing at that festival included:

The Festival patron was Irish actor Stephen Rea.

2010

The festival celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2010.

The artists performing at the 2010 Tradfest included:

The festival patron was Stephen Rea. The festival programmer was Kieran Hanrahan.

2011

An estimated 60.000 visitors attended the 2011 festival. 2011 was the first time concerts were held in the iconic Christ Church Cathedral. Clannad and Altan performed special anniversary concerts celebrating over 4 decades of making music. It was also the first time that the original line up of Clannad had performed in over 5 years. Special musical guests joining Clannad on stage during the festival included Brian Kennedy, Paul Noonan and Anúna.

The artists performing at the 2011 Temple Bar TradFest included:

The festival patron was Stephen Rea. The festival programmer and artist director was Kieran Hanrahan.

2012

The 2012 Temple Bar TradFest was by far the most successful to date across all areas including ticket sales, footfall, variety and calibre of talent, number of events an overall media exposure. The Temple Bar Tradfest continues to be Dublin's largest and fastest growing Irish Music and Cultural festival and the single largest cultural event held in Temple Bar on an annual basis.

It lasted 5 days, from Wednesday 25 January to Sunday 29 January, with concerts in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin City Hall and The Button Factory.

The artists performing at the 2012 Temple Bar TradFest included:

The festival patron was Stephen Rea. The festival programmer and artist director was Kieran Hanrahan.

2013

2013 was the 8th year for the Temple Bar TradFest, the 2013 festival lasted 6 days, from Tuesday 22 January to Sunday 27 January, with concerts at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Dublin City Hall, St. Werburgh Church and The Button Factory. Other highlights include over 200 free events, music trail, singers club, open sessions, two outdoor stages, the international Celtic Irish dance show, master classes and showcases, gigs for kids, children's club, pipe bands, street performers, a rural Irish village in the city and much more.


The artists performing at the 2013 Temple Bar TradFest included:


The Temple Bar Tradfest continues to be Dublin's largest and fastest growing Irish Music and Cultural festival and the single largest cultural event held in Temple Bar on an annual basis.

Organization

The Temple Bar TradFest is organised by Temple Bar Company, formerly TASCQ (Traders in the Area Supporting the Cultural Quarter Limited), a not for profit trade group in Temple Bar, founded in 2003.

Sponsors

Sponsors are:

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