Sunday 16th March 2008 Events
St Patrick's Weekend Family Fun Fair
Erwood Park, Levenshulme
This family orientated weekend of Irish music, dance and fun fair rides in Levenshulme Village put on jointly by Manchester City Council Parks department and Mike Mulhern Funfairs to celebrate the closing weekend of the Manchester Irish Festival.
Erwood Park, Cringle Fields, Levenshulme
12 noon - 9 pm
Tel:0161 223 8278
Admission: Free
Tradfest Irish family afternoon
M19 Bar
This special afternoon of traditional Irish music and dance is aimed at families who want to bring their children out to enjoy an afternoon of Irish Culture.
It is to help raise funds for the South Manchester Lourdes trip involving families from St Bernard’s, St Mary’s and St Kentigern’s Parishes.
Special guest appearances from Irish duo James O’Connor and Audrey Trainor, plus Trad Irish group ‘Claus’ and ‘The Tim O’Connor band’. Guest musicians, singers and dancers are welcome to join in the afternoon.
M19 Bar, 847 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, M19 3PW
0161 224 8135
www.myspace.com/acousticfest
www.m19bar.com
Doors 2pm-6pm.
Admission: £3 donation or £6 per family pass
Quare Craic feat Kieran Cunningham & Friends
Conors Irish Bar & Lounge
Kieran Cunningham & Friends will be joining us to present an afternoon of the very best in traditional and contemporary Irish music. Kieran, actor and racontour has recently been starting in RTE soap ‘Fair City’
3.00pm Free
Conors Irish Bar & Lounge
394 Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel
Live Music from Driftwood
Union Music Lounge
The legendary Irish band ‘Driftwood’ play Irish Country and Western. Their weekly lively Sunday session often turn out to be a massive party with customers often joining in the fun, dancing on the tables!
4pm - 7pm
Admission: FREE
Union Music Lounge
845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW,
Telephone 0161 224 1271
Tradfest with ‘The Tim O’Connor Band
M19 Bar
Irish guitarist and singer ‘Tim O’Connor’ a former member of Celtic Rock band ‘Citizen Swing’ flies over from France to join in the St Patrick’s weekend celebrations.
Tim will be launching his new trad single ‘Manchester Street’ that he recorded with the award winning fiddle player Dezi Donnelly.
He is joined in the band by the award winning flautist Paul Daly from Roscommon and multi-instrumentalist the legendary Manchester Irish musician - Dave Thom.
Support comes from Irish singer James O’Connor and fiddle player Audrey Trainor.
It will be standing room only and people are invited to get in early if they want to get in.
Irish club night with Tom Dee follows the live music til late.
M19 Bar, 847 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, M19 3PW
0161 224 8135
Doors 7pm on stage 8pm
Admission Free before 9pm
Ged Graham
Irish World Heritage Centre
Ged Graham in the Main Hall
2.00 – 4.00pm
Admission.
Irish World Heritage Centre
10 Queens Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 8UF,
0161 205 4007, office@iwhc.com
Shaun Cuddy
Irish World Heritage Centre
Shaun Cuddy in the Main Hall
9.30 ‘til late
Irish World Heritage Centre
10 Queens Road, Cheetham
Hill, Manchester, M8 8UF,
0161 205 4007
Live music with Toss the Feathers
St. Kentigern's Social Club
To help celebrate 21years of Toss The Feathers they will be going back to their
roots and giving you a taste of how it all started .
Afternoon Show is a day for all the family and everybodys welcome. We will have the best in live entertainment . There will also be fairground rides in the car park for the children
Admission £10
St. Kentigern's Social Club
Hart Road, Fallowfield, Manchester
0161 224 2033
You can buy tickets from the St Kentigerns
or call: 0161-224-2033
Toss the Feathers are now on facebook
Celtic Rogue
O’Sheas Irish Bar
The ex-Toss The Features men of Celtic Rogue provide a range of celtic tunes from artists such as Christy Moore, Van Morrison and many more.
9pm-12.30am
O’Sheas Irish Bar, 80 Princess Street, Manchester
0161 236 3906
Groovy Revolutions
O'Neill's
Groovy Revolutions
O'Neill's, 655 Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6RA
St Patricks Celebration
The Whalley Hotel,
JIB in the day and Phoenix at night
The Whalley Hotel, Brooks Bar, Whalley Range, Manchester
0161 232 7159
St Patricks Celebration with Finians Rainbow
St Annes
Dancing to Finians Rainbow
St Annes Chester Rd, Stretford, Manchester
Kenny Paul
The Huntington
Direct from Ireland - Kenny Paul
The Huntington
Northmoor Road, Longsight, Manchester
Telephone: 0161 225-6400
The Sunday Evening Session with Irish DJ Rob
Union Irish Music Lounge
Get ready for a massive Irish party with South Manchester’s “up for anything” DJ Rob playing the very best of his Irish collection featuring everything from traditional Irish tunes to the Celtic Rock of the ‘Saw Doctors’ and a fair amount of ‘Thin Lizzy’ squeezed in for good measure.
Sponsored by Boddingtons
8pm – late
Admission: FREE
Union Irish Music Lounge,
845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 3PW
Tel No: 0161 224 1271
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