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TG4 Programme 'Ceolaireacht' first aired on Sunday 21st January 2024, and is now available to watch worldwide through this link: 
 
 
'Armed with her fiddle and bicycle, Doireann Ní Glackin embarks on another musical journey, exploring lesser-known traditional musical strongholds across Ireland and beyond.' ????????

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Programme and Venues

ALL MUSIC AND SONG EVENTS FOR UNDER 18s: £6

Festival tickets available from www.returntolondontown.org

SPECIAL OFFER TICKETS: £40 All Inclusive Concerts and Céilís

Spaces at the The Crown Hotel: Ivy Suite (basement), Lounge by Ivy Suite (basement), Mezzanine (first floor), Sala Room (first floor), Living Room (ground floor), Crown Pub (ground floor), Brent Room (ground floor), Camden Room (ground floor)

FRIDAY 28th OCTOBER 2022

5pm

Session

Michael Sweeney, Colman Connolly, Peter McAlinden

The Crown Hotel (Mezzanine)

Free

7.30pm

Evening Concert

Jackie Daly and Matt Cranitch/ Bróna McVittie/ Sorcha Costello, Elaine Reilly and John Blake

The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite)

£20/ £6 U18

8pm

Session

Ali and Phillipe Barnes, Joe Bardwell

The Crown Hotel (Living Room)

Free

11pm

Session

Rita Farrell, Fiachra Mulligan, Declan Gilmartin

The Crown Hotel (Lounge by Ivy Suite)

Free

The Crown Hotel Bars: Ground Floor public bar open until 12am, Ivy Suite public bar open until 2am – Residents Bar open until 4am

 

SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2022

Please arrive at instrumental workshop venue to register at 10.30am

11am-1pm

Fiddle Workshop

Sorcha Costello

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Banjo Workshop

Elaine Reilly

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Concertina Workshop

Alex Kelly

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Flute Workshop

John Rynne

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Uilleann Pipes Workshop

Rita Farrell

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Button Accordion Workshop

Dermot Byrne

The Crown Hotel

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Whistle Workshop

Brogan McAuliffe

The Crown Hotel

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Harp Workshop

Máire Ní Chathasaigh

The Crown Hotel

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Accompaniment Workshop

Jim Murray

The Crown Hotel

£10/ £6 U18s

12pm

Session

Ben and Ella Connolly, Katie and Annie Quinn, Oisín McGinley, Tom Campbell, Pete Quinn

The Crown Hotel (Mezzanine)

Free

1pm

Session

John Bowe, Mark Moloney, Terence O’Flaherty

The Crown Hotel (Living Room)

Free

1pm

Session

Noreen Cullen, Adrian Burns, Eoin Griffin, Catherine McGoldrick

Lucky 7

Free

1.30pm

Children’s Afternoon Workshop

Céilí Dancing – no experience required, Tutor: Anne Drury

The Crown Hotel (Sala Room)

£5

2pm

Afternoon Concert

Tommy Fitzharris, Dónal Mc Cague and John Blake/ Diarmuid Ó Meachair, James Carty and Jonas Fromseier/ In Good Company

The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite)

£10/ £6 U18s

2-4pm

Singing Workshop

Bróna McVittie

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

2pm

Session

John Rynne, Martin Quinn, Tad Sargent

The Crown Hotel (Crown Pub)

Free

3pm

Tutor Led Session

Sorcha Costello, Alex Kelly, Peter McAlinden

The Crown Hotel (Sala Room)

Free

4-7pm

Set Dancing Céilí

Parish Céilí Band with Tom Kelleher

Mazenod Social Club

£12/ U18s free when accompanied by paying adult

4pm

Session

James Carty (Flute), Ollie Farrelly, Francis Gaffney

Lucky 7

Free

5pm

Session

Kathy Walton, Joe Joe McCann, Rachel Isherwood

The Crown Hotel (Living Room)

Free

6pm

Singing Session

Singing Session hosted by Pat Connolly with guests Bróna McVittie and Chan Reid

The Crown Hotel (Sala Room)

Free

6pm

Session

Eoin Toher, Liam Nolan, Kevin Boyle

The Crown Hotel (Crown Pub)

Free

7.30pm

Evening Concert

Bríd Harper, Dermot Byrne and Jim Murray/ Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman/ The Kane Sisters and John Blake

The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite)

£20/ £6 U18s

8pm

Session

Marie McCormack, Caroline Kunzler, Niall Farrelly

Sir Colin Campbell

Free

9pm

Session

Mark Conyard, Kevin O’Connor, Eli Howard

The Crown Hotel (Living Room)

Free

11pm

Session

Brogan McAuliffe, Elaine Reilly, Pete Quinn

The Crown Hotel (Lounge by Ivy Suite)

Free

The Crown Hotel Bars: Ground Floor public bar open until 12am, Ivy Suite public bar open until 2am – Residents Bar open until 4am

 

SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER 2022

Please arrive at instrumental workshop venue to register at 10.30am

11am-1pm

Fiddle Workshop

Bríd Harper

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Banjo Workshop

Jonas Fromseier

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Button Accordion Workshop

Diarmuid Ó Meachair

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Concertina Workshop

Paddy Egan

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Flute Workshop

Tommy Fitzharris

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Whistle Workshop

Peter McAlinden

Ashford Place

£10/ £6 U18s

11am-1pm

Accompaniment Workshop

John Blake

The Crown Hotel

£10/ £6 U18s

12pm

Session

Sinéad Linane, Mick O’Connor, Reg Hall

The Crown Hotel (Living Room)

Free

1.30-2.30pm

Children’s Afternoon Workshop

Singing, Tutor: Chan Reid

St Agnes’ Centre

£5

2-5pm

Set Dancing Céilí

Parish Céilí Band with Tom Kelleher

Mazenod Social Club

£12/ U18s free when accompanied by a paying adult

2pm

Session

Dermot Byrne, Mick Mulvey, Robb Webb

The Crown Hotel (Crown Pub)

Free

3pm

Tutor Led Session

Tommy Fitzharris, Bríd Harper, Peter McAlinden

The Crown Hotel (Sala Room)

Free

4pm

Session

Dónal McCague, Mairead Hurley, James Carty (fiddle)

Barrett’s Freehouse

Free

5pm

Session

Alan O’Leary, Rosie O’Leary, Brendan McAuley

The Crown Hotel (Living Room)

Free

6pm

Session

Noel, Sharon and Conor Whelton

The Crown Hotel (Crown Pub)

Free

7pm

Album Launch Event

The Kane Sisters/ Paddy Egan/ Diarmuid Ó Meachair

The Crown Hotel (Sala Room)

Free

8-10.30pm

Céilí for All

Music by McCool Trad, Caller: William Macken

The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite)

£5

8pm

Session

Mick O’Connor, Caroline Regan and friends

Sir Colin Campbell

Free

9pm

Session

Diarmuid Ó Meachair, Jonas Fromseier, Niall Farrelly

The Crown Hotel (Living Room)

Free

The Crown Hotel Bars: Ground Floor public bar open until 12am, Ivy Suite public bar open until 11pm.

 

MONDAY 31st OCTOBER 2022

2pm

Afternoon Concert

Dermot Byrne and Bríd Harper/ Paddy Egan, Mick O’Connor, John Devine and Mick Bailey/ London Irish Pensioners Choir

The Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite)

£10/ £6 U18s

 

RETURN TO LONDON TOWN FESTIVAL 2021 - VENUES

THE CROWN HOTEL 142-152 Cricklewood Broadway, London NW2 3ED

ASHFORD PLACE 60 Ashford Road, London NW2 6TU

ST AGNES’ CENTRE 22 Caddington Road (corner of Gillingham Road), London NW2 1DQ

BARRETT’S FREEHOUSE 239 Cricklewood Broadway, London NW2 3HP

LUCKY 7 7 Cricklewood Lane, London NW2 6PN

MAZENOD SOCIAL CLUB Mazenod Avenue (near Junction with Quex Road), Kilburn, London NW6 4LS

SIR COLIN CAMPBELL 264-266 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 2BY

RETURN TO LONDON TOWN FESTIVAL 2021 - DOWNLOAD FULL PROGRAMME HERE

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Hi All - just to be clear -

We are able to deliver all of Return to London Town Festival 2020's socially distanced events as planned while the Government moves London to Tier 2. Safety is of utmost importance to us and to those who are hosting at our Covid Secure venues (BFI IMAX, Cadogan Hall and Ashford Place)

Just a reminder, as stated before, all tickets for our 'Trad Cinema' Concert Screening on Fri 23 Oct and Live Concert on Sat 24 Oct should be booked in your 'bubbles'. Please arrive at venues wearing a face covering (unless exempt) and continue to wear unless eating or drinking in your allocated seat - capacity monitoring, social distancing, sanitising and one way system measures in place for everyone's safety. We are determined for those who join us on each evening to have a wonderful, shared cultural experience in a Covid secure environment - obviously a different experience to any previous Festival, but hopefully some 'food for the soul' before the winter weeks kick in.

We're also delighted that for those who prefer (or are living outside London) tickets for streaming are also available, all links at www.thelockinn.io/returntolondontown Kx

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