Welcome to the ‘St. Brigid, Spring Awakening’ Music and Arts Festival, where ancient traditions converge with contemporary expressions in a dynamic celebration of nature’s resurgence, and the thriving arts scene. Enjoy performances by some of Ireland’s best artists along with some of Irelands most promising up-and-coming musicians.
Join us for a gathering of diverse musicians, artists, and performers, coming together to create a distinctive, memorable experience. Embrace the spirit of inspiration, renewal and creativity as music and art blend seamlessly in harmony with the awakening of the year ahead.”
Check out this page for more information on upcoming events.
The Quiet Land
January 30th – February 2nd
Tickets: €17
by Malachy McKenna
Two elderly farmers, Eamon and Nashee, meet at a gate on a remote hillside. These men are old friends, old rivals, old neighbours. They are men of heart, of humour, of hardness. Their conversation is a throwback to a gentler time, when silence was as telling as declaration, and meaning was more often found between the lines than on them. But there’s nothing gentle about today’s conversation. In facing the bitter reality of their remote defiance, they have grown fearful and desperate. Now they are forced to confront each other with some heart-breaking truths that test their friendship to its limit.
Broken Chanter
31st January
Tickets: €20
Broken Chanter is the stage name of Glaswegian songwriter David MacGregor. Broken Chanter can be MacGregor on his own or, more often than not, with an array of extremely talented musicians joining him. His latest album, Chorus Of Doubt, was released by Chemikal Underground in April 2024 and was on the Longlist of 20 for the 2024 Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award.
Roseanne Reid
February 2nd
Tickets: €20
Roseanne Reid’s world has changed in some dramatic ways since she released her hugely acclaimed first album Trails, and not just because of what she calls the “weird dream” of the lockdown years. But those changes have only helped to inform its delightful follow-up, as the widely admired Scottish singer-songwriter invites us to Lawside.
Mother Tongues & Collapsed Adult (Free Double Bill Event)
2nd February
Mother Tongues is the solo project from Dublin-based drummer and producer Dennis Cassidy, sampling long-lost Irish vinyl and cassette recordings, unearthed from years of digging through
dusty crates, the length and breadth of the country.
Producer and vocalist Chris Coffey, best known for his work with the critically acclaimed indie-electronic band The Holy Roman Army, is stepping into the spotlight with his ambitious solo project, Collapsed Adult.
Poor Creature
2nd February
Tickets: €25
Poor Creature are Cormac MacDiarmada (Lankum), Ruth Clinton (Landless) and John Dermody (The Jimmy Cake). They take songs of love, loss and the supernatural from Irish and American traditions, reimagining them in new arrangements that are by turns sparse, dreamy, psychedelic and propulsive. Recent performances include Another Love Story, MusicTown and Quiet Lights, and an eagerly anticipated debut album is in production.
Moot Tapes presents Elaine Howley | Polypelt | + Moot Tapes DJS
2nd February
Tickets: €10
Elaine Howley
Elaine Howley is a vocalist, musician and producer who merges an expansive tapestry of experimental, analogous processes with a love of classic songwriting and emotive melody, to create a sound world that is distinctly her own. Immersed in both the experimental music scenes in her adopted home of Cork, and the DIY ethos of Ireland’s alternative rock community.
Polypelt
Polypelt is the live ambient collaborative project between Polytunnel and Jellypelt. Jellypelt is the moniker of Irish producer/composer and long-time Moot collective member, Dáithí Ó Sionáin. Jellypelt is the moniker of Irish producer/composer and long-time Moot collective member, Dáithí Ó Sionáin. Their debut LP 2127 Tanya was released in 2021 on Moot Tapes. Polytunnel is the co-founder of Moot Tapes, who’s debut album was released by Alien Communications in December 2024.
Moot Tapes DJs
Moot DJs will be rounding off the festival with a selection of eclectic bangers.
Alchemy Vox
2nd February
Tickets: €25
Following their recent sell-out concert at The Sugar Club, Alchemy Vox are delighted to be back at Cleere’s Theatre for St. Brigid’s Festival on Sunday, 2nd February. Covering some of the most iconic songs in pop and rock, this six-piece all-female vocal group are equally at home as soloists or creating their magic together with a diverse setlist from Bowie to Billie Eilish, U2 to Hozier – all in their own unique style. Well known to Kilkenny audiences, Alchemy Vox are Nicola Brennan, Sarah Brennan, Maria Hallinan, Nicola Harding, Kevina Hayes and Claire Staunton, with Musical Director Christine Scarry on piano.
31st January
Tickets: FREE
“Exclusively for St Brigids Festival, this tour will concentrate on historical female figures in Kilkenny, delve into their story and help us to understand how they lived.
This tour will for St Brigids Festival concentrate on the women of the past and delve into their story and it will tell the story of how women in general lived.
Agenda
-Meet at Kilkenny Castle main entrance at 7pm sharp.
-Walk to the Mayors walk
-Then we stroll to the Shee Alms House
-St Marys Lane
-The Butterslip
-Kytelers Inn
-Rothe House
This is an adult only tour and not suitable for children
St Brigid’s Cross Workshop
1st February
Tickets: €5, also available on the door
Learn to make the St. Bridget’s cross with craft expert Monica Fleming. Using locally sourced rushes, various regional cross designs will be created. We will also learn about similar traditions, crafts and crosses from Europeing locally sourced rushes, various regional cross designs will be created. We will also learn about similar traditions, crafts and crosses from Europe. Join us on Saturday 1st February for a St. Brigid’s Cross making ,drop-in coffee morning at St. Canice’s Cathedral. All Materials provided. 11am – 1pm. Using locally sourced rushes, various regional cross designs will be created.
Live Music in Paris Texas
31st January – 1st February
🎶Friday, Jan 31 – Gavin Carroll | 8PM
🎶 Saturday, Feb 1 – Gavin Carroll | 8PM
🎶 Sunday, Feb 2 – Mac Steady & The Donnys (Headliner!) | 8PM
31st January - 3rd February
