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The UK's internationally-renowned traditional Irish music, song and dance festival returns to Camden for its tenth year on Friday 24th October—featuring more top musicians, artists and teachers than ever before. For ten action-packed days, some of the top traditional players, singers and dancers from the UK, Ireland, and the US will entertain and teach in a full programme of concerts, céilís, workshops, sessions, and lectures for adults and children at all levels.

We have a fabulous line-up of artists lined up for 2008! They include: Hibernian Rhapsody (featuring Frankie Gavin and Damien Mullane), Paddy Keenan and Tommy O’Sullivan, Nollaig Casey, Arty McGlynn, Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman, At the Racket, Dermot Byrne (Altan), Tom Morrow (Dervish), Éamonn Coyne (Salsa Celtica) and Séamie O’Dowd (Dervish), Gerry Harrington and Peter Horan, At First Light (featuring John McSherry and Donal O’Connor), Andy Martyn and Kevin Boyle, John Wynne and John McEvoy, Gerard Butler, the Davey Family Céilí Band, Maggie Boyle and Gary Boyle, Ivy Leaf Céilí Band, Patrick O’Dea, Roscommon Flutes, The Long Notes, McNamara Céilí Band, Sam Proctor and Chris O’Malley, Tony Kearney, plus more…! For details, please check our Programme page.

We also have two more exciting Preview Events coming up, so come on out:

Sunday 20th July: BBC Proms Folk Day

Monday 25th August (Bank Hol): Camden Lock Family Day

West Yard, Camden Lock Market, 12-3pm (musicians TBC, plus the Camden Set Dancers and a chance for beginners to try a Céilí dance!)

Also on tap for September, we will shortly be announcing a Set Dancing Céilí, and in November/ December, a Mini Festival day of music, song and dance featuring some of our finest London Irish trad. artists! Shake off your post-Festival blues, at the London Irish Centre, NW1. Date TBC.

Enjoy your visit and we hope to see you in Camden in October!