Craobh Rua's Upcoming Performances

Date City Venue Country
2026
11 November Pirmasens Fabik-Musik, Bezirkskantorei Neuffer-Park DE
12 November Lauf, Dehnberger Hoftheater DE
13 November Regenstauf Tom’s Buehne DE
14 November Traunstein Postsaal DE
With Matching Ties

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Past Performances
Date City Venue Country
2026
9 May Venne Venner Folk Fruehling DE
8 May Bad Bentheim Treff 10 DE
Address: Kirchstraße 10.
15 April Hamburg Messe DE
14 April Hamburg Messe DE
2025
5 October Cork Cork Folk Festival IE
4 October Cork Cork Folk Festival IE
3 October Cork Cork Folk Festival IE
9 April Hamburg Messe DE
8 April Hamburg Messe DE
2024
24 November Nuremburg Noris Folk Club DE
23 November Suhl, Thuringia Kulturbaustelle DE
22 November Traunstein Postsaal DE
with Matching Ties
21 November Taunusstein Folk Club Taunusstein DE
20 November Lauf, Dehnberger Hoftheater DE
19 November Zweifalten Casino Klinik DE
17 November Bad Aibling Saitensprünge DE
29 May Hamburg Messe DE
28 May Hamburg Messe DE
5 May Girvan, Scotland Girvan Folk Festival UK
4 May Girvan, Scotland Girvan Folk Festival UK
3 May Girvan, Scotland Girvan Folk Festival UK
14 March Bratislava Irish Embassy SK
2023
26 August Hilden Hilden Beer Festival IE
15 July Glenarm Dalfest IE
2022 – FRANCE
12 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
11 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
6 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
5 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
4 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
2022 – Tour in Germany
30 April 89584 Ehingen (Donau) Lindenhalle DE
Address: Lindenstrasse 51. with Grass Root Ties
29 April Karlsruhe 76133 Scruffy‘s Irish Pub DE
Address: Karlstrasse 4.
28 April 67433 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse Kulturverein Wespennest DE
Address: Friedrichstr. 36.
27 April Zwiefalten Zwiefalten DE
2019 – Tour in Germany
6 October 90473 Nuernberg Norris Folkclub DE
Address: Salzbrunner Str. 38.
5 October Selb Rosenthal Theater DE
Irish Night with Matching Ties and O’Brannlaig Rinceoir Irish Dancers
4 October 95028 Hof Isaar Folkclub DE
Address: Marienstr.44.
2019 – FRANCE
16 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
15 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
10 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
9 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
8 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
2019 GERMANY
3 April Hamburg Messe DE
2 April Hamburg Messe DE
2019 – Tour in England
16 March Oswestry Hermon Chapel Arts UK
Address: Chapel Street.
15 March Workington Carnegie Theatre & Arts Centre UK
Venue phone: 01900 602122.
14 March Harwich Harwich Town Sailing Club UK
Venue phone: 07812 522937.
13 March Stamford Stamford Arts Centre UK
Address: 27 St Mary’s Street. Venue phone: 01780 763203.
12 March Dartford The Dartford Folk Club UK
Address: Dartford Working Mens Club, 40 Essex Road. Venue phone: 01322 222553.
11 March Nettlebed, Oxon The Village Club UK
Address: High Street. Venue phone: 01628 636620.
9 February Belfast St. George’s Church IE
Time: 7:00pm. Address: High St. REMEMBERING BUNTING FESTIVAL 2019 – LIVE ON SATURDAY NIGHT with Tyrone Traditional Arts Group, Katy Bustard School of Harpers, Aoife Ní Riordeáin, Glór Feirste, Siobhan Armstrong, Craobh Rua
16 December Belfast The Duncairn IE
Address: Duncairn Avenue. Venue phone: 028 90747114. Joined by special guest singer Sarah Caldwell. Also performing are The Glengormley School of Traditional Music/The St. Malachy’s Big Band and a performance from James Carson (Banjo), Emma McGlone (Accordion), Grainne Meyer (Harp).
2018 – AUSTRIA AND GERMANY
14 October Lauffen The Phoenix Irish Bar DE
13 October Nuremburg Loni-Übler-Haus DE
12 October Hohenems Loewensaal AT
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14 April Belfast The Duncairn IE
Address: Duncairn Avenue. Venue phone: 028 90747114. Traditional Music Concert for Adam’s Camp
2018 – GERMANY
11 April Hamburg Messe DE
10 April Hamburg Messe DE
2018 – Tour in England
19 March Croydon, Surrey Croydon Folk Club UK
Address: Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Rd.
18 March Birmingham Kitchen Garden Cafè UK
Address: 17 York Road, Kings Heath. Venue phone: 0121 443 4725.
17 March Worcester Huntingdon Hall UK
Address: CrownGate.
17 March Worcester Huntingdon Hall UK
Address: Crowngate. Venue phone: 01905 611427.
16 March Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre UK
Address: St Peter’s Hill.
16 March Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre UK
Address: St Peter’s Hill.
15 March Upwood, Cambridgeshire Upwood Village Hall UK
14 March Faversham The Faversham Folk Club UK
Address: The Limes (formerly The Chimney Boy).
13 March Dartford The Dartford Folk Club UK
Address: Dartford Working Mens Club, 40 Essex Road. Venue phone: 01322 222553.
12 March Nettlebed, Oxon The Village Club UK
Address: High Street. Venue phone: 01628 636620.
11 March Hitchin, Herts Hitchin Folk Club UK
Address: The Sun Hotel, Sun Street. Venue phone: 01462 812391.
10 March New Milton Forest Arts Centre UK
Address: Old Milton Road.
9 March Fareham Ashcroft Arts Centre UK
Address: Osborn Road.
9 March Fareham Ashcroft Arts Centre UK
Address: Osborn Road. Venue phone: 01329 223100.
2018 – Tour in Holland
28 January Den Haag Folk in the Lounge NL
27 January Waddinxveen Cultuurhuys De Kroon NL
26 January Koudekerk aan den Rijn TTF Folk NL
17 December Belfast The Duncairn IE
Address: Duncairn Avenue. Venue phone: 028 90747114. A TRADITIONAL BELFAST CHRISTMAS with Craobh Rua and guests Sarah Caldwell (soprano), Gerry Creen (Belfast singer/songwriter) and the pupils from GSOTM
2017 – GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND
11 November Grossschafhausen Gemeindesaal DE
with Matching Ties
10 November Neuoetting Stadtsaal DE
with Matching Ties & Celtic Cara dance duo
9 November Zurich GZ Buchegg, Grosser Saal CH
Address: Bucheggstr. 93. Venue phone: 044 360 80 10.
2017 – FRANCE
5 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
4 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
3 June Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
28 May Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
27 May Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
2017 – GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND
8 April Selb Factory Inn DE
7 April Heidenheim Lokschueppen DE
with Matching Ties & The O’Brannlaig Rinceoir Dancers
6 April Isny Pat Murphy’s Irish Pub DE
Venue phone: +49 (0)7562-3442.
5 April Hamburg Messe DE
4 April Hamburg Messe DE
26 March Gefrees Casa Cara DE
25 March Senden NRW Steverhalle DE
with Matching Ties & The O’Brannlaig Rinceoir Dancers
24 March Dillingen An Der Donau Stadtsaal am Kolpingplatz DE
with Matching Ties & The O’Brannlaig Rinceoir Dancers
2017 – ENGLAND
19 March Hitchin, Herts Hitchin Folk Club UK
Address: The Sun Hotel, Sun Street. Venue phone: 01462 812391.
18 March Corsham, Wiltshire Pound Arts UK
Address: The Pound, Pound Pill. Venue phone: 01249 701628.
17 March Stroud, Gloucestershire Subscription Rooms UK
Address: George Street.
17 March Stroud Subscription Rooms UK
16 March Salisbury The Winchester Gate UK
Venue phone: 07851 758457.
15 March Ely, Cambridgeshire The Ely Folk Club UK
Address: The Old Dispensary, 13 St Mary’s Street. Venue phone: 01353 740999.
14 March Dartford The Dartford Folk Club UK
Address: Dartford Working Mens Club, 40 Essex Road. Venue phone: 01322 222553.
13 March Nettlebed, Oxon The Village Club UK
Address: High Street. Venue phone: 01628 636620.
12 March Lichfield, Staffordshire Guildhall UK
Address: Donegal House, Bore Street. Venue phone: 01543 262223.
11 March Shrewsbury, Shrops The Wightman Theatre UK
Address: 14a The Square. Venue phone: 0800 292 2116.
10 March Thames Ditton, Surrey The Ram Folk Club UK
Address: The OC Club, Portsmouth Road.
2016 – GERMANY
12 November Grossschafhausen Gemeindesaal DE
with Matching Ties & The O’Brannlaig Rinceoir dancers
11 November Neuoetting Stadtsaal DE
with Matching Ties & The O’Brannlaig Rinceoir dancers
16 October 90473 Nuernberg Norris Folkclub DE
Address: Salzbrunner Str. 38.
15 October 95183 Trogen Isaar Folkclub DE
Address: Kienberg 15.
14 October 82110 Germering Cobblers Irish Pub DE
Address: Schusterhäusl 1. Venue phone: 089 – 84 00 80 98.
FRANCE
21 May Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
20 May Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
16 May Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
15 May Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
14 May Andilly Grandes Médiévales d’Andilly FR
TOUR IN GERMANY
9 April Dillingen An Der Donau Stadtsaal am Kolpingplatz DE
8 April Planegg Kupferhaus DE
7 April Hamburg Photo Studio DE
6 April Hamburg Messe DE
5 April Hamburg Messe DE
Tour in England
19 March Washford, NR Minehead Memorial Hall UK
Venue phone: 01984 656727.
18 March Bridgwater McMillan Theatre UK
Address: Bridgwater College, College Way, Bath Road. Venue phone: 01278 556677.
17 March Worcester Huntingdon Hall UK
Address: Crowngate. Venue phone: 01905 611427.
16 March Harwich Electric Palace UK
Address: King’s Quay Street. Venue phone: 07870 620273.
15 March Westcliff-on-Sea Hoy At Anchor Folk Club UK
Address: 7/9 Northview Drive.
14 March Nettlebed, Oxon The Village Club UK
Address: High Street. Venue phone: 01628 636620.
13 March Birmingham Kitchen Garden UK
Address: 17 York Road, Kings Heath. Venue phone: 0121 443 4725.
12 March New Milton Forest Arts UK
Address: Old Milton Rd. Venue phone: 01425 612393.
11 March Fareham Ashcroft Arts Centre UK
Address: Osborn Road. Venue phone: 01329 223100.
Holland
15 November Den Haag Folk in the Lounge NL
14 November Katwijk aan Zee ‘tZandgat NL
Address: K&O Katwijk.
13 November Koudekerk aan den Rijn TTF Folk NL
Tour in England
22 October Kent Canterbury Festival UK
Address: Spiegeltent, St Lawrence Cricket Ground, Old Dover Road. Venue phone: 01227 787787.
27 September Uley Prema Arts Centre UK
Venue phone: 01453 860703.
26 September Bognor Regis, West Sussex South Downs Folk Festival UK
Address: Alexandra Theatre, Belmont St.. Venue phone: 01243 820187.
Canada
18 September - 19 September Winnipeg, ON Winnipeg Irish Festival CA
21 March Wotton-under-Edge, Glos Under The Edge Arts UK
Address: Chipping Hall, The Chipping.
20 March Nailsea, N Som Tithe Barn UK
Time: 8:00pm. Address: Church Lane.
19 March Birmingham Kitchen Garden UK
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 17 York Road, Kings Heath. Venue phone: 0121 443 4725.
18 March Bath, Somerset The Bell UK
Address: 103 Walcot Street. Venue phone: 01225 460426.
17 March Salisbury, Wilts The Chapel UK
16 March Nettlebed, Oxon The Village Club UK
Time: 8:00pm. Address: High Street. Venue phone: 01628 636620.
15 March Hitchin, Herts Hitchin Folk Club UK
Time: 8:15pm. Address: The Sun Hotel, Sun Street. Venue phone: 01462 812391.
14 March Monksilver, Som The EMN Hall UK
Venue phone: 01984 656727.
13 March Saint Leonards, ES Village Hall UK
Address: Braeside Road. Venue phone: 01202 897958.

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LIVE PERFORMANCES
TV AND RADIO PERFORMANCES
  • BBC TV series Blas Ceoil
  • TG4 series Geantraí
  • BBC TV Series The Shetland Sessions
  • BBC Music Live when they played live in front of millions of viewers
  • BBC Radio 3 in World Music Day along with a host of artists from around the world
  • Millennium Stage Live Internet Broadcast concert series from the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
  • Voice of America – Smithsonian Concert Series Washington, DC was recorded and broadcast worldwide
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
United States
  • Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, DC
  • Common Ground on the Hill Festival, MA
  • The Celtic Classic, Bethlehem, PA
  • Southern Illinois Irish Festival, Carbondale, IL
  • The New Bedford Folk Festival, MA
  • Irish 2000 Arts and Music Festival, Albany, NY
  • Irish Fest, Milwaukee, WI
  • The Philadelphia Folk Festival, PA
  • The Philadelphia Ceili Group Irish Music & Dance Festival
  • The Sebastopol Celtic Festival, California
  • The Festival of the Mabon, Denver, CO
  • The Cincinnati Celtic Music and Cultural Festival, OH
  • The Washington Irish Festival, Washington, DC
  • The North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas, TX
  • The Chicago Celtic Festival
  • The San Francisco Celtic Festival
  • The Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors Festival, NY
  • The Bethlehem Music Festival, PA
  • Mayfair, Allentown, PA
  • The Champlain Valley Folk Festival, VT
  • The Louisville Irish Festival, KY
  • The Portland Celtic Music Festival, Oregon
  • The International Festival, Sacketts Habor, NY
  • The Harborfest, Oswego, NY
  • The Nassau Comm Coll. Festival, Nassau, NY
  • The Fiddle and Bow Festival, Winston-Salem, NC
  • The Charlotte Folk Society Festival, Charlotte, NC
Canada
  • The Winnipeg Folk Festival
  • The Vancouver Folk Music Festival
  • The Calgary Folk Music Festival
Australia
  • The Port Fairy Folk Music Festival
  • The Perth International Arts Festival
  • The Kapunda Celtic Music Festival
  • The Nannup Folk Music Festival
  • The Portland Music Festival
England
  • The Canterbury Festival
  • The Helmsley Folk Weekend
  • The Wallingford Bunkfest
  • The Glasson Festival
  • The Bromsgrove Folk Festival
  • From The Heart, Barbican Centre, London
  • The Cheltenham Folk Festival
  • The Celts in Kent Festival
  • The South Bank Folk Week
  • The Towersey Folk Festival
  • The Wimborne Folk Festival
  • Brampton Live, Brampton, Carlisle
  • The Gosport Folk Festival
  • The Tyneside Irish Festival, Newcastle
  • The Nantwich and Crewe Folk Festival
  • The Footloose Festival, Matlock
  • The Craic Festival, Hye-On-Wye
  • The Malborough Music Festival
  • The Whitney Folk Festival, Oxfordshire
Scotland
  • The Shetland Folk Festival
  • The Orkney Traditional Folk Festival
  • The Edinburgh International Folk Festival
  • The Douglasdale Folk Festival
  • The Moniaive Folk Festival
  • The Girvan Folk Festival
  • Glenfarg Folk Feast
  • The Stonehaven Folk Festival
  • The Isle of Arran Folk Festival
  • The Isle of Bute Folk Festival
  • The Killin Traditional Music and Dance Festival
  • The Kilmarnock Folk Weekend
  • The Port William Folk Festival
  • The Skye Folk Festival
  • The Garlieston Folk Festival
  • Feis an Eilein, Skye
  • The Caol & Lochaber Music Festival, Fortwilliam
  • The Dunfermline District Arts Festival
  • The Dundee Folk Festival
  • The Dumfries and Galloway Folk Weekend
  • The Blairgowrie Folk and Blues Festival
Wales
  • The Cnapan Folk Festival
  • The Pontardawe Festival
  • The Swansea Celtic Festival
Ireland
  • Cork Folk Festival
  • Ulster American Folk Park, ‘Folk in the Park’
  • 5th Annual Irish and Traditional Folk Music Festival
  • The Belfast Festival at Queens
  • Gign The Bann Festival
  • The Hilden Beer Festival
  • The Belfast Folk Festival
  • The Ballyshannon Folk and Traditional Music Festival
  • The Pan Celtic International Festival Killarney
Italy
  • Yule Fest, Comun Nuovo, Bergamo
  • Festival Celtica, Milano
  • Festival d’Irlanda, Genova
  • Etnofestival, San Marino
  • Folkest, Brugnera
  • Festival Interceltico, Trezzo sull ‘Adda
  • Festival Irlandese, Padova
  • Varesefestival, Varese
Germany
  • Venner Folk Frühling
  • The Harlekinade Folk Festival, Ludwigshafen
  • The 4th Herbst Folk Festival, Plauen
  • The Muhlhausen Festival Muhlhausen
Netherlands
  • Iers Festival, Sneek
  • Razzmataz Festival, Souburg
  • Zaanfolk Festival, Zaandam
  • Ommen Festival, Ommen
Slovenia
  • The Okarina Folk Festival, Bled
  • The Lent Festival, Maribor
  • Rock Otocec ’97, Novo Mesto
  • The Mediteran Festival, Zola
Other
  • The Irish Nights Festival, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
  • Festival Intercéltico d’Occidente, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias
  • Neuche Celta, Ribeseya, Asturias
  • The Tonder Festival, Denmark
  • Folkfestival Gutenbrunn, Austria
  • Stadtfest Neusiedl, Austria
  • The Interceltic Festival, Lorient, Brittany
  • The Labadoux Festival, Belgium
  • Na Fir Bolg Festival, Belgium
  • The Third Celtic Festival, Poznan, Poland