Wednesday 26 September
John Ennis
5 pm - Bridge House - Gallery - €5
Acclaimed poet will read from Suibhne Geilt
Documentary by Nemeton TV
6 pm - Bridge House - Blue Box Basement - €5
A selection of documentary films produced by award winning production company
Nemeton TV, showcasing the narrative of non-fiction film.
Opening Night with Ryland Teifi & Róisín Clancy, Niall de Búrca, Anna Coogan & Daniele Fiaschi
8 pm - Town Hall Theatre - €16
Festival favourites Ryland & Róisín will bring folk songs and stories followed by the most prolific Irish contemporary storyteller Niall de Búrca.
Closing the opening night event; Anna Coogan - "Coogan's singing style ... that like a log fire on a winter's evening warms the heart of the listener." Maurice Hope - Americana UK - September 2012
Thursday 27 September
Melina Coogan
5 pm - Bridge House - Gallery - €3
"Tales From the Wild" with Melina; blogger - adventurer - storyteller - explorer
Armand G Ruffo
on Norval Morrisseau
7 pm - Old Market House - €6
Interactive talk interlaced with poetry on Canada’s most influential visual artist
Norval Morrisseau
"He's a true genius in the art world and left a mark that will forever be remembered."
Paul Robinson - Toronto, Canada
Mark Roper & Eric Sweeney
8 pm - St.Mary’s Church of Ireland - €5
Fascinating artistic collaboration - poetry and church organ
Storytelling by Candle Light
8 pm - The Moorings / An Seanachaí / Bridie Dee's - free
An evening celebrating the traditional folklore and how stories were told.
Experience the age old tradition of the seanachaí in atmospheric pubs.
