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Dunfanaghy is a small harbour village in the Sheephaven Bay area of Co. Donegal in the northwest of Ulster. Located between the hills and the Atlantic Ocean, Dunfanaghy boasts a Blue Flag beach, the spectacular Hornhead cliffs and much more… For example, the 2009 Dunfanaghy Jazz and Blues Festival taking place from Friday-Sunday, September 11-13. [...]

Co. Londonderry based music events promoter Music55-7 in association with independent record label Smalltown America has announced a competition for a new song to showcase at the City of Song Festival from September 25-27, 2009. The song can be in any style and the organisers encourage entries from: singer-songwriters; non-preforming songwriters; bands/ensembles. The deadline for [...]

Ulster songwriters Iain Archer and Andy White are just two of the guest tutors at the sixth UK Songwriting Festival taking place at Bath Spa University, Avon in mid-August. The 5-day curriculum comprises daily lectures and workshops dealing with the process of songwriting; practical sessions covering specific techniques (making lyrics singable, chorus construction, using imagery, [...]

Kicking off with The Grainne Duffy Band and The Bluez Katz on Friday, May 23, Belfast local Rab McCullough will also perform among many others.

This Saturday’s (April 25) Music By The Lough is an al fresco concert featuring the talents is Ulster musicians Cara Dillon, Brian Houston and Ricky Warwick performing in the gardens of Mount Stewart, a beautiful National Trust property on the Ards Peninsula.  Tickets priced £10 (conc. £8) are available from the Lough Lively box office [...]

The organisers of Forfey Festival, an annual arts festival held near Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, are now seeking submissions for this year’s event, scheduled for August 7-9, 2009. Now in its fourth year, the festival programme includes music, art and film. Write to forfeyfestival@googlemail.com to plead your case for inclusion.

The eighth City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival runs from Thursday, April 30 to Sunday, May 3. This year’s main attraction is bop-style alto sax player and Londoner Soweto Kinch who guests in a trio with Belfast jazz drummer David Lyttle the Australian Damian Evans on double bass. Other highlights include: veteran Co. [...]

Yes, yes, yes, its the summer festival… There’s a growing list of Ulster music festivals on this very website [click Festival]. But if you plan to sample what “the mainland” has to offer the festival-goer you should acquire a copy of this Ultimate Festival Guide 2009 to UK music festivals from the publishers of Music [...]

The first Guinness North Coast Folk Festival takes place Hallowe’en weekend Thursday-Sunday, October 30 – November 2 in Portrush and Portstewart. For the majority of acts and family-orientated workshops – and there’s plenty – admission is free. The Nuala Kennedy Quartet headlines at the Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart. Local performers include The Delawares, Cat Malojian, [...]

The hard swinging David Lyttle Trio play the 4 Corners Music Festival on Thursday, October 9. Drummer David Lyttle studied contemporary jazz and composition at the University of Ulster and New York’s Skidmore Jazz Institute and has performed with artists Jean Touissant, Jacqui Dankworth and Soweto Kinch. His debut album “True Story” was released in [...]

HorseFace Promotions is launching Autumnatic, a new annual festival near Derry. Slated for Oct 4, Autumnatic is an indoor, two-stage event showcasing up-and-coming Ulster talent. Headlined by Red Organ Serpent Sound, the main stage presents classic rock and alternative rock, while the second stage features indigenous singer-songwriters. More: http://www.myspace.com/autumnaticfestival

Scoil Cheoil na Botha, a traditional Irish music festival, takes place in Scotstown, Co. Monaghan each October. This year’s  event – the weekend of October 17-19, 2008 – features some of the finest traditional music talent from all over Ireland. The weekend involves workshops, concerts, sessions, singing sessions, and lectures. More: http://www.anbhoth.ie

With a programme top-heavy with blues and jazz, Belfast’s Big River International Blues and Jazz Festival runs August 21-25 in venues around downtown Belfast. Ulster jazz performers scheduled to perform include David Lyttle, Ken Haddock, Linley Hamilton, Julie Follis, The Metro Jazz Band, The Apex Jazz Band and The Panama Jazz Band. More: http://www.bigriverbluesandjazz.com

Featuring a host of local bands playing blues, indie, pop, rock and jazz, this year’s Hilden Beer & Music Festival (Hilden, near Lisburn) takes place over the busy late summer bank holiday weekend: August 22-24 http://www.taproomhilden.com