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Tickets can only be purchased online on Powertik and on Eventbrite (see the single event for the direct link).
Please note: Tickets are limited due to capacity constraints, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Saturday 20th June 2026
Liam Ó Maonlaí
Liam Ó Maonlaí presents a programme of traditional song and original music, drawing on Irish language song, improvisation, and his distinctive approach to performance. Blending elements of traditional Irish music with contemporary expression, his performance moves between voice and piano, creating an intimate and deeply expressive musical experience rooted in the living tradition.
Saturday 27th June 2026
Dynamics Vocal Ensemble
Dynamics Vocal Ensemble, an eight-voice vocal group, presents a programme of choral music spanning from the Renaissance to the present day. Their repertoire includes works by composers such as John Farmer, Palestrina, Monteverdi, Arvo Pärt, Hugo Alfvén, and Zoltán Kodály, alongside Irish and German folk songs.
Sunday 28th June 2026
Paul Dooley & Kseniya Rusnak
Paul Dooley and Kseniya Rusnak present a rich and evocative selection of traditional and early music from Ireland and Ukraine, performed on the historic Irish harp and Ukrainian bandura. Their programme includes medieval harp repertoire, compositions from the old Irish harper tradition, traditional songs and airs, and contemporary works inspired by ancient musical forms, highlighting the deep cultural connections between these two enduring harp traditions.
Saturday 4th July 2026
The Dublin Trio - Kevin Conneff (The Chieftains), Joe McKenna, Tony Byrne
The Dublin Trio presents a programme of traditional Irish music and song, featuring uilleann pipes, whistles, guitar, bodhrán, button accordion, and vocals. Their performance includes expressive slow airs, lively dance tunes, and traditional songs drawn from Ireland’s rich musical heritage. Bringing together three distinguished musicians, their programme reflects the depth and vitality of Ireland’s living tradition.
Sunday 5th July 2026
The Earls of Ormond
The programme spans from the Royal Courts to the heart of the forest, featuring works from the Henry VIII Manuscript and a thematic nod to the legends of Robin Hood. The performance balances haunting folk melodies with a vibrant selection of instrumental bird tunes and seasonal favourites. From intricate instrumental repertoire to the sounds of the countryside, this selection promises to bring the spirit of Roundwood to life.
Saturday 11th July 2026
Traditional Arts Collective (TAC)
Join TAC for an afternoon of Traditional music, myth, dance and song. You will hear tales from Irish mythology and be introduced to ancient instruments including Irish bronze age horn, flute, harp, voice and bodhrán along with sean-nós dancing demonstrations.
Sunday 19th July 2026
Ancient Music Ireland - Co-Founders: Simon O'Dwyer & Maria Cullen O'Dwyer
This performance brings audiences on a journey through the ages, exploring the sounds of prehistoric and early medieval Ireland, progressing through the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Early Medieval periods, featuring accurate reproductions of ancient Irish instruments, brought vividly to life through performance, storytelling, and music archaeology. The presentation begins with the earliest known musical instrument discovered in Ireland - the ‘Wicklow Pipes’ from Charlesland, Co. Wicklow, dating to circa 2,240 BC.
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Saturday 25th July 2026
Catherine Rhatigan, Treasa Ní Mhiolláin, Eileen Carr
Step into a world of forests, birdsong, ancient melodies and story as Catherine Rhatigan, Eileen Carr and Treasa Ní Mhiolláin return to the Ancient Music Festival at Dorlindon with a captivating new programme.
Drawing on Ireland's rich musical tradition, the trio celebrates the natural world and the lives of women in earlier Irish society through harp, flute and song.
Treasa will also teach the audience a simple song in Irish, ensuring everyone leaves Dorlindon Forest with a musical memory to take home.
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Sunday 26th July 2026
Eternum
Eternum conjures a timeless, enchanting sound that carries the listener back through the centuries, weaving together evocative vocals with the rich tones of lute guitar, Irish lute/Irish bouzouki, blockflöte and bodhrán.
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Saturday 1st August 2026
Mary Bergin & Mick Conneely
Mary Bergin and Mick Conneely present a programme of traditional Irish music drawn from Ireland’s rich instrumental traditions. Featuring tin whistle, fiddle, and bouzouki, their performance includes expressive slow airs, lively dance tunes, and traditional repertoire shaped by regional styles and generations of musicians. Their programme reflects the depth, subtlety, and expressive beauty of Ireland’s living musical tradition.
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Sunday 2nd August 2026
Cappella Felsinea
The programme highlights the intricate interplay between the human voice and the cello - an instrument that found its solo voice in Bologna. Countertenor Francesco Giusti, baroque cellist Norah O’Leary, and organist Thomas Charles Marshall unite to explore this repertoire, weaving together vocal agility with rich instrumental textures to illuminate the vibrant acoustic landscape of the Baroque.
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Saturday 8th August 2026
Ravensdale
Ravensdale presents compositions inspired by a variety of influences from the Early Medieval period, sung in Old Norse, Slavic, English, and Germanic, drawing on Slavic and Nordic lore.
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Sunday 9th August 2026
Kathleen Loughnane & Cormac Cannon
Kathleen Loughnane and Cormac Cannon explore seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Irish and Scottish repertoire, drawing from the manuscripts of early music collectors and historic instrumental traditions. Their programme features solo harp works alongside collaborative performances, including music from the old Irish harpers and historic piping repertoire. Cormac performs on uilleann pipes, flute, and whistle, bringing this repertoire vividly to life, while Kathleen’s harp arrangements highlight the richness and expressive depth of the early harp tradition.
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This summer, experience the celebration of Ancient Music in one of Ireland’s most enchanting natural settings, Dorlindon Nature Sanctuary.
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A contribution from proceeds will go to the Children’s Health Foundation, adding heart to every performance.
Children's Health Foundation raises vital funds to support sick children and their families in Children's Health Ireland hospitals and urgent care centres in Crumlin, Temple Street, Tallaght and Connolly. This support includes funding vital life-saving equipment and providing essential patient and parental supports to making ground-breaking, paediatric research possible.
The Ancient Music Festival is proudly supported by RTÉ Supporting the Arts
RTÉ Supporting the Arts supports many local and national arts events throughout Ireland through media partnerships and cultural content across RTÉ platforms, including RTÉ lyric fm, RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, RTÉ.ie, and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
Through RTÉ Supporting the Arts, RTÉ helps showcase the wealth of artistic talent, diversity, heritage, and cultural expression throughout Ireland and supports festivals and events in reaching wider audiences.
As an independently run cultural initiative entering its second year, the Ancient Music Festival greatly appreciates this recognition and encouragement from RTÉ Supporting the Arts.
This year's edition is dedicated to Brenda Grealis — an extraordinary harpist, a beautiful soul, and a true inspiration behind this event. Brenda is currently facing a rare, life-altering illness. If you are able, please consider supporting her and her family during this incredibly difficult time.
