Irish Music and Dance in London - IMDL

17/06/2026

IMDL's Annual Fundraising Online Grand Draw - raising funds for year round cultural and community work by the Community Interest Company 'Irish Music and Dance in London' - including London's 28th Annual Festival of Traditional Irish Music, Song and Dance 'Return to London Town' (23-26 Oct '26)

Link to enter: https://raffall.com/423816/enter-raffle-to-win-various-irish-cultural-prizes-hosted-by-irishmusicinlondon

Prizes are below, and the draw takes place at 11.55pm on Tuesday 30th June

1. 2 weekend tickets for Return to London Town Festival (23-26 October 2026)

2. The Unbroken Music of Heaven - The Music of Tommie Potts by Aoife Ní Bhríain

3. Barry’s Tea - a year’s supply

4. Chunky Business CD: Gary Curley, Stephen McKee

5. 2 tickets to Dervish concert (31 July 2026) ICC Hammersmith

6. The Loom CD: Liam O' Connor

7. 2 tickets to Music Network Tour Concert: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pauline Scanlon, Tom Morrow and John Doyle (3 October 2026) ICC Hammersmith

8. Lost in the Music CD: Ciarán Ó Maonaigh le Seán Óg Graham

9. 2 tickets for Cailroe (John Dwyer compositions) CD launch (4 December 2026) Kings Place, London

10. Irish goodies hamper (ICC)

11. Bottle of Royal Salute Scotch Whisky

12. Bottle of Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc

13. The Grouse in the Heather by Marcus Hernon

Don’t miss out…

Tomorrow… 🎶

📣 IMDL Irish Hooley at The Crown

📆 Thursday 18 June 2026
📍 The Crown Hotel,
Cricklewood, NW2 3ED
🕰️ Doors: 7pm
🎟️ £22.50 / £7 U18s

Purchase your tickets through the link in bio

IMDL’s Annual profile and fundraiser Concert Featuring:

•The McCarthy Family
•Andrew Caden, Conor McDonagh, and Caoilte Morrison
•Chan Reid
•The Trad Gathering
•Camden Set Dancers
•Stocaí Bána

Tickets: https://imdl.giftpro.co.uk/events/irish-hooley-at-the-crown-2026/

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17/06/2026

Tomorrow… 🎶

📣 IMDL Irish Hooley at The Crown

📆 Thursday 18 June 2026
📍 The Crown Hotel, Cricklewood, NW2 3ED
🕰️ Doors: 7pm
🎟️ £22.50 / £7 U18s

Purchase your tickets here- https://imdl.giftpro.co.uk/events/irish-hooley-at-the-crown-2026/

IMDL's Annual profile and fundraiser Concert Featuring:

•The McCarthy Family
•Andrew Caden, Conor McDonagh, and Caoilte Morrison
•Chan Reid
•The Trad Gathering
•Camden Set Dancers
•Stocaí Bána

Details of IMDL's Annual Grand Draw available at www.irishmusicinlondon.org

(All proceeds towards IMDL's year round cultural work, including 'Return to London Town Festival')

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14/06/2026

A pleasure and an honour to be involved in this episode of Céilíhouse, which was recorded at the London Irish Centre on Wednesday and broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 as part of RTÉ's 100 year celebrations. Loved playing with the House band (Flutes: Ben Connolly, Ruby Condon and Luke Galligan, Banjo: Eoin Griffin, Concertina: Brogan McAuliffe, Keys: Pete Quinn, Fiddles: Colette Keaveney, Sinéad Munroe, Teresa Connolly and myself), listening to all the other great musicians from the London Irish music scene: Rita Farrell (uilleann pipes), Eimear McGeown (flute), Finola Ryan (fiddle) and Tad Sargent (guitar)/ Órlaith (flute) and Brogan (concertina) McAuliffe with Peter McAlinden (keys) and Fionn Ó hAlmhain (voice). You can listen again to the show here :-) A second show was recorded that day with another gang of musicians from the London scene (that'll be going out on 11 July). Thanks to Tristan Rosenstock, Elizabeth Laragy and Martina McGlynn for coming over to us here in London, and to everyone who came out for the live recording - what a great vibe there was in the McNamara Hall Kx https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/ceili-house/episodes/11801588/

13/06/2026

📣 IMDL Irish Hooley at The Crown

📆 Thursday 18 June 2026
📍 The Crown Hotel, Cricklewood, NW2 3ED
🕰️ Doors: 7pm
🎟️ £22.50 / £7 U18s

Purchase your tickets in bio

IMDL’s Annual profile and fundraiser Concert Featuring:

•The McCarthy Family
•Andrew Caden, Conor McDonagh, and Caoilte Morrison
•Chan Reid
•The Trad Gathering
•Camden Set Dancers
•Stocaí Bána

Details of IMDL’s Annual Grand Draw available here: www.irishmusicinlondon.org

(All proceeds towards IMDL’s year round cultural work, including ‘Return to London Town Festival’)

Chan Reid

Chan was born into a musical family in Dublin and was taught classical piano and singing from a young age by her grandmother Joan Kelly. Chan started to immerse herself in sean nós singing and Irish fiddle when she was at university in Dublin and has never looked back.

Chan is an active folk and traditional singer, song collector and musician as part of the Irish diaspora in England, where she chairs a Comhaltas branch in the South East and teaches Irish fiddle and singing to adults and children. She has toured extensively as a solo artist and guest performer and has participated in a number of TG4 Irish language series and music documentaries as a sean nós singer.

Chan is a member of Celtic folk duo Bold Reilly and enjoys a full and varied folk festival tour schedule each year playing songs she has written, as well as songs from her ever expanding Irish repertoire. She is a sought after workshop leader in unaccompanied and harmony singing and has recently formed a new close harmony folk duo The Fox In The Reeds with her partner.

During lockdown, Chan set herself the task of teaching herself the guitar and increasingly accompanies herself on the songs she writes on her treasured Martin Coletti jazz guitar as well as her latest acquisition, an Austrian lute. Chan also enjoys working her Shruti box into her sean nós singing and exploring the cross over and connection between Irish and other genres of folk singing.

Chan was ITMA’s (Irish Traditional Music Archive) Saothar Composer of the month - December 2024.

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07/06/2026

📣 IMDL Irish Hooley at The Crown

📆 Thursday 18 June 2026
📍 The Crown Hotel, Cricklewood, NW2 3ED
🕰️ Doors: 7pm
🎟️ £22.50 / £7 U18s

Purchase your tickets in bio

IMDL’s Annual profile and fundraiser Concert Featuring:

•The McCarthy Family
•Andrew Caden, Conor McDonagh, and Caoilte Morrison
•Chan Reid
•The Trad Gathering
•Camden Set Dancers
•Stocaí Bána

Details of IMDL’s Annual Grand Draw available here: www.irishmusicinlondon.org

(All proceeds towards IMDL’s year round cultural work, including ‘Return to London Town Festival’)

Andrew Caden, Conor McDonagh, Caoilte Morrison
Conor Mc Donagh is a flute player from Killavil, Co. Sligo, a place known around the world for its rich history of music. Conor began playing the flute when he was eight years of age and learned from the flute extraordinaire Michael Hurley. Conor developed an interest in both old and young generations of flute players, such as Seamus Tansey, John McKenna, Mick Woods, and Harry Bradley.

Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, Andrew began learning the fiddle at a young age under Brian Conway. His principal musical influences on the fiddle include Michael Coleman, James ‘Lad’ O’Beirne, Seán McGuire, and Frankie Gavin. Now based in Dublin, Andrew has been doing work at the Irish Traditional Music Archive since 2024.
Conor and Andrew released a duet album called Across the Atlantic in 2025, under Racket Records. The duo performs regularly around Ireland and abroad at traditional music festivals, and they have been recognised as promising young traditional musicians.

Caoilte Morrison is a flute and piano player from Rathfarnham, Dublin, and has been playing Irish traditional music from a young age. Born into a musical family, he was fortunate to grow up surrounded by music.

Caoilte is deeply invested in learning the history and life stories of traditional musicians, especially those who emigrated from Ireland to America and England. This has shaped his playing and understanding of the tradition, grounding it in respect, curiosity, and a genuine love for the music of Ireland.

Culture Ireland Irish Embassy London The Irish World The Irish Post

06/06/2026

Looking forward to welcoming RTÉ Radio 1's Céilíhouse, presented by Tristan Rosenstock, to the London Irish Centre, Camden this Wednesday 10th June. The team will be broadcasting 2 shows from London, the second one is an evening recording from 7.30pm in the McNamara Hall to a live audience - free tickets available through the link below. Hope to see you there :-) Kx

- JUST ANNOUNCED -

Celebrating 100 years of national broadcasting, RTÉ Radio 1 are bringing the Céilí House to Camden Square!

Presented by Tristan Rosenstock, Céilí House is one of RTÉ's most beloved trad programmes, bringing the best of an Irish session to listeners from the length and breadth of the country.

Next Wednesday, we're hosting an intimate recording of the show, capturing the songs and histories of Irish trad in London, and the vibrant scene that exists today.

🎵 RTÉ Radio 1 at 100: Céilí House
📅 Wednesday 10 June, 7.30pm
🔗 Register for free: https://ow.ly/bI9Z50Z6Kg9

06/06/2026

📣 IMDL Irish Hooley at The Crown

📆 Thursday 18 June 2026
📍 The Crown Hotel, Cricklewood, NW2 3ED
🕰️ Doors: 7pm
🎟️ £22.50 / £7 U18s

Purchase your tickets here- https://imdl.giftpro.co.uk/events/irish-hooley-at-the-crown-2026/

IMDL's Annual profile and fundraiser Concert Featuring:

•The McCarthy Family
•Andrew Caden, Conor McDonagh, and Caoilte Morrison
•Chan Reid
•The Trad Gathering
•Camden Set Dancers
•Stocaí Bána

Details of IMDL's Annual Grand Draw available at www.irishmusicinlondon.org

(All proceeds towards IMDL's year round cultural work, including 'Return to London Town Festival')

The McCarthy Family

Jacqueline (concertina), Marion (uilleann pipes and whistle), Bernadette (fiddle and piano) and Tommy Jun. (fiddle) were born in London to Irish parents who had emigrated to England from the west of Ireland in the early 1950s. Their father Tommy was a piper and concertina player from Kilmihil Co. Clare so it was inevitable that they grew up listening to traditional music and played with all the legendary players from Ireland who were living in London. Musicians like Máirtín Byrnes, Raymond Roland, Roger Sherlock, Danny Meehan, Paddy Taylor and Bobby Casey were all part of a thriving music scene that they experienced first hand. They also recall meeting John Kelly and Willie Clancy during frequent visits to Ireland.

With their father Tommy they performed as a family group throughout Ireland and the UK - including The Royal Albert Hall, London. They now live in the west of Ireland where they are involved in playing and teaching traditional music on a regular basis and at annual events such as the Willie Clancy Summer School in Co. Clare. Tommy Jun. owns a number of bars in the Boston area which have become popular venues for traditional music. The music they play is in the west Clare style which they inherited from their father Tommy who died in 2000. They can be heard on Jacqueline’s solo album “The Hidden Note” (1999), “The Family Album” (2002) and the documentary film "Handing Down the Tunes" (2008) covering the life of their father. Marion is also featured on “Mná Na bPíob Uilleann, Vol.1” (2023) a unique album of six female uilleann pipers.

Culture Ireland Irish Embassy London The Irish World The Irish Post

05/06/2026

What a weekend ahead! The Duntally Céili Band have made the journey from Donegal, and after a Set Dancing Céilí in Birmingham tonight, they’re bringing the music to The London Irish Centre in Camden this weekend! Two nights of fantastic Set Dancing Céilís, with all dances called by Tom Kelleher. Don’t miss out!

To finish up the weekend, there will be a Trad Session at The Claddagh Ring, all are welcome to join in! 🎶

Evening Set Dance Céilí:

📅 Saturday 06 June 2026
📍 London Irish Centre, Camden (NW1 9XB)
🕰️ Starts: 7.30pm
🎟️ £15 on the door

Afternoon Set Dance Céilí:

📅 Sunday 07 June 2026
📍 London Irish Centre, Camden (NW1 9XB)
🕰️ Starts: 2pm
🎟️ £15 on the door

Trad Session:

📅 Sunday 07 June 2026
📍 The Claddagh Ring, Hendon (NW4 4EA)
🕰️ 8.30pm - 10.30pm
Free— All welcome

Tom's Irish Set Dancing London

04/06/2026

A completely wonderful night on Saturday at Kings Place with the brilliant Karan Casey Trio, In Good Company, The Trad Gathering and you - the lovely audience 😍 Loved the tunes in Rotunda Bar to round the night off perfectly! Thanks to everyone who came out. Keep supporting live music 🎶 Kx

29/05/2026

One day to go!

IMDL Presents…

Karan Casey Trio in Concert 🎶

Support: In Good Company

📆 Sat 30 May 2026
🕰️ Doors 7.30pm
📍 Kings Place, Hall Two - 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
🎟️ Tickets: £18 / £10 U30s / £9 (concession)

Get your tickets now! Tickets are available here: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/folk/karan-casey-trio-in-concert/

Karan Casey — vocals
Niall Vallely — concertina
Niwel Tsumbu — guitar

Internationally renowned Irish singer and pianist, Karan Casey appears in concert with her trio, featuring Niall Vallely on concertina and Niwel Tsumbu on guitar. The evening will feature material from her 12th album ‘Nine Apples of Gold’ and more. With support from In Good Company.

Irish singer-songwriter Karan Casey has been blazing a trail for more than 25 years. A lover of ballads, love songs and searing versions of social justice songs, fond of a good yarn, she has toured the world making deep connections with her audience.

She has released twelve albums as well as contributing to numerous other artists’ projects – appearing on more than 80 albums so far – and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Japan, performing with her own band as well as collaborating with such diverse musicians as Maura O’Connell, James Taylor, Bela Fleck, The Chieftains, The Dubliners, Peggy Seeger, Tim O’Brien, Solas and more.

In 2018, Karan helped found FairPlé, which is an organisation aimed at achieving fairness and gender balance for female performers in Irish traditional and folk music.

Karan’s latest album Nine Apples of Gold was released to great critical acclaim in February 2023, it topped the Irish and US radio charts. Karan’s stage show about women in the Irish revolutionary period The Women We Will Rise was premiered at the Everyman Theatre in Cork in September 2023 and subsequently performed at Dublin’s Tradfest and Glasgow’s Celtic Connections.

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