Ireland's Folk Conference. 14th - 18th of January, 2026, Belfast. ***Plus a special One Night Only LIVE Concert 13th January, 2026***
Showcase Timetable
Wednesday
14 January 2026
18:00 - 18:30
Sina Thiel
Stage 1
18:15 - 18:45
The Jaes (USA)
Stage 2
18:30 - 19:00
James Keegan (IRELAND)
Stage 3
18:45 - 19:15
Le Chéile
Stage 1
19:00 - 19:30
Dee White (USA)
Stage 2
19:15 - 19:45
Champagne Weather (CANADA)
Stage 3
19:30 - 20:00
Scott Levi Jones (USA)
Stage 1
19:45 - 20:15
Federica Fruscella (IRE/IT)
Stage 2
20:00 - 20:30
Northern Air (CANADA)
Stage 3
20:15 - 20:45
Hector Gannet (UK)
Stage 1
20:30 - 21:00
MOXIE(IRELAND)
Stage 2
20:45 - 21:15
Ryan Biter (USA)
Stage 3
21:00 - 21:30
Georgia Mooney (AUSTRALIA)
Stage 1
21:15 - 21:45
NoVendors IRELAND)
Stage 2
21:30 - 22:00
Eve Goodman+Sera (WALES)
Stage 3
21:45 - 22:15
Córas Trio
Stage 1
22:00 - 22:30
Wyatt Ellis (USA)
Stage 2
22:15 - 22:45
Coruja Jones (ENGLAND)
Stage 3
22:30 - 23:00
Auris (IRE/N IRE)
Stage 1
22:45 - 23:15
An Chéad Ghlúin Eile ("ACGE") (IRELAND)
Stage 2
23:00 - 23:30
Steve Ray Ladson (USA)
Stage 3
23:15 - 23:45
Yellofox (Netherlands)
Stage 1
23:30 - 00:00
Saltaire (IRELAND)
Stage 2
23:45 - 00:15
Liz + Nilko (USA)
Stage 3
00:00 - 00:30
To be confirmed
Stage 1
Thursday
15 January 2026
18:00 - 18:30
Brian O'Brien (IRELAND)
Stage 1
18:15 - 18:45
Grainne Duffy (monaghan, IRE)
Stage 2
18:30 - 19:00
Kate Prendergast (IRELAND)
Stage 3
18:45 - 19:15
The 19th Street Band (USA)
Stage 1
19:00 - 19:30
Maggie May Treanor (monaghan, IRE)
Stage 2
19:15 - 19:45
Eimear Crehan
Stage 3
19:30 - 20:00
Sweet Jayne (IRELAND)
Stage 1
19:45 - 20:15
Ben Reel (monaghan, IRE)
Stage 2
20:00 - 20:30
Joe H Henry (CANADA)
Stage 3
20:15 - 20:45
John Hewitt & The New Americans (Canada)
Stage 1
20:30 - 21:00
Shay Sweeney (monaghan, IRE)
Stage 2
20:45 - 21:15
Andy Sydow (USA)
Stage 3
21:00 - 21:30
The Outcast Crew (IRELAND)
Stage 1
21:15 - 21:45
Radim Zenkl & Ondra Kozák (CZECH REP)
Stage 2
21:30 - 22:00
AYSANABEE (CANADA)
Stage 3
21:45 - 22:15
The Porter Bellys (IRELAND)
Stage 1
22:00 - 22:30
King Springs Road (NL/DE/USA)
Stage 2
22:15 - 22:45
Lleuwen (FR/BRITTANY)
Stage 3
22:30 - 23:00
The Kates (IRELAND)
Stage 1
22:45 - 23:15
The Wildwoods (USA)
Stage 2
23:00 - 23:30
Annie Cheevers (IRELAND)
Stage 3
23:15 - 23:45
Makas Band (NETHERLANDS)
Stage 1
23:30 - 00:00
Whistle (IRELAND)
Stage 2
23:45 - 00:15
Lisa Richard (CANADA)
Stage 3
00:00 - 00:30
Music in the Glen (IRELAND)
Stage 1
Friday
16 January 2026
18:00 - 18:30
Mallory Chipman (CANADA)
Stage 1
18:15 - 18:45
Tempest (IRELAND)
Stage 2
18:30 - 19:00
Laura Ampersand (IRELAND)
Stage 3
18:45 - 19:15
Maggie’s Wake (CANADA)
Stage 1
19:00 - 19:30
Caoimhin (IRELAND)
Stage 2
19:15 - 19:45
Joe Troop (USA)
Stage 3
19:30 - 20:00
Man The Lifeboats (UK)
Stage 1
19:45 - 20:15
Edel Murphy (IRELAND)
Stage 2
20:00 - 20:30
Fuller Hull (CANADA)
Stage 3
20:15 - 20:45
FIN FUREY (BAND?) (IRELAND)
Stage 1
20:30 - 21:00
Dave Clancy (IRELAND)
Stage 2
20:45 - 21:15
William Jack (AUSTRALIA)
Stage 3
21:00 - 21:30
The Blow In’s (IRELAND)
Stage 1
21:15 - 21:45
Ollee Owens (CANADA)
Stage 2
21:30 - 22:00
Kylie Price (ENGLAND)
Stage 3
21:45 - 22:15
BRIARS (IRELAND)
Stage 1
22:00 - 22:30
The HAAR (IRELAND)
Stage 2
22:15 - 22:45
Ben Gage (USA)
Stage 3
22:30 - 23:00
Duane Andrews And the Hot Club Of Conception Bay (CANADA)
Stage 1
22:45 - 23:15
Alder (IRELAND)
Stage 2
23:00 - 23:30
Stephen Fearing
Stage 3
23:15 - 23:45
Jon Cope Celtic County Blues (AUSTRALIA)
Stage 1
23:30 - 00:00
Waleed Kush Afro-Jazz (CANADA)
Stage 2
23:45 - 00:15
Charm of Finches (AUSTRALIA)
Stage 3
00:00 - 00:30
Mànran (SCOTLAND)
Stage 1
Saturday
17 January 2026
18:00 - 18:30
Mali Hâf (WALES)
Stage 1
18:15 - 18:45
Couldn't Be Happiers (USA)
Stage 2
18:30 - 19:00
Jessie Reid (England)
Stage 3
18:45 - 19:15
Derek Ellard & The Future Business Model (IRELAND)
Stage 1
19:00 - 19:30
How I Became A Wave (IRELAND)
Stage 2
19:15 - 19:45
Davin McCoy (USA)
Stage 3
19:30 - 20:00
Folk Division (IRELAND)
Stage 1
19:45 - 20:15
The Robin James Hurt Band (IRELAND)
Stage 2
20:00 - 20:30
Malin Petterson (SWEDEN)
Stage 3
20:15 - 20:45
Lluís Gómez FlamenGrass 4tet (SPAIN)
Stage 1
20:30 - 21:00
Craig Gould & The Noble Thieves (UK)
Stage 2
20:45 - 21:15
Ken Whiteley (CANADA)
Stage 3
21:00 - 21:30
KEVIN QUIGLEY + THE GREAT IDEAS (IRELAND)
Stage 1
21:15 - 21:45
The Dark Well Project
Stage 2
21:30 - 22:00
Kieran O'Connell (IRELAND)
Stage 3
21:45 - 22:15
Simon Howard (UK)
Stage 1
22:00 - 22:30
Tulua (IRELAND)
Stage 2
22:15 - 22:45
Niamh Noade
Stage 3
22:30 - 23:00
Harry Hudson Taylor
Stage 1
22:45 - 23:15
Teague and Joyce (IRELAND)
Stage 2
23:00 - 23:30
Eunice Keitan (CANADA)
Stage 3
23:15 - 23:45
Ardú (IRELAND)
Stage 1
23:30 - 00:00
Corner Boy (IRELAND)
Stage 2
23:45 - 00:15
Al Alma (NETHERLANDS)
Stage 3
00:00 - 00:30
To be confirmed
Stage 1