Your essential directory of the UK and Ireland’s live music sector

As part of the HORIZONS programme at WOMEX 2024, this extensive database has been created to help musicians and their music industry networks navigate and connect with the best venues and festivals in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. You can search entries by name and location (town/city/country).

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Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh

Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Corca Dhuibhne, Co. Kerry

https://scoilcheoil.com
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Ortús Chamber Music Festival

Various Venues, Cork

https://ortusfestival.ie
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Gŵyl Ddewi Arall

Various Venues, Caernarfon

https://gwylarall.com/
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Hastings Fat Tuesday Festival

Hastings, East Sussex

https://hastingsfattuesday.co.uk/
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Brilliant Corners – A Festival Of Jazz In Belfast

Various Venues, Belfast

https://brilliantcorners.com/
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Finding A Voice

Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

https://findingavoice.ie
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Fingal Festival Of Voices

Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

https://fingalfestivalofvoices.com
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Walled City Music Festival

Ulster University Magee and Various Venues, Derry

https://walledcitymusic.com/
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Kilkenny Tradfest

Various Venues, Kilkenny City

https://kilkennytradfest.com
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St Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny

Various Venues, Kilkenny City

https://stpatricksfestivalkilkenny.com
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Manchester Folk Festival

The Northern Quarter, Manchester

https://manchesterfolk.com/
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Forró London Festival

Chalk Farm, London

https://forrostore.com/
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Limerick Early Music Festival

Various Venues, Limerick City, Limerick

https://limerickearlymusic.com
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Inishowen International Folk Song & Ballad Seminar

Various Venues, Ballyliffin & Clonmany, Inishowen, Co. Donegal

https://inishowensinging.ie
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The Niel Gow Festival

Various Venues, Dunkeld & Birnam, Perthshire

https://nielgowfestival.co.uk
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New Music Dublin

National Concert Hall & Various Venues, Dublin

https://newmusicdublin.ie
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Counterflows

Various Venues, Glasgow

https://counterflows.com
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Oxford Folk Festival

Various Venues, Oxford

https://linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest
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Wales Harp Festival

Galeri Caernarfon, Gwynedd

https://walesharpfestival.co.uk
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Cruinniú na bhFliúit

Baile Bhuirne, West Cork

https://flutemeet.org
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Music Current Festival

Project Arts Centre, Dublin

https://musiccurrent.ie
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Consairtín

Ennis, Co. Clare

https://consairtin.ie
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Northern Streams Festival Of Nordic & Scottish Music, Song & Dance

Various Venues, Edinburgh & Glasgow

https://northernstreams.org
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Cork International Choral Festival

Cork City Hall & Various Venues, Cork

https://corkchoral.ie
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Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Various Venues, Cheltenham

https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/festivals/jazz-festival
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Shetland Folk Festival

Various Venues, Shetland

https://shetlandfolkfestival.com
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City Of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival

Various Venues, City Centre, Derry

https://cityofderryjazzfestival.com/
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Birr Festival of Music

Birr, Co. Offaly

https://birrfestivalofmusic.com
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The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival

Various Venues, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast

https://cqaf.com/
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Todmorden Folk Festival

Todmorden, Calder Valley, West Yorkshire

https://www.todfolkfest.co.uk/
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The Magic Teapot Gathering

Somerset

https://magicteapotgathering.co.uk/
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Upton Upon Severn Folk Festival

Upton Upon Severn, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire

https://uptonfolk.org/
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Kilkenny Roots Festival

Various Venues, Kilkenny

https://kilkennyroots.com
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Edinburgh Tradfest

Various Venues, Edinburgh

https://edinburghtradfest.com
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LOOPfest

Various venues, Shrewsbury

https://loopfest.co.uk/
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Liverpool Sound City

Baltic Triangle and Cains Brewery, Liverpool

https://www.soundcity.uk.com/
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Greenfields Festival

Athy, Co. Kildare

https://thegreenfieldsfestival.ie
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Brighton Festival

Brighton, East Sussex

https://brightonfestival.org/
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Focus Wales

Various Venues, Wrexham

https://focuswales.com
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Arts & Minds Festival

Various Venues, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

https://mu.ie/artsandmindsfestival
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Skye Live

skyelive.co.uk
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Holmfirth Festival of Folk

Holmfirth, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

https://holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk/
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Norfolk & Norwich Festival

Various Venues, Norfolk

https://nnfestival.org.uk/
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Wood Festival

Braziers Park, Ipsden, Wallingford

https://woodhq.org/
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SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival

The Vault Arts Centre, Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway

https://thevaultartscentre.co.uk
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Féile Róise Rua

Various Venues, Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal

https://feileroiserua.com
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Knockengorroch Festival

Knockengorroch, Dumfries & Galloway

https://knockengorroch.org.uk
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Orkney Folk Festival

Various Venues, Orkney

https://orkneyfolkfestival.com
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