Kilfenora Céilí Band

102 years in the business, the Kilfenora has gone from strength to strength since their centenary! With special guests Don Stiffe, Michael Donnellan and West Clare set dancers.

From village parties in the early 1900s to bigger dances in the '30s, broadcasts in the '40s, commercial recordings in the '50s, foreign tours in the '60s right down to their current international profile they have set the bar for other ensembles. The Kilfenora features fiddles, bass, cello, flutes, banjo, concertina and accordion, with what Folk Roots Magazine called "one of the tightest rhythm sections in the world". They brewed up an open-air storm in Dublin on the eve of the Millennium. Their gig in the National Concert Hall on St. Patrick's Day has become an annual event. The visual impact of up to twelve musicians exuberantly driving the dancers on is what sets them apart and makes them unique.

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