Lunchtime Shows at the Well
WEDNESDAYS from 12 MAY – 19 AUG, 2024, 1.10 – 1.50pm
This summer, the lunchtime tradition returns to the Hawk’s Well with a vibrant new season of free weekly music sessions — where audiences around the world can also tune in live as performances are streamed directly from the Hawk’s Well foyer every Wednesday from May to August.
Lunchtime at the Well is curated with the support of Maeve McGowan, with the traditional music programme curated by Clíodhna Donagher.
Les Muller and renowned accordionist David Munnelly will bring their unforgettable pairing to the series, with a unique collaboration that promises a rich and captivating musical experience.
MAY 20: Padraic Collins & Catherine Fagan
Traditional music lovers will look forward to performances from Padraic Collins and Catherine Fagan.
International Jazz & Bossa Nova Cabaret Concert Artiste. Earl Okin is one of the world’s finest Jazz singers. In addition, he is probably the finest performer of Bossa Nova outside of Brazil.
JUNE 3: David Doocey, Stephen Doherty & Siobhan O'Donnell
This West of Ireland trio hailing from Mayo and Sligo blend an eccentric mix of old and new.
Woven brings together four musicians for an intimate, collaborative set. Expect stripped-back arrangements, reimagined classics, and an acoustic feel shaped by folk, rock, and pop.
Seoid's upbeat, lively style of traditional music is rooted in the Sligo and Roscommon flute and Fiddle traditions.
Note-Orious4 are a Sligo-based, award-winning close harmony female quartet who enjoy singing in the Acapella style.
The acclaimed Draíocht will showcase a beautiful blend of flute, fiddle and harp.
JULY 8: Cathy Jordan, Claudia Schwab and Seamie O'Dowd
Each artist brings a wealth of experience: composer and fiddle player Claudia Schwab; multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Seamie O’Dowd; and Cathy Jordan, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and renowned frontwoman of Dervish.
BRÍDÍN, modern folk harpist, singer songwriter and composer from County Sligo, creates her music in her own modern and ethereal style.
JULY 22: Honey, Inc. Featuring Rory Conneally
Rory will be joined by some of Sligo’s finest young jazz musicians for a set of originals and standards.
JULY 29: Clíodhna Donagher & Friends
Clíodhna Donagher is a prominent young traditional Irish musician and singer from Sligo, recognized for her skills on the harp, fiddle, and as a vocalist.
Three yodelling voices, singing fiddle strings, the Styrian Harmonika, the alphorn and the tuba, the guitar and the sea: this unique meeting of three multi-instrumentalists from Austria promises a lavish party of the alpine musical soundworld, its echo resounding all the way across the sea over to the ragged Irish coastline.
AUG 12: Jason and Lorna McGuinness
Jason & Lorna McGuinness are multi-instrumentalists who hail from Dromore West, Co Sligo.
These Foolish Things are a Sligo based Jazz trio with a twist. Larry Gallagher from New York, guitar and vocals, Siobhan O'Farrell lead vocal, a blow in 25yrs ago, from London via Dublin and one of Sligo's finest sons, Conor Bastible on piano.
Live from Hawk’s Well Theatre. Together, wherever you are.