Wexford Live entertainment, festival, music and event guide for Wexford

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News
The Greenacres Open Submission Show is launched by Arts Officer Sinéad Redmond this Saturday at 12 noon at Greenacres Gallery, Selskar, Wexford. Great opportunity to get your hands on quality art at a good price.

Wexford Arts Centre's Little Artist Club series continues this Saturday (11am-12noon). Great teachers and great value at €7.50. WAC's very popular Discovery Club series continues on Saturday afternoon while the WAC Sunday afternoon Children's Art Station occupies the Sunday afternoon slot. Adults get to enjoy a relaxed meal at the Opera Steakhouse while the kids get busy. All info on WAC’s website.

Paint Me! Art Workshop & Craft Gallery, The Quays, New Ross has a great schedule of classes/workshops for adults coming up – painting, felting, textile jewellery, pressed flowers. Kids’ after-school series has recommenced. See www.paintme.ie

For latest info on upcoming shows, events and other attractions check out the following sites:
www.wexfordartscentre.ie
www.wexfordoperahouse.ie
www.visitwexford.ie
www.wexlive.com

Listings
Feb 4 Reilly's Men, Talbot Hotel (bar), Wexford
Feb 4 (10pm) Cadillac Cats, Wilson's Bar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 5 (10.45am Mass) Loch Garman Band performs a selection of music by Handel, K.Jenkins and G. Langford, The Friary, Wexford.
Feb 5 (12.30pm) Jazz session with Bourbon Street, Talbot Hotel (bar), Wexford.
Feb 5 (4pm) A winter evening with Wexford Sinfonia, Wexford Opera House, Wexford. Tickets €20/10. Tel 053 9122144. An exciting programme with the focus on romantic Russian favorites (Rimsky Korsakov, Stravinsky) . Soloist: Michael Trainor (violin).
Feb 5 (10pm) Hot Fuss, Benedict's Nightclub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
Feb 5 (10.30pm) Hot Fuss, Benedict's Nightclub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 6 (9.30pm) Back Door Sessions @ The Square Bar, Market Square, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 8-11 (nightly 8pm) That Night Follows Day by Tim Etchells with CWYT (youth theatre), Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford. Adm €12/10. Tel 053 9123764.
The play catalogues the many ways a child's life is determined by that of their carers. With great clarity and humour it examines the systems of parenthood, upbringing, discipline, care and welfare that define the worlds of children and adolescents. Astonishingly simple and beautifully poetic, the play is performed by a cast of 16 children (ages 8-14), all from Wexford.
Feb 8 (9.30pm) Side Door Sessions @ Chocolate Bar, Wexford. No cc.
Feb 9,10,11 (8pm nightly) No, Headmaster (drama) presented by New Ross Drama Workshop, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross, Co Wexford. Tickets €10. Tel 051 421255.
Feb 9 (9.30pm) Let's Dance with Top Cats, Riverbank House Hotel, Ferrybank, Wexford. Featuring vocalists Tony Carty and Helena Bates with Fintan Cleary, Billy Doyle and Colette Cleary. Dances include swing, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, rumba, waltz, jive. Adm €7.50.
Feb 10 (10.30pm) Monroe, Dbar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 11 (10pm) Live band tba, Wilson's Bar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 12 (10.30pm) The Seducers, Benedict's Nightclub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 13 (9.30pm) Back Door Sessions @ The Square Bar, Market Square, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 14 Valentine's Masquerade Ball, Metropolis Nightclub, North Main Street, Wexford.
Feb 15 (8pm) Grand Variety Concert feat. host of Wexford stars, St Iberius Church, Nth Main Street, Wexford. Performers: June Barrie (soprano), Billy Roche (alto, author and playwright), Sean Clancy (euphonium), James Bierney (baritone), Peter O'Leary (tenor), Sean and Alice Rattigan (trad musicians), Kevin McDermott (recitations), Vocare, Bride Street Folk Group. In aid of St Brigid's Centre. Adm €10.
Feb 15 (9.30pm) Side Door Sessions @ Chocolate Bar, Wexford. No cc.
Feb 16,17,18 (8.15pm nightly) Bridge Drama presents Portia Coughlan by Marina Carr (drama), Jerome Hynes Theatre @ Wexford Opera House, Wexford. Tickets €15. Tel 053 9122144.
Feb 17 (8pm) Mary Black in concert, St Iberius Church, North Main St, Wexford. Tickets €27.50 from Whites for Music. Tel 053 9122067.
Feb 17 Cáca Milis Special, Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford. Tickets: tel 053 9123764.
Feb 17 (10.30pm) Champagne Animal, Dbar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 18 (8.30pm) Maria Doyle Kennedy with Kieran Kennedy, Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford. €15. Tel 053 9123764.
Feb 18 Tommy Fleming with 9-piece band, Wexford Opera House, Wexford. Tel 053 9122144.
Feb 18 (10pm) Down and Out, Wilson's Bar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 19 The Fureys, Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Tel 053 9237800.
Feb 19 (8pm) Cuisle Cheoil Céilí, Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, Co Wexford. Featuring Ballyellis Céilí Band (The Basses). See the website www.cuislecheoil.ie for further details of this venture set up to promote trad music in north Wexford.
Feb 19 (8pm) Sunday Session with Brian Meakin, Wilson's Bar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Highly regarded bluesman who never gives less than 110%.
Feb 19 (10.30pm) Revenge, Benedict's Nightclub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 20,21 (8pm nightly) Girls Night the Musical (comedy), Wexford Opera House, Wexford. Featuring Lorraine Keane (TV3), Hilda Fay and Sorcha Furlong (Fair City) with Jacinta Whyte (Les Misérables and West End) and Sharon Sexton. Tickets €25. Tel 053 9122144.
Feb 20 (9.30pm) Back Door Sessions @ The Square Bar, Market Square, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 22 (9.30pm) Side Door Sessions @ Chocolate Bar, Wexford. No cc.
Feb 23-25 (8pm nightly) "Frozen" by Byrony Lake and presented by Wexford Drama Group (theatre), Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford. €14/12. Tel 053 9123764.
Feb 24 (8pm) Eddi Reader, St Iberius Church, North Main St, Wexford. €20. Tel 053 9122067. Highly recommended.
Feb 24 (10.30pm) Feel The Pinch, Dbar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 25 (8pm) Cuisle Cheoil Concert, Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, Co Wexford. Adm €15. Featuring a great line-up of traditional musicians - John Carty, Laoise Kelly, Kieran Hanrahan, Phil Callery, Annette Owens, Mark Redmond and Francis Gaffney. See the website www.cuislecheoil.ie for further details.
Feb 25 (10pm) Panic Animal, Wilson's Bar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 26 (8pm) Sunday Session with Mr. Meaner, Wilson's Bar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 26 (10.30pm) Adam's Locker, Benedict's Nightclub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Feb 28 American Country Star Collin Raye in Concert with Ireland's Matt Leavy, Riverbank House Hotel, Wexford. Tickets - Whites for Music of direct from hotel.
Feb 29 - March 3 (8pm nightly) Guys and Dolls presented by New Ross Musical Society, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross, Co Wexford. Director Bill Stafford, choreographer Anne-Marie Stafford, and musical director Nick Cooney. Tickets €15 Thursday to Saturday, €12 Wednesday, €10 Monday and Tuesday. Special offer Wednesday: 4 for €40. Tel 051-421255.
Feb 29 (9.30pm) Side Door Sessions @ Chocolate Bar, Wexford. No cc.
March 4 (10.30pm) Gorilla Radio, Benedict's Nightclub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
March 6 (8pm) Nanci Griffith + The Kennedys, Wexford Opera House, Wexford. Tickets €38.50. Tel 053 9122144.
March 7 (8pm) Wallis Bird, St Iberius Church, North Main St, Wexford. €15. Tel 053 9122067.
March 7-10 & 12-16 (8pm nightly) SOUTH LEINSTER 3 ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL – Gorey Little Theatre, Gorey, Co Wexford. See www.goreytheatre.com for details.
March 7 (9.30pm) Side Door Sessions @ Chocolate Bar, Wexford. No cc.
March 8 Mike Denver, Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Tel 053 9237800.
March 10 (8pm) Camross Passion Play, Wexford Opera House, Wexford. Performed in conjunction with the Ferns Diocesan Committee as part of the International Eucharistic Congress. The play is based on the world famous Oberammergau script. Camross first performed it as a Millennium Project in 2000. They performed it again in 2005 and were part of the RTE Easter ceremonies which were televised in St Aidan’s Cathedral in 2008. Tickets €25/20. Tel 053 9122144.
March 21,22 Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott, Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. €40. Tel 053 9237800.
March 24 (8pm) Rebecca Storm, Wexford Opera House, Wexford. Tickets €35. Tel 053 9122144.
March 24 (8.30pm) Rusty McCarthy and his Trio, Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford. €15/10. Tel 053 9123764.
March 31 (8.30pm) Freddie White, Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford. €15. Tel 053 9123764. Let's see how living in the Antipodes has influenced the Cork troubador!
April 11 (8pm) Liam Lawton 20th Anniversary Tour, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross, Co Wexford. Tickets €20. Tel 051-421255.
April 13 (8pm) Ger Byrne in concert launching Dreamers and Cornerboys cd, Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford. Tel 053 9123764.
April 13,14 (8pm) Gift Grub Live 2 - Brand New Show with Mario Rosenstock, Wexford Opera House, Wexford. Tickets €38.70. Tel 053 9122144.
April 19 (8pm) Vladimir's Classical Twist, Jerome Hynes Theatre @ Wexford Opera House, Wexford. €20. Tel 053 9122144. Vladimir Jablokov returns for one night only, playing pieces from his wonderful debut CD "Classical Twist".

May 17 (8pm) Chamber Philharmonic Europe, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross, Co Wexford. Programme includes music by Albinoni, Corelli, Bach, Vivaldi, Ponchielli, Nielsen, and Rossini. For tickets tel 051-421255.

Regular "Residency" Gigs in Wexford
(Please contact all venues in advance in case of change in schedule.)
Mondays
The Sky & The Ground, South Main St, Wexford - trad session first Monday each month
Centenary Stores, Wexford - trad session (9pm)
The Square Pub, Market Square, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - The Back Door Session. Every Monday.
Maggie May's, Monck St, Wexford - folk, trad (9pm)
The Loch & Quay Pub, Monck St, Wexford - folk, trad
White's Hotel (bar), Wexford - trad, folk (8.30pm)
Horse & Hound, Ballinaboola, Co Wexford - dancing
The Temple Bar (Treacy's Hotel), Enniscorthy - live music
The Square Pub, Market Sq, Enniscorthy - Back Door Sessions
Tuesdays
T. Morris, Monck St, Wexford - trad session (9pm) - ph 053 9144083
Thomas Moore Tavern, Wexford - trad session (9.30pm)
The John Barry, The Quays, Wexford - trad, folk
The Sky & The Ground, South Main St, Wexford - Candlelight Sessions (always check beforehand!)
The Square Pub, Market Sq, Enniscorthy - Folk and ballads
Wednesdays
Chocolate Bar, Common Quay Street, Wexford - The Side Door Sessions (weekly showcase of new music)
T. Morris, Monck St, Wexford - trad session (9pm) - ph 053 9144083
Talbot Hotel, Wexford - folk, pop.
Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey - trad session (10pm)
The Temple Bar (Treacy's Hotel), Enniscorthy - ballad session
Thursdays
Thomas Moore Tavern, Wexford - Acoustic pop/rock (9.30pm)
The John Barry, The Quays, Wexford - trad, folk (9pm)
White's Hotel, Wexford - folk, trad (8.30pm)
Mackens, The Bullring, Wexford - acoustic session - ph 053 9122949
T Morris, Monck St, Wexford - folk, trad.
Maggie May's, Wexford - rock/pop covers
Fridays
The Sky & The Ground, South Main St, Wexford - Club Solas, monthly Irish language and trad music night (first Friday of every month)
Thomas Moore Tavern, Wexford - music in the Piano Bar (9pm)
The John Barry, The Quays, Wexford - ballds, folk (9pm).
Bugler Doyle's, South Main St, Wexford - folk, trad
Metro17, The Quays, Wexford - live rock bands
Camross Ballroom, Camross, Co Wexford - dancing first Friday of every month.
Forde's Pub, Castlebridge - acoustic session
The Temple Bar (Treacy's Hotel), Enniscorthy - rock
Dbar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - rock
Wilson's Pub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - rock
The Square Pub, Market Sq, Enniscorthy - live music
Katie Daly's, Gorey, Co Wexford - Bluegrass Session with Peter Moore and friends (9.30pm). No cc. Tel 053 9483920.

Saturdays
The Sky & The Ground, Wexford - some interesting (unannounced) gigs happening there. Always check beforehand.
Thomas Moore Tavern, Wexford - swing music in the Piano Bar (10pm)
Macken's, The Bullring, Wexford - Acoustic folk/rock - ph 053 9122949
Bugler Doyle's, South Main St, Wexford - folk, trad
Mary's Bar, John's Gate Street, Wexford - folk
Jack Bailey's, St Aidan's, Wexford - pop/rock covers
Forde's Pub, Castlebridge - acoustic session
The Temple Bar (Treacy's Hotel), Enniscorthy - rock
Dbar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - rock
Wilson's Pub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - rock
The John Barry, The Quays, Wexford - blues session
Sundays
Katie Daly's Bar, Gorey, Co Wexford - jazz session (6.30pm). No cc.
Riverbank House Hotel, Ferrybank, Wexford - Lazy Sunday Jazz Session (5pm)
T. Morris Pub, Monck St, Wexford - Trad session (12.30pm)
Thomas Moore Tavern, Wexford - jazz session (4-6pm)
Donohoe's, Duffry Hill, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - acoustic session (6pm)
Maggie May's, Monck St, Wexford - ballads, trad (7pm)T. Morris Pub, Monck St, Wexford - evening blues session
Metro 17, The Quays, Wexford - acoustic session
Macken's, The Bullring, Wexford - pop, acoustic - ph 053 9122949
The Sky & The Ground Pub, Wexford - Live band (8pm)
Culleton's, Kilrane - trad session
"The 1692 Cellar Bar", Horetown House, Foulksmills, Co Wexford - weekly session 5.30-7.30pm.
Rackard's of Killane, Co Wexford - adult dancing every Wed and Sun.
John Barry, The Quays, Wexford - rock 'n' roll.
Jack Bailey's, St Aidan's, Wexford - pop/rock covers
Temple Bar, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - rock
Benedict's Nightclub, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford - rock/pop