On stage at the Liverpool Irish Festival
Selected festival performances...
Máire and Chris have played at many festivals around the world, including
FESTIVALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Cambridge Folk Festival
Celtic Connections Festival
Fairport Convention Cropredy Festival
Cheltenham International Music Festival
Bath International Music Festival
Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
Tyneside Irish Festival
Wales Harp Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings
Canterbury Festival
Gate to Southwell Folk Festival
Return to London Town Festival
Trowbridge Folk Festival
Beverley Folk Festival
Warwick Folk Festival
Liverpool Irish Festival
Carrying Stream Festival (Edinburgh)
Bath International Music Festival
Rhythms of the World Festival, Hitchin
Swanage Folk Festival
Gosport Folk Festival
Shetland Folk Festival
Orkney Folk Festival
7th European Harp Symposium
Towersey Folk Festival
Isle of Wight Folk Festival
Sidmouth Folk Festival
Devizes Arts Festival
Knaresborough Arts Festival
Wetherby Festival
Gower Folk Festival
Gower Arts Festival
Chiddingly Festival
Gillingham Festival
Cricklade Music Festival
Victor Hugo International Music Festival, Guernsey
Stamford Guitar Festival
Priddy Folk Festival
Cleethorpes Folk Festival
Nailsworth Arts Festival
St Neots Folk Festival
Chippenham Folk Festival
Wheaton Aston Festival
Barbican Irish Music Festival, London
Manchester International Harp & Guitar Festival
Fishguard Folk Festival
Beaford Arts Festival
Belper Nailers Moot
Highland Harp Festival, Inverness
Cromarty Harp Village, Scotland
Swaledale Festival
Whitby Folk Festival
Birmingham Early Music Festival
Wimborne Folk Festival, Hampshire
Broadstairs Folk Festival
Fylde Folk Festival
Otley Folk Festival
Folk on the Pier Festival, Cromer
Jura Music Festival, Scotland
Lechlade Arts Festival
Stonehaven Folk Festival
Jersey Folk Festival
Girvan Folk Festival, Scotland
Mull of Kintyre Music Festival, Scotland
Oxford Summer Music Festival
Oxford Folk Festival
Oxford Irish Festival
Isle of Music Festival, Isle of Man
Bute Festival, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Hayling Island Festival, Hampshire
Tiree Festival, Isle of Tiree, Scotland
Killin Festival, Perthshire
Skye & Lochalsh Festival, Scotland
Maghull Folk Festival, Liverpool
Harris Arts Festival, Isle of Harris, Scotland
Maldon Folk Festival
World Harp Festival, Cardiff
Scarborough Irish Festival
Winchester Folk Festival
Melrose Folk Festival
Dyrham Park Festival, Bath
Mid-Wales Folk Festival
Wrekin Folk Festival
Claygate Folk Festival
Criccieth Arts Festival
Crewe Folk Festival
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Pwllheli Arts Festival
Lincoln Folk Festival
Berwick-on-Tweed Folk Festival
Stainsby Folk Festival
Wath on Dearne Folk Festival
Redcar Folk Festival
FESTIVALS IN IRELAND
Temple Bar Tradfest
Fiddlers Green Festival, Rostrevor, Co. Down
Belfast Festival at Queens
Cork Folk Festival
Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy
The Gathering Festival, Killarney
Galway Arts Festival
Kilkenny Arts Festival
Beo Festival, National Concert Hall, Dublin
World Harp Congress, Dublin, Ireland
Ar Ais Arís Traditional Arts Festival
Erris Arts Festival, Co Mayo
Galway University Arts Festival
Coleraine Arts Festival
Ballymena Arts Festival
Clifden Arts Festival
International Festival for Irish Harp (An Chúirt Chruitireachta)
O’Carolan Festival, Keadue
O'Carolan Harp Festival, Nobber
Harp Weekend at Bandon Walled Town Festival
World Harp Festival, Belfast
Dublin Harp Festival
Dublin Irish Music Festival
FESTIVALS IN NORTH AMERICA
North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas, TX
Old Songs Festival, Albany, NY
New World Festival, VT
Somerset Folk Harp Festival, NJ
Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland
Spanish Peaks Celtic Music Festival, CO
Festival on the Green, Middlebury, VT
Catskills Irish Arts Week, NY
TradMad Traditional Music Week, Pinewoods, Camp, MA
Northern Lights Harp Festival, ON
1th World Harp Congress, Vancouver, BC
Elora Guitar Festival, ON
Mission Folk Festival, BC
Carolan Festival, Vermont
Philadelphia Folk Festival, PA
Festival of Harps, San Francisco, CA
Dublin Irish Festival, OH
National Folk Harp Convention, Bloomington, IN
New Jersey Spring Folk Festival, NJ
Saline Celtic Festival, MI
Seattle Harp Symposium, WA
Steve Kaufman’s Flatpicking Guitar Kamp, TN
Rising Sun Celtic Festival, IN
Gaelic Roots Festival, Boston, MA
Milwaukee Irish Fest, WI
St. John’s Irish Festival, NL
California World Music Festival, CA
Blissfest, Michigan, USA
Chicago Celtic Festival, IL
Kent State Folk Festival, OH
Boston College Harp Festival, MA
South Eastern Harp Weekend, Asheville, NC
Philadelphia Céilí Group Festival, PA
International Harp School, Wells, BC
FESTIVALS IN FRANCE, BELGIUM & NETHERLANDS
Festival International Harpe en Avesnois
Journées de la Harp Festival, Arles
Festival des Rencontres de Harpes Celtiques, Dinan
Zwammerdam Festival
Lommel Festival
Dranouter Festival
Brosella Festival
FESTIVALS IN GERMANY, SWITZERLAND & AUSTRIA
Irish Folk Festival tours of Germany
Celtic Music Festival, Berlin
Swiss Harp Festival
Irish Christmas Festival (Austria)
Hallein International Folk Festival
Harfen in Schwaben, Germany
TURKEY
Istanbul Harp Encounter
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Whare Flat Folk Festival
Guinness Celebration of Irish Music Tours of Australasia
Melbourne Festival
Perth International Festival
Port Fairy Folk Festival
National Folk Festival, Canberra
Blue Mountains Music Festival
Fairbridge Festival, Western Australia
Brunswick Music Festival
Cobargo Folk Festival
Deloraine StringFest, Tasmania
Auckland Folk Festival
Wellington Folk Festival
DENMARK & SWEDEN
Tønder Festival
Copenhagen Irish Festival
Halkaer Kro Festival
Ødense Folk Festival
Samhain Festival, Stockholm
ITALY
XIV Festival Internazionale di Musica Celtica, Buttigliera (TO)
Madame Guitar Festival
Folkest Festival
Festival Celtico nei Castelli e Luoghi d'Arte Bergameschi
Notte Bianca Celtica, Aosta
Courmayeur Celtic Music Festival
Vicenza Guitar Festival
GandinoAcoustic Music Festival
Udine Acoustic Music Festival
Pescara Acoustic Music Festival
Brindisi Acoustic Music Festival (performance televised by Rai 1)
Arpafest, Dolceacqua
Bergamo Harp Festival
Malcesine Harp Festival
Trento Harp Festival
Brescia World Music Festival
Alassio World Music Festival
Andar per Musica Festival
JAPAN
Sacred Rhythm Festival, Nijo Castle, Kyoto
BRAZIL
7th Rio Harp Festival
SPAIN
Costa del Folk Festival, Ibiza
La Coruna Celtic Festival (Máire solo)
In addition, Chris and Máire have played either solo or with other artists at festivals in FRANCE, SPAIN, CANADA, CROATIA, SLOVENIA, NORWAY, FINLAND, ESTONIA and CHINA and in hundreds of theatres, arts centres, churches of village halls throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.