Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
Concert Schedule 2015
2015 Tour Schedule
FEBRUARY
Australia (with Nollaig & Arty as Heartstring Quartet)
Saturday 21 Albany, WA - Town Hall (part of Perth International Arts Festival)
Festival website
Sunday 22 Albany, WA - workshops
Thursday 26 Mandurah, WA - Performing Arts Center
Venue website
Friday 27 Petersham, NSW - Bowling Club
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Saturday 28 Milton, NSW - Milton Theatre
Venue website
MARCH
Sunday 1 Cobargo, NSW - Cobargo Folk Festival
Festival website
Friday 6 until Monday 9 - Port Fairy Folk Festival
Festival website
Thursday 12 Bendigo, VIC - Capital Arts Theatre
Venue website
Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 Blue Mountains Folk Festival
Festival website
Tuesday 17 Frankston, VIC - Frankston Arts Centre
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Thursday 19 Warragul, VIC - West Gippsland Arts Centre
Venue website
Friday 20 Melbourne, VIC - Caravan Club, Oakleigh
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Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 Deloraine, TAS - Deloraine StringFest
Festival website
Wed 25 Beechworth, VIC - Nicholas Hotel
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Thu 26 Beechworth, VIC - Nicholas Hotel
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Saturday 28 Adelaide, SA - Fowlers Live
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Sunday 29 Sydney, NSW - Petersham Bowling Club
Venue website
APRIL
Wednesday 1 - Saturday 4 Canberra, ACT - National Folk Festival and workshops
Festival website
Sunday 5 Narooma, NSW - The Quarterdeck
Monday 6 Canberra, ACT - National Folk Festival
Festival website
UK
Mon 13 Edinburgh International Harp Festival
Festival website
Fri 17 - Thropton, Northumberland - Coquetdale Music Trust
Venue website
Sun 19 Lichfield Arts Centre, Lichfield Guildhall
Venue website
USA (duo tour)
Sat 25 Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland
Festival website
Thu 30 Boston College - Cadigan Alumni Center, Brighton Campus, Boston College, 2121 Commonwealth Ave, Brighton. Start time: 6:30pm
Venue website
MAY
Fri 1 Rockland, ME - Sail, Power & Steam Museum. Tickets: 207–701-7627
Venue website
Sat 2 Concord, MA - Harp workshop 2pm - 5pm. Info from Nancy Joroff, tel. 978-369-2712 or email.
Sun 3 Springfield, NY - Arts on Q concert series.Tickets: 607-264-2626
Thu 7 Glens Falls, NY - The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library
Venue website
Fri 8 Parsippany, NJ – harp workshop 2pm–4pm at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh
Fri 8 New York, NY – evening concert at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU
Venue website
Sat 9 Parsippany, NJ – Máire adjudicating harp competitions at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh
Wed 13 Philadelphia – Barn Star concert series Start time: 7:30pm. For tickets, email
Fri 15 Morristown, NJ – The Minstrel (The Folk Project) at Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
Venue website
Sat 16 Voorheesville, NY – Old Songs concert series, held at the Old Songs building at 37 South Main St., Voorheesville
Venue website
Sun 17 Richmond, VT - Richmond Free Library. Champlain Valley Traditional Arts presents an afternoon harp workshop and evening concert. For info & tickets, email
JUNE
Denmark (with Nollaig & Arty as Heartstring Quartet)
Tue 2 - Musikforeningen Drauget, Hørve
Wed 3 - Cafe Ellegaard, Stursbøl
Thu 4 - Copenhagen Folkclub
Fri 5 - Lousiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk
Sat 6 - Sunday 7 - Halkaer Festival, Nibe
Ireland
Sun 28 - Fri 3 July - Máire will be a performer and instructor at the 30th International Festival for Irish Harp at An Grianán, Termonfechin, Co. Louth.
Festival website
JULY
Thu 2 Heartstring Quartet concert at the 30th International Festival for Irish Harp at An Grianán, Termonfechin, Co. Louth
Festival website
Mon 6 - Sat 11 - Máire will be a performer and instructor at Scoil Éigse Willie Clancy, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Italy
Sat 18 Buttigliera, nr. Torino - XIV Festival Internazionale di Musica Celtica (Chiesa di San Marco Evangelista)
Sun 19 Rocca di Romano di Lombardia (Bg) - Festival Celtico nei Castelli e Luoghi d'Arte Bergameschi
AUGUST
UK
Mon 24 - Tue 25 Whitby Folk Festival
Ireland (Máire only with her sisters Nollaig & Mairéad)
Fri 28 - Sun 30 3rd Harp Weekend at Bandon Walled Town Festival
SEPTEMBER
UK
Fri 11 Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northants - St. James' Church
Info: 01536 725924
Sat 19 Clapham, Lancaster LA2 8EA - St. James' Church
Info: 01524 251792
OCTOBER
1 - 19 - release and launch of Máire's new CD with her sisters "Sibling Revelry"! More info at www.thecaseysisters.com
USA
Fri 23 - Mon 26 Southeastern Harp Weekend, Asheville, NC
Sat 31 - private event
NOVEMBER
Sun 1 Susquehanna Folk Music Society, Fort Hunter Centennial Barn 5300 N Front St, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Venue website
Mon 2 Schools concert, Harrisburg, PA (9am)
Mon 2 Harp workshop hosted by the New England Harp Orchestra at The Arts in the Armory 191 Highland Ave Somerville, MA (evening)
For info, contact Regina Delaney here
Tue 3 Harp workshop hosted by the New England Irish Harp Orchestra in Exeter, NH.
For info, contact Regina Delaney here
Wed 4 - Somerville, MA - Burren Backroom Series
Info here
Fri 6 - private event
Sat 7 - Middletown, CT
- Info and tickets from Jody Cormack
UK
Christmas tour
FRI 27 The Angel Suite, Market Place, BRIGG, DN20 8LD • 01652 659401
SAT 28 Helmsley Arts Centre, Old Meeting House Court, Helmsley, YORK, YO62 5DW • 01439 771700 venue website
SUN 29 Bentham Golf Club, Robin Lane, High Bentham, LANCASTER, LA2 7AG • PLEASE NOTE: 3pm show • 07720 038637
DECEMBER
FRI 4 St Barnabas School, Quarry Road, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 2EY (for Applause Rural Touring)
SAT 5 Bredhurst Village Hall, Hurstwood Road, Bredhurst, MAIDSTONE, ME7 3JZ • 01634 361263 (for Applause Rural Touring)
WED 9 Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary’s Street, STAMFORD, PE9 2DL • 01780 763203 venue website
THU 10 Upwood Village Hall, High street, Upwood, HUNTINGDON, PE26 2QE • 01487 814114
FRI 11 Wessex Acoustic Folk Club, The Royal British Legion, Church La., BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 7AD • 07590 209203 or 07590 411515
SAT 12 Shammick Acoustic, Pack o’Cards, High St., Combe Martin, ILFRACOMBE, EX34 0ET • 01271 882366 www.shammickacoustic.org.uk
SUN 13 Folk on the Moor, Westward Inn, Lee Mill, Ivybridge, PLYMOUTH, PL21 9EE • 01752 708770
SUN 20 Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, 10 Square Road, HALIFAX, HX1 1QG • 01422 349422 venue website
