Co K Co OR CPOPS

Cork County Council is delighted to present “ Co Co Pops” a season of live outdoor performances, including theatre, trad, rock, spoken word, classical and opera. Supported by Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media LLPPS Scheme. CORK CoCo POPS PROGRAMME 2021

August

01 Sun Various The Fresh Air Collective – Edel Sullivan, Eileen Healy, 06 Fri Times Fintan Lucy and Ruti Lachs 14 Sat Ballygarvan, The Workshop Café - Sat 31st July 2pm 27 Fri 28 Sat Town Park - Sun 1st August 3pm & Roberts Cove beach - Fri 6th August 3pm September 04 Sat Market - Sat 14th August 10am 05 Sun Rocky Bay Beach - Fri 27th August 3pm

Fermoy Town Park - Sat 28th August 10am

The Workshop Café - Sat 28th August 2pm

Mitchelstown Town Square - Sat 4th Sept 3pm

Roberts Cove Beach - Sun 5th Sept 3pm Ten pop-up, outdoor concerts in parks, cafés, markets and beaches. Sweet music from world folk traditions, including klezmer music, tangos, waltzes, original songs and gypsy-jazz melodies.

FREE

07 Sat 3:00pm Quangodelic Fermoy Town Park A Concert by Quangodelic, a huge Funk ensemble based in Cork City comprised of anywhere between 8-18 players united by a love of funk and fun. Family friendly safe event. FREE https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/quangodelic-live-in-fermoy-town-park-tickets- 165251239907?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm- medium=discovery&utm-source=wa&utm-term=listing

08 Sun 5.00pm Sundays in the Park: , Lisa Hannigan, 15 Sun Freddy White, Camilla Grieshel & Paul Tiernan 22 Sun O’Donovan Rossa Memorial Park, Skibbereen 29 Sun A series of 4 Sunday Evening Concerts Lisa Hannigan - Sunday 8th Freddie White - Sunday 15th Camilla Grieshel & Paul Tiernan - Sunday 22nd Mick Flannery - Sunday 29th €10-€25 http://www.skibbereenartsfestival.com CORK CoCo POPS PROGRAMME 2021

August

08 Sun 1:00pm- Music in the Meadow 3:00pm 22 Sun Greywood Arts, Main Street, Killeagh, Cork & Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and enjoy some live music in the walled garden September at Greywood Arts. We’re kicking off on the 8th with local legends Mick & 05 Thurs Mark playing their signature blend of trad, folk, ballads and country, followed by different music genres at each event.

FREE http://www.greywoodarts.org/

14 Sat 2pm – “Picnic Blankets on the Lawn with Chamber Music” 21 Sat 3.30pm Featuring special guest violinist Marja Gaynor and Violist 28 Aug Tara McCarthy Bowling Green,

Come relax on grounds of picturesque Bowling Green Lawn, Kinsale Municipal Hall, with spectacular views of Kinsale Harbour. Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy some beautiful chamber music

FREE

15 Sun 1:00pm to Songs from the Blackwater: Revenge, Longbeach, Clover, 7:00pm New Vintage, Hank Wedel & friends, the Johnny Bongos Band

Mallow Castle Grounds ‘Songs from the Blackwater’ is a one-day music festival in the beautiful setting of Mallow Castle on the banks of the River Blackwater which will showcase music by local musicians from all genres of music.

A fun day of music for all the family.

€5 + booking fee https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/songs-from-the-blackwater-1-day-music-festival- at-mallow-castle-tickets-163927975989

15 Sun TBC Áine Duffy and the Duffbox & Stranded Cafe, Garylucas –Saturday 31st July September Arts Festival- Sunday 15th Aug 18 Sat Festival – Saturday 18th Sept A performance by Áine Duffy on her converted donkey box to portable stage/ camper, fondly known as the Duffbox. FREE CORK CoCo POPS PROGRAMME 2021

August

16 Mon 7pm Rattle the Boards, Fiárock College Gardens, Rattle The Boards is a band founded in 1998 featuring Benny McCarthy, Pat Ryan and John Nugent. They have two critically acclaimed albums and performed concerts all over Ireland, Europe and North America. Fiárock aims to establish a new and refreshing sound to the native . FREE

21 Sat 3.00pm Long Way Home Duo (Kylie Anderson & Owen Schinkel) 22 Sun Fermoy Town Park - Saturday 21st 28 Sat The Lawn at Castletownroche Mill - Sunday 22nd Square (TBC) Doneraile Park (TBC) Kanturk Town Park - Saturday 28th

Long Way Home is a bluegrass music duo, originally from the USA and the Netherlands. Bring your own chair or blanket to sit on, and come enjoy a free concert! FREE

21 Sat 3:00pm Emma Langford & Band Concert in Mallow Castle Mallow Castle Grounds Acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Emma Langford, and her band, will perform a variety of songs from her first 2 albums as well as new material for an all- ages audience. €10 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/emma-langford-band-concert-at-the-castle- tickets-164662561153

22 Sun 2:00pm- Hifilutin Flute Quartet 3:30pm 29 Sun Fermoy Town Park - Sunday 22nd August Carrigaline Community Park - Sunday 29th August Be serenaded while enjoying a stroll in the park. You will hear all the flute family, from the tiny piccolo to the contrabass flute playing melodies, from musicals and film themes, as well as original compositions and arrangements of popular classics. FREE CORK CoCo POPS PROGRAMME 2021

August 22 Sun 1:00pm- Karl Nesbitt 2:00pm Bowling Green, Kinsale Public performance of modern traditional music by a low amplified trio. Family- friendly live music. FREE https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/karl-nesbitt-trio-tickets-163923137517

22 Sun 2:00pm - Glór Binn 4:00pm Fairy Gardens, Macroom Beimid ag céiliúradh cultúr na hÉireann trí fhilíocht agus ceol tradisiúnta. This event will celebrate Irish culture by showcasing poetry and traditional music from an array of bilingual artists. FREE https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/glor-binn-tickets-163895691425

28 Sat 4:00pm- Aoife Scott, Bog The Donkey DJ Set 9:30pm Priory Court Estate, Watergrasshill A family orientated event within a defined housing estate area FREE

28 Sat 7.00pm Billy Kennedy & Band Community Garden, Cork singer/ songwriter Billy Kennedy will play an evening of music the beautiful Orchard, Crosshaven Community Garden on Satur Aug 28th at 7pm. Billy has been a regular on the Cork music scene over the years playing with many other artists. He released three singles in 2020. They all received much airplay nationwide, especially ‘Sea Creatures’ which made RTE1s recommends list. He will be joined on the night by and his band including Fiona Kennedy, and a host of local talent including Dave Wilson, Taylor Neaves, and Carlos Paz. €10 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/billy-kennedy-and-band-the-orchard-crosshaven- community-garden-4pm-show-tickets-163879290369 CORK CoCo POPS PROGRAMME 2021

August & September

28 Sat 1:00pm & Scéalta Productions 3:00pm & Doneraile Park - Sat 28 August September Fermoy Town Park - Sat 4 September 04 Sat Carrigaline - Sun 5 September 05 Sun Mallow Town Park - Sat 11 September 11 Sat Fairy Garden Macroom - Sun12 September 12 Sun Join Ireland’s greatest hero Fionn MacChauill and lots of other characters (some enchanting and magical, some downright ridiculous) on his journey from ordinary boy to the extraordinary mythical warrior we learned about in school in this modern, hilarious retelling of his most famous tales. FREE

04 Sat 12:00pm Blackwater Valley Opera Festival Greenpark, Youghal Audiences will enjoy a flavour of the opera festival in this 30-minute outdoor recital. The programme will feature three leading opera singers Rory Dunne Baritone, Bríd Ní Ghruagain Mezzo Soprano, John Molloy Bass, accompanied by Niall Kinsella on performing some highlights of the classical and operatic repertoire in a less formal way. The event is suitable for all ages, including children. FREE

04 Sat 2:00pm- FILOLOGY 4:00pm 11 Sat Marquee Middle Square, Main Street, Macroom In a relaxed ‘street-atmosphere’ FILOLOGY will perform a live two-hour afternoon concert of Jazz Standards and music from the great American Songbook. FREE

05 Sun 2:30pm- Stan Notte, Paul McMahon , 5:00pm Thaddeus Ó Buachalla, Sam Ó Buachalla, Pat Barrett, Moze Jacobs plus guest poets, speakers, singers Clonakilty Community Garden, Maulnaskehy, Clonakilty An outdoor concert at the Clonakilty Community Garden that wraps itself around a remembrance ceremony and a harvest (and tree) celebration. Acoustic music, (Irish) poetry, spoken word, singing. Multiple cultures. FREE

10 Fri 8:00pm The Crossover Charles Fort, Summer Cove, Kinsale The Crossover - Charles Fort is a unique performance art event devised by an ensemble. €10 CORK CoCo POPS PROGRAMME 2021

September 16 Fri 8:00pm Sullane Players, Coachford Players & Kilmichael Amateur 18 Sun Drama Group Macroom Town Park, New Street, Macroom Three One Act Plays by T.C. Murray, staged in Macroom Town Park on the street where he was born, under the shadow of Macroom Castle on the banks of the Sullane. €15

17 Fri 8:00pm Carrigaline Arts Festival 18 Sat Carrigaline Co Cork 19 Sun Full programme details coming soon.

21 Sat 7pm & Nyle Wolfe, Ryan Morgan & Jean Wallace 3pm 22 Sun Kilwoth Summer Serenade. Join Singers for Hire Nyle Wolfe Baritone, Ryan Morgan Tenor & Jean Wallace Soprano for a joyful celebration of music from the worlds of opera and musicals. A magical musical journey from Venice to Vegas Saturday 21st Aug 7pm Sunday 22nd Aug 3pm FREE

25 Sat 4:00pm – ‘Upstart Festival Glounthaune’, Fyünkay, Pretty Happy, A 9:00pm Cow In The Water, Flywheel Craig’s Field, Glounthaune Village Four of Cork’s most exciting rock bands bring their sounds and energy to the outdoor stage, in the beautiful setting of Glounthaune village. €10 www.upstartfestival.ie

25 Sun 5:00pm Carriage Bearance Severance Greywood Arts, Main Street, Killeagh, Cork An outdoor performance of a trilogy of contemporary dance works by Matty Davis and Ben Gould that mark the trajectory of a relationship forged by shifting need, desire, and growth. http://www.greywoodarts.org/

Dates & Cork Pops Quartet venues to Carehomes in (Outdoor Performances) be announced. An hour long performance of music outside carehomes