Festical Venues, Schedule & Tickets
Venue - Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug
NEXT Festival will be in March, 2011!
See the 2009 Festival Schedule below
Download the 2009 Festival Program GuideClick icons below to sort schedule by genre, or click here to view the entire schedule
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Food & Beverage |
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Music Workshop |  |
Scotch Tastings |  |
Kids Family |
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| WEDNESDAY MARCH 11 | |||
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Wednesday March 11 |
Mark DowneyVancouver favourite Mark Downey is a native of County Meath, Ireland. His solo show showcases his vocal, guitar and bodhran talents as he travels through the diverse landscape of Irish songs, from popular to little-known, ancient to modern, framed in his engaging banter and storytelling. |
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| FRIDAY MARCH 13 | |||
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Friday March 13 |
Mark DowneyVancouver favourite Mark Downey is a native of County Meath, Ireland. His solo show showcases his vocal, guitar and bodhran talents as he travels through the diverse landscape of Irish songs, from popular to little-known, ancient to modern, framed in his engaging banter and storytelling. |
Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug |
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| SATURDAY MARCH 14 | |||
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Saturday March 14
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Battle of the Bards - A Literary Pub Crawl and Grand FinaleThree cheers! The Battle of the Bards is back for 2009, whisking you along on a flying tour of Granville Street’s best Irish pubs. Dynamic spoken word artists Sean McGarragle, Duncan Shields and Warren Dean Fulton channel W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde and Robbie Burns respectively as they duke it out to be crowned “top bard” in an on-the-move poetry slam-style contest, judged by members of the audience in each venue. The crawl culminates at The Cellar, where the bards will do final “battle” with Vancouver’s first official poet laureate George McWhirter presiding over the event. Expect plenty of artistic license as the performers offer their own hilarious perspectives on the masters with the help of improv fiddler Caitlan Read. Who will be this year’s “top bard”? Why don’t you be the judge! |
Pub Crawl Open Mic & Finale Event |
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Saturday March 14 |
Paul O’BrienPaul O'Brien is a musical storyteller with a background in reggae, Irish folk and classical music. He has been playing Celtic music professionally for over 25 years in the UK and Canada, and has recorded over 20 albums. Paul plays and teaches bodhran and Celtic style guitar, both finger-style and pick, accompaniment and melody. His songs have been described as having within them ‘the heart of the West Coast’, and he continues to break new ground with his latest album, 'Plastic'. |
Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug |
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| SUNDAY MARCH 15 | |||
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Sunday March 15 |
Michael Viens & Rosie CarverMichael Viens is a singer who’s played bodhran and 6 and 12-string guitars with Vancouver’s Celtic stalwart Blackthorn for many years. His repertoire of Celtic songs is vast, from tender ballads to rousing singalongs. Rosie Carver is a classically trained violinist and teacher who was lured into playing Celtic music through her association with Blackthorn. Her background is Hungarian but when she takes up her fiddle she can outshine the Irish! |
Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug |
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Festival Venues
| Outdoor Venues | |
 Celtic Village |
 Granville Square Plaza – Performance Stage |
| Official Festival Venues | |
 Stadium Club at Edgewater Casino |
 Doolin’s Irish Pub |
 Ceili’s Irish Pub & Restaurant |
The (Irish) Cellar |
 Tom Lee Music |
Morrissey Irish House |
Tom Lee Music |
 Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug |
 The Vogue Theatre |
 UnWine'd on Howe |
