Festical Venues, Schedule & Tickets

WED Mar 12
8:00 – 11:00 PM

Mark Downey

Originally from County Meath, Ireland, Mark Downey is noted for his collaborative work with bands in France, Ireland and Canada. This festival will be a showcase for Downey’s solo skills as a singer, guitarist and bodhran player. Join him as he rolls and rocks through a varied landscape of Irish songs, from popular to little-known, traditional to up-to-the-minute, all framed with lively storytelling.

Johnnie Fox’s Irish Snug
1033 Granville St.

THURS Mar 13
5:30 – 9:00 PM

Crawl:
5:30 – 6:45 PM

Finale:
8:00 - 11:00 PM

The Battle of The Bards

A fast-paced tour of Vancouver’s finest Celtic pubs gets an added blast of fun and frolic when it’s combined with the ultimate literary experience: a head-to-head poetry face-off featuring the most famous Celtic writers!

Inspired in part by the famous Dublin Literary Pub Crawl, three actors in costume will take on the roles of Dylan Thomas (Damon Calderwood), Robbie Burns (Todd Wong) and William Butler Yeats (Mark Downey), to perform some of the great works that have ensured them the highest place in the Celtic literary canon.

Not only will these three brilliant poets be meeting up in the same rooms, they’ll face off against each other in a climactic finale modeled after the hugely popular spoken word poetry slams. Hosted by Ravishing Rhonda.

Finale features Fiddler Elise Boeur and DJ Michael Louw.

Pub CRAWL

5:30 pm
Doolin's Irish Pub
654 Nelson St. @ Granville

6:05 pm
Atlantic Trap & Gill
612 Davie St. @ Seymour

6:45 pm
Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug
1033 Granville St.

8:00 pm
Finale Event,
Open Mic, DJ & Dance

Ceili’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
Dublin Bar – 2nd floor

FREE

Finale - $5.00 at the Door

FRI Mar 14
7:00 – 10:00 PM

Rye ‘n Hooch

Ryan Enns and Patrick Ernst play everything from Irish pub music by The Pogues to medleys of traditional Russian dances and Argentinean tangos. Together they’re a highly charged, innovative duo that’s been honing its skills for over a decade. Don’t be surprised if the audience is up on its feet and cheering them on.

Johnnie Fox’s Irish Snug
1033 Granville St.

SAT Mar 15
7:00 – 10:00 PM

Mark Downey

This native of County Meath, Ireland is noted for his collaborative work with bands in France, Ireland and Canada. Here, you’ll be treated to Downey’s solo skills as a singer, guitarist and bodhran player. Join him as he rolls and rocks through a varied landscape of Irish songs, from popular to little-known, traditional to up-to-the-minute, all framed by lively storytelling.

Johnnie Fox’s Irish Snug
1033 Granville St.

SUN Mar 16
2:00 – 4:00 PM

Michael Viens

For over 20 years Michael Viens has been a member of the Vancouver-based folk group Blackthorn, specialists in the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland as well as folk music of English and French Canada. Michael sings and plays the 6 & 12-string guitar plus the bodhran, and his musical chops can keep any crowd happily entertained.

Johnnie Fox’s Irish Snug
1033 Granville St.