Killarney Festivals & Events
Events 1 to 6 of 6 in Killarney, during August 2008 |
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| Dates | Event, Location & Description | | 1 - 4 Aug | TO DANCE ON THE MOON
Great Southern Hotel, Killarney, Kerry |  | | Irish Dance and Music | | 2 Aug | Showband Show
Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Kerry |   | | The Showband Show present a night's entertainment of classic Showband Hits | | 3 Aug | Wolfetones
Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Kerry | | | Derek Warfield and Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle and Tommy Byrne today comprise the World's most popular Irish folk group - The Wolfe Tones. | | 5 Aug | The Dubliners in Concert
Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Kerry | | | In the history of Irish music, no group has created and maintained their niche as effectively as the Dubliners. | 22 Aug
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2 Sep | Blood Brothers
INEC, Killarney, Kerry | | | Hailed as one of the best musicals of all time, BLOOD BROTHERS has triumphed across the globe. Scooping up no less than four awards for bestmusical in London and seven Tony Award nominations on Broadway, BLOOD BROTHERS is simply unmissable and unbeatable. This epic tale of Liverpool life has been running in London’s West End, since July 1988 and touring the UK since 1995. BLOOD BROTHERS tells the captivating and moving story of twin boys separated at birth, only to be re-united by a twist of fate and a mother’s haunting secret. | 30 Jul
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2 Aug | DRUID
INEC Gleneagle, Killarney, Kerry | | | DRUID vibrantly captures the essence of the modern Irish spirit. Through the years, Ireland’s people have spread their wings far beyond their island shores, influencing, enrapturing, and changing countless individuals and societies across the globe. DRUID is a salute to their Irishness and to all who have kept this core and substance alive – wherever they may dwell.
DRUID summons its audience along a musical journey, emerging from the haze of Ireland’s pre-Christian times, traveling the paths of oppression, famine, emigration, on to the “Celtic Tiger” economy, and finally resting on the hopes of the future. It is a celebration of passion for life: an epic tale of mankind’s determination and ability to shine ever brighter in the face of strife and misfortune.
The performers in DRUID each possess an exceptional talent, ranging in scope from Irish traditional to ballad to pop to classical. Brought together, they form a cohesive musical and vocal unit that is mesmerizing and uplifting, a unique concert experience that is as much Irish as it is Global.
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