LONDON'S 23RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC, SONG & DANCE

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www.returntolondontown.org • www.irishmusicinlondon.org

FRIDAY 22ND – MONDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2021

CONCERTS, SESSIONS, ALBUM LAUNCH, CĖILÍS,
WORKSHOPS AND MORE
Clayton Crown Hotel and other local Cricklewood and Kilburn venues

FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME INSIDE FREE

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CONTENTS FESTIVAL VENUES

For venue maps see page 4.

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WELCOME Main Festival spaces at the 274 Kilburn High Road, London
Clayton Crown Hotel are: Ivy Suite NW6 2BY
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Living Room (ground floor), Front
VENUES Bar (ground floor), Brent Room 264-266 Kilburn High Road,
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ondon’s 23rd Annual Festival of traditional
Irish music, song and dance has real treats
in store for all lovers of the genre, with four
days of concerts, céilís, workshops and sessions.
When the Festival rebranded to ‘Return to London
Town’ in October 2019, main events were hosted
in the beautiful 4 Star Clayton Crown Hotel in a
part of London which has strong historical links
with the Irish diaspora – Cricklewood. The 2020
Organising Group members: Karen Ryan, James Carty, Sam
edition of RtLT brought our audiences to BFI Screene, Margaret Reilly at Ashford Place, RtLT Festival 2020
IMAX (Waterloo), Cadogan Hall, Ashford Place
and online for an extremely welcome ‘hybrid’ After February 2021’s hugely successful live streamed
Festival offering in difficult Covid times. concert from Kings Place, which launched IMDL’s
This year the expanded team at the Clayton Crown Digital Concert Series, two popular London based acts
Hotel are looking forward to welcoming us back to will feature in this year’s Festival programme – The
their beautifully spacious, multi venue complex. Wilderness Yet, featuring Crossharbour’s Rosie Hodgson
and Philippe Barnes, plus Galway’s Rowan Piggott. Also
Additional Festival venues are either within
international touring Armagh flute and whistle player,
walking distance from the hotel in Cricklewood,
Eimear McGeown and highly regarded Roscommon
or a mile up the road in another area with huge
fiddler, James Carty, accompanied by Danish multi-
historical links to the Irish diaspora, Kilburn.
instrumentalist, and member of Mórga, Jonas Fromseier.
We are delighted to welcome the wonderful
Another featured London based act who proved
Roscommon flute player, Matt Molloy back to London
to be extremely popular as they launched the Irish
– this time he will be joined by long time Chieftains
Cultural Centre’s Digital Seisúins 2020, are legendary
colleague – Dublin fiddler, Seán Keane. The duet will
banjo player, Mick O’Connor, plus regular ICC tutor and
be accompanied by Monaghan guitarist, Michael
renowned mulit-instrumentalist, Tad Sargent, and fellow
McCague. There will be a welcome ‘Return to London ICC tutor, well respected Derry fiddler, Michael Sweeney.
Town’ for concertina player Jacqueline McCarthy
and uilleann piper Tommy Keane who will perform It is very exciting that RtLT Festival will be in a
and teach, as well as flautist Mick Mulvey who will position to cater for dancers in 2021, as the Festival
be performing with Liverpool pianist, Pete Quinn. hosts two set dancing céilís, with music from
London’s popular, Parish Céilí Band, plus a ‘Céilí for
Three new albums will be celebrated during this All’ dedicated to the memory of London based
year’s Festival: The debut solo album from London legend of céilí dancing, Anton Coyle (RIP).
born accordion player, Andy Martyn. Andy will
perform in concert with long time musical friends, Developing musicians and singers will have
the opportunity to learn from some of the
multi-instrumentalist John Carty, singer and Derry
best exponents of the tradition during the
bodhrán player Gino Lupari plus London born
Saturday and Sunday workshops.
guitarist, Matt Griffin. The second album from the
Goodman Manuscripts Trio, featuring fiddler Aoife 2021 sees a welcome return to a full schedule of
Ní Bhríain, flautist Emer Mayock and uilleann piper sessions as part of RtLT Festival, programmed in three
Mick O’Brien will be celebrated in concert, as the spaces at the hotel, plus other venues in Cricklewood
trio perform more music from the manuscripts of and Kilburn. There is a late license in bar of the Clayton
Canon James Goodman. Soon to release her second Crown Hotel, which enables the tunes to continue until
harp solo album in 2021 is the Limerick multi- the wee hours of the morning.
instrumentalist, Michelle Mulcahy. Another Limerick We can’t wait to welcome
native who will be performing at London’s annual you to Cricklewood!
festival for the second time, is accordion player,
teacher and De Dannan member, Derek Hickey.
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Please note that there is free on street parking on a large number of roads on the Cricklewood Lane side of
Cricklewood Broadway, from Friday after 6.30pm, all day Saturday and all day Sunday (excluding Elm, Oak,
Yew and Ash Groves). There is a limited amount of metered parking on the Chichele Road side of Cricklewood
Broadway (please read signs carefully). There are 38 parking spaces in the underground car park at the Clayton
Crown Hotel (charges apply).
Buses to Kilburn: 16, 32, 189, 316, 332

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PROGRAMME LISTINGS

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FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER

EVENING CONCERT
(IN MEMORY OF JIMMY PHILBIN)
Sponsored by:

• ANDY MARTYN, JOHN CARTY, GINO LUPARI AND

MATT GRIFFIN
• THE GOODMAN MANUSCRIPTS TRIO
• EIMEAR MCGEOWN, JAMES CARTY AND JONAS FROMSEIER
7.30pm • Clayton Crown Ivy Suite. £20/£6 under 18

Andy Martyn Gino Lupari John Carty Matt Griffin

ANDY MARTYN, JOHN
CARTY, GINO LUPARI,
MATT GRIFFIN
Four of the finest performers in
Irish traditional music today come
together, in a preview performance
of Andy Martyn’s forthcoming
album, Will We Give it a Go?
Andy Martyn is a London Irish
virtuoso of the button accordion
whose distinctive style and mix
of music is heavily influenced by
his East Galway family and by the
many musicians with whom he has
collaborated (including Le Chéile).
John Carty is one of Ireland’s finest London born Matt Griffin
traditional musicians and, having is a highly talented multi-
developed his mastery of the fiddle, instrumentalist based on Kerry’s
banjo and flute, has been awarded Dingle Peninsula. He has immersed
TG4’s Traditional Musician of the himself in both the music of Sliabh
Year and produced a number of Luachra and West Kerry, plus the
albums that have been described as guitar stylings of Arty McGlynn and
milestones in recorded fiddle music. Steve Cooney.
Gino Lupari is one of the most
respected bodhran players and
singers on the road today and
has performed all over the world
as a founding member of the
internationally acclaimed band Four
Men & A Dog.

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THE GOODMAN
MANUSCRIPTS TRIO
The Goodman Trio consist of Mick
O’Brien (uilleann pipes/flute/
whistle), Emer Mayock (flute/
whistle/pipes) and Aoife Ní Bhriain
(fiddle, viola, concertina)
EIMEAR MCGEOWN,
JAMES CARTY, JONAS
FROMSEIER
James Carty, a fiddle player from
Boyle, Co. Roscommon comes
from a long line of traditional Irish
musicians. In 2017 he released his
debut solo album Hiding Daylight in
SESSIONS
8pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Sala Room) • Colin Mullin, Jack Boyle, Nigel Stevens
• Free
10pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • Rita Farrell, Brogan McAuliffe,
Bryony Lemon • Free
Their most recent release More
Tunes From The Goodman
Manuscripts draws primarily from
the second published volume
of music collected by Canon
James Goodman (1828-96)
while occasionally revisiting the
previously explored initial volume.
Dark Corners. In 2020 he released a
duet collaboration with John Carty
called The Wavy Bow Collection.
James has also appeared as a guest
on recordings with Harry Bradley
and Bryan Rooney.
Eimear McGeown started Irish flute
at a young age with the legendary
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The manuscripts, held at Trinity
College Dublin and now published
in two volumes by the Irish
Traditional Music Archive are of
great significance because they
preserve much of the traditional
music of the south of Ireland as it
was sung and played in the years
before traditional culture there was
devastated by the Great Famine of
the 1840s.
The trio received a TG4
Gradam Ceoil Award in 2014
for their collaborative role in
the revival of the music of the
Goodman manuscripts.
Séamus Tansey and won two All
Ireland titles. She has appeared
as soloist on BBC’s Last Night of
the Proms and in Carnegie Hall
performing on both Classical and
Irish flutes. Eimear launched her
debut solo album Inis at the Irish
Embassy in London.
They will be joined by Jonas
Fromseier on bouzouki/ guitar
who has toured extensively in
Europe and the US with Mórga
and other collaborations. He most
recently recorded a duet album
with David Munnelly and also with
John and James Carty.
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SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER

WORKSHOPS, SESSIONS, AFTERNOON
AND EVENING CONCERTS
Please note that instrumental workshops are aimed at intermediate to advanced level players. Beginners are
welcome to purchase tickets to attend as observers. Please arrive at workshop venue 30 minutes before start
time to allow for registration. Tickets may be purchased on the door, but advance booking is recommended as
workshops are very popular and places are limited.

WORKSHOPS
BUTTON ACCORDION WORKSHOP WITH DEREK HICKEY
11am-1pm • Clayton Crown Hotel • £10/£6 under 18
UILLEANN PIPES WORKSHOP WITH MICK O’BRIEN
11am-1pm • Clayton Crown Hotel • £10/£6 under 18
WHISTLE WORKSHOP WITH DEE HAVLIN
11am-1pm • Clayton Crown Hotel • £10/£6 under 18
HARP WORKSHOP WITH MICHELLE MULCAHY
11am-1pm • Clayton Crown Hotel • £10/£6 under 18
FIDDLE WORKSHOP WITH JOHN CARTY
11am-1pm • Ashford Place • £10/£6 under 18
CONCERTINA WORKSHOP WITH ALEX KELLY
11am-1pm • Ashford Place • £10/£6 under 18
BANJO WORKSHOP WITH JONAS FROMSEIER
11am-1pm • Ashford Place • £10/£6 under 18
FLUTE WORKSHOP WITH EMER MAYOCK
11am-1pm • Ashford Place • £10/£6 under 18
Please note the ‘Side Door Café’ will be open at Ashford Place for drinks and snacks
SINGING WORKSHOP WITH CHAN REID
2pm-4pm • Sir Colin Campbell (upstairs) • £10/£6 under 18

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 CLAYTON CROWN HOTEL
142-152 Cricklewood Broadway,
London NW2 3ED

Welcome you to:

'RETURN TO LONDON TOWN FESTIVAL'
London's 23rd Annual Festival of Traditional Irish music,
song and dance.
FRIDAY 22ND – MONDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2021
We will be offering all Festival visitors a discounted menu in our
restaurant (ground floor) over the Festival weekend.
Restaurant open 12pm–10pm (last orders 9pm).

If you would like to stay with us, we are happy to offer special reduced rate B&B
accommodation for Festival goers
Festival B&B rates per person at the Clayton Crown Hotel: £80 single/ £90
double/ £100 triple. Book via www.claytoncrownhotel.com using the promo code
'RETURNTL'

For more details please contact us at:

www.claytoncrownhotel.com
or Tel: 020 8452 4175

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SESSIONS
1pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • Matt Tighe, John Devine,
Anthony McGrath • Free
1pm Lucky 7 • Mark Maloney, Rob Webb, Niall Farrelly • Free
2pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Front Bar) • Dee Havlin, Liam Farrell, Andy Martyn,
Gino Lupari • Free
3pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Sala Room) • Tutor led session: Mick O’Brien,
Derek Hickey, Peter McAlinden
4pm 
Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • Annette Hannigan, Kathy Walton,
Terence O’Flaherty • Free
5pm Sir Colin Campbell (upstairs) • Singing session: Co-hosted by Pat Connolly
and Chan Reid
6pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Front Bar) • Erin McGeown, Eimear McGeown,
Nigel Stevens • Free
7pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • Alex Kelly, John Rynne, Kevin O’Connor
Pete Quinn • Free
8pm Sir Colin Campbell • Marie McCormack, Caroline Kunzler, Ronan Heenan
9pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Front Bar) • Liam Nolan, Colman Connolly,
Eugene Teevan • Free
10pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • Jacqueline McCarthy, Tommy Keane,
Jonas Fromseier • Free

AFTERNOON CONCERT
Please note that all advertised concert times are door opening times. Performances will commence 30 minutes after
doors open.

• JACQUELINE MCCARTHY, TOMMY KEANE AND JONAS

FROMSEIER
• MICHELLE MULCAHY
• MICK MULVEY AND PETE QUINN
2pm • Clayton Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite). £10/£6 under 18
JACQUELINE
MCCARTHY AND
TOMMY KEANE
Tommy and Jacqueline have been
performing as a duo since they met
in London in the early 1980s. London
born Jacqueline is the daughter of
piper and concertina player Tommy
McCarthy who had emigrated from
west Clare in the 1950s. Tommy came
under the influence of local Waterford
piper Tommy Kearney in his late teens
and then learnt from other pipers at
the Willie Clancy Summer School.
Tommy spent seven years in London
where he played with the Thatch Céilí
Band and moved back to Galway with
Jacqueline in 1987. They teach and
perform at home and abroad, have
each recorded a solo album and a duet
recording The Wind Among the Reeds
with accompaniment by Alec Finn.

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 MICHELLE MULCAHY
Michelle Mulcahy is one of Ireland’s
most talented and gifted multi-
instrumentalists in Irish traditional
music today. She is considered to
be one of Ireland’s most adroit and
creative harpers. She is a regular
performer and tutor worldwide,
touring extensively in Europe,
United States, Canada, China,
Australia and Vietnam. Michelle
has three highly acclaimed albums
recorded with her father, Mick and
her sister, Louise. She was awarded
the prestigious TG4 Young Musician
of the Year in 2006. Michelle has
also recorded with Bill Whelan
and the Irish Chamber Orchestra
as lead soloist on his highly
acclaimed Connemara suite album.
Michelle’s solo harp debut album
“Suaimhneas” has been receiving
worldwide acclaim as one of the
top harp albums in Irish Traditional
Music, her second solo release ‘Lady
on the Island’ is eagerly anticipated.

Knocknashee from Sligo. He has

Mick Mulvey Pete Quinn
MICK MULVEY AND
PETE QUINN
An erstwhile of the London-Irish
traditional music scene from the
70s to the 90s, Mick returned to
live near his father’s Leitrim home
in 2005. He played with and learnt
from some of legends of traditional
Irish music in London, being
performed in the US and Eastern
Europe. A connoisseur of the north
Connacht flute style, particularly
the playing of John McKenna,
Mick has made two acclaimed
solo recordings; Within a Mile
o’Jamestown [2003] and Bridging the
Gap [2009].
Liverpool pianist, Pete Quinn is a
band member with Artisan Row, the
particularly influenced by Raymond
Gleann Catha Céilí Band, In Good
Roland, Roger Sherlock, PJ Crotty,
Company, The Quinn Family Band
Brendan Mulkere and Bobby Casey.
and was the accompanist with
In the 1980s he was a founding
The London Lasses for 15 years. In
member of the London-based
addition to recording with Mick
group Tarbolton. He has been a
Mulvey on his solo albums, Pete
Céilí Band member with the Auld
has also recorded with Karen Ryan,
Triangle, the Moylurg (winners of
Peter McAlinden, Seán Casey (RIP)
the All-Ireland title in 2013), and lthe
and Andrew McNamara.

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SET DANCING CÉILÍ

• PARISH CÉILÍ BAND WITH TOM KELLEHER
4pm • Mazenod Social Club £12/ under 18s free when accompanied by a
paying adult

THE PARISH CÉILÍ
BAND
The Parish Céilí Band was formed
at the beginning of 2019 and
named after the Parish Bar in
Wembley where many of the
original members, a collection of
musicians from across London who
met on the vibrant session scene,
regularly played. They went on to
win the All-Britain fleadh that year,
defeating the reigning champions
who had previously held the title
for 13 years, and becoming the first
London band to win since the Auld
Triangle Céilí Band in 2003. A huge
achievement for the band in their
debut year. 'The Parish', as they are
fondly known, have become very
popular amongst the set dancing
community, playing Céilís across
London, including at IMDL's annual
Festival 'Return to London Town'
– they also featured as part of the
Lord Mayor of London's St Patrick's
Day Festival digital celebrations
in 2021.

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EVENING CONCERT
In Association with
• MATT MOLLOY, SEÁN KEANE AND MICHAEL MCCAGUE
• THE WILDERNESS YET
• DEREK HICKEY AND MICHAEL MCCAGUE
7.30pm • Clayton Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite). £20/£6 under 18
Matt Molloy
MATT MOLLOY, SEÁN
KEANE, MICHAEL
MCCAGUE
Both Matt and Seán have spent
over 40 years playing with the
world famous and multiple
grammy award winning band
The Chieftains. Matt Molloy was
born in Ballaghadereen, County
Roscommon, an area well known
for flute players. He was a founding
member of The Bothy Band and
appeared briefly with Planxty
before being invited to join the
Chieftains in 1979. Matt has released
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Seán Keane Michael McCague
several highly acclaimed solo has a large discography of highly
albums and has worked in many regarded solo, duet and trio albums.
high-profile collaborations.
Matt and Sean will be joined by
Dubliner Seán Keane was County Monaghan accompanist
surrounded by traditional Irish Michael McCague. Michael is a
music from an early age. He gifted multi-instrumentalist and
attended Dublin School of Music composer. He has been a member
where he received classical of the bands At the Racket, Téada
training, but soon became one and At First Light.
of Ireland’s most talented young
fiddlers, winning the All-Ireland and
Fiddler of Dooney competitions.
A member of Ceoltóirí Cualann in
the 1960s, Seán was invited to join
The Chieftains in 1968. Seán also
THE WILDERNESS YET
The Wilderness Yet combines
the acclaimed talents of folksinger
Rosie Hodgson, traditional fiddler
Rowan Piggott and guitarist/ flautist
Philippe Barnes. Independently,
they have earned audiences’
esteem as consummate musicians,
together they weave an eclectic
tapestry of traditional and original
songs and tunes, from a cappella
three-part harmonies to luscious
instrumental arrangements. Both
Rosie and Philippe are members of
Crossharbour, and Rowan is known
for his fiddle playing with Georgia
Lewis and The Songhive Project.
The Trio released their eponymous
debut album in 2020 to critical
acclaim. They have also published
DEREK HICKEY
Derek Hickey hails from Adare,
Co. Limerick. Both his grandfathers
played fiddle. He started playing
the accordion aged 10 and went
on to have lessons with Dónal
de Barra. Aged 15, joined the
Shannonside Céilí Band, formed by
the Liddy family and toured Europe.
Aged just 18, Derek joined Johnny
‘Ringo’ McDonagh’s band, Arcady,
alongside fellow band members
Frances Black, Brendan Larrisey and
Patsy Broderick.
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a songbook of their ‘newly written
songs which sound as if they’ve
been around for decades’ (BBC
Radio 2), an EP called John O’
Dreams and a festive collection of
carols and yule songs called Turn the
Year Round. Summer 2021 has seen
then perform at numerous Folk
Festivals in Britain.
In 1995, Derek joined the legendary
De Dannan. He toured with them
until 2003. Derek is a button
accordion tutor on the BA Irish
Music and Dance at the Irish World
Academy. Alongside teaching he
has returned to performing with De
Danann and continues to tour both
nationally and internationally.
Derek will be joined this evening by
Michael McCague.
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FULL EVENT PROGRAMME

ALL MUSIC AND SONG EVENTS FOR UNDER 18s: £6
Festival tickets available from: www.returntolondontown.org
SPECIAL OFFER TICKETS: £40 All Inclusive Concerts and Céilís
Spaces at the Clayton Crown Hotel: Galtymore Suite (basement), Sala Room (first floor) , Living Room (ground floor)
Brent Room (ground floor), Camden Room (ground floor), Front Bar (ground floor).
FRIDAY 22 OCTOBER 2021
7.30pm Evening Concert: in Andy Martyn, John Carty, Gino Lupari, Matt Clayton Crown (Ivy £20/ £6 U18
Memory of Jimmy Griffin / The Goodman Manuscripts Trio / Eimear Suite)
Philbin McGeown, James Carty, Jonas Fromseier
8pm Session Colin Mullin, Jack Boyle, Nigel Stevens Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Sala Room)
10pm Session Rita Farrell, Brogan McAuliffe, Bryony Lemon Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Living Room)
Bars in Clayton Crown Hotel open until 2am – Residents Bar open until 4am
SATURDAY 23 OCTOBER 2021
Please arrive at instrumental workshop venue (Clayton Crown Hotel / Ashford Place) to register at 10.30am
11am-1pm Button Accordion Derek Hickey Clayton Crown Hotel £10/ £6 U18s
Workshop
11am-1pm Uilleann Pipes Mick O’Brien Clayton Crown Hotel £10/ £6 U18s
Workshop
11am-1pm Whistle Workshop Dee Havlin Clayton Crown Hotel £10/ £6 U18s
11am-1pm Harp Workshop Michelle Mulcahy Clayton Crown Hotel £10/ £6 U18s
11am-1pm Fiddle Workshop John Carty Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
11am-1pm Concertina Alex Kelly Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
Workshop
11am-1pm Banjo Workshop Jonas Fromseier Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
11am-1pm Flute Workshop Emer Mayock Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
1pm Session Matt Tighe, John Devine, Anthony McGrath Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Living Room)
1pm Session Mark Moloney, Rob Webb, Niall Farrelly Lucky 7 Free
2pm Afternoon Concert Jacqueline McCarthy, Tommy Keane and Jonas Clayton Crown Hotel £10/ £6 U18s
Fromseier / Michelle Mulcahy / Mick Mulvey and (Ivy Suite)
Pete Quinn
2-4pm Singing Workshop Chan Reid Sir Colin Campbell £10/ £6 U18s
(upstairs)
2pm Session Dee Havlin, Liam Farrell , Andy Martyn, Gino Lupari Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Front Bar)
3pm Tutor led Session Derek Hickey, Mick O’Brien, Peter McAlinden Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Sala Room)
4pm Set Dancing Céilí Parish Céilí Band with Tom Kelleher Mazenod Social Club
£12/ U18s free w/
paying adult
4pm Session Annette Hannigan, Kathy Walton, Terence Clayton Crown Hotel Free
O’Flaherty (Living Room)
5pm Singing Session Co-hosted by Pat Connolly and Chan Reid Sir Colin Campbell Free
(upstairs)
6pm Session Erin McGeown, Eimear McGeown, Nigel Stevens Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Front Bar)
7pm Session Alex Kelly, John Rynne, Kevin O’Connor Pete Quinn Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Living Room)
7.30pm Evening Concert Matt Molloy, Seán Keane, Michael McCague / The Clayton Crown Hotel £20/ £6 U18s
Wilderness Yet / Derek Hickey, Michael McCague (Ivy Suite)
8pm Session Marie McCormack, Caroline Kunzler, Ronan Sir Colin Campbell Free
Heenan
9pm Session Liam Nolan, Colman Connolly, Eugene Teevan Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Front Bar)

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10pm Session Jacqueline McCarthy, Tommy Keane, Jonas Clayton Crown Hotel Free
Fromseier (Living Room)
Bars in Clayton Crown Hotel open until 2am – Residents Bar open until 4am
SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2021
Please arrive at instrumental workshop venue (Clayton Crown Hotel / Ashford Place) to register at 10.30am
11am-1pm Whistle Workshop Eimear McGeown Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
11am-1pm Fiddle Workshop Aoife Ní Bhríain Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
11am-1pm Concertina Jacqueline McCarthy Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
Workshop
11am-1pm Uilleann Pipes Tommy Keane Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
Workshop
11am-1pm Banjo Workshop Mick O’Connor Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
11am-1pm Accompaniment Michael McCague Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
Workshop
11am-1pm Flute Workshop John Rynne Ashford Place £10/ £6 U18s
11am-1pm Button Accordion Andy Martyn Clayton Crown Hotel £10/ £6 U18s
Workshop
12pm Session Alan, Clare and Rosie O’Leary Clatyon Crown Hotel Free
(Living Room)
1pm Session Michael Sweeney, Noel Angland, Tad Sargent The Black Lion Free
(Function Room)
2-5pm Set Dancing Céilí Parish Céilí Band with Tom Kelleher St Agnes’ Centre £12/ U18s free w/
paying adult
2pm Session Eoin Griffin, Catherine McGoldrick, Noreen Cullen, Barrett’s Freehouse Free
Adrian Burns
2pm Session James (fiddle) Carty, Seánín McDonagh, Matt Clayton Crown Hotel Free
Griffin (Front Bar)
3pm Session James (flute) Carty, Gary Connolly, Reg Hall Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Living Room)
3pm Tutor led Session Jacqueline McCarthy, Tommy Keane, Peter Clayton Crown Hotel Free
McAlinden (Sala Room)
4pm Session Tom O’Connell, Mick O’Connor, Mick Bailey The Black Lion Free
(Function Room)
5pm Session Aoife Ní Bhríain, Mick and Cormac O’Brien Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Front Bar)
6pm Session Ali Barnes, Robbie Leahy, Philippe Barnes and Clayton Crown Hotel Free
Joe Bardwell (Living Room)
7pm Acoustic Album ‘The Wavy Bow Collection’ – John and James Clayton Crown Hotel Free
Launch Carty, Michael McCague, Jonas Fromseier and (Sala Room)
Matt Griffin
8pm Céilí for All In Memory of Anton Coyle – Music by McCool Clayton Crown Hotel £5
Trad, Caller: Marian Turner (Ivy Suite)
8pm Session Sharon Whelton, Noel Whelton, Conor Whelton Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Front Bar)
8pm Session Mick O’Connor, Caroline Regan and friends Sir Colin Campbell Free
9pm Session ‘In Good Company’ reunion session feat. Colette Clayton Crown Hotel Free
Keaveney, Maureen Linane, Pete Quinn and more (Sala Room)
9pm Session Derek Hickey, Mick Mulvey, Michael McCague Clayton Crown Hotel Free
(Living Room)
Clayton Crown Bars open until 12am
MONDAY 25 OCTOBER 2021
2pm Afternoon Concert Jacqueline McCarthy and Tommy Keane / Andy Clayton Crown Hotel £10/ £6 U18s
Martyn, Gino Lupari and Matt Griffin / Mick (Ivy Suite)
O’Connor, Michael Sweeney and Tad Sargent /
London Irish Pensioners Choir
• CLAYTON CROWN HOTEL 142-152 Cricklewood Broadway, London NW2 3ED
• ASHFORD PLACE 60 Ashford Road, London NW2 6TU
• ST AGNES’ CENTRE 22 Caddington Road (corner of Gillingham Road), London NW2 1DQ
• BARRETT’S FREEHOUSE 239 Cricklewood Broadway, London NW2 3HP
• LUCKY 7 7 Cricklewood Lane, London NW2 6PN
• MAZENOD SOCIAL CLUB Mazenod Avenue (near Junction with Quex Road), Kilburn, London NW6 4LS
• THE BLACK LION 274 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 2BY
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SUNDAY 24TH OCTOBER

WORKSHOPS, SESSIONS, AFTERNOON
CÉILÍ AND ALBUM LAUNCH CONCERT
Please note that instrumental workshops are aimed at intermediate to advanced level players. Beginners are
welcome to purchase tickets to attend as observers. Please arrive at workshop venue 30 minutes before start
time to allow for registration. Tickets may be purchased on the door, but advance booking is recommended as
workshops are very popular and places are limited.

WORKSHOPS
BUTTON ACCORDION WORKSHOP WITH ANDY MARTYN
11am-1pm – Clayton Crown Hotel – £10/£6 under 18
WHISTLE WORKSHOP WITH EIMEAR MCGEOWN
11am-1pm – Ashford Place – £10/£6 under 18
FIDDLE WORKSHOP WITH AOIFE NÍ BHRÍAIN
11am-1pm - Ashford Place – £10/£6 under 18
CONCERTINA WORKSHOP WITH JACQUELINE MCCARTHY
11am-1pm - Ashford Place – £10/£6 under 18
BANJO WORKSHOP WITH MICK O’CONNOR
11am-1pm – Ashford Place – £10/£6 under 18
UILLEANN PIPES WORKSHOP WITH TOMMY KEANE
11am-1pm - Ashford Place - £10/£6 under 18
FLUTE WORKSHOP WITH JOHN RYNNE
11am-1pm – Ashford Place - £10/£6 under 18
ACCOMPANIMENT WORKSHOP WITH MICHAEL MCCAGUE
11am-1pm – Ashford Place - £10/£6 under 18

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SESSIONS
12pm 
Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • Alan, Clare and Rosie O’Leary • Free
1pm The Black Lion • Michael Sweeney, Noel Angland, Tad Sargent • Free
2pm Barrett’s Freehouse • Eoin Griffin, Catherine McGoldrick, Noreen Cullen,
Adrian Burns • Free
2pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Front Bar) • James (fiddle) Carty, Seánín McDonagh,
Matt Griffin • Free
3pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • James (flute) Carty, Gary Connolly,
Reg Hall • Free
3pm 
Clayton Crown Hotel (Sala Room) • Tutor led session: Tommy Keane,
Jacqueline McCarthy, Peter McAlinden • Free
4pm The Black Lion • Tom O’Connell, Mick O’Connor, Mick Bailey • Free
5pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Front Bar) • Aoife Ní Bhríain, Mick and Cormac O’Brien
• Free
6pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • Ali Barnes, Robbie Leahy, Philippe Barnes
and Joe Bardwell • Free
8pm Clayton Crown Hotel (Front Bar) • Sharon Whelton, Noel Whelton,
Conor Whelton • Free
8pm Sir Colin Campbell • Mick O’Connor, Caroline Regan and friends
9pm 
Clayton Crown Hotel (Living Room) • Derek Hickey, Mick Mulvey,
Michael McCague • Free
9pm 
Clayton Crown Hotel (Sala Room) • In Good Company reunion session • free

AFTERNOON SET DANCING CÉILÍ

In Association with

• PARISH CÉILÍ BAND WITH TOM KELLEHER

2pm • St Agnes’ Centre. £12/ under 18s free when accompanied by a paying adult
Please see page 12 for photo and information about the Parish Céilí Band

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ACOUSTIC ALBUM LAUNCH

• ‘THE WAVY BOW COLLECTION’ – JOHN AND JAMES CARTY,
MICHAEL MCCAGUE, JONAS FROMSEIER AND MATT GRIFFIN
7pm • Clayton Crown Hotel (Sala Room) – Free

THE WAVY BOW
COLLECTION LIVE!
A highlight of 2020’s socially
distant festival and indeed 2020
in general was the RtLT Grand
concert at Cadogan Hall which
John and James Carty headlined
along with Jonas Fromseier. They
had just released the critically
acclaimed album The Wavy Bow
Collection. A year later, and good
fortune has brought all three to
the festival again – this time in
different guises – along with two
other major contributors to the
album, Michael McCague and Matt
Griffin. Since it's the first time that
these five musicians have been in
one place, they have been drafted
together for a special acoustic
launch concert at Return to
London Town Festival. It promises
to be a wonderful celebration.

EVENING CÉILÍ FOR ALL

• MCCOOL TRAD WITH CALLER MARIAN TURNER
8pm • Clayton Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite). £5
Dedicated to the memory of London Céilí legend: Anton Coyle
Céilí dances will be explained by our call, Marian Turner – no experience required. Everyone welcome, come and
join the fun!
Music by McCool Trad, featuring: Elaine Finn-Davies (button accordion), Joe O’Connor (fiddle), Finbarr Walsh (piano
accordion) and Bernie Ballantyne (flute).

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MONDAY 25TH OCTOBER

AFTERNOON CONCERT
In association with Irish Elderly Advice Network

• JACQUELINE MCCARTHY AND TOMMY KEANE

• ANDY MARTYN, GINO LUPARI AND MATT GRIFFIN
• MICK O’CONNOR, MICHAEL SWEENEY AND TAD SARGENT
• LONDON IRISH PENSIONERS CHOIR
2pm • Clayton Crown Hotel (Ivy Suite). £10/£6 under 18
For information about Jacqueline McCarthy and Tommy Keane, please see page 10.
For information about Andy Martyn, Gino Lupari and Matt Griffin, please see page 6.

MICK O’CONNOR,
MICHAEL SWEENEY,
TAD SARGENT
The inimitable Mick O’Connor
has been at the forefront of the
London Irish music scene since
the 1960s, having originally been
inspired to take up the banjo by
Barney McKenna of the Dubliners. A
highly skilled musician and equally
entertaining on the mic, Mick is
universally loved within the music
scene. He is joined by Michael
Sweeney originally from Derry, but
living in London for many years.
He studied traditional music in
Donegal with the guidance of the
great fiddle players, James Byrne
and Proinsias Ó Maonaigh.
THE LONDON IRISH
PENSIONERS CHOIR
The London Irish Pensioners Choir
brings together more than 30 older
Irish people, most in their 70s and
80s. They come from all over Ireland
and have made their homes here
in London over many decades. The
choir was founded over 10 years
ago. Although an independent
group, it has been supported by
the Irish Elderly Advice Network
throughout this time.
The choir has performed for
audiences of tens of thousands
including at London’s St Patrick’s
Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square
for several years, and as part of the
Irish community choir in the Royal
Albert Hall in honour of President
Michael D Higgin’s state visit to
Britain in 2014. They have sung on
UK television, including for Sir Terry
Wogan on ITV and on the BBC’s The
One Show. They have performed
on RTE Radio and Television and
are regularly played by Donncha
Ó Dúlaing on the very popular
Fáilte Isteach (10 pm on Saturday
evenings on RTÉ Radio 1.)
The choir has recorded a beautiful
album of old Irish songs, Songs of
Love and Emigration, which has
been very popular with the Irish
community, both in London and
in Ireland.

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Dezi Donnelly, Michael McGoldrick, Ed Boyd
and Seána Davey (photo: Caitlin Mannion)

The Trad Gathering (photo: Margaret Reilly)

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 CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS:
THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER
Damien O’Reilly and John Blake in concert
Green Note, 106 Parkway, London NW1 7AN
Tickets: £11
www.greennote.co.uk

SATURDAY 4 DECEMBER
Reg Hall – History of Irish Music
in London (talk) and
Auld Triangle Céilí Band (performance)
as part of the ‘Unwrapped Festival’
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU
Tickets: £14.50 (under 30s special
rate tickets also available)
www.kingsplace.co.uk

SATURDAY 22 JANUARY
Tribute Concert to Brendan McGlinchey
(featuring: Gay McKeon • Brian Vallely •
Paul Brennan, Ben Gunnery, Kevin Boyle
• Mick O'Connor • Karen Ryan and
Camden Irish Music Class, Members of
the Armagh Pipers Club and more…)
London Irish Centre, 50-52 Camden Square,
London NW1 9XB
Tickets: £15/ £6 U18s

PLUS
FEBRUARY 2022 (date and venue tba): Music Network Tour in concert
featuring: Séamus McGuire (fiddle), Niamh Varian-Barry (fiddle, viola, vocal),
Gerry O’Beirne (vocal, guitars)
APRIL 2022 (date and venue tba): Members of the Tulla Céilí Band in Concert
Mark Donnellan (fiddle), Charlie Harris (accordion) and Jim Corry (piano)
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CAMDEN IRISH SET DANCING

At The London Irish Centre
The original home of Irish Set Dancing in London
for over 30 years
Weekly classes at the London Irish Centre, Thursdays 7.30pm (£5)
Partner not required. All ages. All welcome.
Contact: Tom Kelleher – 07816 052 481

Set Dancing Céilís – First Sunday of each month

2-5pm (£12) Live music every month
SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2021: The Connolly Family
and Pete Quinn
SUNDAY 5 DECEMBER 2021: Andy Martyn and friends
SPECIAL FUNDRAISING CHRISTMAS CÉILÍ – SATURDAY
18 DECEMBER 2021 (8PM)
Music by The Parish Céilí Band
SUNDAY 2 JANUARY 2022 – Gleann Catha Céilí Band
SUNDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2022 – The Linane Family
SUNDAY 6 MARCH 2022 – Colette O’Leary, Peter McAlinden
and friends
SUNDAY 3 APRIL 2022 – Mark Donnellan, Charlie Harris,
Jim Corry (Sliabh Aughty)

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REGULAR SESSIONS: OCTOBER 2021
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Some weekly
sessions happening
around London:
MONDAY
PRINCE OF WALES (7.30PM),
73 Dalling Rd, London W6 0JD –
Tel: 020 8563 1713
TUESDAY
THE LAMB TAVERN (8.30PM),
54 Holloway Rd, London N7 8JL –
Tel: 020 7609 0253
THE PRINCE OF WALES,
98, Merton Road SW19
3BP – 020 8542 6084
WEDNESDAY
BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR
(8PM), 90 Highgate Hill N19 5NQ –
brendanthenavigator@outlook.com
THURSDAY
HERSCHEL ARMS SLOUGH
(8PM), 22 Park Street, Slough
SL1 1PS – Tel: 0190 410 756
WHELAN’S KINGSTON
(8.30PM), 20 Richmond Road,
Kingston upon Thames KT2
5EB – Tel: 020 8549 9845
Every last Thursday of the month
– RADICALS AND VICTUALLERS
(8PM), 259 Upper Street, Islington,
N1 0NY – Tel: 020 7704 7691
BLYTHE HILL TAVERN (8.30PM),
319 Stanstead Rd, London SE23
1JB – Tel: 020 8690 5176
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PRINCE ALBERT (8.30PM),
54 Hounslow Road, Twickenham
TW2 7EX – Tel: 020 8894 3963
MADDEN’S BAR (8.30PM),
130 High Road, East Finchley
N2 9ED – Tel: 020 8444 7444
FRIDAY
CONNOLLY’S (10PM), 450
Chiswick High Rd, London W4
5TT – Tel: 020 8994 3980
Last Friday of the month – SOUTH
LONDON IRISH CENTRE (9PM),
138-140 Hartfield Rd, London
SW19 3TG – Tel: 020 8543 0608
IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE
(5.30PM), 5 Black’s Road,
Hammersmith W6 9DT –
Tel: 020 8563 8232
MCCAFFERTY’S BAR NORTH
HARROW (9PM), 25 Broadwalk,
Pinner Rd, Harrow HA2 6ED
– Tel: 020 8987 8028
BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR
(9PM), 90 Highgate Hill N19 5NQ –
brendanthenavigator@outlook.com
SATURDAY
HOWL AT THE MOON (3PM),
178 Hoxton St, London N1
5LH – Tel: 020 7688 1970
COLIN CAMPBELL (8PM),
264-266 Kilburn High Road, London
NW6 2BY – Tel: 020 7693 5443
SUNDAY
HOWL AT THE MOON (3PM),
178 Hoxton St, London N1
5LH – Tel: 020 7688 1970
BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR
(3PM), 90 Highgate Hill N19 5NQ –
brendanthenavigator@outlook.com
Last Sunday of the month –
THE HARRISON (6PM),
28 Harrison Street, London,
WC1H 8JF – Tel: 020 7278 3966
MCCAFFERTY’S (6.30PM), 699
High Road, Seven Kings IG3
8RH – Te:l 03301 334 362
GERTIE BROWNES (6.30PM),
95 High Road, East Finchley N2
8AG – Tel: 020 8883 1506
P J O’CONNOR’S (6.30PM),
239 High Road, Wood Green
N22 8HF – Tel: 020 8888 6413
THE OLD WHEATSHEAF (7.30PM),
3 Windmill Hill, Enfield EN2 6SE –
Tel: 020 8367 4167
COLIN CAMPBELL (8PM), 264-
266 Kilburn High Road, London
NW6 2BY – Tel: 020 7693 5443
THE LAMB (8PM),
54 Holloway Rd, London
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presents London's 23rd Festival of traditional Irish music, song and dance
'Return to London Town' and would like to thank its 2021 partners,
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DONORS: Peggy Henry and Kevin Relf.