Summary Country Cities Amount €

Composer trade mission to LA bringing a delegation of Irish based composers who create original music for Film,
TV and Animation to L.A. Mission will be co-ordinated by SCGI in partnership with Screen Ireland and supported
by White Bear PR. The delegation will be made up of composers who are at a stage in their career where they are
in a position to benefit from exposure to international markets. United States Los Angelas 15,000
modernlove undertaking a tour of USA and Britain, 3 March - 14 April 2023. United States, United
Philadelphia,
Kingdom New York,
13,400Washington, Chicago, Atlan
Thumper undertaking a tour of Europe and the USA, 20 February - 12 March 2023. Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Oslo, Stockholm
Finland,, Iceland,
Copenhagen,
12,500 United
Helsinki,
States Reykjavik
The Murder Capital undertaking a tour of the USA, 24 March - 23 April 2023. United States, Canada
Washington DC, Philadelphia,
12,000 Albany, New York, C
After a very successful 6 week tour, covering 41 theatre concerts with the Irish Folk Festival, Billow Wood are
looking forward to their second solo headliner tour in Spring 2023 from April 14th to May 1st.
This tour will take in 15 shows around Germany, where Billow Wood will be showcasing their original work as
well as promoting music from the local area, county and Ireland. Germany, Switzerland
Esslingen, Davos, Wermelskirchen,
12,000 Waldkraiburg - K
Dervish undertaking a tour of USA, 24 February - 19 March 2023. United States Philadelphia, Bartlett,
12,000
St. Louis, Bellefontaine, Bosto
Manchán Magan and Eddie Sherlock participating in the ‘Hand in Hand Kidogo Irish Aboriginal Festival’,
Fremantle, Australia, 17 - 19 March 2023. Australia Fremantle 10,000
The Mary Wallopers undertaking a tour of the USA, 12 - 20 March 2023. United States, Canada
Washington DC, Philidelphia,
10,000 Boston, New York, To
The Academic undertaking a tour of Europe, including Britain, Scotland, France, Germany and France, 10
February - 6 March 2023. United Kingdom, Germany,
Glasgow,France,
Manchester,
Netherlands,
10,000
London,Belgium
Birmingham, Berlin,
Susan O'Neill undertaking a tour of the USA, Canada & Britain, 7 - 24 March 2023. United States, Canada,
NewUnited
York, Kingdom
Calgary,10,000
Los Angeles, Austin, Glasgow, M
The project for which Lúnasa is seeking support is a musical concert tour of United States from 21st February-26th
March 2023. This tour will have different promoters or arts presenters in each city and the tour is booked and
coordinated by Matt Greenhill from FLi Artists. United States Multiple city tour - 9,000
details on attachment
JigJam undertaking a tour of the USA and Canada, including the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville,9 - 28 March 2023/ United States, Canada
Kansas City , Vancouver
8,000 , Calgary, Evanston , Idaho
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones undertaking a tour of the USA, including the Buffalo Irish Center,
New York, and the Irish Social Club of Boston, USA, 1 -18 March 2023. United States Buffalo , Portland, Malden,
8,000 Glastonbury, Worcester,
The Smiling Like an Idiot North American Tour is a series of concerts to support the release of Sorcha
Richardson's second album. It will consist of performances in US and Canada and will take place in spring of 2023
around SXSW in Austin Texas.The album is funded and distributed worldwide by Irish label Faction Records.
Tour dates are coordinated by APA agency in partnership with Faction Records. Canada, United States
Toronto, New York 8,000
City, San Francisco, Los Angelas
Green Road Celtic Music with soprano Clodagh Kinsella performing at the St. Patrick's Day Concert Tour. Village
Theatre Danville, California, the United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco and the Irish Cultural Center, Canton,
Mass, 10 - 18 March 2023. United States Danville, San Francisco,
8,000 Canton, Boston.
Ryan Mack undertaking a tour of Europe, including Germany, France, Britain and the Netherlands, 15 - 24
February 2023. Germany, Netherlands,
Berlin,
France,
Amsterdam,
United 8,000
Kingdom
Paris, London
Téada undertaking a tour of USA & Canada, 2 March - 8 April 2023. United States, Canada
Rumford, Bangor, Boothbay
8,000 Harbor, Newburyport, F
Thumper, Denise Chaila and John Francis Flynn performing at the Worlds of Olomouc Festival, Olomouc,
Czechia, 10 - 11 June 2023. Czech Republic Olomouc 8,000
Irish artists participating in Irish Friends Festival at Winston House, Venice, California, USA, 8 - 18 March 2023. United States Venice 7,500
Irish artists performing at the GAIA Music Festival, Thun, Switzerland, 29 April - 8 May 2023. Switzerland Thun, Berne, Oberhofen
7,500
Screaming Orphans undertaking a tour of USA, 10 - 19 March 2023. United States Glen Cove, Saratoga
7,000
Springs, Buffalo, Euclid, Cinci
Sliabh Notes undertaking a tour of the USA, 23 Feb – 14 March 2023. United States Houston, Dallas, Fairfield,
7,000 Boston
Anna Mieke undertaking a tour of the USA, including New York, Boston and Philadelphia, USA,1 - 24 February
2023. United States, Canada
Boston, Philadelphia,
7,000
New York, Freehold, Vienna, W
Clare Sands undertaking a tour of the USA, including Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago and New York, 15
February - 26 March 2023. United States Kansas City, Des Moines,
7,000 St Paul, Milwaukee, Chica
Talos undertaking a tour of Europe, including Britain, France, the Netherlands and Germany, 9 - 16 March 2023. United Kingdom, France,
Manchester,
Netherlands,
London,7,000
Germany
Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin
Aoife Scott undertaking a tour of USA and Canada, 4 March - 6 April 2023. United States, Ireland,
Syracuse,
CanadaRochester,
7,000
Whitehall, Chicago, Hartland, S
United Kingdom, United
Nottingham,
States Leeds,6,500
Newcastle, Glasgow, Mancheste
The band Lankum will be presented at the 47th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, which is held
every year in Bannerman Park in St. John's Newfoundland Canada. Canada St. John's 6,500
Dublin Guitar Quartet undertaking a tour of the USA, 26 January to 7 February 2023. United States Kennet Square, Hanover,
6,500 Clinton, Watertown , Erie
Irish artists performing at the 31st Les Semaines Irlandaises en Artois-Gohelle, Northern France, 15 - 25 March
2023. France Grenay, Lens, Harnes,
6,000
Billy-Montigny, Aix-Noulette
Sina Theil undertaking a tour of the USA, 3 August - 25 September 2023. United States Dublin, Saint Paul, 6,000
Kansas City, Indianapolis
Robocobra Quartet undertaking a tour of Europe, including Czechia, Poland and Germany, 27 February - 4 March
2023. Czech Republic, Poland,
Prague,
Germany
Warsaw, Berlin,
6,000Hannover
The Friel Sisters, de Barra Family band and Sean Keane duo performing at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival and
College, Goderich, Ontario Canada, 7 - 13 August 2023. Canada Goderich 6,000
Cua undertaking a tour of Britain and Scotland, 3 - 18 March 2023. United Kingdom Peebles, Kilbarchan,6,000
Glasgow, Kirckaldy, Gartly, Lin
Pretty Happy undertaking a tour of Britain and Scotland, 9 -16 February 2023. United Kingdom London, Southhampton,
5,500Manchester, Edinburgh, Gla
Kynsy performing a support tour with Somebody's Child across the UK and Europe from 17th February to 11th
March 2023. Cities will include Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, Paris, Antwerp and Berlin. United Kingdom, France,
Liverpool,
Belgium,
Newcastle,
Germany
5,000
Glasgow, Birmingham, Paris,
This is a live, multi-venue tour to coincide with the release of our second album, 'Paragon Songs'. We will be
playing 5 dates in Ireland and 5 dates across the UK from the 12th to the 25th of April. Whenyoung (Aoife Power,
Andrew Flood and our band) will be presenting a captivating and immersive performance of our music in venues
up to 500 capacity. United Kingdom, Ireland
Glasgow, Manchester,
5,000
Nottingham, Bristol, London,
Ailbhe Reddy undertaking a tour in the USA, including SXSW, 6 - 31 March 2023. United States Vienna, New York, 5,000
Boston, Austin, Los Angeles , Sa
CMAT undertaking a tour of Europe with The Teskey Brothers, including Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and
France, 2 - 25 March 2023. Germany, Netherlands,
Munich,
Belgium,
Cologne,
France
Berlin,
5,000 Amsterdam, Brussels, Pari
Mick Flannery undertaking a tour of the USA and Canada, including February Vancouver, Los Angeles and
Denver, 11 - 19 February 2023. Canada, United States
Calgary, Vancouver,5,000
Seattle, Portland, Mill Valley, L
Three week tour of USA by Altan in the Spring of 2023, March 10-April 2. United States Loveland, Lakewood,
4,800
Phoenix, Ann Arbor, Cincinna
RIAM Percussion Ensemble in Lehman College, Queens University, William Patterson University and NYU, New
York, USA, 21 - 24 March 2023. United States New York, New Jersey
4,500
1) Tour of North East booked by Ruby Hoy

2)"A St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn" production, which plays to over 15,000 people in Boston, Worcester,
Rockport and Providence each year, presented by WFUV (Radio) and Brian O' Donovan.

3) Savannah Music Festival, Savannah Georgia United States Shepherdstown, Baltimore,

4,000 Frostburg, Chevy Chase
Max Zaska, Aby Coulibaly, and Robocobra Quartet performing at the Mladi Iadi Jazz Festival, Prague, Czechia,
28 February - 28 October 2023. Czech Republic Prague 4,000
Lorcán Mac Mathúna performing as part of 'The Real Merlin', England, Scottland and Wales, 16 February 2023 15
October 2023. United Kingdom Dumfries, Dinefwr,4,000
Bangor, Cardiff, Durham, Newc
Vernon Jane undertaking a tour of Britain, including London and Bristol, 2 - 25 February 2023. United Kingdom Hastings , London, 4,000
Bristol
SCATTERED ASHES undertaking a tour of Britain, 15 - 17 February 2023. United Kingdom London, Brighton, Manchester
3,500
Mary Coughlan performing as part of the Jazz & Cabaret Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand, 24 - 25 March
2023.

. New Zealand Christchurch 3,500

Musician Diane Canon participating in Echoes of Calling dance performance by Akiko Kitamura at Tokyo
Metropolitan Theater, Tokyo Japan, 10 - 12 March 2023 Japan Tokyo 3,500
The Irish Baroque Orchestra presenting 'Quintessential' at the Beverley Early Music Festival, Yorkshire, Britain,
28 May 2023. United Kingdom Beverley 3,300
Really Good Time undertaking a tour in Britain and Scotland, 7 - 14 March 2023. United Kingdom Glasgow , Leeds, Birmingham,
3,300 London, Brighton, B
Gatehouse performing at The Orpheum Concert Hall, Vienna, the Haus Der Begegnung, Vienna, Austria, and the
Noris FolkClub, Nuremberg, Germany, 17 March - 3 April 2023. Austria, Germany Vienna, Nuernberg,3,200
Munich
Sprints undertaking a tour of Britain supporting Suede, 24 - 30 March 2023. United Kingdom Southampton, London,
3,000
Bristol, Manchester, Leeds
Somebody's Child undertaking a tour of the USA, including New York, Boston and Austin, USA, 13 - 25 March
2023. United States New York, Boston, 3,000
Austin
4InaBar performing at Narbeth A Cappella Voice Festival (NAVF) 2023, Queens Hall, Narbeth, Wales, 4 March
2023. United Kingdom Narbeth 2,400
Performances of the Irish Uilleann Pipes and Hong Kong Pipa by Mark Redmond and Charmain Siu Man Wong,
Hong Kong, 22 April - 1 May 2023. China Hong Kong 2,200
Composer Frank Corcoran attending performance of 'Tre Sogni/Three Dreams', performed by North/South
Chamber Orchestra, Church and St Stephen's Church, New York, USA, 17 March 2023. United States New York 2,000
Olan Monk undertaking a tour of Britain, including London, Bristol and Birmingham, Britain, 2 – 5 March 2023. United Kingdom Bristol, Birmingham,
2,000
London, Salford
Padraig Rynne, Tara Breen & Jim Murray participating in the world accordion festival in RIKSSCENEN theatre,
Oslo, Norway, 23 February 2023. Norway Oslo 1,500
Kevin Brady Electric Quartet performing at the Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, and Studio Z Jazz
Club, St. Pauls, Minnesota, USA, 15- 18 February 2023. United States Appleton, St.Pauls 1,000
IRISH AIRS & GRACES is a concert that blurs the boundaries between traditional Irish music and contemporary
classical music, featuring Irish composer DAVE FLYNN & the NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET, plus local
traditional Irish musicians. There are two events planned for 17 MARCH 2023: a private lunchtime performance at
PARLIAMENT, plus a public evening performance at the PUBLIC TRUST HALL. New Zealand Wellington 1,000
Presentation of 'Beside the Sea' by Ian Wilson, Dušica Mladenović, Olivia Songer and Jack Scullion at Spitalfields
Festival, London, Britain, 5 July 2023. United Kingdom London 880
Composer Siobhán Cleary attending performance of 'Storm in Devon' by BBC Singers at St Paul’s Church,
Knightsbridge, London, Britain, 24 March 2023. United Kingdom London 800
Mel Kean performing Frog of Earth in Strange Brew, Bristol and at La Chunky Studio Glasgow, Britain and
Scotland, 17 February - 10 March 2023. United Kingdom Glasgow, Bristol 650
I have been invited to perform at the International Tampere Flute Fest, Tampere, Finland on Saturday 15th and
Sunday 16th April 2023. It will take place at Tampere Talo, the biggest convention centre in the Nordics. The
theme of the festival is 'Mundo' and Ireland has been chosen as one of the represented countries. I will play as a
pianist alongside flutist Robert Tobin. Finland Tampere 600

Total: 385,530