Folk Fest Cahersiveen

11/05/2026

Thanks to all our sponsors, venues, musicians, volunteers & supporters for making the weekend such a success 🎻

🌟 Main Sponsor
• Walsh’s SuperValu Cahersiveen

🤝 Funding & Support
• Kerry County Council Community Fund
• Festival Fund from Kerry County Council & Fáilte Ireland

💛 Sponsors & Supporters
• Sive Minerals
• Guinness 🍺
• Asana International School
• Cahersiveen Music & Arts Festival
• Cahersiveen Chamber Alliance
• Corcoran’s Furniture

🎵 Venues & Pubs
A special thank you to all the pubs and venues across town for hosting music throughout the weekend and keeping the sessions going late into the night 🎶🍻
• The Anchor
• Craineens
• Kerry Coast Hotel
• Mike Murts
• East End Bar

👏 Special Thanks
• Corcoran’s Furniture for making the advertising screen available over the weekend
• OC Printing for the quick turnaround on all festival printing
• Skellig Holiday Homes for helping accommodate musicians
• ACARD for allowing us to use the Old Barracks as a venue for the music workshop
• Friends of Cuas Crom: the facilities are a credit to their hard work and make the beach session possible
• Niall from Skellig Skies for recording and capturing the festival over the weekend
• Darragh Lynch for organising the music line-up and managing sound across many of the gigs
• Dave Bermingham for running and coordinating, as well as playing at the open sessions throughout the weekend

🎤 Musicians & Performers
Thank you to all the musicians who brought the town to life with music all weekend long 🎵

❤️ Festival Committee
And finally, thank you to the festival committee for all the time, effort & hard work put into organising the festival, bringing everything together and already looking ahead to 2027! 🙌🎉

07/05/2026

Dave Birmingham being a class act throughout the Folk Fest Cahersiveen

03/05/2026

Seán Collins , live at Cahersiveen Folk Fest.

Raw, honest talent. Performing his original song “The Cost of Silence” — a powerful piece centred on mental health and the reality of dealing with it.
A beautifully written song, delivered with real weight.

This is what the Folk Fest is about — bringing top-quality acts to Cahersiveen and creating moments that stick with you.
Big shout out to all the sponsors who make it happen, especially Walsh's Supervalu Cahersiveen Cahersiveen.

And a special mention to Darragh Lynch on sound — making these headline acts sound as good as they deserve.
More to come.

02/05/2026

Start your Sunday right with a breakfast sing along at The Anchor, everyone welcome! 🎶🍳☕

02/05/2026

The beach, the music, the language… this is what Cahersiveen is all about 🇮🇪🌊

A special moment from the Cahersiveen Folk Festival — Dave delivering a powerful performance as Gaeilge, right on the shoreline. Raw, authentic, and something you don’t get just anywhere.
This highlights video captures the atmosphere perfectly — the sound of the waves, the crowd, and the Irish language alive and thriving.

Cahersiveen isn’t just hosting events… it’s building something bigger — a real hub for Irish culture, music, and community.

Huge credit to all the sponsors who make this possible, especially Walsh's Supervalu Cahersiveen Cahersiveen for their continued support 👏
More moments like this to come — we’re only getting started.

02/05/2026

Out of respect for the Cournane Family, the open sessions scheduled for this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon in Mike Murts have been cancelled. Our thoughts are with the family and friends at this time. Thank you for your understanding.

02/05/2026

This afternoon 🎶
Not to be missed!
Songwriting with Emma Langford or Guitar with Darragh Lynch
At the Old Barracks 🎸✍️

02/05/2026

02/05/2026

“I didn’t think I’d have much in common with you, I thought there’d just be this ‘lovely girl’ who sang this song I love… but-“

“Like an irreverent angel”

Just a couple of my favourite bits of post-gig feedback this past while 😂❤️