VIEW OUR FULL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT  · Friday June 8th perform a Family Concert in Griffeen Park Time: 6.30pm (see website for booking details) Saturday June 9th Whistle in the

Wed-Sat6th to 9th

June 2018 Lucan Children’s

Music Festival

Ruaille Buaille in Griffeen ParkFriday June 8th: Family Concert with Kíla (Booking Essential)

Saturday June 9th: Ruaille Buaille Live in the Parkfeaturing Graffiti Classics, The Whistleberries, Instant Orchestra,

Lucan Gospel Choir, Whistle in the Wind (in association with the NCH), Trad for Folk, The Mice and the Elephants, Animal Magic and Rap Performances

Big Gig Tent • Early Years Tent • Percussion and Arts Tent • MG South Dublin Creative Tent Circus Space • Facepainting • Juggling • Magic • Storytelling • Food Stands

VIEW OUR FULL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT

www.ruaillebuaille.ie @RuailleBuaille_

Ruaille Buaille - Lucan Children’s Music Festival

Friday June 8th

perform a Family Concert in Griffeen Park

Time: 6.30pm (see website for booking details)

Saturday June 9th

Whistle in the WindChildren will delight in this magical musical trail around Griffeen Park where they will sing, dance, and discover beautiful forest objects beneath the trees. Together with musicians Thomas Johnston and Sean McElwain and visual artist Orla Kelly, get ready to go on a foot stomping musical adventure which is sure to have everyone singing along! If you’re lucky, you might even hear Ornaith the owl sing her song as she glides through the trees.

Please note: this event will take place outdoors and is subject to suitable weather conditions. Don’t forget to bring your umbrellas and raincoats! 

Times: 10.30am and 2.00pm Age: Suitable for children ages 2-6 and their adults. Duration: 40 minutes Booking Essential: [email protected]

Whistle in the Wind at Ruaille Buaille is brought to you by Ceol Connected with the support of the National Concert Hall’s Learning & Participation programme. 

Music Generation Creative Tent12.30 Opening of Music Generation South Dublin Creative Space

with James Mahon & Friends1.30 Grúpa Ceoil St Martins, Brittas2.00 MGSD Rathcoole Hub Traditional Group2.30 Creative Workshop for all groups

facilitated by Daire Bracken and James Mahon.3.30 Lucan Comhaltas U-12 group play a home session4.00 Sean Nos Dance Workshop with Aideen Burke4.45 OPEN SEISIUN TO CLOSE

with MG South Dublin County Trad Ensemble, Rathcoole Hub Trad Group, St. Martin’s ns Brittas and Lucan Chomhaltas Group.

BIG Gig TENT10.30 Bamboo Jam Music for children and their families. Be part of a

bamboo orchestra at Ruaille Buaille11.30 The Whistleberries Don’t miss your chance to catch The

Whistleberries as they bring their toe-tapping, tale-telling, hip-shaking hooley to the Festival Big Tent at Ruaille Buaille.

12.30 Trad for Folk Cormac Breatnach (whistle), Brian Fleming (drums) & Eamon Sweeney (guitar/lute) – A lively hour of interactive workshop activities and performance with three of Ireland’s best known facilitators and educators. Irish music with a story: where the tunes came from and who listened to them including Granuaile, Queen Elizabeth, Henry VIII and more....

1.30 Graffitti Classics 16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices with 1 aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating. Graffiti Classics return to RB with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy cabaret show.

2.30 Go Fly your Kite All gather at the Big Gig Tent to see the amazing range of kites, made throughout the week of Ruaille Buaille, have their first flight accompanied by a host of festival musicians. All kites have a music theme!

3.00 The Whistleberries A second chance to catch this group perform their mesmerising melodies on whistles, uilleann pipes, guitar, keyboard, and fiddle, you can look forward to a wonderfully interactive show that will have audiences of all ages hooked!

4.15 Songs and Stories with Nico Brown, Martin Brundsen and Eamon Sweeney A fun half hour of songs and stories to join in with. Unusual instruments, original and familiar tunes and a little gentle chaos from three well-travelled musicians with a lifetime of making music with children and families.

5.00 True Colours CD launch with Lucan Gospel Choir The culmination of a year long youth project between Ruaille Buaille and Lucan Gospel Choir. The students taking part in the CD join members of Lucan Gospel Choir as they perform their recorded work.

5.30 Lucan Gospel Choir bring Ruaille Buaille to a close One of Ireland’s most sought after choirs

GPS Coordinates Latitude: N 53 20.840 Longitude: W 6 26.221 Bus Route 25A (Lucan Leisure Centre stop)

Mini-Music Marquee for Early Years10.00 Opening of Mini-Music Marquee

with Eamon Sweeney Baby Workshop for under 12 months10.45 Animal Magic Some well-loved animal songs...and some not

so familiar 1-3 year olds11.30 Animal Magic Some well-loved animal songs...and some not

so familiar 3-5 year olds2.00 Eamon, Nico & Martin Improvisation Fun (under 6 years)3.00 The Mice and the Elephant with Niamh Lawlor (Púca

Puppets) 3-4 year olds4.00 The Mice and the Elephant with Niamh Lawlor (Púca

Puppets) 5-6 year olds

Percussion & Arts TentFamily Workshops - All Welcome

11.00 Illustration Workshop with Jon Berkeley designer of the current Ruaille Buaille character. Help Jon work on more RB characters for 2019! Limited spaces.

12.00 to

5.00

Fuinneamh, the Giant Community Drum More than 20 people can play at a time! Each new act at the tent will be introduced by a 15 minute impromptu drumming extravaganza on the big drum created entirely by YOU!

12.00 Drumming with Martin Schaerer1.00 Dave Donohue Storytelling2.00 Brian Fleming drumming workshop3.00 Drumming, singing and dancing workshop with Brian

Fleming from Big Bang Festival and Solomon Ljigade4.00 Making art to music workshop and performance Jon

Berkeley, Tony, Dave and Brian5.00 Performance Brian, Solomon, Martin & workshop participants

Pop-Up Events throughout the dayFamily fun all day long including:

Storytelling with Lucan library | Face Painting | Juggling | Magic | Puppets | Circus events | Foodie corner

Unless otherwise stated all events, workshops and performances are FREE of charge and entry to each session is on a ‘first come first served basis’ so

please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Ruaille Buaille is produced by South Dublin County Council Arts and Library Services