Ballydehob Country music festival

06/06/2023

Winners of the art competition which are being displayed in the window of bar. Well done to everyone involved !

05/06/2023

🐴 Country Wedding Parade 🐴

Well what a turn out for the Country Wedding Parade yesterday.

We can’t begin to thank everyone who came out and supported the wedding and everyone that was involved in it enough.

We hope everyone enjoyed the festivities. Here’s a little snippet of some of the highlights from yesterday.

05/06/2023

The last day do the festival is here but don’t worry there’s much this evening to finish off the bank holiday.

We would like to to thank everyone for their fantastic support all weekend and we hope everyone enjoyed the dancing and events.

04/06/2023

All set up for the wedding. Horses and all 🐴 Be in ballydehob at 2:30 to see the ceremony

04/06/2023

“Our Priest” is all ready to go here for the Country Wedding at 2:30. Don’t miss out

04/06/2023

❤️ Sunday Events ❤️

The third day of our festival is here and we have some of the most exciting events in store today.

Music begins at 12:30 with Eddie Carey and then one of the biggest events of the day, The Country Wedding Parade begins at 2:30.

Make sure to enter our best dressed competition as well for best Cowboy, Cowgirl and Kids Western Outfit.

Then we have music again in all venues all evening and night.

Then we have our second Country Dance with Gerry Guthrie.

Again tickets will be €15 each on the door from 8:30.

See you all there !

03/06/2023

Sean Loughrey is “having a Beautiful time” here in the Irish Whip for the first Pub Trail Guest of the evening.

Sean is here till 8pm and is then playing in the Sandboat at 10pm.

Don’t forgot about our festival dance at 9pm with Louise Morrisey and the Paudie Coffey Band in the Community Hall.

All tickets can be bought at the door for €15 each.

03/06/2023

💚 Saturday Events 💚

The second day of our festival is here and we have loads of events to keep you entertained.

Music is beginning with Sean Loughrey at 6pm. From then onwards there’s music in every venue and then our first Country dance with Louise Morrisey takes place in the Ballydehob Community Hall.

Again tickets will be €15 each on the door from 8:30.

See you all there !

02/06/2023

Our first act of the night is ready to go here in the Irish Whip. So excited 🤠

02/06/2023

💛 Friday Events 💛

The first day of our festival is upon us. Above is the list of acts for this evening in and the Irish whip.

We hope you enjoy the long weekend in the company of our amazing acts and dances in Ballydehob.

See you there !

02/06/2023

Thanks for the support guys 👍🏻

It’s Bank Holiday Friday And The Start Of Country Music Festivals All Over The Country Like This One ..The Ballydehob Country music festival..There’s A Host Of Country Music Trails Taking Place In The Village Over The Weekend To Some Of The Best Country Artists Around

30/05/2023

We would like to thank Pure Cork for their continued support of the festival.

We hope to see you all in Ballydehob for the June Bank Holiday ☀️

Head along and enjoy a mega country music weekend at the Ballydehob Country music festival 🤠

This years’ event features a fantastic line up of artists performing in different venues around the village. From free gigs in the bars to exciting star events in the community hall, it’s going to be a blast! Here’s a quick lowdown of the exciting programme.

Joe Davitt will be opening the shindig in the hall on Saturday night, 3rd June, followed by special guest Louise Morrissey and the Paudie Coffey Band.

And on Sunday, 4th June, we’re proud to welcome Gerry Guthrie.
Supported by the Paudie Coffey Band this will be another great night of entertainment.

Tickets available at the door on the night.

Find out more at https://www.purecork.ie/whats-on/11141376/ballydehob-country-music.

30/05/2023

🎶 Stage Time Announcement 🎶

Here is all the information you need for our Country Dances taking place during the festival.

The second one takes place on Sunday 4th from 9pm featuring Gerry Guthrie supported by the Paudie Coffey Band.

€15 per person for the tickets which will be sold on the door both nights.

You won’t want to miss a weekend of dancing that we have lined up for everyone.

📍 Ballydehob Community Hall, June Bank Holiday Weekend.

29/05/2023

🎶 Stage Time Announcement 🎶

Here is all the information you need for our Country Dances taking place during the festival.

The first one takes place on Saturday 3rd from 9pm featuring Special Guest Louise Morrissey supported by Joe Davitt and his band.

€15 per person for the tickets which will be sold on the door both nights.

You won’t want to miss a weekend of dancing that we have lined up for everyone.

📍 Ballydehob Community Hall, June Bank Holiday Weekend.

29/05/2023

ARE WE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE ARE 😃

27/05/2023

🙀 1 Week to go 🙀

The countdown is officially on for the 2023 Ballydehob Country Music Festival.

We want to remind everyone that tickets for both dances on the Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th will be available on the door for €15 each.

Programs are now available in most businesses in Ballydehob village so keep an eye out for them 👍🏻

With only a week left it’s time to get the cowboy hats out of storage and get ready to dance the June Bank Holiday Weekend away 💃🏻

We look forward to welcoming you all to Ballydehob !

26/05/2023

⏮️ Throwback ⏮️

We have dived into the archives and found fantastic footage of the 2017 Ballydehob Country Festival ‘Western Marriage’.

As the Country Western Parade is returning this year we wanted to remind everyone of how great this event is.

If you’ve never seen a country wedding before “West Cork” style, this is your opportunity.

We hope everyone can join us on Sunday 4th at 2:30 for the Parade and Live music from Derry Kennedy and Martin Kearney.

Best Dressed Prizes up for grabs as well 🔥

📍 Main Street, Sunday 4th, 2:30pm

24/05/2023

👗 Fancy Dress 👗

Get your glad rags ready and dust off your cowboy boots for our Country Music Parade Fancy Dress Competition.

There will be prizes for best dressed Cowboy, Cowgirl and Kids Western Outfit.

This competition will run in conjunction with the Country Western Parade at 2:30pm.

Live music with Derry Kennedy and Martin Kearney at the bank house.

24/05/2023

We would like to thank the committee and staff of the Ballydehob Community Hall for their continued support and help.

We are extremely excited to hold two of our festival dances in this fantastic venue 🔥

Yeehaw 🤠. The Ballydehob Country Music Festival is almost upon us. Dust off your Cowboy hats and make sure you get your tickets in time. Ballydehob Community Hall is proud to be the venue of two dance nights on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t worry, if you are not the dancing type there are free gigs in the pubs.

20/05/2023

🙀 2 Weeks to go 🙀

The countdown is officially on for the 2023 Ballydehob Country Music Festival.

We want to remind everyone that tickets for both dances on the Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th will be available on the door for €15 each.

Programs are now available in most businesses in Ballydehob village so keep an eye out for them 👍🏻

You won’t want to miss out on this years festival 📣

18/05/2023

💃🏻 Saturday Dance 💃🏻

During the week we will be giving you a taster of what to expect at our Country Dances.

First up is Louise Morrissey, who needs no introduction in the Irish Country Music Scene.

Louise is originally from Tipperary and grew up with a love for performing and singing. Some of her best songs include ‘All I have Today’ and ‘Feelin’ single, Seein’ Double’.

She will be performing with the Paudie Coffey Band.

Don’t miss your opportunity to see Louise Morrissey live in Ballydehob. Tickets are €15 on the door.

Stage times will be announced next week.

17/05/2023

⌛️ Official Program of Events ⏳

If you haven’t already picked up one of our programs in Ballydehob, then don’t worry.

Here is the official lineup of events beginning on Friday 2nd and finishing up on Monday 5th.

It’s going to be a fantastic June Bank Holiday Weekend so don’t miss out !

Let us know what your most looking forward to in the comments below 👇

16/05/2023

🤠 Pub Trial Times 🤠

As we have been announcing our Pub Trail artists all last week we wanted everyone to be aware of the times and venues they will be playing in.

Don’t worry we will be reposting these graphics again closer to the June Bank Holiday weekend, but for anyone that wants to plan ahead here are all the venues, artists and times they will be appearing 🔥

Take a look and make sure you don’t miss your favorite artist performing !

15/05/2023

👍🏻 Pub Quiz 👍🏻

Our final pub quiz takes place this Saturday in the Sandboat Bar at 9pm.

This is last of our fundraising efforts for the festival and we would like to thank everyone that’s supported it already.

See you all Saturday for the Quiz. Usual rules apply.

15/05/2023

📣 Delivery 📣

Our official programs and posters are straight off the press and will be available in most pubs and business in Ballydehob from now on.

Make sure to pick up a copy as they contain all the necessary information about all the events on during the festival.

More to be announced on social media soon 👐

13/05/2023

🙀 3 Weeks to go 🙀

The countdown is officially on for the 2023 Ballydehob Country Music Festival.

We want to remind everyone that tickets for both dances on the Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th will be available on the door for €15 each.

Programs are now available in most businesses in Ballydehob village so keep an eye out for them 👍🏻

Lots of announcements coming on our socials in the next few weeks…

12/05/2023

🎸 Pub Trail Guest Announcement 🎸

During the week we will be announcing all the artists that will be featuring throughout our Pub Trail which starts on Friday 2nd.

Our fifth artist announcements include two local acts Derry Kennedy and Martin Kearney and also Paudie Hourihane.

Our festival enjoys welcoming back local musicians who play in the village all year round and we are delighted they are part of the festival this year.

Make sure to keep an eye out for the times of his performances which will be announced this weekend 👀

11/05/2023

🎸 Pub Trail Guest Announcement 🎸

During the week we will be announcing all the artists that will be featuring throughout our Pub Trail which starts on Friday 2nd.

Our fourth artist announcement is originally from Belfast and will be making his way to Ballydehob this year. Johnny Rafferty has been singing for the last 25 years and has performed on shows like the Voice UK, Glór Tíre and Britains got Talent.

We can’t wait to welcome Johnny to the village and he will be performing in the Sandboat Bar and the Irish Whip.

Make sure to keep an eye out for the times of his performances which will be announced this weekend 👀

10/05/2023

🎸 Pub Trail Guest Announcement 🎸

During the week we will be announcing all the artists that will be featuring throughout our Pub Trail which starts on Friday 2nd.

Our third artist announcement is Limerick’s very own, Eddie Carey. Eddie is a huge favorite among locals here in West Cork has always puts on a show whenever he travels down to us.

We can’t wait to hear him playing again live and over the weekend Eddie will be performing in Rosies and The Irish Whip

Make sure to keep an eye out for the times of his performances which will be announced this weekend 👀

09/05/2023

🎸 Pub Trail Guest Announcement 🎸

During the week we will be announcing all the artists that will be featuring throughout our Pub Trail which starts on Friday 2nd.

Our second artist announcement is Stacey Breen. Stacey is one of Ireland’s most successful up and coming country musicians.

Stacey always brings energy and fun to her performances and she will be performing in Rosies, The Irish Whip and O’Briens Bar.

Make sure to keep an eye out for the times of his performances which will be announced this weekend 👀

09/05/2023

Thank you to the The Maritime Hotel Bantry, West Cork, Ireland for including our festival in the list of things to do in the month of June 📣

08/05/2023

🎸 Pub Trail Guest Announcement 🎸

During the week we will be announcing all the artists that will be featuring throughout our Pub Trail which starts on Friday 2nd.

Our first artist announcement is Seán Loughrey. Seán has performed at the festival multiple times and always brings the house down with his vibrant singing.

He will be featuring in Rosies Bar, the Irish Whip and The Sandboat Bar during the June Bank Holiday.

Make sure to keep an eye out for the times of his performances which will be announced this weekend 👀

08/05/2023

08/05/2023

🔥 Successful Launch Night 🔥

Check out this fantastic video by Hugh from Hot Country capturing all the best moments from our successful Launch Night on Saturday.

Our committee member Barry O’Brien was also interviewed about the events planned for this years festival.

Pub Trail times and guests will be announced throughout the week so keep an eye out for them 👀

05/05/2023

🔥 Launch Night 🔥

Join us tomorrow night 06/05 for the Launch of the Ballydehob Country Music Festival 2023.

The launch will take place in the Irish Whip at 9:30pm featuring a special country music guest.

There will be plenty Irish Country music to wet your appetite before the big June bank holiday weekend.

See you all there, everyone is welcome.

📍 The Irish Whip, 9:30pm, Saturday 06/05