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Festival Program
Friday
7PM TILL LATE
Monique Clare
7:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Homebru
8:30 PM - 9:15 PM
Kejafi
9:45 PM - 10:30 PM
Mast Gully Fellers
7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Out of Hand
8:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Cathies Celtic Dance
9:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Claymore
9:30 PM - 10:15 PM
Amaidi
10:45 PM - 11:30 PM
Welcome to Country (Fireside)
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Official Opening & Culture Ireland Showcase
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tulua
Grainne Hunt
Caoimh
Boxing BanjoTolka
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Saturday
10AM TILL 3PM
Big Fiddle Little Fiddle
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Tasman Crossing
11:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Bhan Tre
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Ceoltori Naarm
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Grainne Hunt
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
SHAM
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Mast Gully Fellers
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Geelong Highland Pipeband
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Tulua
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Vic Irish Dance Academy
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Caledonian Castaways
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Seal Prince Group & The Roof Rats
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Geelong Scottish Dancers
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
The Nightingales
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
O'Shea Ryan Academy of Dance
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Bush Gothic
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Geelong RSL Pipes & Drums
1:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Boxing Banjo
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Hiraeth
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Anna Scionti
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Aoife Nic Dhiarmada & Nick Martin
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
The Raglins
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Keys of Life
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
SYLVIE & AYLISH
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Louzco Fouzco
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Dan Musil
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Contemplative Gathering with Fiona Ross
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Storytelling of Dark Tales - Christine Grace
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
C21 Never Always Ever Was
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Little Leprechauns
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Vic Irish Dance AcademyIrish Social Dancing with Marie & Matt
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
O’CAROLAN WORKSHOP WITH RUTH BOYLAN, ALLAN EVANS & ANDY RIGBY
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Irish Traditional Singing Technique with Aoife Nic Dhiarmada
10:30 PM - 11:30 AM
Irish Trad Music: Striving for an Authentic Sound with Aris
12:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Exploring Shetland Fiddle Tunes with Big Fiddle Little Fiddle
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
COME AND TRY WITH CEOLTÓIRÍ NAARM FOR KIDS AND TEENS
10:30 AM - 12:00PM
SLOW TUNES SESSION WITH MELBOURNE
COMHALTAS12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
TASMAN CROSSING-LED SESSION
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
THE FREEWHEELER
10:00 AM - 11:00AM
SCOTTISH FIDDLERS
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
SEAL PRINCE AND THE ROOF RATS
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SCOTTISH FIDDLE WORKSHOP WITH MELBOURNE SCOTTISH
FIDDLERS10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
GUITAR & BANJO MAKING– A MUSICIAN’S PERSPECTIVE WITH NIGEL WEARNE
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CONTEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT
OF CELTIC TUNES WITH APOLLINE1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
ARRANGING TUNES & SONGS FOR SLIDE GUITAR & DOBRO WITH DAN MUSIL
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
GEELONG HIGHLAND PIPEBAND
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
GEELONG RSL PIPES AND DRUMS
12:00 PM - 12:15PM
Saturday
3PM TILL 7PM
Monique Clare
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Nigel Wearne
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
The Freewheeler
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
O'Shea Ryan Academy of Irish Dance
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
City of Melb Highland Pipe Band
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Cathies Celtic Dancers
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Big Sing Club Choir with Bhan Tre & Friends
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Anna Scionti
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Geelong Scottish Dancers
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Out of Hand
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Vic Irish Dance Academy
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Homebru & Apolline
6:15 PM - 7:45 PM
A Celebration of the Unaccompanied Traditional Song - in the Round
Hosted By Aoife Nic Dhiarmada
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMMad Kelpie Playdate
5:30 PM - 6:10 PM
Bush Gothic
6:30 PM - 7:10 PM
Family Ceili
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Aris
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Hiraeth
5:20 PM - 6:00 PM
Dan Musil
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Scottish Fiddle Ornamentation with Kejafi
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A Storytelling of Dark Tales by Christine Grace
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Bodhran Beginner Workshop with Bhan Tre
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Take Your Singing to the Next Level with The Raglins
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Irish Traditional Singing Technique with Aoife Dermody
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Irish Trad Music: Striving for an Authentic Sound with Aris
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Exploring Shetland Fiddle Tunes with Big Fiddle Little Fiddle
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Stringing it all Together - Bringing Irish Tunes Alive on the Fiddle with Freewheeler
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fiddle Workshop with Amaidi
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Irish Traditional Singing Technique with Aoife Dermody
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Irish Trad Music: Striving for an Authentic Sound with Aris
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Exploring Shetland Fiddle Tunes with Big Fiddle Little Fiddle
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
SHAM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Irish Traditional Singing Technique with Aoife Dermody
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Irish Trad Music: Striving for an Authentic Sound with Aris
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Exploring Shetland Fiddle Tunes with Big Fiddle Little Fiddle
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
TULUA & CEOLTÓIRÍ
NAARM CLOSED REHEARSAL4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
7PM TILL LATE
Kejafi
7:30 PM - 8:15 PM
Claymore in Concert
8:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Geelong Highland Pipeband
7:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Tolka
7:30 PM - 8:15 PM
Cathies Celtic Dancers
8:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Bo'Ness
8:45 PM - 9:30 PM
Amaidi
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Caoimhin
8:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Louzco Fouzco
9:30 PM - 10:30
Bushlarks
7:30 PM - 8:10 PM
Nigel Wearne
8:30 PM - 9:15 PM
A Celebration of Women in Trad
7:00 PM - 10:15 PM
The Counsel
Glor
Big Fiddle, Little Fiddle
Sylvie & Aillish
Sunday
10AM TILL 3PM
Sunday Roast & Toast with Declan McGovern
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kejafi
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Bush Gothic
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
The Piping Competition winner Announced
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Apolline
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Aris
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Nigel Wearne
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Cathies Celtic Dancers
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Ceoltoiri Naarm
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Vic Irish Dance Academy
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Homebru
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Geelong Scottish Dancers
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Anna Scionti
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Geelong Scottish Dancers
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Tolka
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
O'Shea Ryan Academy of Irish Dance
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Mad Kelpie PLaydate
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
The Counsel
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Big Fiddle, Little Fiddle
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Bushlarks
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
The Freewheeler
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Mad Kelphie Naarm Playdate
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
The Gordon
Duncan Memorial Piping Comp
Presented by Vic Pipers Association
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Ellie O'Neil - In Conversation
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Piping Concert with Celtic Piping Club
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Naked Voice Workshop with Fiona Ross
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Molly Bloom from Ulysses: Bolder than ever in 2025
Janet Brown
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMIrish Dance - Family Workshop with Vic Irish Dance Academy
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Music from Galicia with Louzco Fouzco
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Highland Fling
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytelling Workshop with Barry Gilson
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tune Writing Masterclass with Tasman Crossing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Songwriting on the Cigar Box Guitar with Anna Scionti
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
COME AND TRY WITH CEOLTÓIRÍ NAARM FOR KIDS AND TEENS + THE
LITTLE WHISTLERS10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PIPERS SESSION
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
GEELONG HIGHLAND PIPEBAND
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
TOLKA
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
HOMEBRU
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
BO’NESS
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Y FRO GYMRAEG.
A POP-UP CYMRAEG/WELSH SPEAKING AREA WITH BUSH GOTHIC10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
POP-UP CHOIR
WITH MONIQUE CLARE12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
BODHRÁN MASTERCLASS
WITH BOXING BANJO1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
GEELONG HIGHLAND
PIPEBAND10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Sunday
3PM TILL 7PM
Dance Show & Ceili (Melb Scottish Fiddlers)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers Cathies Celtic Dance
Vic Irish Dance Academy
Geelong Scottish DanceThe Nightingales
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
O'Shea Ryan Academy of Irish Dance
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Claymore
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Geelong Highland Pipeband
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Bo'Ness
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Cathies Celtic Dancers
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Vic Irish Dance Academy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Seal Prince & The Roof Rats
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Monique Clare & The Choir
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
SHAM
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Louzco Flouzco
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Songwriters in the Round
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Gráinne Hunt
The Raglins
Anna Scionti
Out Of Hand
Dan Musil
Tasman Crossing
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Aris
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Ticketed Masterclass - A Taste of Home
Declan McGovernTICKETED EVENT
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMAoife Nic Dhiarmada & Nick Martin
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
C21 Theatre: Never Always Ever Was
Fleur Murphy
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMIn Conversation from Page to Stage - Four Writers Come Together to Discuss
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Fleur Murphy
Janet Brown, Janet Brown, Ellie O'Neill, Stephen Kelly C1Folk Electronic Fusion with Caoimhin
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Trad Singers Session Co-Hosted by Aoife Nic Dhiarmada & Emm Kildea
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CHRIS DRONEY WORKSHOP WITH RUTH
BOYLAN & SEAMUS HEANEY POETRY
TALK WITH KATE BOYLAN
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
AMAIDI-LED SESSION
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
APOLLINE-LED SESSION
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CALEDONIAN
CASTAWAYS4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PIPING WORKSHOP
WITH THE CELTIC PIPING CLUB4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
7PM TILL LATE
Tulua
7:45 PM - 8:30 PM
Melb Scottish Fiddlers 30th Birthday Celebration
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Caoimhin
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Vic Irish Dance Academy - One Beat
7:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Amaidi
8:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Caledonian Castaways
9:15 PM - 10:00 PM
Boxing Banjo
10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Grainne Hunt
7:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Hush for the Singers
8:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Marie Forde - Host
Willian Hutton
The Counsel
Bush Gothic
Bushlarks
Mast Gully Fellers
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM
Glor
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
The Raglins
7:30 PM - 8:15 PM
Scottish Favourites sing along with Fiona Ross
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Out of Hand
9:15 PM - 10:00 PM
Monday
10AM TILL 2PM
Bushlarks
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Tulua & Ceoltori Naarm
11:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Apolline
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Grainne Hunt
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Boxing Banjo
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
The Freewheelers
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Bo'Ness
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Caledonian Castaways
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
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