OPERA | CLASSICAL | JAZZ | RAGTIME...

CARRICK WATER MUSIC FESTIVA L 2014

Opera A La Carte presents Puccini’s MADAME BUTTERFLY

CHRIS MEEHAN & HIS REDNECK FRIENDSCOLM ‘STRIDE’ O’BRIEN

CRASH ENSEMBLE GAVIN SWEENEY JESSIE DE BELLISPAT COLDRICK

ROSCOMMON SOLSTICE CHOIRST. MARY’S CHOIR

THE BREFFNI PLAYERS THE ORIGINAL GUINNESS JAZZ BAND

VOCE DI DONNACHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS, FILM,

FINE ART, RIVER FUNand much more...

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Our Festival celebrating its 10th Anniversary is all about musical and artistic discovery and above all, enjoyment in Ireland’s loveliest riverside town.The Carrick Water Music Festival promises a wonderful six days of music from many diverse genres; from opera to contemporary, classical to jazz, country, folk and ragtime.This is complemented by many other specially curated events and activities including art workshops, drama, exhibitions, film and more, something for every taste while savouring the culinary, architectural and river amenities of Carrick-on-Shannon.With huge interest in this year’s events, be sure to book your tickets in good time with our Festival partner The Dock. Tickets can be booked in person, by phoning +353 71 9650828 or online at www.thedock.ie.An entirely voluntary run festival, we are most grateful for the support provided by the various Festival partners, funders and donors, without whose generous assistance in every way this Festival could not have happened.The Festival Committee wish you an enjoyable experience during this year’s Festival.

2014 FESTIVAL COMMITTEE: Kathleen Coleman, Mary C. Dolan, Liam Farrell, Rebeccah Farrell, Gerard Fitzgerald, Karla Lawless, Nuala Morgan

Welcome to the Carrick Water Music Festival 2014

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FUNDERS & PARTNERS

Gerry Reynolds 500 JANET DILLON PHARMACY MURTAGHS VISTAMED

LAKEVIEW VITTOS?? TOOLS & PLASTICS



South Leitrim Arts

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PLATINUM SPONSORS

Carrick-on-Shannon

GOLD SPONSORS



Cathal L Flynn & Co Solicitors

Collins Solicitors

Flynn & McMorrow Solicitors

George Lynch & Son Solicitors

McGovern Solicitors

SILVER SPONSORS

Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland, Brendan Lowe Crash Repair, Café Lounge, Carrick Boats & Bike Hire, Dr. Eugene Hardiman, Heatons, Kennedy’s Topaz, Leitrim Flowers, Masonite, Pisces Repens Fish Monger, Sásta Fitness, Glancy’s Supervalu, Dr. Kieran Green

Drino Drinks

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Leitrim Surf Company



FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL

Aura Leisure Centre, Beauty by the Shannon, Carrick Plaza Suites, Corrib Oil, Crescendo, Eden Florist, Floradale, Grafters Hair Company, Heatons, Jordan Photo Centre, Keaney Photographic, Kidz Kingdom & Bowling, Kieran Reynolds Butchers, Laila Valentino Hairdressers, Lough Key Forest Park, Luna’s Accessories, Lunney’s Gala & Garage, Mulvey’s House of Gifts, Noel Sweeney Dentist, Quidsworth, Scented Meadows Lavender Shop, Tesco, Eugene O’Connor,The Computer Store, The Cottage Restaurant & Synergy Cafe, The Reading Room, The Venue Bar, Trail Blazers, Colm Spellman, Wispys Discount Stores, Gings Bar & Riverside Beer Garden, Zipit Forest Adventure

With Appreciation

Carrick-on-Shannon Chamber of Commerce, Derval Symes, DPS Print, Gerry Taylor, Jim Gorman, Keith Nolan, The Roscommon Solstice Choir, Sean Murray, St. Mary’s Choir, Tom Glancy, Zoe Dunne...and to anyone who has helped us along the way - our gratitude

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Acoustic Motion Children’s Camps

Dance, Theatre & Music For Kids

Monday 14th - Friday 18th July

The Dock

4-7 year olds: 10.30am - 1.30pm daily€60 for the week (family rates available)

8-10 year olds: 2.30pm - 5.30pm daily €60 for the week (family rates available)

Pre-booking essential!

This is an exciting opportunity for kids to work with the Dock resident artists, musician and composer Cathal Roche and performance and visual artist Kate Wilson, on a week long cross-arts event. Wilson and Roche have collaborated on a number of residencies and performances involving physical theatre, dance and improvised music in their professional work. The Dock is delighted they are now also bringing this work to the Dock’s summer workshop programme for children. Over the week participants will learn the exciting skills of improvisation in music (Instrumental and voice) and in dance theatre, how to work solo, duet and group work, creating their own compositions, as well as developing confidence as performers. On the final day the participants will share a performance combining the work from the week in their own devised compositions and improvised structures in a performance for family and friends. No previous experience is required for these workshops, just a willingness to play, explore and create.

Presented in association with

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Voce di Donna (Voice of a Woman) is a Cork-based operatic trio comprising Fiona O’Reilly (Soprano), Christina O’Flynn (Mezzo) and Bethan Lee (piano). This unique group came together out of their shared passion for opera. Voce di Donna transforms the elitist image of opera into an exciting, accessible and affordable theatrical event. Their productions are an arrangement of opera arias, presented in a highly-entertaining theatrical form.Audiences will be amazed at how much is packed into the new show and how the full gamut of emotions is unleashed with the sometimes hilarious, often tear-jerking and always entertaining performance of the three women.If Opera is ‘your thing’, treat yourself to a performance of pure delight.If Opera is ‘not your thing’, allow yourself to be delightfully surprised.

Voce di Donna Trio

‘Disarming Divas and Spicy Roles’

An evening of beautiful operatic works combined with witty, entertaining explanations of all the songs is guaranteed!

Tuesday 15th July 8pm

St George’s Church €15

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Colm “Stride” O’Brien plays a pot-pourri of musical styles from Chopin, Joplin, Gershwin, Fats Waller to the Beatles. Colm is Ireland’s leading exponent of Ragtime Piano and has performed regularly in the UK and USA including the prestigious Scott Joplin Festival in Missouri. Tributes to Al Jolson and “The Ballroom of Romance” will be highlights of this lunchtime event.

Colm ‘Stride’ O’Brien

Ragtime Piano Concert

Lunchtime piano concert featuring the Giants of Ragtime & Stride Piano - “Mr Gershwin meets Fats Waller & Scott Joplin”

Wednesday 16th July 1pm

St George’s Church €6

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The Breffni Players Two one-act plays: Fred & Jane Oul Hornie

The Breffni Players present two one-act plays for your enjoyment - Fred & Jane by Sebastian Barry (exploring the deep and sustaining friendship between two nuns) and Oul Hornie, a new play by Wayne Denniston (a comedy about a lonely old man living on the banks of the Shannon during the flooding).

Wednesday 16th July 8.30pm

The Dock €15/€12

These events have been supported by County Leitrim Arts Office Festival and Events grant and by IPB Insurance through the IPB Youth & Community Fund which forms part of its Corporate Social Engagement Framework .We gratefully acknowledge this support.10

Art Wall @ The Leitrim Design HouseJoin us in celebrating the stunning work of artist Freda Young in the Leitrim Design House. Enjoy and appreciate the beauty of the natural landscape that we all share through Freda’s artwork.

Thursday 17th July 8pm

The Leitrim Design House FREE

Musical & Magical Butterf ly Workshop Kate Wilson will explore with participants the magical world of cocoons and butterflies and help you create your own musical instruments. The workshops are suitable for children age 6-10yrs.

Saturday 19th July

The Leitrim Design House €5

An afternoon of magical music and art.

11am-12.30 pm Musical Instruments & Magical Sounds- create musical instruments and explore sounds. Booking is essential1pm-2.30pm Magical Butterfly Puppets – make giant colourful butterfly puppets and explore movement and performance through fun and games. Booking is essential3pm-3.30pm A Musical and Magical Butterfly colourful outdoor spectacle on the Dock plaza.

The Leitrim Design House celebrates the Carrick Water Music Festival 10th anniversary with a busy and exciting schedule of creative events suitable for all ages.

These events have been supported by County Leitrim Arts Office Festival and Events grant and by IPB Insurance through the IPB Youth & Community Fund which forms part of its Corporate Social Engagement Framework .We gratefully acknowledge this support.

Saturday 19th July 2-3.30pmSunday 20th July 2-3.30pm

Pop Up Surprise Workshops Don’t miss our FREE drop in pop-up workshops, call in and see what we have lined up for you. Suitable for all ages these FREE activities celebrate creativity and performance and FUN! Follow us on Facebook and check our website for more information.

The Leitrim Design House FREE

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CrashEnsemble

Ireland’s leading contemporary music group, Crash Ensemble, present A Crash Course through The Dock in... The New York Hypnotic SchoolFollowed by film - Philip Glass’s ‘Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance’

Thursday 17th July 8.30pm

The Dock | €16 / €14Includes film screening


1960’s – From the Downtown scene in New York originates a new form of experimental music, the New York Hypnotic School.

1968 – The word ‘Minimal’ was first used, by Michael Nyman, in relation to the music of The New York Hypnotic School and becomes the most prominent movement in experimental music-style of the 20th Century.

1972 – Tom Johnson defines “The New York Hypnotic School’.

1990’s - The Orb features a sample from Steve Reich’s minimalist work 1987 Electric Counterpoint in their “Little Fluffy Clouds“ Minimal music influences developments in electronic dance, trance, minimal techno and ambient music.

2014 - Crash Ensemble present at A Crash Course Through The Dock in The New York Hypnotic School, performing works by Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Tom Johnson and Philip Glass, as part of the Carrick Water Music Festival.

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Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance

This will be followed by a film - ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ - originally premiered in Radio City Music Hall in October 1982, but was out of print for most of the‚1990’s due to copyright issues. The title is a Hopi Indian word meaning “life out of balance.” Created between 1975 and 1982, the film is an apocalyptic vision of the collision of two different worlds -- urban life and technology versus the environment.Directed by Godfrey Reggio, with cinematography by Ron Frike and a musical score by Philip Glass.

Thursday 17th July 8.30pm

The Dock

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Girl with White Band by James Cahill

Dingle, Co Kerry by Norman Mac Caig

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Private Viewing & Wine ReceptionFriday 18th July 6-9 pm

General viewing Sat 19th & Sun 20th 12 - 6 pm

Fine Art Exhibition & Sale

Annual Carrick Water Music Festival Fine Art Exhibition and Sale of Work presented by The Sandford Gallery & The Leinster Gallery Dublin.

Friday 18th - Sunday 20th

The Landmark Hotel

Pat Coldrick is a world-class classical guitarist/composer, and Late Late Show veteran who recently won the International Guild of Musicians, Song Writers & Composers Competition.

Pat Coldrick’s session work and classical appearances have earned him a reputation of being one of the finest and most versatile guitarists in Ireland. As well as his touring performances, he has appeared on National Radio and T.V. and has studied with world renowned guitarists David Russell and Gabriel Esterellas. Pat has achieved worldwide acclaim for his unique sensitive and expressive style in his playing.

PatColdrick

Recital from acclaimed classical guitarist Pat Coldrick with support from Gavin Sweeney.

Friday 18th July 8.30pm

The Dock | €14 / €12


Dingle, Co Kerry by Norman Mac Caig

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Gavin Sweeney is a young baritone from Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim and is studying Performing Arts in the American College Dublin. He has been singing since he was 6 years old. In 2008 he joined The National Youth Theatre of Ireland where he performed Chekov’s The Seagull at Dublin’s Peacock Theatre. That same year he won the Junior Bursary at Sligo Feis Cheoil. In 2011 he came second in the All Ireland School Talent Competition and this year he won North West’s Got Talent. Over the years he has performed with Drumshanbo Adult Choir and The Millennium Choir. He hopes to pursue a career in musical theatre upon completion of his studies.

Gavin Sweeney

Supporting Pat Coldrick is Gavin Sweeney, winner of North West’s Got Talent 2014

Friday 18th July 8.30pm

The Dock

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A morning of great musical and film fun is in store for the Water Music Festival Family Film Club at Carrick Cineplex. Entry is FREE for all the family but space is limited - tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis on the morning. Prepare for a magical music feast for the ears and eyes!

Water Music Festival Family Film Club

Free SURPRISE musical movie suitable for all the family

Saturday 19th July 11am

Carrick Cineplex | FREE

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Water Music Festival favourites return to

Carrick, with Des Hopkins and his lively troupe

presenting a programme of traditional, swing,

Dixieland and mainstream standards,

played with flair, excitement, showmanship

and superb musicianship.

The Original Guinness Jazz Band- CruiseSail the River Shannon with The Original Guinness Jazz Band

Saturday 19th July 12 Noon

Moon River | €15

Also celebrating their 10th Anniversary playing at the Festival, be sure to get your tickets early as this is guaranteed to sell out!

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Set in the early 20th Century, Madame Butterfly is a heart wrenching and exotic tale where Pinkerton, an American naval officer, arranges through a marriage broker to take a bride (Butterfly) while stationed in Japan. The themes of honour, duty and shame are brought together in Puccini’s rich score which combines Eastern and Western melodies to portray the jarring collision of the two cultures. Will it be life with dishonour or death and dignity?

Opera A La Carte presents Puccini’s

MADAME BUTTERFLYPuccini’s much loved opera, performed by the distinguished Opera A La Carte.

Saturday 19th July 8pm

The Landmark Hotel €35

WATER MUSIC GALA EVENT

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Opera A La Carte presents

Madame Butterf ly 2014

Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, a US Navy lieutenant - James EdwardsCio-Cio-San / Madame Butterfly, A geisha - Elizabeth Roberts

Sharpless, the US Consul in Nagasaki - Quentin HayesGoro, a Japanese marriage broker - Christopher Ovenden

Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s servant - Jeanette AgerBonze, Cio-Cio-San’s uncle - Gerard Delrez

Prince Yamadori, a Japanese nobleman - Michael CraddockKate Pinkerton, B.F. Pinkerton’s American wife - Susan Parkes

Cio-Cio-San’s Relation - Miranda HeldtImperial Commissioner - John Milne

Servants - Frances Heap, Maria Olmos and Pippa KayMusical Director and arrangement - Anthony Ingle

Flute - Hazel WoodcockTrumpet - Stephen Peneycad

Clarinet - Elizabeth DrewBassoon - Louise WatsonDirector - Nicholas Heath

Costumes - Frances Heap & Maria OlmosStage Manager - Pippa Kay

Lighting Manager - François Langton

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Act I

Early 1900’s Nagasaki On a terrace outside a house overlooking the harbor B. F. Pinkerton, a US Naval Lieutenant, is inspecting the house he has leased from a Japanese marriage broker, Gore, who has also obtained a young geisha wife, Cio-Cio-San, and servants for the Lieutenant. Sharpless, the American Consul, arrives and Pinker-ton begins to boast about how great the sailor’s life is collecting women around the world from port to port and, though she does not know it yet, Cio-Cio-San is no exception. She believes that the 999-year marriage contract Pinkerton has signed is proof of his devotion, even though the contract includes a chance for annulment at the end of every month. Sharpless warns the young Lieutenant that Cio-Cio-San may not be taking the marriage so lightly, but Pinkerton brushes him off saying that one day he will marry a real American wife.

Cio-Cio-San is heard singing about her new life. When she reaches the terrace she tells Pinkerton she was once wealthy but then became a geisha and how happy she is now. Her relatives gossip about the couple. Quietly she shows Pinkerton her dearest possessions but hides the sword used by her father to commit suicide. Cio -Cio- San explains her plan to convert to his Christian faith. The Imperial Commissioner performs the wedding and all toast to the happy couple until The Bonze, a Buddhist priest and Cio-Cio-San’s uncle, scolds the young bride for renouncing her ancestors’ religion. Angered by this outburst, Pinkerton sends his guests away and the couple are left alone to sing of their love for each other.

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Act II

Over a year later Inside the house Cio-Cio-San awaits her husband’s return from America as Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s ser-vant, prays to the gods. Suzuki then shows Cio-Cio-San what little money they have left in the hope that she will realise Pinkerton is not returning and that she needs to move on. Cio-Cio-San tells her servant to have faith and that Pinkerton will return. Sharp-less enters with a letter sent by the Lieutenant, but before he has the chance to read it, Goro enters with a rich suitor Prince Yamadori. He has been married and divorced many times and Cio-Cio-San rejects the idea of a new husband. She explains that she is already married. After Goro and the Prince exit, Sharpless is left to read the letter to Cio-Cio-San, which suggests that her husband may not return to her. Suzuki brings out her baby son, Trouble, insist-ing that once Pinkerton knows he has a son he will return and, if not, she would rather die than go back to the life of a geisha. Seeing her devotion, Shar-pless decides not to reveal the full contents of the letter. A signal is heard in the distance announcing Pinkerton’s ship’s arrival. Cio-Cio-San is full of joy and excitement and has Suzuki pick flowers. They then begin a waiting vigil.

In the morning Suzuki insists that Cio-Cio-San rest. She departs humming a lullaby to the baby. Sharpless enters the house with Pinkerton while his new American wife lingers in the garden. Suzuki agrees to gently break the news to Cio-Cio-San. Pinkerton finding the situation unbearable rushes out of the house. Cio-Cio-San comes in excited to see Pinkerton but seeing Kate Pinkerton, she realises the truth and agrees to give up her baby if the Lieutenant returns for him. After sending everyone away, she takes the Tanti sword that her father used to commit suicide. Choosing to die with honor rather than live in disgrace, she gets ready to take her own life. Right then Suzuki places Trouble into the room to persuade Cio-Cio-San not to take her life.

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Festival Mass

Brendan Cryan, Organist Monica O’Gorman, Choral Director

Sunday 20th July 12 Noon

St. Mary’s Church

This is the 10th year in which St. Mary’s Choir has graced the Festival with wonderful sacred and traditional music in the context of celebration of the Mass.

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Jessie de Bellis

Classical Recital from Uruguayan pianist Jessie de Bellis followed by performance from The Roscommon Solstice Choir.

Sunday 20th July 3pm

The Landmark Hotel €12 / children €5 / Family of 4 €27

Jessie De Bellis was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. She received her first music lessons from her mother when she was four. In 1982 a scholarship enabled her to study at the Instituto Superior de Musica del Uruguay. Receiving the First Prize at the Brasil International Piano Competition 1983 meant the start of an international career. She has performed in some of the greatest concert halls around the world both in solo recitals and with orchestras, performing some of the great classical and romantic piano concertos including works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky.

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The RoscommonSolstice ChoirJessie’s recital will be followed by a performance from The Roscommon Solstice Choir

Musical Directors: Eimear and Andrew Reynolds

Accompanist: James Wallace


The Landmark Hotel

The Roscommon Solstice Choir is a new choir of singers from all corners of county Roscommon, formed in 2013 to perform special concerts of hope and inspiration.

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Chris Meehan &His Redneck Friends

An evening of bluegrass, folk & country from “the hottest honky tonk band East of the Pecos”


The Bush Hotel €18

The line-up consists of:Chris Meehan, piano/vocalBobby Kelly, acoustic guitar/vocal Eamon Murray, tenor sax,Brian Harris and Francie Lenehan, electric guitars Percy Robinson, pedal steel guitarMatt Cranitch, fiddleGerry O’Connor viola/mandolaRonnie O’Flynn, bassMick O’Connor, drums

Chris Meehan and his Redneck Friends are a 10-piece country band who were founded in 1982. During the 80s they appeared at many festivals throughout Ireland including the Galway Arts Festival and the Cork Folk Festival.

Many illustrious guest artists such as John Prine, Mary Black, Mike Scott, Mick Hanly, Freddie White and Philip Donnelly performed with the band from time to time. Having vanished from the scene for over a decade, the band made a welcome return in 2009 with the release of their CD “Dancing in the Kitchen” produced by Nashville producer Jim Rooney.

Reviewed in The Ticket (Irish Times) the band’s album was described as “an Irish album which, with some flour-ish, nails the essence of Americana”.

Presented in association with South Leitrim Arts

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SUP Safari

Stand Up Paddling River Shannon Safari with The Leitrim Surf Company

Thursday 17th July 4pm

Boathouse Bay (beside the Rowing Club) I €25 Over 12’s(Under 16 accompanied by adult)

Join the Leitrim Surf Company on a 2 hour guided SUP safari and explore the River Shannon as never before!

All equipment is provided; suitable for 12’s+, under 16 ‘s must be accompanied by an adult.

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Drawing Competition

On the occasion of the 10th Carrick Water Music Festival we invited local schools to enter a drawing competition on the theme: WATER and MUSIC. The children could draw or paint a picture in an A 4 size format. There were 2 categories: 5 – 8 and 9 – 12 years of age. We were delighted to receive 128 entries from several local schools.

We want to thank all the children who participated. The judges, Karla Lawless, Kathleen Coleman and Derval Symes did not have an easy task to choose the winners, all the pictures were lovely, colourful and witty. We thank ALL the children who took part, congratulate the winners and commend all the other budding artists on their wonderful efforts. Well done!

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Drawing Competition – Category 5 – 8 years 1st Prize: Annabelle Frankham (6), Hunt National School, Mohill

2nd Prize: Emma Stokes (5), Scoil Mhuire, Carrick-on-Shannon

3rd Prize: Hannah Walsh (7), St. Joseph’s National School, Leitrim Village

Drawing Competition – Category 6 - 12 years

1st Prize: Orlaith McDermott (12), St. Joseph’s National School, Leitrim Village

2nd Prize: Jodie O’Boyle (12), St. Joseph’s National School, Leitrim Village

3rd Prize: Roy Brannigan (9), St, Joseph’s National School, Leitrim Village

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Timetable

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Timetable

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Carrick Retail & Business Park, Carrick-on-ShannonPhone +353 71 96 72000

Quayside, Carrick-on-ShannonPhone +353 71 96 21777 www.moonriver.ie

Main Street Carrick-on-ShannonPhone + 353 71 96 71000 Web www.bushhotel.com

St. George’s Terrace, Carrick-on-ShannonPhone + 353 71 96 50828 www.thedock.ie

Festival Box Office The Dock Arts Centre,

St George’s Terrace,Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim

Phone +353 71 96 50828www.carrickwatermusicfestival.comf T £ $ %





Carrick-on-ShannonPhone +353 71 96 22222 www.thelandmarkhotel.com

St Marys Close, Carrick-on-ShannonPhone +353 71 96 21757 www.carrickheritage.com

@ The Dock, St.George's Terrace Carrick-on-ShannonPhone +353 71 96 50550www.leitrimdesignhouse.iem

Festival Venues & Box Office

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