his year the festival will extend across the entire week, running from September 17th-23rd and also extend across the town as it welcomes Footsbarn’s Travelling Theatre and their big top to the festival with Glen Hansard’s Come on Up To The House Tour

Penciled in to perform guitar heroics at CIGF18 thus far:
• COME ON UP TO THE HOUSE W/ THE WORLD-RENOWNED FOOTSBARN TRAVELLING THEATRE
• GLEN HANSARD
• JOSHUA BURNSIDE
• CALLUM GRAHAM
• ·MAMA KIN SPENDER w/COMMUNITY CHOIR
• WOVEN SKULL
• WINDINGS
• SÉAMUS Ó BEAGLAOICH
• MARC O REILLY TRIO
• BILL SHANLEY
• HANORA GEORGE
• PAULA BILÁ
• GEORGE LOWDEN
• JUNIOR BROTHER
• JIM MURRAY
• ANNA’S ANCHOR
• POWPIG
• THE MUSIC GENERATION CREATIVITY POD
• VINEGAR CREEK CONSTITUENCY
• SING ALONG SOCIAL
• EVE CLAGUE BAND
• THE ACOUSTIC FORUM
• CIGF WORKSHOPS
• FANDANGO DUO
• EUGENE BROSNAN & THE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS

On top of this, FOOTSBARN TRAVELLING THEATRE will be kicking off festivities with performances of BOTTOM’S DREAM, inspired by Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream on September 17th.

Clonakilty International Guitar Festival a not-for-profit voluntary organisation with the goal to make live music accessible to all. The majority of the festival shows are free across the week. Ticketed shows on sale now.
Ticketed Shows On Sale Now

Sept 17th CIGF18 PRESENTS: FOOTSBARN THEATRE – BOTTOM’S DREAM €18 (+booking)
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/180054C7AD9BD565

Sept 18th CIGF18 PRESENTS: GLEN HANSARD & GUESTS €35 (+booking)
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/180054C7B785E264

Sept 19th CIGF18 PRESENTS: GLEN HANSARD & INTERFERENCE €35 (+ booking)
https://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/180054C7C247EEA7

Sept 20th CIGF18 PRESENTS: MAMA KIN SPENDER & COMMUNITY CHOIR €20 (+ booking)
https://secure.tickets.ie/Listing/EventInformation/38377/cigf18-mama-kin-spender

Sept 21st CIGF18 PRESENTS: ACOUSTIC FORUM W/ GEORGE LOWDEN, CALLUM GRAHAM, HONORA GEORGE, BILL SHANLEY & MORE €8 (+ booking)
https://secure.tickets.ie/Listing/EventInformation/38458/cigf18-acoustic-forum