Major music festival taking place on the Kildare border next month

A major music festival will be taking place on the Kildare border next month, with the 2017 Music Under the Mountains festival scheduled to get underway on Thursday September 21.

The four-day event will be taking place in Hollywood, with concerts pencilled in for a variety of different venues around the village.

Musicians such as Kevin Conneff, Michelle O'Brien and Tim Edey will all be performing, while the weekend's festivities will be closed by acts in St Kevin's Church and the Hollywood Inn on Sunday night. Tickets can be bought for each individual event or else a weekend ticket is also available for €60.

Music Under the Mountains 2017 Sept. 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th 2017

—–Thursday 21st—–

++++++Concert++++++

I Draw Slow

St. Kevin’s Church of Ireland, Hollywood; 8.00 pm

Admission; €20

—–Friday 22nd—–

++++++Concert+++++

Michelle O’Brien (Fiddle) Damien Mullane (Accordion)

—–Saturday 23rd—–

++++++Workshops++++++

Kevin Conneff (Bodhrán) Tim Edey (Guitar) Michelle O’Brien (Fiddle) Damien Mullane (Accordion) Gay McKeon (Uilleann Pipes) Traditional Swedish & Irish Music for Children

Hollywood Centre; 10.30 am

€10

++++++Music In The Woods++++++

A sponsored walk through scenic Hollywood forest to the sound of live traditional music. A true musical trail!

Meet in the village at 2 pm

Kevin Conneff (Bodhrán & Vocals) Gay McKeon (Uilleann Pipes) Tim Edey (Guitar & Accordion)

St. Kevin’s Church of Ireland; 6.00 pm

Admission €20

++++++Sessions++++++

Music from Brittany with Tom Lemmonier & Friends Hollywood Inn; 7.30 pm

—–Sunday 25th—–

++++++Annual Singing Session++++++