Stiúideo Cuan Summer Concert Series: Féasta Ceoil An Spidéil

Now in its fifth year, Féasta Ceoil An Spidéil brings the best of traditional, folk and contemporary music to An Spidéal, at the heart of the Wild Atlantic Way, in the stunning setting of Stiúideo Cuan, one of Ireland’s finest intimate music venues. Find out who is lined up for these June events in County Galway...

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Artists for this year’s festival, Féasta Ceoil An Spidéil at Stiúideo Cuan, include Colm Mac Con Iomaire, David Keenan, Lisa Hannigan & Roesy. Each concert will open with performances by musicians emerging on the trad and folk scene, providing vital experience of performing live in a professional setting.

Roesy - Friday 12th of June
After eight albums and decades touring Ireland and abroad, Roesy hit pause in 2016. He's back now, writing and playing again since January 2025 following a solo tour that opened at Electric Picnic and continued across 11 dates nationwide. A songwriter with his first publishing deal signed with Warner Chappell in 1996, Roesy’s catalogue spans eight albums, two EPs, and touring across Europe, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. His work is long celebrated for lyrical depth and emotional clarity, with The Irish Times describing him as “armed with a crystalline pair of vocal chords.”

Lisa Hannigan - Thursday 18th of June
Lisa Hannigan is a versatile Irish folk singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and voice actor, whose solo musical career has spanned 18 years. Hannigan released her debut album, Sea Sew in 2008, which earned her nominations for a Choice award in Ireland and a Mercury Music Prize in the UK. Since then Lisa has released Passenger (2011) and At Swim (2016) to huge critical acclaim in Ireland and the United States. 2019 saw the release of Live in Dublin recorded in the National Concert Hall with the contemporary-classical orchestra,
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David Keenan - Friday 19th of June
David Keenan has released five potent albums to date including an Irish number 1 record. A singular voice whose lyrics read like poetry, he is one of the most inimitable songwriters and live performers to come out of the Island in recent years. In 2025 he composed the soundtrack to the motion picture 'Salvable' while the bilingual documentary 'Focla ar Chanbhás' about his life and process screened at film festivals around the world.

Colm Mac Con Iomaire - Saturday 20th of June
Colm Mac Con Iomaire is a highly acclaimed Irish composer and multi-instrumentalist, renowned for his deeply expressive work influenced by the natural world, his native Irish language and homeland. His diverse body of work spans film scores, theatre productions, dance performances, and three critically celebrated solo albums.

With two shows already sold out, we recommend you book your tickets soon to experience these wonderful concerts in one of Ireland’s most intimate music rooms; Stiúideo Cuan.

Tickets are €25 from www.stiúideocuan.ie or Eventbrite or by calling 091 553838