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This is a summary of the year 2013 in Irish music.

Monthly summary

January

• 17 January – Shannon Winter Music Weekend.^[1]
• 22 January – Temple Bar Trad Fest.^[1]
• 26 January – Country & Western Weekend.^[1]

February

• 9 February – The Gealach Gorm Singer/Songwriter Festival.^[1]
• 13 February – 12 Points Jazz Festival.^[1]
• 20 February – The Gathering Festival.^[1]
• 20 February – Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival.^[1]
• 22 February – Kiltimagh Choral Festival.^[1]
• 27 February – Corofin Traditional Festival.^[1]

March

• 11 March – ESB Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil.^[1]
• 22 March – Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle.^[1]
• 30 March – Ballydehob Traditional Music Festival.^[1]

April

• 5 April – Driochead Festival.^[2]
• 10 April – Pan Celtic International Festival.^[2]
• 12 April – Seshtival.^[2]
• 12 April – Clifden Traditional Music Festival.^[2]
• 15 April – Waterford New Music Week.^[2]
• 19 April – The Shindig Festival.^[2]
• 26 April – Feile na nDeise.^[2]
• 26 April – Guitar Festival of Ireland.^[2]

May

• 1 May – Feile na Bealtaine.^[3]
• 1 May – Cork International Choral Festival.^[3]
• 2 May – Waterford International Music Festival.^[3]
• 2 May – Cathedral Quarter Music & Arts Festival.^[3]
• 2 May – City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival.^[3]
• 2 May – Bray Jazz Festival.^[3]
• 2 May – Drogheda Arts Festival.^[3]
• 3 May – Feile Chois Cuain.^[3]
• 3 May – Cup of Tae Festival.^[3]
• 3 May – Vantastival.^[3]
• 3 May – Phoenix Arts Festival.^[3]
• 3 May – May Country Music Festival.^[3]
• 3 May – Little Big Weekend.^[3]
• 3 May – Inishbofin Arts Festival.^[3]
• 3 May – Athboy Live.^[3]
• 3 May – Coors Live at the Latin Quarter.^[3]
• 3 May – Feile Oriel.^[3]
• 3 May – Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots.^[3]
• 3 May – Ballydehob Jazz Festival.^[3]
• 3 May – Summer Fest.^[3]
• 4 May – Festival of the Fires.^[3]
• 5 May – MANGO all day party.^[3]
• 8 May – Baltimore Fiddle Fair.^[3]
• 10 May – Camden Crawl Dublin.^[3]
• 10 May – Gospel Rising Music Festival.^[3]
• 11 May – Nass Breakdown Sessions.^[3]
• 16 May – Galway Early Music Festival.^[3]
• 17 May – Fleadh Nua.^[3]
• 23 May – Mayo International Choral Festival.^[3]
• 23 May – Dublin City Soul Festival.^[3]
• 24 May – LINK Culture Fest.^[3]
• 24 May – Wicklow Arts Festival.^[3]
• 24 May – Iniscealtra Festival of Arts.^[3]
• 24 May – Life Festival.^[3]
• 24 May – Donegal Live.^[3]
• 29 May – Indie Week Ireland.^[3]
• 30 May – The Clancy Brothers Festival.^[3]
• 30 May – Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival.^[3]

June

• 1 June – Doonbeg International Jazz Festival.^[4]
• 1 June – Nitrogen Festival.^[4]
• 1 June – Forbidden Fruit.^[4]
• 1 June – Moe Fest.^[4]
• 1 June – Strawberry Fest.^[4]
• 1 June – Burren Summer Festival – Féile An tSamhraidh.^[4]
• 1 June – Barcastle Free Music Festival.^[4]
• 1 June – Lismore Music Festival.^[4]
• 1 June – Cold Pro Music and Surf Festival
• 1 June – Shamrock Music Festival.^[4]
• 1 June – The Happy Valley Festival.^[4]
• 1 June – Pigstock Festival.^[4]
• 1 June – Castlebar Blues & Beyond.^[4]
• 1 June – Little Havana Festival.^[4]
• 2 June – Inistioge Summer Festival.^[4]
• 2 June – Pop Picnic.^[4]
• 2 June – Woodstock Revisited.^[4]
• 6 June – Flat Lake Festival
• 7 June – Arcadia Festival.^[4]
• 7 June – Temple House Festival.^[4]
• 7 June – Eigse Carlow Arts Festival.^[4]
• 7 June – Live at Leopardstown.^[4]
• 8 June – Gentlemen of the Road.^[4]
• 8 June – Tain Summer Festival.^[4]
• 8 June – Helium.^[4]
• 11 June – KBC Great Music in Irish Houses.^[4]
• 12 June – Clare County Fleadh.^[4]
• 14 June – NPLD (No Place Like Dome).^[4]
• 14 June – The Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival.^[4]
• 15 June – Face Fest.^[4]
• 18 June – Mayo Alive.^[4]
• 19 June – Bushmills Live.^[4]
• 20 June – Love Live Music.^[4]
• 20 June – Féile Brian Ború.^[4]
• 20 June – Cork Midsummer Festival.^[4]
• 21 June – Glenties Busking Festival.^[4]
• 21 June – Body & Soul.^[4]
• 21 June – Open House Festival.^[4]
• 21 June – Drogheda Samba Festival.^[4]
• 21 June – Live on Spike.^[4]
• 22 June – BBA Taking Control.^[4]
• 22 June – Fortstock.^[4]
• 26 June – Irish Performing Arts Festival.^[4]
• 26 June – Celtronic.^[4]
• 26 June – Solstice.^[4]
• 27 June – Summer Carnival.^[4]
• 28 June – West Cork Chamber Music Festival.^[4]
• 28 June – Summer Madness.^[4]
• 28 June – Celtic Fusion.^[4]
• 28 June – Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival.^[4]
• 28 June – Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts.^[4]
• 28 June – Louth Music Festival.^[4]
• 28 June – Rocky Mayhem.^[4]
• 28 June – Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival.^[4]
• 28 June – Bump! Muzik Festival.^[4]
• 29 June – Rhythm Fest.^[4]
• 29 June – The Island Jam.^[4]
• 29 June – Dylan Fest.^[4]

July

• 4 July – Carrick on Shannon Water Music Festival.^[5]
• 5 July – Cairde festival.^[5]
• 5 July – Burning Oak Festival.^[5]
• 5 July – Willowstone Arts & Music Festival
• 5 July – Riverside Jump.^[5]
• 6 July – Bray Summer Fest.^[5]
• 6 July – Oxegen.^[5]
• 6 July – Clonmel Junction Festival.^[5]
• 6 July – Make A Move.^[5]
• 6 July – Kinsale Arts Week.^[5]
• 6 July – Earagail Arts Festival.^[5]
• 7 July – Aran Trad Fest.^[5]
• 12 July – Athy Bluegrass Festival.^[5]
• 12 July – Carbon Dioxide Festival
• 12 July – Donegal Town Summer Festival.^[5]
• 12 July – Templebar Beatles Fest.^[5]
• 12 July – Link Fest.^[5]
• 12 July – Dalriada Arts Festival.^[5]
• 13 July – Tra Fest.^[5]
• 15 July – Venice of Ireland Festival.^[5]
• 15 July – Galway Fringe Festival.^[5]
• 15 July – Galway Arts Festival.^[5]
• 17 July – Liberties Festival.^[5]
• 19 July – Loughcrew Garden Opera.^[5]
• 19 July – Festival of World Cultures
• 19 July – Hilltown New Music Festival.^[5]
• 20 July – Ceol at the O.^[5]
• 20 July – Dublin Flamenco Festival.^[5]
• 20 July – Glasgowbury.^[5]
• 21 July – Fiddler's Green Festival.^[5]
• 21 July – Ulster Fleadh.^[5]
• 24 July – Sligo Jazz Festival.^[5]
• 26 July – Buncrana Music Festival.^[5]
• 26 July – Skibbereen Arts Festival.^[5]
• 26 July – Abhainn Rí Festival.^[5]
• 26 July – Westport Music Festival.^[5]
• 26 July – Waterford Music Fest
• 26 July – Boyle Arts Festival.^[5]
• 26 July – Ballyshannon Folk & Trad Music Festival.^[5]
• 26 July – Killarney Summer Fest.^[5]
• 26 July – Walled City Music Festival.^[5]
• 26 July – KnockanStockan.^[5]
• 28 July – Mary From Dungloe International Festival.^[5]
• 30 July – Sunset Festival.^[5]

August

• 2 August – Ballyshannon Trad and Folk Music Festival.^[6]
• 2 August – Clonakilty Waterfront Festival.^[6]
• 2 August – Scariff Harbour Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Spraoi Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Carrigallen Summer Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Farney Music Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Indiependence Music & Arts Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Castlepalooza.^[6]
• 3 August – Sean McCarthy Memorial Weekend Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Le Cheile.^[6]
• 3 August – Forfey Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Ranalagh Arts Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Cahersiveen Festival of Music & the Arts.^[6]
• 3 August – Belfast Taste & Music Fest.^[6]
• 3 August – Booleigh Ska Festival.^[6]
• 3 August – Americana & Roots Weekend.^[6]
• 4 August – Old Fair Day Festival.^[6]
• 4 August – Féile Ghleanncholmcille.^[6]
• 4 August – Liss Ard Festival.^[6]
• 5 August – Joy Music Festival.^[6]
• 5 August – Kingscourt Festival.^[6]
• 6 August – Northside Music Festival.^[6]
• 8 August – Feakle Trad Festival.^[6]
• 10 August – Mohill Bluegrass Festival.^[6]
• 10 August – Puck Fair.^[6]
• 10 August — Kilkenny Arts Festival.^[6]
• 11 August – Dublin Latin American Festival.^[6]
• 11 August – Jam in the Park.^[6]
• 13 August – Fleadh Cheoil.^[6]
• 15 August – Terry Glass Arts Festival.^[6]
• 15 August – Masters of Tradition.^[6]
• 15 August – Belsonic.^[6]
• 17 August – Jack of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival.^[6]
• 17 August – Down with Jazz.^[6]
• 17 August — Stendhal Festival.^[6]
• 17 August – Back to Basics – Rose of Tralee Carnival.^[6]
• 17 August – Sunflower Fest.^[6]
• 17 August – Killruddery Music Festival.^[6]
• 17 August – The Marquee in Drumlish.^[6]
• 18 August – Ululele Hooley.^[6]
• 18 August – Letterkenny Live.^[6]
• 18 August – New Ross Summer Festival.^[6]
• 19 August – Danny's Garden Music Festival.^[6]
• 19 August – Decades Festival.^[6]
• 21 August – Tennents Vital Festival.^[6]
• 23 August – Ballinamore Free Fringe Festival.^[6]
• 24 August – Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival.^[6]
• 24 August – Belly Bang.^[6]
• 24 August – Prosperous Music Festival.^[6]
• 24 August – City of Derry Guitar Festival.^[6]
• 25 August – Jollylands.^[6]
• 25 August – Tara Rocks.^[6]
• 30 August – Kilkenny International Gospel Music Festival.^[6]
• 31 August – Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival.^[6]
• 31 August — Electric Picnic.^[6]

September

• 1 September – Phizzfest.^[7]
• 6 September – Dingle Trad/Fusion Festival.^[7]
• 6 September – Gig 'n The Bann.^[7]
• 7 September – Harvest Time Blues.^[7]
• 7 September – Tulla Trad Festival.^[7]
• 8 September – Slane Castle.^[7]
• 8 September – Absolute Fringe.^[7]
• 8 September – Skerries Soundwaves.^[7]
• 9 September – The Blackstairs Blues Festival.^[7]
• 10 September – Planet Love.^[7]
• 12 September – Navan Live.^[7]
• 13 September – Dunfanaghy Jazz and Blues Festival 2011.^[7]
• 13 September – A French Revelation.^[7]
• 14 September – Tuam Trad Festival.^[7]
• 15 September – John Martyn Tribute Festival.^[7]
• 17 September – Mystik Fest.^[7]
• 20 September – Clifden Arts Week.^[7]
• 20 September – Guinness Cobh Blues Festival.^[7]
• 20 September – Shorelines Art Festival.^[7]
• 20 September – Clonakilty International Guitar Festival.^[7]
• 20 September – Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival.^[7]
• 21 September – Spirit of Folk Festival.^[7]
• 24 September – The Green Village Music & Arts Festival.^[7]
• 24 September – Dublin International Gospel Music Festival.^[7]
• 25 September – YES Festival.^[7]
• 27 September – New Ross Piano Festival.^[7]
• 27 September – Guinness Live at the Latin Quarter.^[7]
• 27 September – Engage Arts Festival.^[7]
• 28 September – Limerick Jazz Festival.^[7]
• 28 September – Sligo Festival of Baroque Music.^[7]
• 29 September – Kilkenny Celtic Festival.^[7]
• 30 September – Sligo Traditional Singing Weekend.^[7]
• 30 September – Galway Jazz Festival.^[7]
• 30 September – Kerry International Chamber Music Festival.^[7]

October

• 1 October — Oxjam.^[8]
• 1 October – Westport Arts Festival.^[8]
• 4 October — East Cork Early Music Festival.^[8]
• 4 October – Hard Working Class Heroes.^[8]
• 5 October – O' Carolan Harp, Culture & Heritage Festival.^[8]
• 6 October – One Night Music Festival.^[8]
• 12 October – Feile Frank McGann.^[8]
• 14 October – Belfast Fringe.^[8]
• 15 October – Baboró – International Arts Festival for Children.^[8]
• 18 October – Becks Rhythm Weekender.^[8]
• 18 October – The Roe Valley Arts Festival.^[8]
• 19 October – Imagine Arts Festival.^[8]
• 19 October – Belfast Festival at Queen's.^[8]
• 19 October – MUSIC and craic in the Glen.^[8]
• 20 October – Imagine Trad Festival.^[8]
• 20 October – Cooley-Collins Traditional Music Festival.^[8]
• 24 October – Festival Folk.^[8]
• 24 October – Wexford Opera Festival.^[8]
• 24 October – Sligo Live.^[8]
• 25 October – Virginia Pumpkin Festival.^[8]
• 25 October – Beat Yard.^[8]
• 26 October – Willie Keane memorial weekend.^[8]
• 26 October – Patrick O'Keeffe Traditional Music Festival.^[8]
• 26 October – Cork Jazz Festival.^[8]
• 26 October – Hunters Moon Music and Art Festival.^[8]
• 26 October – South Roscommon Singers Festival.^[8]
• 26 October – Patrick O'Keefe Traditional Music Festival.^[8]
• 26 October – Kinsale Jazz Festival.^[8]
• 27 October – Cloughtoberfest Gypsy Jazz Festival.^[8]
• 28 October – The Mansion Festival.^[8]
• 28 October – Afro Ireland Festival.^[8]

November

• 7 November – Dubln Beatles Festival.^[9]
• 7–11 November – Ennis Trad Festival.^[9]
• 9 November – The All Ireland Elvis Festival.^[9]
• 9 November – Spirit of Voice Festival.^[9]
• 9 November – Cashel Arts Fest.^[9]
• 10 November – Sligo International Choral Festival.^[9]
• 12 November – Bottlenote.^[9]
• 16 November – Ardee Baroque Festival.^[9]
• 17 November – Irish Burning Man Decompressed.^[9]
• 17 November – Seesound – as part of Cork Film Festival.^[9]
• 17 November – Dublin Burlesque Festival.^[9]
• 21 November – Jazz Is....^[9]
• 23 November – What If, Why Not?.^[9]
• 30 November – Feile na Soilse.^[9]
• 30 November – Drogheda Traditional Music Weekend.^[9]
• 30 November – Home Grown Music Festival.^[9]

December

• 15 December – Other Voices.^[9]
• 21 December – Winter Solstice Festival.^[9]