Music in the Marquee
We have an amazing line-up of musicians and singers.
Sunday 31 May - 1pm to 7.15pm
Aistear Parc, Mountshannon
Free with wristband
Patrick Stefan
Kenan Flannery
Sive
Leah Song
A Clatter & Drone
Kenan Flannery is a storyteller for the damned and the broken. At just 27, the Dublin-born, IYMA award-winning folk singer-songwriter has already captivated audiences across the US and Europe with a voice described as having the "intensity of a hundred Irish poets". Mixing the grit of American folk with the heart of Irish balladry, his live show is a raw, bone-breakingly beautiful journey through laughter and tears. Don't miss one of Ireland’s most unique rising stars.
Kenan FlannerySive is a musician and songweaver from Kildare whose work is born at the intersection of the personal and the political, the mythological and the everyday. Guided by a love for creating sounds to get lost in, she has crafted a compelling style of alt-folk that is unafraid to diverge from the norm. Her last album We Begin in Darkness received critical acclaim on its release, being described as "truly impressive" by Paul McLoone on RTÉ Arena and "brilliant and compelling" by Hot Press Magazine. She is currently working on her next album which will be released in autumn 2026. sivemusic.ie // linktr.ee/sivemusic
SiveAfter debut UK shows with the Nest Collective and a run of summer performances at home, Patrick Stefan entered 2025 at full tilt. Having signed with Mahogany Songs, lit up Folk Alliance USA & Ireland Music Week in ‘24, Patrick performed in London and Brighton for the Nest Collective, as well as Showing Roots, Whelan’s Ones to Watch, and was named Musician in Residence at St. John’s, Listowel. Now he’s cementing his place as a compelling live act, weaving folk, jazz and alternative strands alongside fiddle and drums with an effortless presence, with a new album penned for release in 2026. Son of Columbia records-releasing Dutch songwriter Jack Groenland, Patrick followed his father’s folk-footsteps after an array of sideman collaborations as an instrumentalist with artists like Niwel Tsumbu (Rhiannon Giddens), Martin Hayes (with the award-winning Ensemble Ériu) and 2017 Eurovision winner Luisa Sobral. Patrick - an award-winning songwriter - released his debut album Wayfare, an indie-folk journey of Patrick’s ancestry and of his own travels from Scandinavia, Brazil, and west Africa, His songs speak to the intimate and profound, while he is tipped by the likes of Nialler9 and BBC’s Across The Line for his unique sound. He has featured on RTÉ Radio.
Patrick StefanLeah Song is a storyteller, song-catcher, and cultural bridge-builder, best known as the frontwoman of Rising Appalachia alongside her sister, Chloe. She plays claw-hammer banjo, bodhrán, and guitar, and is a keeper of both traditional and contemporary songs. For over two decades, she has carried her voice across borders, blending Appalachian folk and global roots music into songs that honor both land and lineage. Her repertoire includes Southern folk, old-world balladry, and Appalachian traditionals.
Leah has studied and worked alongside some of the greatest musicians and culture keepers of our time, including Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Molsky, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Sheila Kay Adams, Cathy Jordan, Moya Brennan, Martin Shaw, Winona LaDuke, Joanna Macy, and more. Join her in gathering tools and teachings of resiliency, music, mythology, and celebration through sound.
Leah SongThere’s something awesomely raw about it, as if it’s been around since the beginning of time but has just come into the light.” - Jackie Hayden
The next evolutionary stage in dark Irish music, four-piece A Clatter & Drone reshape tradition in narrative songwriting that blends experimental forms through the lens of hard rock, grunge, psychedelia & electronic textures. Drawing influence from psychology & philosophy, their music feels both ancient & confrontationally new.
A Clatter & Drone