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Hootenanny 2026

Name: Hootenanny 2026
Start: 2026-12-20T18:00:00+00:00
Location: The Empire Music Hall

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Hootenanny headline a night with Lemoncello, Rua Rí, Heron Red and Joshua Burnside at The Empire Music Hall.

About it

Over 18s - ID Required

Lemoncello: Irish indie-folk duo of Laura Quirke and Claire Kinsella, with finger-picked guitar, cello and two-part singing.

Looked up on blackboxbelfast.com

Watch on YouTube

Rua Rí: Cork-born folk artist Seán Damery, who started out busking in Cork City and has released the debut album Tell Your Mother I Saved Your Life.

Looked up on hotpress.com

Heron Red: Irish folk project of Molly Buchan and Callum Wall, a duo that can expand to a full band.

Looked up on hawkswell.com

Listen on Bandcamp

Joshua Burnside: Belfast-based folk singer-songwriter and producer who mixes Irish folk with experimental sounds.

Sounds like Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Tom Waits

Looked up on en.wikipedia.org

Listen on Bandcamp

Niall McDowell: Alt-country singer-songwriter from County Antrim, whose single 'I Have Given Up' was shortlisted for a Northern Ireland Music Prize.

Looked up on belfastfleadh.com

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