2009 Tour Schedule
Updated: September 23, 2009

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2008 Tour Schedule

» Apr 27-July, 2008 - Ayia Napa, Cyprus
Residency with Guitarist and singer James Reily

» July 07-14, 2008 - Miltown Malabay, Co Clare
Willie Clancy week - Teaching Tin Whistle classes and recital

» July 13-19, 2008 - South Sligo, Tubbercurry - Giving Tin Whistle lessons and Concert
Summer School

» Oct 9-12, 2008 - Srokestown, Roscommon
Feile Frank Mcgann Festival - Teaching Tin whistle and Recital

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2007 Tour Schedule

» December 29 - Emmas World Music Festival, Sardinia, Italy
   With Guests Daire Braken - fiddle, Aogan Lynch - concertina and Danny Moran - guitar
» Oct 22 - Whelans Wexford St - With guests Tony Byrne - guitar and Tony Quinn - bodhran
» August 25-27 - Verona, Italy - With guests Aogan Lynch - Concertina, Daire Braken, fiddle
   and Danny Moran - Moran
» July 7-14 - Willie Clancy Week, Miltown Malbay Co Clare - Teaching tin whistle classes and Concert
» June 24 - Civic Theathre, Tallaght - Concert with guests, Aogan Lynch - concertina, Michellie
   O' Brian fiddle and Danny Moran guitar.
» Feburary 24-26 - The Micho Russell Festival, Doolin Co Clare.
   Concert and sessions with Liam Meehan-guitar
» Feburary 15-18 - Mulligans Amsterdam. with guests, Danny Moran - guitar vocals, Andy Leighton
   fiddle and Barra McAllister - Flute
» Janurary 25-28 - The temple Bar Trad Festival - Dublin

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2006 Tour Schedule

» December 20-23 - Concerts in Verona, Italy.
» December 15-17 - Germany, Hamburg
   CD Launch with guests Gerry Hennesy - guitar and Danny Mcgovern - bodhran
» October 28 - The Des Carty sessions Giving tin whistle workshop and session
» September 24 - Dublin Fringe Festivial, The Spiegeltent. with Andy Leighton - fiddle,
   Geo  viscardi - percussion and dJ - Keith o Reilly.
» September 23 - Music Under the Mountains Festivial Hollywood, Co Wicklow - Tin Whistle
   workshop and session
» August 21 - New CD launch -Whelans (Wexford St.) with guests
   Donnacha Moynihan - guitar - Tristean Rosenstock - bodhran - Phil Callery - singing.
» August 3-6 - Mulligans. Amsterdam,
» August 3 - Recording for TG4 Irish music programme Geantraí in Smyths Pub, Ranelagh,
    Dublin, with guitarist Paul Doyle.
» July 16 - interview with Gavin broadcasted on Aine Hensey's show The Late Session
   on RTE Radio 1 Sunday at 10PM
» July 1-9 - Willie Clancy Summer School, Miltwon Mabay, Co Clare.
    Teaching Tin whiistle workshops and recitial
» June 24-25 - Fleadh Amhran agus Rince Castlewellan, Co Down Tin whistle workshop
» April 18-19 - Giving Tin Whistle workshops in University of Limerick.
» Janurary 24-26 The Micho Russell Festival, Doolin, Co Clare.

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2005 Tour Schedule

» November 22 - Scoil namh iosaf, Baltinglass Co Wicklow. Giving Workshops and recitial
» August 29-31 - Tomastown Traditional Music Festivial, Kilkenny
» July 21-24  - Phil Murphy Weekend, Carraig-on-Bannow - Tin Whistle Workshops, sessions
» July2–10 - Willie Clancy week, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare - Tin Whistle Workshops & Recitial
» May 13–15 - Skeries Traditional Music Festivial. Giving Tin Whistle Worshops and recitial
» March 24 - Sult (The Castle inn) With Tony Byrne – Guitar
» Feburary 18 - Benefit concert for Chapelzaird Resedency Committee With Paul Doyle,
   Guitar Alongside Traditional Band Providence
» Januuary 1–31 - Months Resedecy in McGurks St Luais, Missouri USA With Darren Malony,
   Banjo and Tim O Shea – Guitar and Vocals.

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2004 Tour Schedule

» November – 20th and 21st Inshoween, Culdaff- Co Donegal
   Tin Whistle Workshops and Recitial.

» German Tour - Gavin Whelan & Tim O' Shea
   Wed 29. 10 Schwarzenberg
   Thu 30.10 Burg Stolpen
   Fri 31.10 Jena 
   Sat 01.11 Bad Salzungen
   Sun 02.11 Freyburg
   Tue 04.11 Nossen 
   Wed 05.11 Geithain
   Thurs 06.11 Weimar
   Fri 07.11 Eisenach
   Sat 08.11 Zickra
   Sun09.11 Meerane
   Tue11.11 Altenburh 
   Wed12.11 Erfurt
   Thur13.11 Gotha
   Fri14.11 Pobnec
   Sat15.11 Klaffenbach
   Sun16.11 Lichtenwalde

» October Giving Tin Whistle Workshops and recitial in Unaversity of Limerick
   (MA in Irish Music Performance)
» September 23–25 Music under the mountains Hollywood Co Wicklow, Tin Whistle Workshops.
» August 21 - Beo Celtic Music Festivial,NCH with Guitarist Liam Meehan & Carlos Nunez
» August 6–8 - Feakle Traditional Music Festival, Co Clare.
» July 1-Augut 3 - Tomastown Traditional Music Festival, Kilkenny
» July 26-1 August  - Scoil Acla, Achill Island, Teaching and Recitial
» July 5t-11 - Willie Clancy Summer School, Miltown Malbay Co Clare. Teaching and Recitial.
» June 25-27 - Chris Langan Summer School. Rush Co Dublin, Teaching.
» March 6-12 - Gavin Whelan & Tim o' Shea), St Patricks Festival, Chicago, USA
» March 11 – Priviate Function
» March 12 - Chief o Neills 9- 12 midnight
» March 13 - Irish Oak 3.30-6.30pm
» March 13 - Irl/US Heritage Centre 6.30-8,30pm
» March 13 - Abbey 9-12 midnight
» March 14 - Heartland Café
» March 15 - Chief O’ Neills 6-9pm
» March 17 - IRL /US Heritage Centre 12.30-3pm
» March 17 –Abbey 3.30-7.30pm
» March 18 - martyrs, supporting Lunasa
» March 20 – Heartland Café
» Irish Tour dates: 10 24 May 2004
   Music Network Best of Irish Traditional Music Tour - 'Rising Stars of Traditional Music'
   Gavin Whelan, whistles and pipes, Donnacha Moynihan, guitar, Zoë Conway, fiddle,
   Aogán Lynch, concertina
» May 11 - Market House, Monaghan
» May 12 - Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar
» May 13 - Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin
» May 14 - St. Francis Church of Ireland, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow
» May 16 - Venue TBC, Kilkenny
» May 17 - Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford
» May 19 - Russell Cultural Heritage Centre, Doolin, Co. Clare
» May 20 - Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

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2003 Tour Schedule

» Tim O' Shea and Gavin Whelan. German Tour'' Oct 28 Nov 16 2003
   We. 29 10. Schwarzenberg
   Th. 30. 10. Burg Stolpen
   Fri. 31.10. Jena
   Sat. 01.11. Bad Salzungen
   Su. 02.11. Freyburg
   Tu. 04.11. Nossen
   We. 05.11.Geithain
   Thur 06.11.Weimar
   Fri 07.11. Eisenach
   Sat 08.11. Zickra
   Sun 09.11. Meerane
   Tue 11.11. Altenburg
   Wed 12..11 Erfurt
   Thu 13.11. Gotha
   Fri 14.11. Pobnec
   Sat 15.11 Klaffenbach
   Sun 16.11. Lichtenwalde

» 14.10. The Blackbird Folk Club The Cobblestone, Smithfield.
» Beo National Concert. The John Field Room.
   With Shane McGowan - Guitar and Neill Lyons Bodhran
» August, Lapua Folk Festival, Finland.
   With Guests Joe Brennan – Guitar/vocals Neill Lyons- Bodhrán and Darren Maloney – Banjo.
» 19.07 – 26.07 Teaching at Joe Mooney summer School, Drumshamboo, Co Leitrim.
» 17.07 – 19.07 Mulligans, Amsterdam.
» 11.07 Folk Festival Gutinbrunn Austria.
   With Tony Byrne- Guitar, Neill Lyons – Bodhran, and Kirran Kissane- Accordian.
» July. 11.07 – 14.07 Willie Clancy Summer, Miltown Malbay
» 28.03 Chris Langan Summer School, Rush Co Dublin.
» June 02.03 – 24.03 McGurks, St. Louis, Kansas USA
   With Darren Maloney- Banjo and Owen Scott – Guitar and Vocals
» May- The Cobbleststone Smithfield.
   Aras Chronain. Clondalkin. With Guests. Tony Byrne-Guitar, Neill Lyons – Bodhran,
   Liam O Connor- Fiddle, and Sean Garvey – Singing.
» April The Mill, Co Kildare.
With Guests. Tony Byrne - Guitar, Neill Lyons –Bodhrán and Aogán Lynch – Concertina.
» March 15.03 The Lobby, Co Cork
   With Guests. Donnacha Moynihan – Guitar, Tony Quinn Bodhran, and Aogán Lynch- Concertina.
» Janurary. Murphys Irish Festival Tel a Viv, Isreal
» 9.01 Camlot. Tel a Viv
» 10.01Workshop and Concert. Hertzila
» 11.01 Yello Submarine. Jarusalom
» 12.01 Cinemateque Tel a Viv.

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2002 Tour Schedule

» Music Of the Northlands Tour
   October 20.10 Det Bruunske Pakhus (Denmark)
   21 10.Nordens Hus (Faro Island)
   22.10.Eysturoy (Faro Island)
   23.10.SEMINIAR at carl Neilsen Academy of Music, Odense (Denmark)
   25.10.Stallet, Stockholm (Sweden)
   26.10.Tre Byttor, Torshalla, Eskilstuna (Sweden)
   31.10.Keski-pohjanmaan Konservatorio. Kokkola ( Finland)
   01.11. Haapavesi Folk, Haapavesi (Finland)
   02.11. Chamber Music Hall, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki,
   03.11.SEMINAR vinje Kulturskule, Rauland, (Norway)
   04.11. Smuget. Oslo (Norway)
   05.11. Hudtingdon Hall, Worcestershire (England)
   07.11. Folk Beyond the Pier, Assembly Room, Norwich (England)
   08,11. Folk in the Fall, Purcell Room, London South Bank with Brodrick (England)
   09.11.Glór Irish Music Centre, Clare (Ireland)

» September 2002
   Music under the mountain Festival, Holywood, Co Wicklow. Workshop and concert.

» Irish Festival in Finland
   27.9 Tahtipyara. Haapavesti. 21.00.
   28.9 Kansantaiteen Keskus. Kaustinen. 20.00.
   29.9 Rav. Tervasoihtu. Oulu. 20.00.
   30.9 Kahvila Kaukametsa, Lapua. 20.00.
   01.9 Irish Bar Dan. Aanekaski, 21.00.
   02.9 Klubi, Tulikamari. Tampere. 19.00.
   03.9 O’malley’s Irish Bar. Helsinki. 21.00.
   04.9 Tavastia – Klubi. Helsinki. 21.00.
   05.9 Saatamo. Turku. 21.00.

» August 23.8 Towersy Villiage Folk Festival (England)

» May Tour 2002 - With Tony Byrne-Guitar, Aogán Lynch- Concertina, Neill Lyons-Bodhran,
   Phill   Callery – Singing
   Athlone Folk Club
   The Sprit Store, Dundalk
   Culturlann Belfast
   The Lobby, Co Cork
   Wexford Arts Centre
   Hollywood Wicklow
   The Cobblestone Smithfield

» March – The Lobby (Co Cork) With Guests Donnacha Moynihan (Guitar). Tony Quinn – (Bodhran)
» Feburary 20-21 - UCC Trad Festivial - The Next Generation Concert
   The Lobby (Co Cork) With Guests Tony Byrne (Guitar) and Neill Lyons (Bodhran)

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2001 Tour Schedule

» November 11th –15th 2001 : The Ennis Trad Festivial The Gavin Whelan Band Zoe Conway-
   (Fiddle) – Neill Lyons - (Bodhran) Tony Byrne- (Guitar)
» August : Whelans (Wexford st.) with guests Shane McGowan-(guitar) Zoe Conway (fiddle)Neill  
    Lyons-(Bodhran) Phil Callery (vocals)
» July : Arás Chronain(Clondalkin) With Guests Joe Brennan (Guitar) Neill Lyons (Bodhran) Liam
   O' Connor (Fiddle) Phil Callery (Vocals)
» June : Celtic Note Music Store Nassau St, Dublin With Guests- Joe Brennan –Guitar - Finbarr
    Naughton- Mandolin and Fiddle
» June : Fury’s Sheela na Gig, Bridge St. Co Sligo. With Guests -Tony Byrne (Guitar). Tony Quinn
   (Bodhran)
» May : The Santurary- (Ennis) With guests, Joe Brennan – (Guitar) Liam o Connor (fiddle)
   Tony Quinn (Bodhran) – Phil Callery – (vocals)
» April : CD Launch Cobblestones, Smithfield With guests, Donnacha Moynihan (guitar) Neill
    Lyons (bodhran) Zoe Conway (Fiddle) Finbarr Naughton (mandolin), Aogán Lynch (Concertina)
    Neilli Weldon (Vocals )
» April : Open House (TV Show) With Guests, Shane McGowan – Guitar, Tony Quin - Bodhrán
» April : Vicker St (The Sheltar) With Guests, Tony Byrne (Guitar) Neill Lyons (Bodhran)