Live Music in Wexford

Live music, concerts and music festivals 

Live music sessions in Wexford are found at the heart of the County's entertainment scene. 

Find the best traditional music Wexford has on offer, but there are also plenty of events hosting Rock ‘n’ Roll, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Country and Acoustic sessions in pubs, bars or the Arts Centres. 

It’s also worth noting that it isn’t out of the ordinary to come across a spontaneous sing-song in smaller, rural pubs at any given time. 

The Spiegeltent festival brings every October since 2012 the top Irish bands to Wexford and The Crown Bar host multiple tribute bands that will delight live music fans.

If you are looking for more, check out other events, comedy shows, or art exhibitions happening in Wexford. Find your accommodation in Wexford and come to enjoy music.

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Seoid

Thu 8th August - Thu 8th August
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A collaboration of the traditional multi-instrumentalists Kerrie Herrity, Kenny Donagher, John Dwyer & Fiachra Guihen have been performing as Seoid for 2 years now with their eclectic mix of trad tunes and newly cmposed instrumental material. They have a lively style of traditional music rooted in the Sligo, Roscommon and Leitrim flute and Fiddle tradition […]

Maurice Lennon Trio

Fri 9th August - Fri 9th August
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Maurice Lennon – Fiddle Maurice, of course, needs no introduction as, a founding member of Stockton’s Wing, one of Ireland’s leading fiddle players and the creator of innumerable, well-known compositions, played by musicians worldwide in sessions, on stage and studio recordings. At 17 he was the youngest musician to have won 1st place in adult […]

National Folk Orchestra

Fri 9th August - Fri 9th August
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To celebrate Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Wexford, the 60 strong Comhaltas National Folk Orchestra of Ireland will take you on a unique journey, exploring the rich historic, musical and sporting heritage of the town and county.   With a finely woven tapestry of music and song, words and images, the model county’s Patriots and Poets, […]

Monster Ceilí featuring Taobh na Mara & Pipers Cross

Fri 9th August - Fri 9th August
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Taobh na Mara Céilí Band was formed in 2017 by a group of friends, who down through the years have played together at fleadhanna and festivals throughout the country. Although based in Dungarvan, County Waterford, the band’s members come from the Munster counties of Waterford, Cork, Clare and Kerry. Each member brings their own unique […]

The Rowsome Quartet

Sat 10th August - Sat 10th August
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The Rowsome Quartet is the uniquely Irish sound of a quartet of uilleann pipers.  Originally formed by Leo Rowsome and his brother Tom in the late 1920’s. Their main objective was to raise the profile of the uilleann pipes at a time when the instrument was in real danger of dying out. The Quartet performed […]

John Spillane

Sat 10th August - Sat 10th August
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John Spillane is a musician, songwriter, performer, recording artist, storyteller, poet and dreamer. Rooted in people, place and story, his music transports the listener and his live performances captivate audiences around the world. As an artist his music appeals to listeners across many genres and generations. His vocal style has a unique almost sean-nós like […]

Séamus MacMathúna Concert with special Guests

Sat 10th August - Sat 10th August
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SÉAMUS AN TIMIRE – A life at the heart of the revival of our music Séamus from Cooraclare served as Timire Cheoil for Comhaltas Ceolteoirí Éireann for more than four decades and drove that great adventure of traditional music revival that began in earnest in the 1950s, notably at the first Fleadh down in Mullingar. […]

Flanagan Brothers Award Concert

Fri 9th August - Fri 9th August
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Award Recipient – Seamus Egan Seamus Egan…   It’s hard to think of an artist in traditional Irish music more influential than Seamus Egan. From his beginnings as a teen prodigy, to his groundbreaking solo work with Shanachie Records, to his founding of Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, to his current work as one of the leading […]

Wexford Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2024

Sun 4th August - Sun 11th August
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Fleadh Cheoil means ‘a festival, or feast, of music’.    Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the world’s largest annual festival of Irish music, song and dance and since its beginnings in Mullingar in 1951 ‘The Fleadh’ has become a national institution, an annual event drawing visitors to the host town over the course of a […]

Martin Hayes (Solo) at St. Mogues Church, Fethard

Mon 5th August - Mon 5th August
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Immerse yourself in an evening of sublime traditional music with Martin Hayes in the intimate setting of St. Mogues Church, Fethard On Sea.

Martin Hayes & Friends in Rowe Street Church, Wexford

Tue 6th August - Tue 6th August
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Immerse yourself in an evening of sublime traditional music with Martin Hayes & Friends, at the historic Rowe Street Church in Wexford.

Jazz/Trad at Johnstown Castle

Fri 2nd August - Fri 2nd August
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Fleadh Cheoil ne hÉireann, the world’s largest annual festival of Irish traditional music, is coming to Wexford town for the first time in August. In recognition, Jazz at Johnstown is contributing to the festivities by hosting a jazz/trad concert with renowned piper Mark Redmond and the Chris Colloton Trio at the Visitors Centre on Friday evening, […]