Once a year over a late winter week in Dublin, traditional Irish music can be heard seeping through granite church walls and rising from limestone catacombs at some of Dublin’s most unusual music venues.
This is TradFest (22 – 26 Jan), a festival of mostly free events showcasing the entire spectrum of traditional and folk music in iconic locations around Dublin.
Here are five reasons why TradFest might just be the best traditional music festival on the planet – and, of course, five reasons why you should come!