14.00h

CCI: Sitges’22 is delighted to welcome back, our longest visiting group (since 2014) Craobh Phiarais and their festival mentor Mossie Martin.

14.30h

The ODD Trio - Oleg on fiddle, Drazen on guitar and Dermot on accordion. A high energy, highly entertaining concert of popular classics, tangos and gypsy jazz.

15.00h

Comhaltas Bhré are back with their distinctive sound! They will be joined by their festival mentor Claire Sherry.

15.30h

Corrandes són corrandes, this band of authentic traditional Catalan music and song returns to Sitges’22 and we are delighted to have them present their new album.

16.00h

Traditional Arts Partnership Armagh (TAP) return with their energetic performance style. They will be joined by their festival mentor, Sitges native, Joan Pinos.

16.30h

Urbàlia Rurana en Duo – Carles Gil (mandola, mandolin, accordion and voice) & Toni Torregrossa (guitar & voice) this Valencian and Mediterranean duo will perform some of the diverse styles of their band, Urbàlia Rurana, at Sitges'22.

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17.00h

Mediterrània Escola de Dansa Irlandesa - A performance by one of the leading Irish dance schools in Catalonia.

Eunan McDonald, Choral Director – “Creative Connexions Ireland: Sitges ‘22 is thrilled to bring a brand new choral experience celebrating World music dotted with classic Celtic traditions. COR Nua is a newly formed choir of international members each of whom have one thing in common: a love of singing. "We are delighted to be taking part in this year's festival for the first time and we look forward not only to singing for you but also to get you singing along in Sitges this autumn”.

Traditional Irish music was made for dancing: the infectious upbeat tempos get feet tapping, hands clapping and everyone joining in. Now in its fifth year and an integral part of the festival, Call to the Dance combines fiddler, violist, and composer Ultan O'Brien (Slow Moving Clouds) and percussive dancer Nic Gareiss (This is How we Fly) to perform a set of new collaborations exploring space, time, and texture in Irish traditional music and percussive dance.

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By engaging mimetically: fiddle, fiddler and fiddling, dance, dancer and dancing, the duo re-imagines traditional music and dance through historic repertoire and new material. This percussive spectacle will have everyone on their feet!

Dynamic folk orchestra NoCrows is a unique group with diverse musical roots, from Irish traditional to Latin rumba, classical, jazz, rock and Balkan music. A mix of Irish, Swiss, Mallorcan and Russian musicians, the band has toured extensively throughout Europe. No strangers to Sitges, this dynamic band brought the house down at the finale gig of Sitges’19. Band members Felip Carbonell, Steve Wickham, Oleg Ponomarev, Anna Houston, Eddie Lee and Ray Coen are delighted to make a return visit for this year’s festival and for Sitges’22 NoCrows will be joined by the Mallorcan folk singing sensation Miquela Lladó.

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"...could easily sit alongside Ry Cooder's work with the Buena Vista Social Club.... Essential listening for trad aficionados" Hot Press Magazine

BRÍDÍN – Contemporary Folk Harpist / Singer / Composer

Over the past number of years, BRÍDÍN has developed her own style influenced by her natural surroundings and rooted in her background in traditional Irish music. BRÍDÍN uses her loop and effect pedals to create her musical pieces. Her layered melodies on harp and voice blend beautifully with contrapuntal fiddle, guitar and bass, woven together with pulsating percussion. BRÍDÍN’s recent performances include ‘The Late Late Show’, ‘The Tommy Tiernan Show’, ‘Ireland AM’ and she was also a finalist in the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards (Best Emerging Artist). BRÍDÍN will be joined by Conor Arkins on fiddle and other special guests.

PANCHO 

After seventeen years of Rock n Roll with Justo and Los Pecadores, Cesc Estrada and Justo Conde have changed the direction of their compositions and, without moving too far away from the guitar sound that marked their identity, they now focus on the sounds of a broad spectrum of American original rock bands. Mixing their own folk compositions, with country and blues touches, this new departure for Justo Conde (acoustic guitar, vocals and harmonica), Cesc Estrada (electric guitar & vocals), Josep Faraboni (bass), Miguel Pérez (pedal steel guitar) and Hug Salvat (drums) will make for an entertaining and lively late night event.