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The week’s best live trad: There’s no show like a ZoDoMo show

Plus: Belfast duo North, the next generation of the Black family and John Sheahan

ZoDoMo: Zoe Connolly, Dónal Lunny and Mairtin O’Connor

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Siobhán Long
Sat Mar 30 2019 - 03:00

SUNDAY MARCH 31

ZoDoMo
Spirit Store, Dundalk 9pm €18 spiritstore.ie
Zoë Conway, an irrepressible fiddle player, composer and veteran of Riverdance and so much more, reunites with her regular compadres, Dónal Lunny on bouzouki and guitar, and the sublime accordion player and composer Máirtín O'Connor for a concert on Conway's home turf. This trio bring a repertoire and inventiveness of spirit as rich and diverse as anything to be found in the traditional firmament. Promises to be a real treat.

TUESDAY APRIL 2

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Aoife Scott

Pádraig McGovern, Doireann Glackin, Sarah Flynn and Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde
The Cobblestone, Smithfield 9pm €13/€9 pipers.ie
Leitrim piper McGovern anchors tonight's session, another instalment in Na Píobairí Uilleann's monthly Session with the Piper series. He's joined tonight by fiddle player Glackin, concertina player Flynn and singer Mac Giolla Bhríde.

WEDNESDAY 3

John Sheahan: Fiddle dreams: An 80th birthday celebration of a Dubliner
Pavilion Theatre 8pm €30 paviliontheatre.ie Also Thursday
Fiddle player, composer and poet. The indomitable John Sheahan celebrates his 80th birthday in the company of some fine friends and musicians, over two consecutive nights. Special guests include Michael Howard, Jane Clarke, Declan O'Rourke and others.

THURSDAY 4

North
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan 8pm €16 solsticeartscentre.ie Also Fri, Wexford Arts Centre
Two intriguing fiddle players, Danny Diamond and Conor Caldwell, resume their intriguing collaboration under the title of North. Both are from Belfast and enjoy multiple additional musical collaborations including Danny Diamond's work with Slow Moving Clouds and Mórga, and Caldwell's membership of Craobh Rua.

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FRIDAY 5

Aoife Scott
Glór, Ennis 8.30pm €15 glor.ie
Scott, a singer-songwriter and one of the next generation of artists from the Black family, has forged her reputation on the back of some finely honed vocals and her own considerable charisma. She's released the iconic Grace along with her cousins Róisín O, and Danny O'Reilly of The Coronas, and has also scored success with All along the Wild Atlantic Way. Aoife is currently recording her second album, following the release of her debut, Carry the Day, in 2016.