Open House Festival 2009

Open House Festival happens from Wednesday 23rd until Sunday 27th September at various venues in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Some of the acts already confirmed include Steve Earle; Alabama3; Foy Vance; The Boss Hoss,; Ivan Ivanovich & the Kreml Krauts,; T-Model Ford; Bob Log III; Prison Love; Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir; Michael McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly; Jonjo Kelly and friends,; The Sixty Niners; The Pedro Delgados; Gypsy Hotel featuring: The Urban Voodoo Machine, The Mighty Stef, Lady Ane Angel, Rubber Ritchie, DJ Scratchy and more; Red Stick Ramblers,; Jim Jones Revue; Joe Gideon & the Shark; Guidewires featuring Tóla Custy, Pádraig Rynne, Sylvain Barou, Paul McSherry and Karol Lynch; Ferd 4 (Hackensaw Boys, Samsonites); Banjaxed Banjo night featuring Angelina Carberry, Damien O'Kane, Enda Scahill, Marcus Maloney & Leon Hunt and more; Liam Ó Maonlaí, Arty McGlynn, Dónal O'Connor & Martin Meehan; Coal Porters; Danny & the Champions of the World; Damien O'Kane & Shona Kipling; Buille; Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Nic Gareiss; I Draw Slow; Mórga; Cotton Pickin' Rodeo Clowns; Fiona Kelleher; and Hot Seats.

Ticket prices vary from free to £25. To buy tickets, click here.

The event offers five days of roots music including gigs, workshops, dozens of free 'Irish Traditional, Old Time & Bluegrass' music sessions, plus ChilliFest - a mini-festival of fiery food and Americana music.

There are plenty of accommodation options in Belfast itself, and all the venues are within walking distance of each other.

More information will be here when available.

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