{"id":23005,"date":"2024-07-11T16:26:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=23005"},"modified":"2024-07-11T16:29:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:29:54","slug":"castlewellans-soma-fest-2024-line-up-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2024\/07\/castlewellans-soma-fest-2024-line-up-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Castlewellan\u2019s SOMA FEST 2024 Line-Up Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The full lineup of performances and attractions of this year\u2019s instalment of the ever-popular SOMA Festival has been unveiled for July 19-21.<\/span><\/p>\n

With less than two weeks to go, ticket holders will be thrilled to explore the variety of musical performances, family entertainment, craft stalls and more on offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Soma Festival opening celebration will take place at The Lodge Business and Cultural Centre, Castlewellan, on Friday 19th July at 6.30pm. Ancient Whispers: The Fairy Gathering \/ Cruinni\u00fa na S\u00eddhe is a family event combining story, song and music, and attendees are warmly encouraged to dress in costume relating to the elements (fire, water, earth, air and spirit) for the occasion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Headlining the three-day festival on Saturday July 20 is John Spillane, one of the biggest names in folk music across the world, who will be joined by the Soma House Band for a night of brilliant song in St. Malachy\u2019s GAC.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cork-native is known for his gorgeous songs such as <\/span>All The Ways You Wander<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>The Dunnes Store Girl<\/span><\/i>, and will be supported on stage by Graham Henderson (keys), John McSherry (pipes\/low whistle), Emma King (percussion\/drums), Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Meara (guitar), and Tola Custy (fiddle). Talented young singer\/songwriter Cathleen Garland is set to support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kicking off the SOMA Festival on Friday, July 19, is award-winning Dublin performer Eoghan \u00d3 Ceannabh\u00e1in, whose powerful voice and lyrics are set to captivate in the King\u2019s Inn.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Supporting act on the night comes from Castlewellan\u2019s own Ciara McCrickard Trio. This event is in partnership with Gl\u00f3r Uachtar T\u00edre.<\/span><\/p>\n

SOMA Festival Director, T\u00edona McSherry, praised the behind-the-scenes organisers for curating this year\u2019s brilliant line-up, saying: \u201cOur team has come up with another stellar programme for festival goers to enjoy this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so excited for the incredible acts we have coming to perform. We hope Castlewellan is as buzzing for it as we are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Other musical stars set for SOMA Festival 2024 include tradtronica group Huartan and closing-act funk band GrooveLine with Belfast-based folk outfit Lonesome George.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as four fantastic concerts, there will be a session trail taking in many pubs of the town. Attendees can also take advantage of the plethora of different hubs open on varying dates between July 19-21.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mind, Body & Soul space is open on both Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 in The Lodge Business & Cultural Centre, hosting a dedicated health and wellness area as well as housing a craft fair where local small businesses can display their creations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alternatively, Soma in the Square boasts live music, children’s activities, the Whitewater Brewing Co. Bar and delicious food on July 20 and 21 for fun that the whole family can enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n

For free-spirited visitors, the Little Gems series on offer across the long weekend features award-winning author Michael Magee reading from his terrific debut novel, a panel discussion on Irish language films (featuring Colm Bair\u00e9ad, writer\/director of Oscar nominated film An C\u00e1il\u00edn Ci\u00fain), serene nature walks throughout the County Down countryside and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

SOMA Festival 2024 received funding from Newry, Mourne & Down District Council, Foras na Gaeilge, and sponsors and partners Whitewater Brewing Co., Gl\u00f3r Uachtar T\u00edre, Excalibur Press, Dolmes Climate Action Network, and Cumann Phobail Garbhdhoire, and tickets are already available for purchase as either individual event passes or weekend access to all concerts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The SOMA Festival runs between 19th-21st July and full details including tickets can be found at <\/b>www.linktr.ee\/thesomafestival<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The full lineup of performances and attractions of this year\u2019s instalment of the ever-popular SOMA Festival has been unveiled for July 19-21. With less than two weeks to go, ticket holders will be thrilled to explore the variety of musical performances, family entertainment, craft stalls and more on offer. The Soma Festival opening celebration will … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[1825,1598,1826,1824],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23005"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23007,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23005\/revisions\/23007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}