OCTOBER 2025
Sat 11th
Garden Centre Meier, Kreuzstrasse 2, 8635 Dürnten
Catherine Rhatigan, harp, Dave Aebli, guitar, bass, bouzouki Special guest Richard Hall, fiddle
11.00- 11.30 / 13.30 - 14.00
Free entrance.
Friday 31st
Halloween Storytelling and Music Stadtbibliothek Basel, presented by Basel Irish Club
Catherine Rhatigan / harp Jim McKiernan / stories ( English)
An evening of stories and music from an Irish fireside in honour of the night that's in it...Baselirishclub.org for info and tickets.
CHF 20 / 107pm - 9pm followed by apéro
NOVEMBER 2025
Thursday 20th
Tale of the Gael joins storyteller Isabelle Hauser for and evening of beautifully selected mid-winter tales and music.Rathus-Schüür, Rathhausstrasse 2, 6340 BaarInfo / Tickets: kultur@baar.ch
Catherine Rhatigan, harp, Dave Aebli, guitar/bass, Robert Tobin, flute/whistleStories in Swiss German
Saturday 22nd
Join the 10 member strong An Torann Mór Swiss-Irish Ceílí Band for a concert of rousing Irish ceili music guaranteed to lift the rafters! A.W.C. Clubhouse, Höschgasse 38, 8008 Zûrich Tickets CHF 30 / 25 on sale through Eventbrite / band members from October 10th.
Places limited/ seated 7.30 pm
Check torannmorceili on Instagram
DECEMBER 2025
Thursday 11th
Song, story and music for Advent Eglisau Parish Church
Denise Graf / voice Catherine Rhatigan / harp2pm / Swiss German
Thursday 18th
A Joycean Christmas. An annual highlight for us, as we celebrate a festive evening with Zurich's Joyceans!
Check with the James Joyce Foundation Zurich for info!
Catherine Rhatigan, harp, Robert Tobin, flute/ whistle, Brendan Wade, pipes, voice, Dave Aebli, bass, guitar, and many special guest readers.
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WinterFull
Irish Winter music and songs from Ireland for December Days
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Catherine Rhatigan, harp /text.
Robert Tobin, flute / whistle.
Brendan Wade, voice, uilleann pipes, flute, whistle.
Dave Aebli, bass, guitar, bouzouki.
Our very special series of WinterFull Concerts starts.Music and song chosen to bring a touch of long ago Irish Christmastimes to the gathering, warm fires, long evenings, December in Ireland. We invite you to share the music, memories and traditions of these days with us as the season unfolds.
Friday 19th
Our winter celebration of epecially curated music and songs from Ireland to celebrate the fullness of winter and the warmth of December evenings by firesides with friends!
The atmospheric Schlosskeller in Grünningen provides a perfect seasonal atmosphere for the event.
20.00 -22.15
Tickets / Eventfrog.ch
Saturday 20th
Even closer to Christmas -
Sternenkeller Rüti for our Saturday 'Winterfull' performance guarantees a festive space... we are delighted to bring our specially curated blend of Irish winter and Christmas music to this gorgeous venue at such a beautiful time of the year.
Ferrachstrasse 72, 8630 Rüti,
Info / Tickets Info@sternenkeller.ch
Tel: 055 240 45 51
Sunday 21st
As the year turns, we celebrate the Winter solstice in the hallowed Prederkirche, in the old town of Zurich.
Light, music and text
Zähringerplatz 6, 8001
More details on the Prederkirche website later.
Ancient Music in the Forest
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Dorlindon are delighted to host a Summer Festival of Ancient Music during July and August.
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Experience a celebration of Ancient Music in one of Ireland's most enchanting natural settings. Hosted at Dorlindon Nature Sanctuary, this open-air festival brings together live performances of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music, performed in a mythical forest environment rich with beauty, stillness, and atmosphere. A unique blend of sounds from across the ages, including Irish classical and traditional influences.
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Join Catherine Rhatigan (Harp), Eileen Carr (Flute) and Treasa Ni Mhaoilean (Voice) on Saturday 19th of July 15.00. Limited tickets available from eventbrite. See link below.
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Monday 16th December
A Joycean Christmas with The James Joyce Foundation Zürich and Tale of Gael Trio
Augustinergasse 9, 8001 Zürich
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Friday 13th December
Ireland meets Weinbau Wetli
Thursday 7 March 2024: 7.30
Catherine Rhatigan (Irish harp) and Andy Murphy (voice) from Theatre Basel Opera make a guest appearance with Basel Irish Club for a Literary evening at
GGG Stadtbibliothek Basel,
90 Allschwilerstrasse
Basel 4055
Free event.
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Friday 8 March 2024:
Join Ireland Travel Expert Elizabeth Zollinger, Storyteller Isabelle Hauser and harper Catherine Rhatigan for an evening of stories, music and images from Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. To really bring you the taste of Ireland there is also a chance to taste some of Ireland's finest whiskies....a free event, but you have to register.
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Sunday 17 March 2024:
Join Dave Aebli as he performs with Zurich's longest running Irish show in the Rigiblick Theatre Zurich. Der Lachs der Weisheit plays in German, and tickets available from the theatre.
Full details and full programme on the link below:
https://www.ireland.com/de-ch/features/switzerland/irelandweek/
Carols and Seasonal Music
at the Embassy of Ireland
December 14th, 2023
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A Joycean Christmas
with the James Joyce Foundation, Zurich
December 19th, 2023
Born 1865 in Ireland, just 17 years after the decimating Irish potato famine, poet WB Yeats died in France just months before the outbreak of WW11 in 1939.
Both Ireland and Europe underwent groundbreaking changes during these years, many of which are reflected in the poetry of WB Yeats alongside poetic interpretations of his personal life in Ireland.
We invite you to spend time with us as we dip back into the Ireland of Yeats’s time and visit with him the mythology and landscape, people and events that shaped his poetic vision.
The performance, created to celebrate the centenary of Yeats’s Nobel Prize award in 1923
brings a focus to the enduring warmth, romance, music and magic of the west of Ireland.
Susan O Keeffe, Director of the Yeats Society Sligo and the International Yeats Summer School joins us for both performances
Brendan Wade - vocals, uilleann pipes, flute, whistle
Robert Tobin - flute, whistle
Catherine Rhatigan - harp
Dave Aebli - guitar, base, bouzouki
Special Guests:
Susan O Keeffe - narration
Shane Walsh - narration
Jim Mc Kiernan - narration
Script and Direction - Catherine Rhatigan
The performances are free with a kollekt.
Sincere thanks to our sponsors:
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The Embassy of Ireland,
Max Geilinger Foundation
University of Zurich
Basel Irish Club
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Join us for an entertaining mix of traditional dance music, songs, a sprinkle of elegant 18th century harp tunes and a few surprises in this lovely atmosphere.
Tale of the Gael dips deep into the old wells of Ireland’s music, yet is equally at home performing contemporary songs that reflect today’s vibe. Featuring two of Ireland’s oldest instruments, the uilleann pipes and the harp, the lineup also features flute and whistles, all bound together with rock solid guitar / bouzouki / base accompaniment.
Add the unmistakeable vocals of Wexford- born Brendan Wade and that’s as close as you’ll get to an Irish session in Basel on a Thursday in November…
Brendan Wade: uilleann pipes, flute, whistle, vocals
Robert Tobin: flute, whistle
Catherine Rhatigan: harp
Dave Aebli: guitar, bass, Irish bouzouki
Toggenburg Openair Irish Music Festival Switzerland
Saturday September 2nd 2023
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Tampere International Flute Festival Finland
Robert Tobin and Catherine Rhatigan
flute and piano duo
Saturday April 15th 2023
"Cannon In Sea" in Association with Spanish Armada Ireland
Model Arts Centre Sligo
Wednesday May 24th 2023