The Lee Sessions
The Lee Sessions are an extensive series of traditional Irish music sessions in Cork city centre, featuring masters of traditional music.
The sessions have been running continuously since May 2011 and are sponsored by Cork City Council.
'Sessions' are usually groups of musicians playing traditional Irish music in pubs - usually instrumental.
Common instruments are button and piano accordions, tin whistles, fiddles/violins, banjos, bodhráns (a type of upright handheld drum), uileann pipes, the Irish bouzuki, acoustic guitars and occasionally a piano or keyboard.
Cork city is blessed with the best pubs in Ireland, all within walking distance of each other - furthermore Cork has, not one, but two separate third level colleges with hugely respected music degree courses, UCC's Department of Music and CIT's School of Music, making Leeside a hub for the cream of traditional Irish musicians.
So if you're looking for a genuine Irish pub and music experience The Lee Sessions undoubtedly offers the best choice and highest standard of musicianship in the country.
Venues include The Corner House (Coburg Street), Sin É (Coburg Street), The Oliver Plunkett (Oliver Plunkett St) The Long Valley (Winthrop St) and many more... Weekly gigs listings can be found here and on our facebook page with information on when and where you can find high quality, vibrant and authentic trad sessions!
City Hall
Anglesea St.
Cork
Ireland
Tel +353 21 4966 222
Fax +353 21 4314 238
Full Gig Guide
Na Seisiúin Atá Romhainn
Tue Sep 26
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Blarney Castle Hotel
The Square
Blarney
9:30 pm
Wed Sep 27
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
The Corner House
Coburg St.
9:30 pm
The Rock Bar
Gillabbey St.
9:30 pm
Thu Sep 28
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Clancy's
Marlborough St.
7:00 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
9:30 pm
Fri Sep 29
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
An SĂbĂn
Princes St
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
10:00 pm
Sat Sep 30
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Sun Oct 1
Charlie's
Union Quay
3:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
5:30 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
8:00 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
8:30 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Mon Oct 2
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Tue Oct 3
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Blarney Castle Hotel
The Square
Blarney
9:30 pm
Wed Oct 4
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
The Corner House
Coburg St.
9:30 pm
The Rock Bar
Gillabbey St.
9:30 pm
Thu Oct 5
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Clancy's
Marlborough St.
7:00 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
9:30 pm
Fri Oct 6
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
An SĂbĂn
Princes St
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
10:00 pm
Sat Oct 7
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Sun Oct 8
Charlie's
Union Quay
3:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
5:30 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
8:00 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
8:30 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Mon Oct 9
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Tue Oct 10
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Blarney Castle Hotel
The Square
Blarney
9:30 pm
Wed Oct 11
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
The Corner House
Coburg St.
9:30 pm
The Rock Bar
Gillabbey St.
9:30 pm
Thu Oct 12
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Clancy's
Marlborough St.
7:00 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
9:30 pm
Fri Oct 13
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
An SĂbĂn
Princes St
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
10:00 pm
Sat Oct 14
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Sun Oct 15
Charlie's
Union Quay
3:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
5:30 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
8:00 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
8:30 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Mon Oct 16
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Tue Oct 17
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Blarney Castle Hotel
The Square
Blarney
9:30 pm
Wed Oct 18
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
The Corner House
Coburg St.
9:30 pm
The Rock Bar
Gillabbey St.
9:30 pm
Thu Oct 19
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Clancy's
Marlborough St.
7:00 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
9:30 pm
Fri Oct 20
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
An SĂbĂn
Princes St
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
10:00 pm
Sat Oct 21
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Sun Oct 22
Charlie's
Union Quay
3:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
5:30 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
8:00 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
8:30 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Mon Oct 23
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Tue Oct 24
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Blarney Castle Hotel
The Square
Blarney
9:30 pm
Wed Oct 25
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
The Corner House
Coburg St.
9:30 pm
The Rock Bar
Gillabbey St.
9:30 pm
Thu Oct 26
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Clancy's
Marlborough St.
7:00 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
9:30 pm
Fri Oct 27
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
An SĂbĂn
Princes St
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
10:00 pm
Sat Oct 28
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Sun Oct 29
Charlie's
Union Quay
3:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
5:30 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
8:00 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
8:30 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Mon Oct 30
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Tue Oct 31
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Blarney Castle Hotel
The Square
Blarney
9:30 pm
Wed Nov 1
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
The Corner House
Coburg St.
9:30 pm
The Rock Bar
Gillabbey St.
9:30 pm
Thu Nov 2
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Clancy's
Marlborough St.
7:00 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
9:30 pm
Fri Nov 3
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
An SĂbĂn
Princes St
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
10:00 pm
Sat Nov 4
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Sun Nov 5
Charlie's
Union Quay
3:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
5:30 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
8:00 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
8:30 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Mon Nov 6
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Tue Nov 7
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Blarney Castle Hotel
The Square
Blarney
9:30 pm
Wed Nov 8
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
The Corner House
Coburg St.
9:30 pm
The Rock Bar
Gillabbey St.
9:30 pm
Thu Nov 9
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Clancy's
Marlborough St.
7:00 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
9:30 pm
Fri Nov 10
The Corner House
Coburg St.
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
An SĂbĂn
Princes St
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
10:00 pm
Sat Nov 11
Sin É
Coburg St
6:30 pm
JJ Walsh's
64 Oliver Plunkett St.
7:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
9:30 pm
Sun Nov 12
Charlie's
Union Quay
3:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
5:30 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
An SpailpĂn Fánach
28 South Main St.
Cork
8:00 pm
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
Sin É
Coburg St
8:30 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Wed Nov 15
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Sun Nov 19
The White Horse
Ballincollig
6:00 pm
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Wed Nov 22
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Sun Nov 26
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Wed Nov 29
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Sun Dec 3
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Wed Dec 6
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm
Wed Dec 13
The Gables
Douglas St.
9:00 pm