Féile Róise Rua will be live-streamed from the island via YouTube and Facebook from 14–16 May, in partnership with Other Voices, one of Ireland’s most respected musical event organisers.
Those tuning in can expect to feel like they are at a real-life intimate Irish trad session with the guests as they sing, play and interact with the audience throughout the live streams.
Among the artists appearing at Féile Róise Rua will be Australian guitarist Steve Cooney, a major influence on the traditional Irish music scene, Donegal native Mairead Ní Mhaonaigh from trad supergroup Altan, and Radie Peat, a member of the widely acclaimed Dublin band Lankum.
They will be joined by an amazing line-up of rich talent including Traditional Singer of the Year winner, Thomas McCarthy, dancer Annette Collins, piper Brìghde Chaimbeul and Griogair Labhruidh, who is at the vanguard of Scottish Gaelic music.
The artists will share songs, tunes and stories in intimate sessions in the Glen Hotel on the island where Róise Rua, a revered Arranmore song collector, singer and storyteller for whom the festival is named, once sang her songs.
There will also be some pre-recorded elements from renowned Irish musician and filmmaker Myles O'Reilly, a live online singing session, dance workshops, song workshops and even a crankie box making workshop.