Fáilte and Welcome

   To our music weekend 

Details Of this weekend can be seen on this site.

We had to cancel in 2020 due to covid, having ran this weekend since 2014.

We returned to Cahersiveen on May bank holiday 2023 with our 7th music weekend. It was a great inclusive weekend of music enjoyed by all.We looked forward to building on what we had achieved in previous years.

The pictures below say it all.

Cahersiveen is a fantastic location for The Roots. It is a town that is steeped in a tradition of music and stories. The town and the area have so much to offer visitors. We have enjoyed seeing visiting musicians  and music lovers enjoy what the area has to offer.

Having had another successful yet musically centred weekend in 2024, we decided for various reasons that it was time for Richie and I and Teach Thar Sáile Folk Club to move on and leave others to take the reins of what has become an established Music centered event. Below are some photos from 2023. If you wish to get a feel of what Roots has to offer, see the other pages , our Mission Statement , or better still, come and visit and support the new organisers.

          Keep Music Live 

         Our Mission

Cahersiveen Mountain Roots Music was started and run By Teacht Thar Sáile Folk Club. The primary purpose is to create a platform to support live music  performance and appreciation.

As musicians themselves, they appreciated and still appreciate, how important it is to ensure that venues and live performances are supported and accessible for musicians and music lovers. For that reason, the Folk club was founded asa Non-profit body and involvement is Altruistic.

Over the years organisers have come to know so very many musicians, their work and talents. It has become imperative that the focus is on finding a way through our group to create this platform to support performers and lovers of live music.

We have recognised the significance of continuance as well as preservation. Therefore we support our youth involvement along with honouring our local, national and international Stalwarts of Roots music creation and performance.

Cahersiveen is steeped in a tradition of music creation and talents. It is so very suited to support this. Going forward, we hope and wish to ensure that the Roots weekend is recognised  and celebrated, locally, nationally and internationally  We also wish to recognise complimentary platforms such as poetry, art, dance, photography and other crafts.

We hope that Cahersiveen Mountain Roots Music Weekend continues to attract a wide and varied audience and continues to cater for all ages. Music events are varied, accessible, welcoming and  inclusive. The performers that have come to us have been engaging, participatory, helpful as well as being talented creators of music and performance. 

Local Musicians have been outstanding in this regard, in-keeping with the long-time tradition that this area has in music creation and platforms of appreciation for same .

We understand Roots Music to be " Music that is created by people for People" It is inclusive of all its form and for everyone to have the opportunity to enjoy. We support the idea that Roots music is a part of local identity, Irish identity and part of the identity of countries and cultures worldwide

One of the pre ice age Roots found along the South Kerry Coast. This one is on Reenroe beach which is near Cahersiveen