CQAF 2021
Andrew Maxwell
Festival Marquee (Writer’s Square)
Thursday 2 September, 8.00pm
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Dave Arcari + The Bonnevilles (Online Event)
Online - Live Stream
Friday 3rd September, 8.00pm
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The Adventures + DJ support Terri Hooley
Festival Marquee (Writer’s Square)
Friday 3 September, 8.00pm
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Tumble Circus presents…Cycle Circus
Festival Marquee (Writer’s Square)
Saturday 4 September, 1.00pm, 2.00pm, 3.30pm
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Kevin McAleer (Online Event – Live Stream)
The Black Box
Saturday 4th September, 2.00pm
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Joe Caslin – ‘It’s not the wall, but what’s behind it’. – A Faculty Lecture
The Black Box (Green Room)
Saturday 4 September, 2.00pm
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Leo Miyagee LP Launch / Plain Sailing Aftershow
Ulster Sports Club
Saturday 4 September, 8.00pm
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Bronagh Gallagher
Festival Marquee (Writer’s Square)
Saturday 4 September, 8.00pm
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Bronagh Gallagher (Online Event – Live Stream)
Online - Live Stream
Saturday 4th September, 8.00pm
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Presented by Superfly Funk and Soul Belfast and CQAF
Crowd Company – Rescheduled
Oh Yeah Music Centre
Saturday 4 September, 9.00pm
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Kerri Ní Dochartaigh & Annemarie Ní Churreáin
Deer’s Head Music Hall
Sunday 5 September, 2.00pm
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Shadows and Light: The Songs and Story of Joni Mitchell (Online Event – Live Stream)
Online - Live Stream
Sunday 5th September, 2.00pm
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Abandoned NI – A Faculty Lecture
The Black Box (Green Room)
Sunday 5 September, 6.00pm
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Séamas O’Reilly – Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?
Online - Live Stream
Monday 6 September, 7.30pm
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Don’t Go Gentle – A Film About IDLES
The Black Box (Green Room)
Monday 6th September, 8.00pm
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Nabil Abdulrashid: N.A.B.I.L. (Nobody Actually Believed I’d Last)
The Black Box
Tuesday 7 September, 8.00pm
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Niamh Murray (Online Event – Live Stream)
Online - Live Stream
Thursday 9th September, 8.00pm
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Camille O’Sullivan’s Cave
Festival Marquee (Writer’s Square)
Thursday 9 September, 8.00pm
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The Devil Made Me Do It (Online Event – Live Stream)
Online - Live Stream
Friday 10th September, 1.00pm
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Mojo Mickeybo by Owen McCafferty
Saint Joseph's Church, Sailortown
Friday 10 September, Saturday 11 September, 8.00pm
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Belfast Noir Walking Tour
Meet outside Visit Belfast (opposite City Hall)
Saturday 11 September, 1.00pm
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John Martyn Birthday Celebrations
The American Bar
Saturday 11th September, 8.00pm
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Christine Bovill’s Piaf (Online Event – Live Stream)
Online - Live Stream
Saturday 11th September, 8.00pm
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Reevah – Artist in Residence
Ulster Sports Club
Saturday 11th September, 9.00pm
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From the Specials – Neville Staple
Festival Marquee (Writer’s Square)
Saturday 11th September, 8.00pm
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Gay Chorus Deep South – Film Event
The Black Box (Green Room)
Sunday 12 September, 2.00pm
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Rolling Programme
OTL2022 Earlybird Shows
The Dodge Brothers
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Saturday 8 January, 2022, 2.00pm and 8.00pm
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Bowie 75
Rescheduled - See 'Rolling Programme' below.
Saturday 8 January, 9.00pm
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Norman Jay MBE
Rescheduled - See 'Rolling Programme' below
Saturday 8th January '22, 10.30pm
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Ríoghnach Connolly & Ellis Davies
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Sunday 9 January, 2.00pm
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Robin Ince – The Importance of Being Interested
Rescheduled - See 'Rolling Programme' below
Tuesday 11 January, 1.00pm and 8.00pm
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THEATRE TOURS INTERNATIONAL presents...
Under Milk Wood – Semi Skimmed!
Postponed - New date TBC
Wednesday 12 January, 8.00pm
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Paul Currie – Work in Progress: The Chorus of Ghosts in my Skull Keep Telling Me to Take a Shit in the Fruit Salad
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Thursday 13 January, 8.00pm
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Presented by Belfast Blues Café in association with Out to Lunch
Crow Black Chicken
Postponed - New date TBC
Saturday 15 January, 2.30pm
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In association with Superfly Funk and Soul Belfast
The Blow Monkeys
Postponed - New date TBC
Saturday 15 January, 8.00pm
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Martin Stephenson and the Daintees
Rescheduled - See 'Rolling Programme' below
Saturday 15 January, 8.00pm
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In association with Moving on Music and Strange Victory
John Francis Flynn
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Sunday 16 January, 8.00pm
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Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain
Postponed - New date TBC
Sunday 16 January, 7.30pm
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Tadhg Hickey – In One Eye, Out The Other
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Tuesday 18 January, 1.00pm and 8.00pm, *Wed 19 Jan, 8.00pm
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Moyra Donaldson/Nandi Jola/Stephanie Conn
The Black Box - Live Streamed Event
Wednesday 19 January, 1.00pm
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NI Opera and the Great American Song Book
The Black Box - Live Streamed Event
Thursday 20 January, 1.00pm
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The Velvet Underground: Film Screening + VU inspired live show
Postponed - New date TBC
Friday 21 January, 8.00pm
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Gwenifer Raymond
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Friday 21st January '22, 8.00pm
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Brigid O’Neill – ‘Intangible Heritage’ EP Launch
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Saturday 22 January, 4.00pm
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Ciara O’Neill EP Launch
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Saturday 22 January, 8.00pm
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Hazel O’Connor
Rescheduled - See 'Rolling Programme' below
Saturday 22 January, 8.00pm
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In association with the Real Music Club
Sam Baker
Rescheduled - See 'Rolling Programme' below
Sunday 23 January, 2.00pm
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Paddy Anderson – A Flamenco Guitar Recital
The Black Box - Live Streamed Event
Tuesday 25 January, 1.00pm
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Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr
Postponed - New date TBC
Tuesday 25 January, 8.00pm
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Zoë Conway & John McIntyre
The Black Box - Live Streamed Event
Wednesday 26 January, 1.00pm
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The Nowhere Inn – St Vincent
Postponed - New date TBC
Wednesday 26 January, 8.00pm
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Junk Drawer + Support Funeral Rose
Postponed - New date TBC
Thursday 27 January, 8.00pm
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Myles McCormack
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Thursday 27 January, 8.00pm
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Aoife O’Donovan plus support Donovan Woods
Rescheduled - See 'Rolling Programme' below
Friday 28 January, 8.00pm
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Deptford Northern Soul Club Versus Superfly Funk and Soul
Postponed - New date TBC
Friday 28 January, 2022, 10.30pm
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Malojian: Journey Through the Past – An Afternoon of Neil Young Songs
Postponed - New date TBC
Saturday 29 January, 2.00pm
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Proudly presented by Belfast Blues Café and Out to Lunch
Mirenda Rosenberg
Postponed - New date TBC
Saturday 29 January, 2.30pm
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Rory Nellis – ‘Written & Underlined’ Album Launch
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Saturday 29 January, 8.00pm
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Crowd Company with DJ support Pete Brady and friends
Cancelled
Saturday 29th January '22, 8.30pm
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Dig With It: The Issue 7 Shindig
Postponed - New date TBC
Sunday 30 January, 2.00pm
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Out to Lunch in association with Jazzlife Alliance
Olivia Murphy
Postponed - New date TBC
Sunday 30 January, 7.30pm
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Lucy Porter: Be Prepared
Rescheduled - See 'CQAF 2022' below
Sunday 30 January, 8.00pm
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CQAF2022 Earlybird Shows
I remember how it made me feel…. Jane Butler
Ps2 Paragon Studios Project Space
5th May - 21st May
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Penguin Cafe + special guest Peter Broderick
Festival Marquee (Custom House Square)
Thursday 28 April, 8.00pm
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In association with the Real Music Club
Jesse Dayton + special guest The Sabrejets
Deer’s Head Music Hall
Thursday 28 April, 8.00pm
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Shit Show Shambles – A Gameshow Extravaganza
The Sunflower Public House
Thursday 28 April, 8.00pm
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Claire Barclay: Thrum
The MAC
Thursday 28 April - Sunday 3 July, 11am - 5pm (Wed - Sun)
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Flax Project Space presents ‘Becoming’
Flax Project Space, 7 North Street
28th April – 5th May, 1pm – 6pm
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Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast Walking Tour
Starts at Clifton House
Friday 29 April , 2.00pm
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The Heart Desires (Dil Chahta Hai )
Indian Community Centre
Friday 29 April, 7.00pm
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GoGo Penguin ’22
Festival Marquee (Custom House Square)
Friday 29 April 2022, 8.00pm
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Arborist (Full Band) + Guests
Rosemary Street First Presbyterian Church
Friday 29 April, 8.00pm
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Inni-K / Éanna Ó Cróinín – Double Album Launch
Áras Mhic Reachtain
Friday 29 April, 8:30pm
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Echo and The Bunnymen – 40 Years of Magical Songs
Festival Marquee (Custom House Square)
Saturday 30 April, 8.00pm
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All Points presents: Ai Messiah & Friends
Saint Joseph's Church, Sailortown
Saturday 30 April, 8.00pm
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Superfly Funk and Soul/CQAF proudly present
Corduroy
Oh Yeah Music Centre
Saturday 30th April, 8.30pm
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Ghouls On Film Presents: Beyond The Black Rainbow at the Freemasons Hall
Freemasons' Hall, Arthur Square
Saturday 30th April, 8.30pm
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Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr
The Black Box (Green Room)
Sunday 1 May, 4.00pm
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Declan O’Rourke + guest Niall McNamee
Festival Marquee
Sunday 1 May 2022, 8.00pm
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Rory Nellis – ‘Written & Underlined’ Album Launch
McHugh's
Sunday 1 May, 8.00pm
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Bell X1 with Dowry Strings
Festival Marquee (Custom House Square)
Monday 2nd May, 8.00pm
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Keyboard Fantasies (Screening)
The Black Box (Green Room)
Monday 2 May, 8.00pm
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Harmony Saves the World
The Sunflower Public House
Monday 2 May & Tuesday 3 May, 8.00pm
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Monty Python & The FOLEY Grail
Saint Joseph's Church, Sailortown
Tuesday 3 May, 9.00pm
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The Night With presents … Juice Vocal Ensemble
The Black Box (Green Room)
Tuesday 3 May, 8.00pm
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In association with Moving on Music and Strange Victory
John Francis Flynn
The Black Box
Tuesday 3 May, 8.00pm
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London African Gospel Choir Presents The Bob Marley Songbook
Festival Marquee
Wednesday 4 May, 8.00pm
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In association with Strange Victory
Kathryn Joseph
The Deer’s Head Music Hall
Wednesday 4 May, 8.00pm
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Love in Bright Landscapes – The Story of David McComb and The Triffids
Sunflower Bar
Wednesday 4 May, 8.00pm
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In association with Ulster Presents at Ulster University
Jonathan Barnbrook in conversation
University of Ulster- Art College
Thursday 5 May, 7.00pm
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Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast Walking Tour
Starts at Clifton House
Friday 6th May, 2.00pm
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This Ship Argo : Live Film Soundtrack
Saint Joseph's Church, Sailortown
Friday 6 May, 9.00pm
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Explosion Sound System feat. Ras Tenda
Ulster Sports Club
Friday 6 May, 11.00pm - 3.00am
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The Incredible Journey (Dog Friendly Screening)
The Sunflower Public House
Saturday 7 May, 11.00am
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Teddy Thompson – Heartbreaker Please Tour
The Black Box - Friday 6th May, 8.00pm
Rosemary Street First Presbyterian - Saturday 7th May, 2.00pm
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Soul II Soul – Club Classics
Festival Marquee (Custom House Square)
Saturday 7 May, 8.00pm
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Lucy Porter: Be Prepared
Saint Joseph's Church, Sailortown
Saturday 7 May, 8.00pm
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Nosferatu – Live Soundtracked by Jozef Van Wissem (Only Lovers Left Alive)
Saint Patricks Church, Donegall Street
Saturday 7th May, 8.00pm
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Hollie McNish: Slug Tour
Festival Marquee (Custom House Square)
Sunday 8 May, 2.00pm
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Roy Walker with Phil Walker – Say What You See
Saint Joseph's Church, Sailortown
Sunday 8 May, 8.00pm
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The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Creativity Bursaries - Winners
The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is delighted to announce the winners of its three Creative Bursaries. These were set up in response to Covid-19 and the devastating impact it has had on the arts in Northern Ireland. The three bursaries – for Theatre, Writing and Music – will support and encourage new work by writers, musicians and theatre practitioners based in Northern Ireland. The Winners will get to showcase their new work at the 21st Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.
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