Wonderful weekend of entertainment at a unique Tipperary music festival
When Next We Meet
A very special weekend of entertainment was the feature of the When Next We Meet festival held on the grounds of Raheen House in Clonmel.
While the music contained a beautiful mix of performers to suit all tastes and ages a great appeal of this unique event is the relaxing and friendly atmosphere created at a stunning and most appropriate venue.
“Where to start. The festival is becoming something quite special. It’s hard to put into words what the atmosphere has been like in Raheen House across both days. It’s a community, not just a gig.
“It’s art, not just entertainment. We’ve spoken with the artists from both the Hidden Gems stage, to the Main Stage, and DJs, and there is a real sense that When Next We Meet is doing something special and unique. It’s not often that punters and performers are hanging out and chatting at festivals. Or that artists get each other on stage like what happened for Pillow Queen’s final song on Saturday night. There are so many people we want to thank and will get to doing so this week.
“Eoin and myself, and David Anchell too, care about this festival and it’s potential to be a good thing for the town and it’s artists. We want to keep going with it. But for now we’ll reflect on this year and the madness that was When Next We Meet 2025!” said Kate Twohig, co-director. Her co-director Eoin Hally said they were delighted with how everything went over the weekend.
“We’re chuffed with this years When Next We Meet. It’s a chaotic weekend behind the scenes but the feedback from the artists and the audience is that it’s the most chilled out, relaxed festival they’ve ever attended. Everyone seemed very, very happy.
“We tried a Sunday market this year, and there was such a great atmosphere there too. Myself and Kate even got time to get tattoos from Inksmith tattoos. For us we’re so grateful to the volunteers who keep the show on the road. We literally wouldn’t have time to do all the things that they do with a smile.
“A special mention to Aimee Pollard from The Coffee Note, who dropped what she was doing to serve coffee at the festival with no prior notice, digging us out of a hole.
“It was an incredible coming together of artists, audiences spanning across generations, vendors, painters, sculptors, crew, volunteers, the list goes on. We’re so lucky to have this event to curate. Long may it last,” Eoin said.