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The 13th Boyne Music Festival: 23rd - 26th July 2026

The Boyne Music Festival returns this summer with an exciting programme of concerts, tours, workshops, poetry, film, a photography exhibition and family events. Festival events will take place in both County Louth and County Meath in venues including Townley Hall, Slane Castle and Boann Distillery. These three unique historic venues offer both elegancy and intimacy ideal for chamber music.

The BMF will feature both returning festival artists and many new friends as well. Artists this summer include musicians Lotte Betts-Dean, Deirdre Brenner, Paul Cassidy, Sholto Kynoch, Aisling Manning, Julie-Anne Manning, Éanna Monaghan, Ioana Petcu-Colan, Jacqueline Thomas, emerging composer Samuel Kane, poet Kate Wakeling and many more.

The full programme will be announced in February and tickets will go on sale in March.

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📜2025 BMF: Poetry Workshop📜 This summer, the BMF invited poet Jennifer Horgan to offer a poetry writing workshop to guests of the festival. The participants spent an afternoon connecting with each other, exploring the grounds of Townley Hall, and developing their own writing practices. 🖋️ Thank you @horgan.jennifer for a beautiful afternoon! 🙏 📷 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #writingworkshop #poetry #wherewemeet #countylouth #boynevalley #townleyhall #chambermusicfestival #irelandsancienteast @doirepress @artscouncilireland

🎻2025 BMF Young Artists 🎻 Violinist Donica Tran 📷 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #youngartistprogramme #wherewemeet #emergingtalent #countymeath #boynevalley #slanecastle #chambermusicfestival #irelandsancienteast @artscouncilireland

🎻2025 BMF Young Artists 🎻 Violinist Constant Clermont @constant_cler 📷 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #youngartistprogramme #wherewemeet #emergingtalent #countylouth #boynevalley #townleyhall #chambermusicfestival #irelandsancienteast @artscouncilireland

🎻2025 BMF Young Artists 🎻 Each summer the Boyne Music Festival supports emerging artists through its BMF Young Artists Programme. It is a way to offer both learning and performance opportunities to talented young musicians from Ireland and abroad. 🎶 This year the BMF was delighted to welcome violinists Donica Tran and Constant Clermont to the BMF Young Artists Programme. They performed chamber works alongside BMF Artists at Slane Castle, and were featured soloists in the festival's amateur string workshop at Townley Hall. 👏 We look forward to seeing what the future has in store for both of them! 🌠 📷 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #youngartistprogramme #wherewemeet #emergingtalent #countylouth #boynevalley #slanecastle #chambermusicfestival #irelandsancienteast @constant_cler @artscouncilireland

📖 🎶CARE 🎶📖 The Boyne Music Festival was thrilled to feature poet Jennifer Horgan in the festival programme this summer. On Saturday, 26 July, Jennifer read from her debut collection CARE interspersed with performances by this year's BMF Young Artists Èlia Farreras and Lucas Huber. 🤍 Èlia & Lucas were presented at the BMF this year through a collaboration with the initiative Lied the Future in Spain. Lied the Future was established by the by the Franz Schubert Association and aims to support emerging talent in chamber music and art song. 🎼 📷 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #wherewemeet #countylouth #boynevalley #townleyhall #chambermusicfestival #irelandsancienteast @artscouncilireland @horgan.jennifer @eliafarrerascabero @hubersierral @liedthefuture @doirepress

Behind the Scenes: Townley Hall 🤩 Rehearsals 🎶 @meesunhongcoleman @deirdre.brenner @bunny.creedon @luba_ulybysheva #aislingmanning 26 July 2025 📸 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #chambermusicfestival #townleyhall #countylouth #boynevalley #ireland @louthcountycouncil @artscouncilireland

Behind the Scenes: Townley Hall 🤩 Our biggest little fan 💕 26 July 2025 📸 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #chambermusicfestival #townleyhall #countylouth #boynevalley #ireland @louthcountycouncil @artscouncilireland

Behind the Scenes: Townley Hall 🤩 The Rotunda ❤️ 26 July 2025 📸 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #chambermusicfestival #townleyhall #countylouth #boynevalley #ireland @louthcountycouncil @artscouncilireland

Behind the Scenes: Townley Hall 🤩 Rehearsals 🎶 @meesunhongcoleman @deirdre.brenner #aislingmanning 26 July 2025 📸 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #chambermusicfestival #townleyhall #countylouth #boynevalley #ireland @louthcountycouncil @artscouncilireland

Behind the Scenes: Townley Hall 🤩 BMF Co-Directors 🎶 #aislingmanning #julieannemanning 26 July 2025 📸 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #chambermusicfestival #townleyhall #countylouth #boynevalley #ireland @louthcountycouncil @artscouncilireland

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