The Olllam Concert History

Belfast-born uilleann piper John McSherry and Detroit natives Tyler Duncan and Michael Shimmin have been dreaming of .the olllam. for the last decade. With a name inspired by the king’s own ollam bards of Irish lore, the trio wanted an ensemble that naturally represented their combined experience in a multiplicity of styles. McSherry, one of the best uilleann pipers in the world and a founding member of legendary Irish group Lúnasa, has been dubbed...

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 18, 2022
The Olllam

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National Concert Hall Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Jun 17, 2022
The Olllam Town Hall Theatre Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Jun 16, 2022
The Olllam / Síomha Cyprus Avenue Cork, Munster, Ireland
Sep 19, 2014 –
Sep 21, 2014
Earthwork Harvest Gathering 2014
Vulfpeck / Theo Katzman / Frontier Ruckus / Kirby / Cookies / Joshua Davis / FORWARD / Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys / The Crane Wives / Bennett / The Accidentals (US) / Nathan K. / The Olllam / May Erlewine / Red Tail Ring / The Appleseed Collective / Tyler Duncan / The Go Rounds / Hymn for Her / Seth Bernard / Joe Hertler / Daniel Kahn / Abigail Stauffer / Matt Jones and the Reconstruction / Chris Dorman / Soul Patch / Bacon / Jake Allen / Ben Daniels Band / Mark Lavengood / Andru Bemis / Ralston Bowles / Joe Reilly / The Red Sea Pedestrians / Dick Siegel / Gifts Or Creatures / Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful / Who Hit John / The Muteflutes / The Longest Day of the Year / Woven Tangles / Fauxgrass / Airborne Or Aquatic / E Minor / Dave Menzo / Chris Good / Seth and May / Deep Fried Pickle Project / Maraj / The Little Family Band / Jo Serrapere / FlyPaper / Bowhunter / Saltbreaker / Ryan and Friends / Philippe Nash / Little Bang Theory / Andy Juhl / Samantha Cooper / Max Lockwood / Madcat Midnight Blues Journey / darlenYa / The True Falsettos / Micah Ling / Stovepipe Stover / K Jones & the Benzie Playboys / Dan Hazlett / BenJammin' and Analisa / Wooly Bear / Springtails / Spirits Rising / Moxieville / Mister Chris / Dede Alderman / Dan Rickabus / Tony LaJoye Trio / Todd Livingston / Susan and Bob Fawcett / Steve Leaf & the Ex-Pats / Steels Heal The World / Peaceful Sisters / Nik James and the Bandwagon / Milo and Friends / Anne Erlewine / John Hartford's Aeroplane / Jen Koppin / Frank Youngman / F-Bomb Fitzgerald / Earthwork Women / Cornfed Girls / Brodie Sullivan / Bombocly / Bob Bernard and his Waltz Posse / Anti-Villains (US) / Allison Radell / Aaron Otto / Stovepipe Stover's One Beard Band Show all bands
  Setlists
Earthwork Farm Lake City, MI
Folk
Post-Rock
Celtic
Instrumental Funk
Folktronica
Irish Neo-Traditional
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2025 7 concerts
2024 8 concerts
2023 5 concerts
2022 3 concerts
2014 1 concert
 Patricia Flynn
 Colm Reardon
 Alistair Mc Dermid
 Anna Brewster
 Iisgrove

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Olllam had?

The Olllam has had 24 concerts.

What genre is The Olllam?

The Olllam is most often considered to be Folk, Post-Rock, Celtic, Instrumental Funk, Folktronica, and Irish Neo-Traditional.

When is the next The Olllam concert?

The next The Olllam concert is on January 31, 2025 at Project House in Leeds, England, United Kingdom.

When was the last The Olllam concert?

The last The Olllam concert was on February 04, 2024 at Vicar Street in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.

What setlist does The Olllam play live?

The songs that The Olllam performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 29, 2023 concert at Vicar Street in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland:

  1. lllow the sun
  2. an exillle's dream
  3. the follly of wisdom
  4. with pure crystalll teeth
  5. the arrows that murder sllleep
  6. a grey eye lllooks back
  7. stream of silllver
  8. the burialll stone
  9. Craobhacha
  10. three signs of a bad man
  11. the belll
  12. bridge of glllass

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