Press Release

OctoberSeis is a fund raising weekend of music, entertainment and crack held every year in October. This year all money raised goes to Rock Rose House - Mayo Cancer Support Association. OctoberSeis will be held on the bank holiday weekend 22nd-24th October in Westport, Co. Mayo.

Friday 22nd; John's Bar, from 9pm.

Saturday 23rd; The Wyatt Hotel, from 8pm.

(Tickets €10 available in Schu-it, James St., Westport or on the door).

Sunday 24th; Westport Country Lodge Hotel, from 6pm.

Beginning in 2005, OctoberSeis started as a way for the O’Neill family of Athy, Co. Kildare to pay tribute to their father Joe O’Neill, a gifted musician and dedicated band leader of the Stardust Orchestra which brought his particular brand of music to almost every dance venue in Ireland from the early 1940’s to the 1960’s.
Joe founded the CBS Brass and Reed Orchestra in Athy which is still going strong today.

OctoberSeis first started in Naas when this gifted family got together with friends and initiated what has proven to be a very enjoyable musical extravaganza of many genres of music. The festival moves annually to areas where members of the O'Neill family live or have strong connections.

2005 – Naas

2006 – Cavan

2007 – Tewkesbury

2008 – New York

2009 – Kildare

2010 - Westport

This talented family brings music, entertainment and good crack to the locals while helping raise money for worthy and local charities. This year the group is raising money for Rock Rose House the home of Mayo Cancer Support Association.

Friday 22nd of October kicks off the sixth OctoberSeis in Johns Bar, Peter Street, Westport at 9pm and will be a night for musicians and music lovers alike to meet up.

The main night of the seis is on Saturday 23rd in the Wyatt Hotel Starting at 8pm. Tickets are €10 available from Schu-it, Westport with 100% of the money raised going to the charity. On the night there will be a raffle with lots of great prizes such as tickets to go see 'Cinderella' JEDWARD's Panto at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin.

Bringing the weekend to a close on Sunday 24th in the Westport Country Lodge Hotel from 6pm, where locals will be invited to join the OctoberSeis gang on stage.

This years’ Seis plays host to more than forty musicians including locals and members and friends of the O’Neill family.

We guarantee a fun weekend of entertainment and music for all.