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How to Gael Live
Address: Crinniu Chill Dara, Festival Tent, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 X77F
Date: 02/02/26
Time: 14:00
Doors open 13:30
Arrive early for Brigid’s Cross Making at 13:00
Tickets available below:
‘How To Gael is Ireland’s number one bilingual podcast and has quickly amassed a cult following at home and abroad since its 2023 launch. Mar thriúr ban navigating their 30s, they are living, working and socialising as Gaeilge in a way that is suimiúil, spraíúil agus just good craic. You may not learn the modh coinníollach, but from sharing their favourite lines in Irish literature to justifying the absolute necessity of weekly blow dries (a.k.a. ESSENTIAL), these mná embody a vibrant new generation of Gaels.
Join Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Louise Cantillon and a special guest at St Brigid’s Festival for a bilingual celebration filled with wit, warmth and wide-open conversation. Whether you’re a fluent speaker or simply Gaeilge-curious, this uplifting live event invites everyone to lean in—brunch-chat energy, festival vibes and plenty of craic guaranteed.’
‘How to Gaels special guest Brìghde Chaimbeul is a trailblazing Scottish smallpipes virtuoso, blending ancient Gaelic roots with bold experimental sound, and winner of the BBC Young Folk and Horizon Awards. She embodies the festival spirit, redefining Celtic tradition for a new era.
Brìghde Chaimbeul (Breech-huh Campbell) is a leading purveyor of celtic experimentalism and a master of the Scottish smallpipes; a bellows-blown, mellower cousin to the famous Highland bagpipes. A native Gaelic speaker, Brìghde roots her music in her language and culture. She rose to prominence as a prodigy of traditional music, but has since begun a journey to take the smallpipes into unchartered territory. She has devised a unique way or arranging for pipe music that emphasises the rich textural drones of the instrument; the constancy of sound that creates a trance-like atmosphere, played with enticing virtuosic liquidity. She draws inspiration from the world of interconnected piping traditions, but her most recent album brings in influence from ambient, avant garde and electronic music.
Her mesmerising musicianship has won her many awards and media recognition, including BBC Young Folk Award, BBC Horizon Award, SAY Award nomination and a wide array of collaborators include Caroline Polachek, Colin Stetson, Gruff Rhys, Radie Peat.
Brìghde’s smallpipes are made by renowned makers Fin Moore and Hamish Moore.
See more on her website: https://scanner.topsec.com/?d=1340&r=show&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brichaimbeul.com%2F&t=a7de1ad4dc9209c55f72d1f54e8b59c5a8b0fd4c
As a modern torchbearer of her namesake’s legacy, Brìghde perfectly embodies the spirit of the festival by fusing ancient Gaelic roots with a creative fire that redefines Celtic tradition for a new era.