Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Band at the Seamus Ennis Arts Centre

What to Expect

Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Band play a live date at the Seamus Ennis Arts Centre, the small purpose-built venue in the Naul that anchors a lot of the live music, theatre and workshop programme for this part of north County Dublin. The centre is named after the Naul-born piper and broadcaster Seamus Ennis, and it has built a reputation for booking a mix of touring folk, roots and traditional acts alongside comedy and community events through the year.

For anyone in Balbriggan, Skerries or Swords who assumes live music means a trip into town, the Seamus Ennis Arts Centre is the alternative: an intimate, well-regarded venue a short drive from all of them, with a programme that runs through the autumn with further trad, folk and roots dates. This show sits within that wider run, which is worth checking if you’re in the area and looking for something on a given weekend.

Because the venue is small, shows here tend to have a genuine intimacy that bigger city rooms can’t offer, with the audience close to the stage rather than watching from a distance. The centre also runs a cafe and gallery space that’s open around performance times, so it’s worth arriving a little early to make more of the visit rather than just showing up for the music itself.

Good to Know

• Sunday 16 August 2026 at the Seamus Ennis Arts Centre, the Naul
• Live performance by Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Band
• Small venue, advance booking recommended
• Part of the centre’s regular autumn live music programme
• Check the TSEAC website or call the box office for exact start time and ticket price

Getting There

The Naul is a village in north-west Fingal, roughly midway between Balbriggan and Ashbourne, and is most easily reached by car; there is parking at the arts centre itself. It’s around a 45-minute drive from Dublin city centre and roughly 20 minutes from Balbriggan or Swords for anyone coming from elsewhere in Fingal.