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music · Sunday 20 September 2026 · 7:30pm 
Philomena Begley and Ray Lynam: We Go Together
At Mermaid Arts Centre · Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 N5P1
At Mermaid Arts Centre · Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 N5P1
Philomena Begley and Ray Lynam, two of the biggest names in Irish country music with a combined six decades at the top of the scene, bring their We Go Together tour to the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray on Sunday 20 September 2026. Both singers built long careers on a steady run of chart hits through the country and Irish showband scene, and this joint tour pairs their catalogues in a full evening of duets and solo sets, with special guest Aidan Quinn added to the bill.
The show runs to around two hours and fifteen minutes, split into a 45-minute first half and a longer second half after the interval, starting at 7:30pm. Expect a set built from decades of chart hits across both performers’ careers, delivered in the traditional country and Irish style that has kept both names touring theatres and arts centres well into their later years. Philomena Begley has long been billed as a leading figure in Irish country music, while Ray Lynam’s career runs back through the showband years into a long solo run in the genre; paired together, the show leans on the pair’s onstage chemistry as much as their individual back catalogues. Early booking is advised given the draw of two established names on the same bill.
Mermaid Arts Centre is on Main Street in Bray, close to Bray Dart and rail station on the Dublin to Greystones line. Dublin Bus and Dart services connect Bray to Dublin city centre. Public car parking is available in Bray town centre near the venue.
Bray’s seafront and promenade sit a short walk from Mermaid Arts Centre on Main Street, an easy stop before or after an evening show. There is more to see in Bray and across Co. Wicklow.
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