# Event Details - **Event Name**: An Evening of Songs and Stories with Colum Sands - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: “Colum Sands is an unforgettable, wonderful performer........ He's warm, witty, moving and funny.”About this EventA County Down singer, songwriter and storyteller Colum Sands has been described as a performer who “views the world with balanced, non tribalistic humanity, breaking down all kinds of barriers and leaving behind an optimism and appreciation of the power of the human spirit over adversity.”He has performed solo and as a member of ‘The Sands Family’ in over thirty countries, presented BBC radio programmes over 22 years and produced over 100 albums, working with young musicians and legends like Joan Baez and Pete Seeger.His songs and stories, often laced with humour, are based on observations of the profound and sometimes quirky ways of life that connect us all and remind us that we all live under the same sky.Growing up in a “mixed” farming community near Mayobridge, his early songs like “The March Ditch” recall the days of neighbours sharing work in the fields, borrowing spades and other farm implements from each other.“Whatever you say, say nothing”, his wry send-up on the kind of suspicion which is deliberately generated to keep people apart, has been translated and recorded in German, Dutch, Danish, Polish and Hebrew, a sign that his songs travel well. Colum relishes the vast variety of venues in which he has sung them, from Carnegie Hall New York to an audience of one in a packed phone box on Rathlin Island!With tours in England, Germany and Denmark last year, Colum is looking forward to a shorter journey across County Down for a very first performance in the unique setting ofKillyleagh Castle.***“Colum Sands is an unforgettable, wonderful performer. I've just seen him play to 2,500 people in the Australian National Folk Festival's biggest venue and make everyone feel as if they were sitting in his lounge room. He's warm, witty, moving and funny.”Steve Barnes, Director Fairbridge Folk Festival.***www.columsands.com - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/killyleagh/an-evening-of-songs-and-stories-with-colum-sands/100001982670043472 - **Event Categories**: Entertainment, performances, Festivals, Music - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fan-evening-of-songs-and-stories-with-colum-sands-tickets-1982670043472 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 22.38, max: 22.38, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Killyleagh - **state**: NI - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Killyleagh Castle - **lat**: 54.4016212 - **long**: -5.6528564 - **full address**: Killyleagh Castle, High St, Killyleagh, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Sir Hans Sloane Centre (https://allevents.in/org/sir-hans-sloane-centre/22546248) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/7304b6ed9133ef03c1dd55b013a5331870acc20bacd2d61d7bf3d8d48b47f60f-rimg-w712-h358-dc000000-gmir.jpg?v=1770733936 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=An+Evening+of+Songs+and+Stories+with+Colum+Sands&date=18+Apr ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Killyleagh Castle, High St, Killyleagh, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 22.38 up to 22.38 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Sir Hans Sloane Centre - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Entertainment, performances, Festivals, Music - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about An Evening of Songs and Stories with Colum Sands ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "An Evening of Songs and Stories with Colum Sands", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/7304b6ed9133ef03c1dd55b013a5331870acc20bacd2d61d7bf3d8d48b47f60f-rimg-w712-h358-dc000000-gmir.jpg?v=1770733936", "startDate": "2026-04-18T19:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-04-18T20:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/killyleagh/an-evening-of-songs-and-stories-with-colum-sands/100001982670043472", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Killyleagh Castle", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "High St", "postalCode": "BT30 9QP", "addressLocality": "Killyleagh", "addressRegion": "NI", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "54.4016212", "longitude": "-5.6528564" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "“Colum Sands is an unforgettable, wonderful performer........ 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