May 17, 2012
love:live music, Ireland’s National Music Day will see hundreds of unique, fresh and free musical performances across the country including:
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A highlight event taking place in Dublin is Lá Ceoil, a free showcase concert in Dublin’s Meeting House Square on Thursday 21st June, 6pm-10pm, funded by the Arts Council supporting Traditional Arts. Lá Ceoil will draw inspiration from Ireland’s indigenous music and will welcome an outstanding line-up of musicians including Buffalo in the Castle, We Banjo 3, The Unwanted, Tarab, Mick O’Brien, members of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and DIT Traditional Music Ensemble and special guest Seán Mac Erlaine along with the world première of an exclusive commission by RTÉ lyric fm composer in residence Linda Buckley.
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Elsewhere, Clonmel Junction Festival and the Common Thread Café in conjunction with South Tipperary County Arts Office present: Clonmel Loves Live Music, 4 hours of Free Music on the streets of Clonmel including an outdoor music trail and a special live collaboration featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed singer and composer Julie Feeney, the extraordinarily talented violinist Cora Venus Lunny, exuberant and innovative harper Laoise Kelly and the masterfully elegant and fluent guitarist Niwel Tsumbu, and culminating with a classical chamber concert at the County Museum at 8pm.
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The Royal Irish Academy of Music will present a live music installation from 12-3pm at St Stephen’s Green, Dublin
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The Contemporary Music Centre (CMC) in association with Crash Ensemble will inaugurate its first 'Tiny Desk' concert as part of love:live music. This innovative music series aims to bring new Irish music out of the concert hall and into offices and workplaces, inviting audiences to experience close encounters with new Irish music
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Ennis Town in association with BallyO Promotions presents Clare Connections, a live music gathering in the heart of Ennis, Co. Clare; the home of traditional Irish music
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Samba percussion performance by Scoil Treasa Naofa involving children from 10-13 years of age from 11am on Grafton Street, Dublin
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Waltons New School of Music presents a Gospel Gathering at St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre from 6.30pm to 7.15pm
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CAN Percussion Trio, three masters of orchestral percussion lead a free percussion workshop, open to the public from 11am to 1pm at St. Patrick's Bandroom, Frenchville Lane, Galway. This event is presented in conjunction with Access Music Project and Macnas
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Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Eireann presents a range of over eighty events throughout the country including céilí and open air sessions
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Opera Theatre Company (OTC), Ireland's national touring opera company, will present operatic favourites by the best of Ireland's young opera talent in the wonderful surrounds of the Powerscourt Town Centre, Dublin. OTC's Young Associate Artists will present a glorious mix of opera's greatest moments. Prepare to be treated to a lively musical experience, taking in arias from Mozart to Puccini
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A Solstice celebration at Lochtar na Cua Standing Stones in Waterville, Kerry with the Scottish Pipes and Irish harps and a dance piece
Find out what’s on in your area here.
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May 15, 2012
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Lá Ceoil Free Music Event Announced for love:live music Celebrations on 21st June, International Music Day
Music Network in association with RTÉ lyric fm presents Lá Ceoil, a free live music event as part of the national love:live music celebrations on Thursday 21st June 2012 (International Music Day). Lá Ceoil will see performances from Buffalo in the Castle, We Banjo 3, The Unwanted, Tarab, Mick O’Brien, members of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and DIT Traditional Music Ensemble, and special guest Seán Mac Erlaine along with the world première of an exclusive commission by RTÉ lyric fm composer in residence Linda Buckley. Lá Ceoil is kindly supported by Arts Council’s Traditional Arts Funding.
Lá Ceoil is a free showcase concert in Dublin’s Meeting House Square on Thursday 21st June, 6pm-10pm drawing inspiration from Ireland’s indigenous music and with an outstanding line-up of musicians from Ireland and around the world. Journeying through Old-Time American folk, orchestral scores, contemporary compositions, electronic interpretations and new world fusions, Lá Ceoil showcases encounters with other musical disciplines and demonstrates how traditional Irish music has cultivated new genres and continues to experiment with new musical synergies. RTÉ lyric fm composer in residence Linda Buckley describes her commission for the concert as “' a meeting of sound worlds, reflecting the diverse cross-genre influences within my own work, from Irish traditional to contemporary classical and electronic”.
“Ireland is known throughout the world for its incredible musicians and unrivalled musical talent and Lá Ceoil is an exciting showcase of this. This event brings together some of the most unique and exciting artists in Ireland in what promises to be a true celebration of the musical wealth in this country and a really special night for the audience. Lá Ceoil is one of the headline events of love:live music 2012, a national celebration of Irish music taking place on International Music Day – 21st June. For those that can’t make it, Lá Ceoil will be broadcast by RTÉ lyric fm (98.7) and available for streaming from http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm” commented Event Project Manager Jody Ackland.
love:live music is Ireland's celebration of International Music Day on Thursday 21st June through free live music events in cities, towns and villages all over the country. Initiated by Music Network and in association with RTÉ lyric fm, it is an open invitation to everyone to Make Music Everywhere. love:live music is funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Music Network is revenue funded by The Arts Council.
International Music Day takes place in over 120 countries around the world on 21st June every year.
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May 2, 2012
I love live music because…
Performance has always been and will always be the essence of music. It is true that most artists use recorded music to reach vaster audiences but very often it is only to create an opportunity to increase the amount of live performances.
What made you decide to pursue a career in music?
I discovered a piano in our house as a child and realized I could say things with it without using any words.
Can you remember your first ever live music experience?
I remember two very different musical experiences which kind of happened at the same time. The volume and the energy of a rock band...and the volume and the energy of a symphony orchestra. I was actually much more impressed by the orchestra...and I knew nothing about classical music.
Where have you found inspiration?
I find inspiration usually in listening to other musicians play live. It allows me to explore so many aspects of music that I normally take for granted...it makes me reflect on what I like, what I don't like and what I should do.
I’ve always wanted to play in....
I have a fascination with very large and resonant spaces and the challenges that they present. That's why I love to play piano in large churches and spaces with an independent live sound...sound becomes another instrument.
If you could have been present at any live music event throughout history, what would it be?
I probably would have loved to go every night for a week to listen to John Coltrane quartet play a small club.
If you could hear any one song or piece of music performed live, what would it be?
Right now I'd love to hear Stravinsky right of the spring standing in front of the orchestra as if I was the conductor. I would also love to hear Tom Waits in a small venue.
Which musicians/bands would you invite to your fantasy dinner party and why?
Once again John Coltrane (for the integrity and the energy), Claudio Monteverdi (for the beauty and the passion), Manfred Eicher (for the sound and to convince him to let me make a record for ECM).
What will you be doing on 21st June?
Playing in Temple Bar Meeting House Square for the free love:live music event, Lá Ceoil.
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