With the Lough as the stage and the lighting and effects supplied by Mother Nature herself, Ruairí Donovan's Witches is set to be one of the most magical Midsummer Festival kick-offs yet. Oh yeah, and it starts at 3.30am...
Most of us only see dawn break after an eventful night out or an exhausting night in with a new baby. A local choreographer is looking to change our...
One of the elements that distinguishes Rich Hall’s live act from all the others is that he tailors each show to that particular location. Every night, he delivers an object lesson in performing off-the-cuff so audience members in Cork can expect something quite unique when he plays at the Opera House for one night only on Tuesday, June 4th.
Hall, who won the coveted Perrier Award...
Powerful yet fragile, the vocals of the renowned Gemma Hayes will be heard at Cyprus Avenue this weekend. The singer, who released her fourth studio album- the exquisitely introspective Let It Break- back in 2011, will play tomorrow, Saturday in Cork.
The maverick Tipperary singer/ songwriter enthuses that it’s an “amazing time” to be an independent artist. “I've...
Dance students at Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa will take part in a Graduation Performance at the Firkin Crane Theatre next week. Running on Wednesday, May 22nd and Thursday, May 23rd, the show is produced by course director Alan Foley.
Taking place at 8pm both evenings, it will showcase the varied talents of the students and staff, ranging from classical ballet with Swan...
A brand new version of Frank McGuinness’ The Factory Girls will come to Cork later this month. To be performed at The Everyman from Monday, May 27th to Saturday, June 1st as part of a national tour, the show was first produced in The Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 1982.
It tells the story of five women who stage a lock-in at a shirt factory in Donegal when faced with the threat of...
Following the success of their debut album Paper Walls last year, Cork-based band Parallel is to release a new single next week. A lively and intricate listen, When I’m High features Lar English and Christine Brine, with a rhythm section provided by Steve Buckley and Willie Magnier. The group is influenced by a wide range of artists including The Beatles, REM, Nick Drake, Lucinda...
A free photographic exhibition at UCC Library is giving fresh insight into the tradition of the ‘Big House’ in Ireland. Power & Privilege: Photographs of The Big House in Ireland, 1858-1922 is curated by UCC library archivist, Emer Twomey, and comprises of rare photographic prints from the National Library of Ireland’s collections. Images include those of house and garden...
One of the hardest working bands on the UK roots music circuit is coming to Cork. Having built a sizeable fan base following numerous tours and big festival appearances, Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra will perform at the Crane Lane Theatre on Sunday, June 9th,
A hot seven-piece featuring guitars, mandolin, harmonica, accordion, trumpet, double bass and percussion, they’re...
Hosted by John Spillane, Cork City Music College's 25th Anniversary Gala Celebration gets underway at the Triskel next weekend from 8pm. Featuring tenor, Robert Craig; counter tenor, Nicholas McMurry and a Cork debut by female vocal group Swingabella, the event will take place on Saturday, May 25th. A variety of orchestral pieces performed by the CCMC will also be included such as Intermezzo...
This Is The Kit is the much beloved musical project of Kate Stables. The performer sings, and plays guitar and banjo while a cast of carefully hand-plucked friends deliver guitar strums, hushed horns and electronic textures that sit beneath Stables’ easy, earnest lilt. Her long-time collaborator and regular live companion Jesse Vernon, who produced the group’s latest album Wriggle...
A play about love, deception and betrayal comes to the Granary Theatre with Dradin, In Love. The performance is about one damaged man’s journey into a dangerous world after he suddenly falls in love with the silhouette of an unknown woman in a window. Aided by a devious and untrustworthy thief, the man attempts to woo the strange woman, leading him into a fight for his life, and a final...
Balkan and Irish traditions will combine this weekend when Úna Palliser and Marko Hatlak perform in Baltimore. Ahead of the gig, Palliser chats to Play’s Maria Tracey about home town performances and life on the road.
She may have appeared onstage alongside Colombian artist Shakira, and lent her voice to the popular Specsavers’ sheep advert, but for Cork...
Dublin rock trio, The Dudley Corporation will launch their fourth album in Cork next week. Everyone Does Everything Wrong is the band’s first full-length release in five years with the 13-track rock blowout featuring crunchy guitars, multi-track vocals, and pummelling double bass drums. Recorded with Jimmy Eadie (Jape, Si Schroeder) in Dublin, mixed by Rob Bochnik (The Frames, Swell...
A Mallow playwright and performer will bring her multi-award nominated and sell-out show to Cork next week. Stefanie Preissner’s Solpadeine Is My Boyfriend is to run at The Half Moon Theatre from Tuesday, May 14th to Saturday, May 18th along with a selection of other Cork venues. The play is about a new Irish generation who were promised a life of financial stability and job security but...
The Greek city of Thessaloniki isn’t usually associated with electronic music. However, it was the birthplace of Alexandros Berdos, otherwise known as Alex Celler, who was influenced in the 90s and 00s by names like Juan Atkins, Sven Vath, Jeff Mills, and Ricardo Villalobos visiting the city. Moving to London in 2004, Celler started collecting records, DJing regularly and producing music...
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