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MusicMusic ShowsAltan Legendary Irish traditional band Altan celebrate 25 years together this year and to mark the occasion have just released an album with the RTE Concert Orchestra. Over the years, Altan have established themselves as one of the most important live acts to play traditional Irish music in Ireland and on the world stage. Led by renowned musican Mairead Ni Maonaigh on fiddle and vocals, who has ... (click to read more) Book NowArguelles, Guilfoyle, Black The international trio Arguelles/Guilfoyle/Black comprises three of the leading contemporary Jazz musicians of their respective countries, British saxophonist Julian Arguelles, Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle, and American drummer Jim Black. Playing a programme mixing original compositions and standards, the trio’s music features a free-wheeling spontaneity and powerful rhythmic drive, with ... (click to read more) Ariadne Daskalakis and Trio Vintage (US/Germany) Presented by Music Network this concert sees prize-winning violinist Ariadne Daskalakis go head-to-head with two of Germany’s foremost early music specialists: Markus Möllenbeck and Gerald Hambitzer. Daskalakis has been playing on period instruments since her time with the acclaimed Manon Quartet in the late 1990s. She has won many plaudits for her soulful playing, dazzling technique ... (click to read more) Book NowCeltic Tenors The Celtic Tenors are so good live that in 2000, following an impromptu audition at EMI in London, they were signed on the spot to an international record deal. Since then they have established themselves as the most successful classical crossover artists ever to emerge from Ireland. They continue to re-invent the whole tenor idiom by pioneering a new style of cool never before seen on the ... (click to read more) Book NowComhaltas St. Patrick's Day Concert Bray Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann 16th March 2010 This special concert for St Patrick’s Festival promises to be a fantastic night of the very best of Traditional culture featuring musician’s singers and dancers from Bray and Roundwood branches of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Through the hard work and success of both Comhaltas branches a ... (click to read more) Book NowIndigo Quartet Saturday 13 February @ 1.30pm Liven up your lunch-time at Mermaid with The Indigo Quartet. This multi-award winning group of 4 young musicians of diverse nationalities share the common aim of using the medium of string quartet to transmit to their audiences the maximum level of expressivity and emotion. The interesting mix of cultural backgrounds of the Quartet (Italian, Japanese, Irish ... (click to read more) Julie Feeney Producer, composer, orchestrator, singer, conductor, performer and instrumentalist; Julie Feeney first made her mark on the international music scene by winning the Choice Music Prize (Ireland’s equivalent of the Mercury Prize) with her debut album ‘13 songs’. Rooted in classical world her unique sound straddles the pop and theatre world in her live shows. Guaranteed to ... (click to read more) Book NowMartin Hayes & Dennis Cahill Martin Hayes is regarded as one of the most extraordinary talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music. His unique sound, his mastery of his chosen instrument, the fiddle, his acknowledgement of the past and his shaping of the future of the music combine to create an astonishing and formidable artistic intelligence. Dennis Cahill is a master guitarist, a native of Chicago born to ... (click to read more) Book NowOleku Band This summer Africa will take centre stage with World Cup 2010. Here is your chance to experience a taste of Africa a little closer to home with the fabulous Oleku Band. Formed in 2006 from a group of Irish-based Nigerian musicians they are lead by multi-instrumentalist Allen-Taylor Adeniyi on sax, organ and vocals. Hear authentic Afrobeat and Highlife music from their Nigerian (Yoruba) roots and ... (click to read more) Book NowRedmond O’Toole Selected as the National Concert Hall 2009 "Rising Star" and appearing regularly as a guest of "The Chieftans" around the world, Redmond O'Toole is the first to adapt to Paul Galbraith's 8-string guitar, played in the position of a cello, which allows him an extension of range, colour and repertoire. As well as performances in Ireland Redmond has given concerts in Germany, Spain and ... (click to read more) Book NowSarah Power Soprano Sarah Power returns to her hometown for a magical evening of opera and song. Accompanied by acclaimed Viennese pianist Andrea Linsbauer, this concert will feature music by Austrian masters such as Mozart, Strauss and Lehar as well as composers from closer to home. Be transported by Viennese waltzes, thrilled by sparkling arias and moved by Irish lullabies. This dynamic duo perform ... (click to read more) Tarab with guest Pedram Khavar-Zamini Mermaid’s Ensemble in Residence performs the first of four concerts this year, as part of Quatrain, a project developed by Tarab, Mermaid and Improvised Music Company. Tarab is a five-piece ensemble that explores links between Irish and Mediterranean music. Led by Francesco Turrisi and including saxophonist Nick Roth and cellist Kate Ellis, their jazz and classical backgrounds are finely ... (click to read more) Una Palliser & The Balkan Bears Multi-award winning Cork-born Una Palliser has collaborated with artists as diverse as Omara Portuondo (Bueno Vista Social Club), P Diddy and Elbow and performed at Wembley Stadium, on NBC's Conan O Brien, BBC's Jools Holland and Jonathan Ross. She has toured as a featured string player with Gnarls Barkley and Patrick Wolf, including support to Amy Winehouse and Arcade Fire. She has recorded for ... (click to read more) Book NowVyvienne Long Rising star, petite and quirky Vyvienne Long first achieved celebrity as a cellist in collaboration with singer-songwriter Damien Rice, producing the soaring melodies and distinctive sound associated with his albums ‘O’ and ‘9’. International tours followed during which she instantly charmed fans with her unique ‘cello song’ and quirky take on the White ... (click to read more)
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