Curated by Paula Carroll
Thursdays 24 Sept, 8 Oct, 12 Nov, 26 Nov
Is sraith cheolchoirmeacha dhátheangach í Teanga an Cheoil a chuireann i láthair ceoltóirí agus amhránaithe traidisiúnta, a oibríonn trí mheán na Gaeilge. In some cases the musicians are rooted in the Gaeltachtaí (Gaoth Dobhair, Muscraí, Conamara). They learned their music there and Irish is their first language. For others the music and the language are bound together in different ways. Ar ndóigh is teanga inti féin í an ceol. Déanfaidh an tsraith seo inúchadh ar an nasc idir an ceol agus an teanga. Bígí linn!
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin is a singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist rooted in the Conamara sean-nós singing tradition who draws on a variety of vocal techniques that combine to create an expansive soundscape. Niamh Keady-Tabbal is an Irish Lebanese singer and researcher who has gathered Arabic songs of exile and sings these alongside sean-nós songs, carrying them all in her expressive voice.
Other Events in the Series
Cathal Ó Curráin & Megan Nic Fhionnghaile Thursday 12 Nov HERE
Diarmuid & Éamonn Ó Meachair Thurs 26 Nov HERE
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Niamh Keady-Tabbal
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin is singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Dublin, whose musical roots are in the Conamara sean-nós singing tradition. A versatile performer, he draws on a variety of vocal techniques like lilting and throat singing, concertina playing that breathes with his singing, and a lifting flute style that all combine to create a rooted, expansive soundscape. His songs, carried by a powerful, resonant voice, have a storytelling quality to them, and move through themes of struggle, loss, resistance and healing.
Niamh Keady-Tabbal is an Irish-Lebanese singer and researcher from Kinvara Co. Galway. Through her work documenting border violence in the Mediterranean, she has gathered Arabic songs of exile and resistance from Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. She sings these alongside sean-nós songs that she has gathered from Irish singers, carrying them all in a gripping, expressive voice.
Photographer Shane Ó Ceallaigh
