Junctions is back.The new series will feature some of Ireland's most exciting musicians working at the cutting edge of the tradition in the intimate surroundings of the Green Room at Cork Opera House. It will start with a unique line-up of three of Ireland's most exciting and influential musicians of recent decades and continue with performances by two up-and-coming youngs bands who are helping to revitalize the world of traditional music.
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Concert 1 - 4th OctoberLaoise Kelly (harp) Whistle player Cormac Breatnach is most known for his work with the groundbreaking group Deiseal with whom he released 2 seminal albums. Throughout his long career he has played with artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Vanessa Williams, and Donal Lunny. Cormac’s music is highly influenced by jazz and blues and recently, he has acknowledged and embraced his Spanish/Basque roots.
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Concert 2 - 1st November
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Concert 3 - Date to be confirmed
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Junctions started as a series of concerts at the Pavilion in Cork City in 2011 focusing on the broad theme of innovation in traditional music. Each month saw hosts Buille and Karan Casey joined by a stellar array of guest musicians, singers and dancers. Ireland’s leading cutting edge musicians will share the stage with some of the most exciting and progressive traditional musicians from around the world. The concert series featured musicians who have been at the forefront of the development of traditional music over the past 40 years such as Dónal Lunny, Martin Hayes, Steve Cooney and Arty McGlynn, as well as musicians at the cutting edge of the current scene such as Michael McGoldrick and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. They were joined by some of the most high profile performers from related traditions across the world such as multiple Grammy-winner Bela Fleck, recent BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners Chris Wood and Andy Cutting (England), Capercaillie’s Karen Matheson & Donald Shaw (Scotland), and Dirk Powell & Aoife O’Donovan (USA). |
Cork has long been a centre of innovation in traditional music stretching back
to Seán Ó Riada’s and later Mícheál
Ó Súilleabháin’s time at the Music Department
UCC and the legendary Éigse na Laoi festivals of the mid-90s.
Junctions seeks to continue in that tradition by providing
an important platform to showcase ‘new’ traditional music
and encouraging and promoting innovation. Visit our YouTube channel to see videos from the previous Junctions gigs and from the artists in our upcoming shows - www.youtube.com/user/junctions2011 |