About this Event
🍉 6pm - potluck/social hour
🎤 7pm - show
💵 $20-30 suggested donation
👨👩👧 All ages, family-friendly
Tickets at xroadscc.org/events.
Rain location: Bishop Hill Creative Commons
https://grainnehunt.com/
‘The hardest working woman in Irish music’ - Glen Hansard
With a voice like complex coffee,Gráinne Hunt enchants audiences with her heart-melting vocals and emotional songs, making her a standout among Ireland’s vocalists and songwriters.
Her songs delve into personal experiences, evoking pain and longing and comparisons have been drawn to Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant, and Dolores Keane.
‘A natural performer, Grainne Hunt commands an astounding voice that will melt your heart. No crowd can resist.’ - Declan O’Rourke Songwriter, Author
She’s shared stages with Glen Hansard and U2, has opened for Gladys Knight, Mary Black, and Eagle Eye Cherry. Last year she played Cambridge Folk Festival(UK) and Haldern Pop Festival(DE). 2024 saw her showcase at Folk Alliance International before her first US tour in mid-2024. She’s now in possession of the coveted O1 visa.
Aside from her solo work, Gráinne collaborates with guitarist Brendan Walsh in the duo Gráinne and Brendan, exploring folk, classical, and traditional music – “Songs From Ireland” was released in 2019. Additionally, Gráinne is part of the folk duo Hibsen with Jim Murphy who wrote an album of songs based on James Joyce’s “Dubliners” – ‘The Stern Task of Living’ was released in May 2023.
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The potluck is optional, but is a great chance to meet others in the audience and maybe even share a meal with the artist. It also helps ensure the artist isn't having to have a meal from a gas station. We'll provide the plates, bowls, silverware, napkins, and, if you need it, serving spoons. Feel free to bring anything you'd like, an entrée, appetizer, dessert, or drink to share. I recommend to bring something you will enjoy eating, because if you enjoy it it is likely others will as well.
Bring lawn chairs/blankets to sit on.
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This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ca d'zan House Concerts, Message for info, Cambridge, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 33.85
