About this Event
Book your free ticket for this amazing concert, in the magnificent surroundings of Saint Mary’s Cathedral as part of this year's Limerick Wild Geese Festival!
First part: The Lorcán Mac Mathúna Trio – Brightness of Brightness. The music and life of Aogán Ó Rathaille (kindly sponsored by Conradh na Gaeilge, Luimneach)
A celebration of the life and writings of Irish poet Aogán Ó Rathaille by the Lorcán Mac Mathúna Trio.
Ó Rathaille (1670 – 1728) witnessed the traumatic changes following the wars between James II and William of Orange (one scholar, Sean O Tuama, thinks he followed his landlord Nicolas Browne to fight for James), and he was the most significant Irish poet of his time. He was significant in the change from the Middle Irish to modern Irish forms in Gaelic literature.
Lorcán Mac Mathúna is a composer/singer and will be presenting a concert based on Ó Rathaille’s poetry. It is a work commissioned by Féile na Brídeoige and it will be performed by himself, Martin Tourish on Piano Accordion, and Éamonn Galldubh on pipes and flute.
Second part: Zoé Basha
Zoé Basha is a Leitrim-based musician, composer and carpenter, of French-American origins. Drawing from her background as a traditional singer influenced and inspired by the multiple cultures embedded in her sound, Zoé Basha blends traditional Appalachian, Occitan and Irish singing with jazz blues.
After growing up between the U.S. and France, then studying as a vocalist at Berklee College of Music where she focused primarily on blues and jazz, Zoé moved to Ireland and fell into traditional singing in Dublin. From 2020 to 2023, Zoé was a member of vocal trio Rufous Nightjar. In 2023, Zoé was a Music Network RESONATE Residency recipient.
Her performances are an ensemble of traditional songs and original compositions: instruments toying with each other and voices booming with intimate and unexpected harmonies, wilderness and dynamic fervour.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Saint Mary's Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick, Ireland
EUR 2.00
