Éire is Alba

Friday, 9 August 2024

Event times:

19:30

Event location:

National Concert Hall

Event price:

€20.00

About this event

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra, under conductor David Brophy, join legendary folk musicians, RTÉ CO Associate Artist Zoë Conway, John Mc Intyre, Julie Fowlis and Éamon Doorley.

Celebrating a shared heritage where Ireland and Scotland meet, traditional and folk styles meet classical music.

A number of pieces composed by Zoë Conway and arranged by Gavin Murphy include Straif, composed for the film From A Forest to A Fiddle, Ómós Sheamuis, Duirt Bean Liom and Bearna Mheabh. Other selections include the beautiful Faoiseamh A Gheobhadsa and Desert Storm – Rounding Malin Head.

Other highlights in the programme include Father and Son, from the Artemis Fowl soundtrack, written by Patrick Doyle for Zoë Conway, and Fodor dha na Gamhna Beaga masterfully sung in a puirt à beul style.

Tickets €15, €20, €26.50, €32, €42.50

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