MASTERS OF TRADITION Festival to Return to Bantry This August
Aoife Ní Bhriain, Cormac McCarthy and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha headline a program of new and rediscovered works.
Curated by internationally renowned, traditional fiddle player, Martin Hayes, Masters of Tradition opens on Wednesday, August 19th. The five day festival continues until Sunday, 23rd of August, with concerts in Bantry House, Marino Church, and other innovative venues including Whiddy Island and Future Forests.
A particularly special event this year is the world premiere of Irish Rhapsody by Selena O'Neill (b.1893), a pianist active in Chicago's Irish music community. Best known for accompanying the Bantry born collector, Francis O'Neill, she had, until recently, not been recognised as a composer. Unearthed through research by music historian, Richie Piggott, Irish Rhapsody is the first known example of her work in this role. It will be performed by Aoife Ní Bhriain and Cormac McCarthy. The programme also features a new companion work by composer, Seán Doherty, conceived as a contemporary response to O'Neill's composition.
Highlights include an eagerly-anticipated late night, candlelit, performance in Bantry House by acclaimed singer and composer, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, who will present music from her forthcoming album Sweet Sorrow. Other highlights include performances from Ciarán Ó Gealbháin and Louise Mulcahy, Portuguese musician Tiago Matias, cellist Clíodhna Ní Aodáin, and fiddle virtuoso, Ryan Young.
Masters of Tradition takes place from Wednesday, 19th August to Sunday, 23rd August.
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