Suite of poems set to mix of music coming to Kildare-based arts centre
The show will feature singer-songwriter Inni-K
A suite of poems set to an ear-pleasing mix of music will be coming to an arts centre located in County Kildare.
The project is a musical adaptation of "Immram", a suite of poems by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill first published in her "Feis" collection (1991). The title roughly translates as "voyage", and is a type of story found commonly in mythological Irish writing, which describes a protagonist's journey by sea to the otherworld..
The ambitious project will feature Eithne Ní Chatháin / Inni-K as the vocalist; Lucia Mac Partlin on the fiddle; Eilís Lavelle on the harp; and Neil Ó Lochlainn on double bass and flute.
According to the organisers, in 2019, Mr Ó Lochlainn was commissioned by poet Paddy Bushe and the Amergin Solstice Poetry Festival to set the poems to music.
The organisers added that the show will employ "the Sean-Nós singing style, blending jazz and improvisation with contemporary classical and Irish traditional music to create an innovative post-genre style of contemporary Irish chamber music".
FURTHER INFORMATION
Tickets are priced €18/€15 and can be booked through the Box Office, either in person or by telephone on 045 448 327, Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm (closed for lunch 2pm to 2.30pm) and Saturday 10am-4pm.
In addition, tickets can also be booked 24/7 on www.riverbank.ie.
It should be noted that online tickets are subject to a €1.50 booking fee per ticket.
"Immram" will take place at Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 8pm.