Usher’s Island + Lisa O’Neill
- Sunday 16th July
- 8pm
- Music
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Usher's Island + Lisa O’Neill
Following the success of the TG4 series, Féile Éalaíne an Earagail, aired in early 2023, Aniar TV makes a welcome return to film another four very special concerts at An Grianán Theatre, featuring some of the finest artists across the traditional music genre.
Usher’s Island sees the coming together of five of the most influential and acclaimed names in traditional Irish music- Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny, both founding members of Planxty, Paddy Glackin a member of The Bothy Band, Mike McGoldrick member of Lúnasa and Capercaillie and John Doyle who played with Solas.
Lisa O’Neill has quietly built a reputation on the Irish and international scenes with her unique folk sound. Alongside Blackbird featuring in Peaky Blinders, Lisa’s last release on the Rough Trade imprint River Lea, Heard A Long Gone Song, has garnered huge acclaim, both at home and abroad.
- Date: Sunday 16th July
- Time: 8pm
- Location: Letterkenny
- Venue: An Grianán Theatre
- Admission/Cost: €29.50/€27.50
Usher's Island + Lisa O’Neill
Bhí an-rath ar an tsraith de chuid TG4 ‘Féile Ealaíne an Earagail’, a craoladh ag tús 2023, agus anois tá Aniar TV chun ceithre cheolchoirm speisialta eile a scannánú in Amharclann an Ghrianáin, a mbeidh cuid de na ceoltóirí is cumasaí sa cheol traidisiúnta páirteach iontu.
Tá cúigear de na ceoltóirí traidisiúnta is mó tionchar agus is iomráití dá bhfuil ann páirteach sa ghrúpa Usher’s Island, mar atá Andy Irvine agus Donal Lunny, beirt de bhunaitheoirí Planxty; Paddy Glackin, ar bhall é den Bothy Band; Mike McGoldrick a bhí ina bhall de Lúnasa and Capercaillie; agus John Doyle, a sheinn le Solas.
Tá cáil bainte amach go ciúin ag Lisa O’Neill in Éirinn agus go hidirnáisiúnta as a stíl cheoil ar leith. Bhí ceann dá hamhráin, ‘Blackbird’, le cluinstin sa tsraith ‘Peaky Blinders’ agus tá ardmholadh faighte sa bhaile agus i gcéin ag an albam deireanach dá cuid, ‘Heard A Long Gone Song’, a eisíodh ar lipéad de chuid Rough Trade, River Lea.
- Dáta: Dé Domhnaigh 16 Iúil
- Am: 8pm
- Suíomh: Leitir Ceanainn
- Ionad: Amharclann an Ghrianáin
- Cead isteach/Costas: €29.50/€27.50