Love:live music, Ireland’s first National Music Day, takes place on Friday April 16th and is coordinated by Music Network in association with RTÉ lyric FM and supported by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. In recognition of the influence that music has in our lives, everyone is invited to join in this celebration across all types of music: from big bands to buskers, hip hop to Bartok and everything in between. In this, the inaugural year, there will be lots of free live music events in cities and towns across the land as well as two flagship events in Dublin and Limerick. To find out about events in your area, or to register your own event, visit http://www.lovelivemusic.ie.
On the day, there’ll be a number of conventional and not-so-conventional live events taking place all over the country, with Dublin and Limerick hosting hub events. The Dublin event will take place in The Button Factory from 8pm and feature performances from Slide, Fidil and Breandán Begley and Caomhín Ó Raghallaigh. Limerick’s St John’s Church will host The Greg Felton Quartet and special guests from 2pm, and the concert will be broadcast live on The JK Ensemble . All events are free, but the hub events are ticketed - go to www.lovelivemusic.ie to book your tickets.
Caomhín Ó Raghallaigh and Julie Feeley at the launch of Love:live
Here’s a selection of events around the country, but for a full listing visit www.lovelivemusic.ie:
The Joculator – composer George Higgs can be spotted cycling around Dublin on his electro acoustic vehicle
Fiddling Through my Working Day - Music Network’s own Aisling Ryan will be whipping out her violin for a brief 5-minute tune in all the places she would normally encounter during her working day.
Live Music at The Dock with the Afresh Band and Comhairle na nÓg – drumming lessons and perfomance of African rhythms from a host of international musicians
Sligo New Music Festival – The opening concert of the festival will be the first opportunity the public will have to see inside The Model since it’s redevelopment.
Waterford Healing Arts Trust – Open mic session at lunch time for the staff of Waterford Regional Hospital
Great post Darren, Caomhín Ó Raghallaigh is quite the trad musician, as is Breandán Begley, wish I were over to take this in..
And it’s the day before Record Store Day too