Cumasc: Seisiúin sa Black Gate
A music series that blends gorgeous concert film with intimate observational documentary and interview. A mix of emerging and established artists - both Irish and international - come together at The Black Gate Cultural Centre in the heart of Galway in celebration of collaboration and creativity.
Ep 1Róisín Elsafty, Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
Three accomplished artists, Grammy-award-winning American musician, Rhiannon Giddens, Italian composer, Francesco Turrisi and Conamara-born sean-nós singer, Róisín Elsafty set forth on a journey of musical collaboration.
Ep 2Daithí & Suzanne Savage
Charismatic jazz-singer, songwriter and violinist, Suzanne Savage, joins innovative music producer and fiddle player, Daithi Ó Drónaí, for an electrifying collaboration.
Ep 3Rachael Lavelle & Peter Broderick
Rachael Lavelle is an Irish composer and performer whose sound moves from ambient to baroque pop to operatic to choral. Peter Broderick is a gifted musician and producer from Oregon who approaches collaboration with a sense of openness and wonder.
Ep 4Séamus Begley & Junior Brother
Séamus Begley is the legendary accordion player and singer from Kerry, a man whose career and legacy speaks for itself. Junior Brother - aka Ronan Kealy - is also from the Kingdom, an alternative folk singer-songwriter of ever-growing renown.
Ep 5Seamie O'Dowd & Daoirí Farrell
Seamie O'Dowd and Daoirí Farrell are two masters of traditional music. However, neither is afraid to push the boundaries of what that tradition can sound like. The past and the present collide.
Ep 6John Conneely & Síomha
John Conneely and Síomha. A musical collaboration that begins in the gorgeous surroundings of Oranmore Castle and results in spell-binding reinterpretations of timeless classics. The purest vocals. True musicianship.
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