The National Concert Hall’s Tradition Now festival shines a light on the convergence of traditional folk music and contemporary innovations. Festival performers have varied backgrounds from jazz to traditional folk, but they all share a similar desire to breath new life into Irish music.

The concert series features everything from electronica, to dark folk balladry, to trance influenced soundscapes, to traditional Irish folk music. This meeting of the old and new is at the core of this exciting event.

One of this year's festival highlights includes a performance from American Irish group The Olllam. The world renowned group of musicians will be returning to the concert stage for the first time in four years to once again entrance audiences with their luscious melodies, stunning instrumental virtuosity, and a magical marriage of tradition and modernity. The Olllam will be joined by special guests Harry Bradley, Dónal O'Connor, and Libby McCrohan.

Eimear Bradley and Natalia Beylis while also grace the Tradition Now concert series with new new music for keyboard instruments, cello, and electronics inspired by their arboreal research project titled 'Whose Woods These Are’.

The festival will also see performances by singing trio Rufous Nightjar, contemporary ensemble Notify, and Ian Lynch of the band Lankum.

These concerts mark the first of two Tradition Now series at the NCH in 2022. The second is set to be held later this year.

Tickets for the Tradition Now Festival at The National Concert Hall are available HERE.

Listen to Tradition Now main stage performers The Olllam below: