Culture
28 Aug 18

Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine and more added to Ómós

New acts have today been announced for Ómós - A Celebration of the Music and Life of Liam O'Flynn at the National Concert Hall.

A host of acts have been added to the National Concert Hall’s Tradition Now festival as part of Ómós - a celebration of the music and life of Liam O’Flynn on Sunday October 28. John Doyle, Paddy Glackin, Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Michael McGoldrick, Gay McKeon and Christy Moore will all perform in homage to a musician with whom they all shared a close bond.

The concert will also include performances by Steve Cooney, Sean Keane, Neil Martin, , Rod McVey, Matt Molloy, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Olivia O'Leary with David Power and Tríona Marshall and The Brendan Voyage with RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra with Mark Redmond, pipes and David Brophy, conductor.

The concert is part of the Tradition Now festival which takes place at the National Concert Hall from 23rd - 28th October, in partnership with the Arts Council. The festival takes a unique look at the evolution of traditional music in a fast-moving Ireland, providing a platform for the most forward-thinking artists playing today.

About Tradition Now

Tradition Now 2018 also features performances from Iarla Ó’Lionáird with Crash String Quartet, (who will perform a new commission by Kate Moore); Liam O’Connor (in collaboration with John Blake and Paddy McEvoy); a special Aoife Ní Bhriain residency, and Quiet Lights which will showcase some of the traditional and folk scene’s brightest talents.

The four day festival will also feature a landmark concert in association with Fair Plé, a movement which started at the beginning of the year out of a need to address the gender imbalance in traditional and folk music.

As well as the line-up of evening concerts, Tradition Now also features two concerts for children including the magical interactive journey A Winter Wish, and the inimitable Armagh Rhymers who have entertained audiences since the 70s everywhere from Glastonbury to Shanghai.

Full line-up below:

Tuesday 23rd October, 8.30pm

Quiet Lights with Rosie Carney, Landless and more to be announced

Tickets: €15

Wednesday 24th October, 8pm

Bushranger Psychodrama

Iarla O’Lionaird & Crash String Quartet

Tickets: €20

Friday 26 October, 8.30pm

Liam O’Connor, fiddle, with John Blake, guitar and Paddy McEvoy, piano

Tickets: €15

Saturday 27 October, 12pm and 2pm