Music
14 Jul 21

Summer of Music: Cana Music Festival

With the combination of the Live Performance Support Scheme and the success of the Government's test gigs at the Iveagh Gardens and the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, we are on the verge of a huge explosion of music activity. As part of our Summer of Music 2021 special feature, we're taking a look at some of the most eagerly anticipated events of the summer...

Cana Music Festival (livestream)

Where: Quarantine FM Headquarters Cork; Oranmore Castle in Galway; Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Belfast; GlassMask Theatre, Dublin

When: July 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

Who: Arthur Valentine, Kestine, DJ Blakkheart, Honas, Seba Safe, Bridin, Dena Anuk$a, Our Krypton Son, Ghost Sister, Zeinab, Sophie Doyle Ryder, Sinead McConville and D. Cullen

What: The Cana Festival livestream was recorded across four days in June in four distinct Irish venues. Each night sees three Independent Irish artists across a wide variety of genres perform live for the first time in over 12 months. The series kicked off in Cork, where alternative pop singer Arthur Valentine, rapper Kestine and electro-pop artist Blakkheart performed. QFM began life as a digital radio station set up in March 2020 out of Covid-19 unemployment. It ran from March 2020 to March 2021, broadcasting over 1,100 hours of completely new and original radio content.

“I’m really excited for people to see what we’ve been able to create with Cana Festival,” says Event Organiser, Cailean Coffey. “From a small crew of 10, we’ve been able to bring some of Ireland’s best independent artists to some of the most beautiful of venues. I really hope we were able to capture on film how amazing it was to witness live music in these such beautiful settings.”

Coffey worked alongside Anna-Rose Charleton, Heather Lawrie and Sam Hardiman to curate the brilliant event.

Make sure to: Stream Arthur Valentine’s new Splitscreen EP

Tickets: Free, via Cana’s YouTube channel