Cork Gig Guide: 14th-20th February
Claudia Schwab |
Fiddle-playing folk-fuser Claudia Schwab unveils her new record, Attic Mornings, with a couple of Cork dates this week beginning with Clon’s De Barra’s on Thursday evening. The Austrian composer has been living in Ireland for quite some time, passing through recently with gigs in Gulpd and Connolly’s. Fans of Schwaub, who slips seamlessly from hoedown scrawl to yodel, can catch a free afternoon concert in UCC on Friday afternoon.
Elsewhere there’s an abundance of local talent on display as both John Blek (featured #3 on Totally Cork’s Albums of the Year lists, see below) and Jack O’Rourke (charted #5 in Irish album charts with debut record Dreamcatcher) commit to county Cork dates playing Connolly’s of Leap and Sirius Arts Centre of Cobh on Friday night respectively. Connolly’s heats up Saturday evening with the annual Pine Lodge gathering (Pine For Your Loved Ones) finding new residence to accommodate the raw power and thrust of Leap-ington ’17 featuring rock in all shades from Hope Is Noise, Rest, Horse and Liminals. Bus details can be found via the official FB event.
#3 John Blek – Cut The Light (Independent)
Also going down around town this week:
- The Prairie Jaywalkers continue a new bluegrass session in Coughlan’s (Tuesday)
- dowth, t-woc and underling in The Kino (Saturday)
- Ó Bhéal – Poetry, Films and Music in The Long Valley (Monday)
For a day-by-day breakdown of gigs taking place in both Cork city and county over the next three weeks see below.
– Gilbert O’Sullivan, Cork Opera House, 8pm, €46
– The Prairie Jaywalkers, Coughlan’s, 9pm, FREE
– Tuo Duo, Crane Lane, 11.50pm, FREE
– Acoustic Session, De Barra’s (Clonakilty), 9.30pm, FREE
Wednesday 15th February
Thursday 16th February
– Black Pope and Kashkao, Crane Lane, 11.50pm, FREE
– Claudia Schwab, De Barra’s (Clonakilty), 9pm, €10
Friday 17th February
– Claudia Schwab, Aula Maxima, UCC, 1.10pm, FREE
– The Sleepwalkers, De Barra’s (Clonakilty), 10.30pm, FREE
– Jack O’Rourke, Sirius Arts Centre (Cobh), 8pm, €15
– John Blek, Connolly’s (Leap), 8.30pm, €10
Saturday 18th February
– dowth, t-woc and underling, The Kino, 9pm, €10 (BYOB)
– Black Pope, De Barra’s (Clonakilty), 10.30pm, FREE
Sunday 19th February
– Open Mic at The Friary, The Friary, 9pm, FREE
– The Americhanics, Coughlan’s, 9pm, FREE
– Ó Bhéal – Poetry, Films and Music, The Long Valley, 8.30pm, FREE
If I have forgotten a show or listed a gig incorrectly feel free to let me know! Please make sure to confirm gig details with the official site in advance.
– For those more interested in independent cinema visit the Triskel cinema listings here
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