Music Events To See On Culture Night Cork 2022
Music in Cork on Culture Night 2022
Culture Night (or Oíche Chultúir in Irish) returns to Ireland for 2022 with thousands of events scheduled taking place throughout Ireland on Friday 23rd September.
Here are some highlights of Culture Night events taking place in Cork.
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Culture Night 2022
Boa Morte live at UCC library
Boa Morte will appear in UCC as part the UCC Library Culture night programme. The legendary Cork slow-core group (The Dial Waltz is truly one of my favourite albums), will preview The Total Space, a brand new record in full. Described as ‘ambient Americana’, fans of the band will be able to hear the new album in advance of release.
Tickets are free but require registration on the libcal.ucc.ie site.
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Magic Nights by the Lee at Cork City Hall
From soul to spoken-word, Magic Nights by the Lee is an audio-visual extravaganza of Cork artists featuring late-night performances by Stevie G, Minnie Marley, John Spillane, Fish Go Deep, Doireann Ní Ghíofa, Brian Deady and more. Presented by The Good Room in collaboration with Cork City Council, this culture night event takes place at Cork City Hall from 9pm until midnight.
Live music at Crawford Art Gallery
In addition to workshops, screenings and puppet tours, Crawford Art Gallery opens up its galleries to an evening of music. From John Ahern‘s classical guitar to the boom of Rebel Brass, there is an array of live music to soundtrack your visit.
The music line-up for Culture Night at Crawford is:
- 5:30-7pm Classical Guitarist John Ahern on Gibson Landing
- 7–8pm Rebel Brass outside in the Garden
- 7:30-9:30pm Gerry Kelly String Quartet in Long Room
- 9:30-10:45pm Pianist Daniel Murphy in Sculpture Gallery
For more info on Crawford Art Gallery’s Culture Night activities see here.
Elaine Malone at The Cornerhouse
Psych-songwriter Elaine Malone plays The Corner House on Coburg Street. Malone, also of experimental groups Mantua, HEX and Soft Focus, will be supported by Personal Vanity Project, the Limerick-based group making their Cork début. Admission is free with music starting at 8pm.
- For more on Elaine Malone visit elainemalone.bandcamp.com
Cork Light Orchestra at Cork City Gaol
A fan of orchestral music set in an atmospheric location? Well Culture Night Cork has an event plucked straight from your heart’s very desires. Cork Light Orchestra will perform music inspired by the Orchestras of the 1920’s and 30s. Tickets must be pre-booked and the concert begins at 5.30pm.
For further info see culturenight.ie
Cork City Library open new creative space Carnegie Courtyard
Cork City Library opens a brand new space as part of Culture Night 2022. The new outdoor performance area, The Carnegie Courtyard, will be officially opened by the Lord Mayor. Music is provided by a live Cork Academy of Music performance (6.30 – 7.15pm) followed by the Cork Barrack Street Band.
Cork School of Music
Cork School of Music will open its doors to the public for both a guided tour of the state of the art music college and a live performance from current students.
Students set to represent CSM at Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year Competition will perform a concert at 6.30pm in the Curtis Auditorium.
For more info visit culturenight.ie
Dragon’s Tail Film Installation with Live Music at Cork Printmakers
Marie Brett will premiere a new audio-visual installation, Dragon’s Tail, a film projected on the side of the gallery and presented with live straw-girl music, in a special once-off installation event in Wandesford Quay courtyard.
Dragon’s Tail is an epic folk myth. It explores how electromagnetic energy and cultural lore relate to human health and alien other-worlds. Filmed on a peninsula in Ireland’s West Coast, the piece combines folk custom spectacle and magical landscape with dazzling effigies, fire drawing and ethereal sound. Fact, fiction and myth are fused into new cultural lore.
A series of prints produced by the artist while on residency at Cork Printmakers in 2022 will be on display in Cork Printmakers ground floor studio.
For more info visit culturenight.ie
Traditional Music at The English Market After Dark
The English Market opening late being treat enough, this year’s After Dark sift through the stalls will be sound-tracked by Irish traditional music.
UPDATE:
The English Market Culture Night 2022 event has since been cancelled.
For more on Culture Night visit culturenight.ie
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