Taking place during the May Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday 3rd May, Fractured Air presents a special double bill concert with the world renowned composers Colleen (France) and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (Ireland) on the Cork Opera House stage.
This concert will be Colleen’s only Irish performance of 2015 in support of her hugely anticipated and most ambitious album to date, ‘Captain of None’. In addition, this one-off concert will take place in the intimate setting of the Cork Opera House where the stage itself will be shared by both musicians and audience alike, making for a an unforgettable experience.
Colleen is the alias for French composer Cécile Schott who has been making music for over a decade now, beginning with a string of much-loved records ‘Everyone Alive Wants Answers’, ‘The Golden Morning Breaks’ and ‘Les Ondes Silencieuses’. After a four-year break, Colleen made her long-awaited return to music in 2013 with the release of her album ‘The Weighing Of The Heart’, its eleven songs featuring, for the first time, Schott’s own voice as well as a new-found love for Jamaican music and rhythm.
Ireland’s Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh plays traditional and contemporary folk music on Hardanger d’Amore and other fiddles. The masterful musician and gifted composer is undoubtedly a national treasure; heralding a distinctive and utterly compelling voice in Irish contemporary music. In addition to being an established solo artist, he performs with two groups The Gloaming and This is How We Fly, in duos with Dan Trueman, Mick O’Brien & Brendan Begley, a trio with Martin Hayes & Peadar Ó Riada, and as part of many other collaborative projects.
2014 was a remarkable year for the Ireland-based composer; The Gloaming’s stunning self-titled debut album was released to widespread critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic and was winner of this year’s coveted Meteor Choice Music Prize for 2014 Irish Album of the Year.
Each artist has developed a wholly unique playing style and highly distinctive approach to their own respective instrument of choice; Colleen’s viola da gamba and Ó Raghallaigh’s Hardanger d’Amore fiddle. This highly anticipated double-bill concert promises to be a special night of performances from two of music’s most innovative artists. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience them right on the Cork Opera House stage on Sunday 3rd May.
Press Quotes on Colleen:
“Magical” – Mojo
“An album of unusual sensuality and feeling.” – The Irish Times
“Like nothing you’ve ever heard. Astonishing.” –DJ Magazine
Date: Sunday 3rd May, 8pm
Tickets: €17.50 (Booking fee may apply)
Booking: Booking and information on www.corkoperahouse.ie or 021-4270022
