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Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
'Pagan rave' among new shows announced for Safe Harbour festival in Cork
The Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival in Cork has announced several more shows for its September event. The new shows come in the wake of a scramble for tickets on Tuesday for the European premiere of Cillian Murphy's latest film, Steve. Not surprisingly, the three screenings on Saturday, September 13, at the Arc cinema were quickly sold out. All tickets for the post-screening Q&A at Cork Opera House were also snapped up. That event will feature the Cork actor talking about the film alongside director Tim Mielants, and writer Max Porter, who was involved in adapting his own novel Shy for the big screen. Among the new shows announced in the music strand of the festival is Sirens, a concert featuring a group of female performers at St Anne's Church, Shandon. Hosted by Lisa Hannigan, it will feature the likes of Beth Orton, Gemma Sugrue and Laoise Leahy performing a combination of their own songs and interpretations of works by other female artists. Billy Mag Fhloinn, folklorist. Details were also announced for the 37d03d Opening Ritual event on the festival's opening evening, Thursday, September 11. Directed by folklorist Billy Mag Fhloinn — one of the festival curators — at Elizabeth Fort, it will apparently have the feel of a 'pagan rave', alongside performances from the likes of the Dingle Druid, Bobby Fingers, Róis, and Fish Go Deep. Country music is also having a bit of a breakout moment, and this will be reflected at Safe Harbour by Sounds From A Honky Tonk, a dance-filled celebration of the genre hosted by Swedish singer-songwriter Amanda Bergman. The biennial Cork festival, marking 10 years in existence, is renowned for its collaborations between artists, many of whom gather early in the week to work on music together. Efterklang. Picture:Søren Lynggaard. Some of the fruits of those collaborations will be seen this year at events such as Mixtape on the Friday, featuring the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra and the SFSH Choir, with arrangements by Bryce Dessner of The National and celebrated cellist Kate Ellis. This year's closing event at the Opera House will be hosted by Danish group Efterklang, featuring a host of guests from the festival lineup. Sounds from a Safe Harbour takes place in Cork September 11-14. Tickets and full information available via
Irish Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Brendan Gleeson set to narrate new nature series on RTE
RTÉ is set to air a new nature series narrated by Hollywood actor Brendan Gleeson. The Guard star will narrate Kerry: Tides of Time, which is a two-part series that tells the multi-dimensional story of the Kerry landscape, from its earliest origins, deep in the geological past, right up to the present day. The series, which begins this Sunday, April 27, on RTÉ One, will hear from biologists, historians, ecologists and archaeologists who spend their lives connected to this landscape, providing personal and often emotional insight. The backdrop against which these films are set includes some of Irelands most iconic landmarks; from the Skellig Islands to Corrán Tuathail – Ireland's highest mountain, and the magnificent National Park in Killarney. Episode one explores the deep history, geology and human story of Kerry. Starting on an isolated stretch of rocky shoreline that reveals evidence of the very first vertebrate life on earth, it progresses to tell the fascinating story of human culture in the county. It is the story of constant struggle between our ancestors who sought to make a living among the woods, mountains and valleys, and the landscape itself. A number of leading experts bring their knowledge and personal perspectives to the narrative, including the archaeologist Billy Mag Fhloinn, marine biologist Cormac McCarthy, nature activist Mary Reynolds, ecologist Susan O Donohue and many more. Episode two is the story of a single, magical, year as the seasons play out through and across the county's varied habitats. It looks in detail at the lives of some of the area's most charismatic and fascinating wild inhabitants. Badgers, Red Deer, Hen Harrier and Puffins are among the cast of characters whose lives are followed through the year. Specialist camera equipment captures a rare glimpse into the secret world of a badger clan, and rare access to the Skellig Islands immerses us in the spectacle of Puffin breeding season. Beyond the natural history behavioural sequences, the film provides an emotional overview of how ecosystems function within the annual cycle of life, death and renewal, and how the modern world is impacting the lives of some of county Kerry's more vulnerable species. Episode one of Kerry: Tides of Time airs Sunday April 27 at 6.30pm on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player. Episode two will air on Sunday May 4.
