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6 days ago
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- RTÉ News
Bren Berry releases new song ahead of NCH gig
Former Revelino guitarist Bren Berry has released his new single, We Have It All, ahead of his live performance with The Crash Ensemble at the National Concert Hall in Dublin next week. The song is the latest single from Berry's debut solo album In Hope Our Stars Align and he describes it as "a love letter to family and home and a celebration of resilience, recovery and creativity". Speaking about the song, he says, "I wrote the song when I was recovering from coronary surgery and, while it reflects the sense of sadness and self-doubt I was feeling at the time, the overall feeling of the song is of joy and gratitude. It also shines with the sense of contentment that I felt about rediscovering music again after so many years away from it." Berry, who played rhythm guitar for acclaimed Dublin band Revelino in the 1990s, will play the debut performance of his debut solo album with Crash Ensemble and vocal ensemble Tonnta as part of MusicTown at the NCH on 14 June. It is also the first that he will perform live with other musicians since his former band broke up in 2001. "I loved making my debut record and was genuinely unsure if I would ever play live but the chance to perform with The Crash Ensemble at The National Concert Hall is a pinch-me moment and a huge privilege," he says. "They are one of Ireland's musical treasures and I cannot wait to hear what they do with the new arrangements for my songs. I really hope to live up to their incredible standards."
Irish Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
MusicTown returns to the National Concert Hall
MusicTown returns to the National Concert Hall for the second year running and for an extended five-day period of multi-room live collaborations, running from June 14 to 18. MusicTown is a shapeshifting programme of live events created to reflect this ever-changing world of live music in Dublin City. Within this programme, there is music as experimental theatre, a reflection of one of history's great singers/composers by a group of young musicians, an all-ages DIY afternoon show, a 62-year-old songwriter performing his solo work live for the first time, a sensational young performer from Fermanagh summoning the ancient and the modern, and much, much more. Staged throughout the nooks and crannies of the National Concert Hall, this year's MusicTown will feature main auditorium performances from Fermanagh sensation Róis collaborating with Crash Ensemble; Glasshouse tackling the works of Scott Walker; and Crash Ensemble once again, this time joining forces with former Revelino man Bren Berry, who charmed audiences with his debut album earlier this year. Playing a pivotal role in 2025's MusicTown programme, Crash Ensemble will also collaborate with acclaimed vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Anna Mieke in a performance featuring interpretations of existing and developing work. Also on the bill is a very special - and very rare - performance from Operating Theatre, the music/theatre group formed in the 1980s by godfather of Irish electronic music and renowned composer Roger Doyle, alongside acclaimed actor Olwen Fouéré. Operating Theatre were recently honoured by Caroline Polachek, who released a version of their song 'Spring is Coming with a Strawberry in the Mouth'. Cellist Eimear Reidy and experimental all-rounder Natalia Beylis come together in The Kevin Barry Room for a matinee performance of She Came Through the Window to Stand by the Door and other works for piano and cello, creating evocative and intoxicating music that conjures webs of woodland landscapes, kosmische moonrises and odysseys of drone. Foggy Notions consistently platforms the most exciting emerging talent from Ireland and abroad and MusicTown ensures this continuity. Irish/French artist Goldbug will be joined by Crash Ensemble for a very special showcase of music from his forthcoming album, co-produced with Chris W Ryan, and mastered by Heba Kadry - which follows an art rock tradition, with a sound that nods as much to the lo-fi sampling of downtempo electronic music as it does to the orchestral compositions of old Disney soundtracks. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
