RESONATE: Eamon Sweeney

RESONATE: Eamon Sweeney

RESONATE: Eamon Sweeney

Eamon Sweeney: Renaissance Lute, Chitarra atiorbata, Chitarra Battente, Bandora

Collaborators:
Carthach MacCraith: Singer specialising in the Sean-nós tradition
Róisín O’Grady: Soprano

Lullabies are present across all recorded cultures, styles, and periods – they are a powerful emblem of identity and tradition. Beautiful, accessible, poignant, relatable – they are the most universal of musical forms. They connect us.

This RESONATE concert will explore lullabies & music associated with sleep and the night from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Irish traditions. From Purcell to Sean-nós, Lute-song to Carolan.

Programme

Manx Traditional: Uiseag Veg Ruy
Henry Purcell (1659–1695):
Evening hymn
William Byrd:
Lulla, Lullaby
Ballet Lute Book (16th Century):
Sweet was the song the Virgin Sang
John Dowland (1563–1626):
Mr. Dowland’s Midnight/Come Heavy Sleep
Irish Traditional:
Táimse im chodhladh
Irish Traditional:
Éiníní
Anonymous (17th-century Florentine):
Lucciola, lucciola vien a me
Italian Traditional:
Lucciola, lucciola vien da me
Tarquino Merula (1595–1665):
Spirituale sopra alla nanna
Irish Traditional:
Suantraí na Maighdine
Turlough Carolan (1670–1738):
Carolan's Farewell
Irish Traditional:
Seoithín Seothó

Eamon Sweeney teaches and performs extensively – giving broadcasts, lectures and workshops in Ireland and abroad – and has as collaborated with some of Ireland’s leading artists including the late Seamus Heaney, Mary Coughlan, Steve Cooney, and Theo Dorgan.Eamon studied early plucked-string performance at ESMUC in Barcelona,and guitar at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama with Dr John Feeley, where he completed his Doctorate. He is passionate about Early Irish Music; the provision of music in Community Settings, and teaches with Kylemore Music Centre CDETB and the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Eamon is supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.

Cárthach Mac Craith specialises in the Irish Traditional repertoire of songs the 17th and 18th centuries. His recording ‘An Tobar Séimh’ was awarded Traditional Album of The Year at The NÓS Music Awards 2019.

Cárthach is a founder member of Cór Fear na nDéise ( All male choir from Waterford Gaeltacht); Founder of ‘Comhluadar’ (Sean-nós singing festival); Founder member of Tionól Nioclás Tóibin (Trditional Irish music festival); and the original singer with the group Danú. Carthach has sung on many radio and tv shows and his singing can also be heard as soloist on the CDs; Blas, Danú, Cois Mara Thoir Sa Rinn , Árdaigí Bhúr gCroithe, Déan Gáirdeachas and Ceolta Néata.

Róisín O’Grady has performed in recital and oratorio throughout Ireland and specialises in the performance of early music. Róisín studied Music and Italian at University College, Cork, completed a Postgraduate Diploma in concert singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow and received a First Class Hons. M.A. in Performance at the Cork School of Music. She was a member of and a soloist with the National Chamber Choir of Ireland for over two years and performed with the choir throughout Ireland and abroad including for US President Barack Obama in the White House. Róisín has performed with early music ensembles, orchestras and choral societies throughout Ireland and the UK including the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Irish Baroque Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Cecilia. She regularly performs with harpsichordist Malcolm Proud.

A video recording of Eamon Sweeney's new material will be shared on Music Network’s and each venue’s social media channels 4th – 9th April.

RESONATE: Music Network Artist Residencies
Presented in partnership with glór, Ionad Cultúrtha, National Opera House, Triskel Arts Centre, The Dock and Regional Cultural Centre.