with Paddy Glackin and Úna Monaghan / Spatial Music Collective

This concert will feature a range of works for harp, fiddle and live electronics, and electronic works for a circular array of loudspeakers by the Spatial Music Collective.

Followed by electronica afterparty in the Basement.

Paddy Glackin is one of Ireland's leading traditional fiddle-players. In the mid 1970's he recorded and played with Ceoltoiri Laighean and shortly after was to record the first of his solo albums for the Gael Linn label. His eponymous debut album is still regarded as a classic.

He recorded duet albums with the uilleann piper Paddy Keenan and Dublin keyboard experimentalist, Jolyn Jackson. He is as comfortable playing the music of John Cage as he is sitting down to play tunes with piper Liam O’Flynn.

Úna Monaghan is a harper, composer, sound artist and sound engineer from Belfast. She performs with harp and computer, combining elements of traditional music with experimental composition, improvisation and live control of computer sound.

Spatial Music Collective is a group of like-minded Ireland-based composers working in the field of spatial contemporary music and using electronic and acoustic sounds presented over multiple loudspeakers surrounding the audience.

Sa cheolchoirm seo beidh réimse de cheol ann ón chláirseach, ón fhidil agus ó leictreonaic bheo, saothar leictreonach le haghaidh seó ciorclach de challairí ag an Spatial Music Collective.
Beidh cóisir iarshiamsa leictreonach ina dhiaidh i mBun an Tí.
Paddy Glackin ar dhuine de mhórfhidléirí traidisiúnta na hÉireann. I lár na 1970í thaifead sé agus sheinn sé le Ceoltóirí Laighean agus go gearr ina dhiaidh sin is amhlaidh gur thaifead sé an chéad albam aonair leis ar lipéad Ghael-Linn. Amharctar go fóill ar a chéad albam, albam ar thug sé a ainm dó, mar sheoid.
Thaifead sé albaim dhísréid leis an phíobaire uilleann Paddy Keenan agus Jolyn Jackson, seinnteoir trialach an mhéarchláir as Baile Átha Cliath. Bíonn sé ar an chompord chéanna ag seinm cheol le John Cage agus a bhíonn sé leis an phíobaire Liam O’Flynn.
Is cláirseoir, cumadóir, ealaíontóir fuaime agus innealtóir fuaime í Úna Monaghan as Béal Feirste. Bíonn sí ag seinm le cláirseach agus ríomhaire, agus cuireann sí gnéithe de cheol traidisiúnta le chéile le cumadóireacht thrialach, tobchumadóireacht agus smacht beo ar fhuaim an ríomhaire.
Is éard atá sa Spatial Music Collective ná grúpa de chumadóirí atá lonnaithe in Éirinn a bhfuil an meon céanna acu agus atá ag obair i ngort an cheoil nua-aimseartha spásúil. Baineann siad úsáid as fuaimeanna leictreonacha agus acústacha trí chuid mhór callairí thart ar an lucht féachana.