Day One Roundup
Art to Art: The arts fest proceedings set off gently with a pop up art exhibition at St Olaf's Hall from a group of lady artists. We like any event that starts with a glass of bubbly and nibbles. The task of quick and easy displaying of work by the seven lady artists was solved by erecting a few temporary railings in the lofty space with a wonderful stained glass window. We liked Lisa Byrne's Collection of Perspectives, a set of portraits of heads reminiscent of Louis le Brocquy.
Later at Greyfriars Gallery, there was a buzz of anticipation in to a packed municipal gallery for the opening of a Patrick Morrison Retrospective, the headline exhibition of the Visual Art strand of the festival.
Over at City Hall, Camerata Kilkenny presented a smashing evening of baroque music by JS Bach. with guest soprano German soprano Anja Poche Lipfert and flautist Rachel Beckett. You can read the Irish Examiner review here Great to see a good house in for this concert in the Waterford Music series. And in keeping with the festive spirit, there were canapés at the interval. Next event features the Con Tempo with accordionist Dermot Dunne on 30th October.
We caught the end of the world music double bill at Garter Lane. There was an alpine flavour to
Claudia Schwab's yodeling vocals melded with Eastern drones, quite a head swaying fusion . A Muriel Anderson and her surreal looking harp guitar joined Claudia and trio for a final waltz.
All the way from Cork, The Hard Ground a five piece band from Cork provided the edgiest vibe of the day. Pat Carey had an impressive presence as front man and we loved the mellow duets with keyboard player Marlene Enright. The bijou proportions of the Hall combined with the front row sofas (get in early to nab one) made this experience pleasantly intense, like watching late night Jools from the comfort of your living room on a very large screen. Close enough to engage in a little banter with the band if so inclined. Next gigs at the venue include Katakana and punk poet, Jinx Lennon. Full details here www.centralarts.ie
The Imagine Arts Festival continues until 26th October . Details here www.imagineartsfestival.com.
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| Pop Up Exhib. St Olaf's Hall photo Paul Dower |
Later at Greyfriars Gallery, there was a buzz of anticipation in to a packed municipal gallery for the opening of a Patrick Morrison Retrospective, the headline exhibition of the Visual Art strand of the festival.
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| Anja Poche Lipfert |
Over at City Hall, Camerata Kilkenny presented a smashing evening of baroque music by JS Bach. with guest soprano German soprano Anja Poche Lipfert and flautist Rachel Beckett. You can read the Irish Examiner review here Great to see a good house in for this concert in the Waterford Music series. And in keeping with the festive spirit, there were canapés at the interval. Next event features the Con Tempo with accordionist Dermot Dunne on 30th October.
We caught the end of the world music double bill at Garter Lane. There was an alpine flavour to
Claudia Schwab's yodeling vocals melded with Eastern drones, quite a head swaying fusion . A Muriel Anderson and her surreal looking harp guitar joined Claudia and trio for a final waltz.
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| The Hard Ground |
All the way from Cork, The Hard Ground a five piece band from Cork provided the edgiest vibe of the day. Pat Carey had an impressive presence as front man and we loved the mellow duets with keyboard player Marlene Enright. The bijou proportions of the Hall combined with the front row sofas (get in early to nab one) made this experience pleasantly intense, like watching late night Jools from the comfort of your living room on a very large screen. Close enough to engage in a little banter with the band if so inclined. Next gigs at the venue include Katakana and punk poet, Jinx Lennon. Full details here www.centralarts.ie
The Imagine Arts Festival continues until 26th October . Details here www.imagineartsfestival.com.
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