What's on: Wednesday, January 30
Charlie Winston has released his new single "The Weekend" has just that airy sound, the easy up-tempo, the happy celebration atmosphere. The song is about exactly what the title promises: how we all break away from our everyday lives for the weekend and become another being who just wants to dance. The casual songwriting, the cool arrangement with the slap guitar and the casual-smooth beat - all testify to the style will of the British and the focus on the aesthetically essential. The son of a British folk family has always made music throughout his life playing virtually no role in the genre. He plays reggae and writes film music, he sings chansons as well as he is on the stage as a crooner, he also deals with Indian folklore as well as jazz or minimal music.
Take a journey from the soul of Al Green and Wilson Pickett, to the blues of Fleetwood Mac, the country of the Grateful dead and finally ending up with the beat of Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson and you are halfway to describing the eclectic sounds of Green River. New to the Cork scene, Green River are a covers band with a vision to create a great live atmosphere with gems plundered from various record stores and thrift shops.
The Clones are a cover band based out of Limerick, Ireland. They play an energetic mix of music from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's & today.
Live music from Cork based musician Peadar O'Callaghan downstairs in The Oliver Plunkett.
The Lee Sessions is the umbrella term for all authentic, traditional Irish music sessions in Cork city.
Supported by Cork City Council, this trad session series runs all year round, and features world-class musicians and singers, in Cork's most iconic bars.
Features world-renowned masters of trad music - The Four Star Trio!
These renowned sessions, which enhance Cork's reputation as THE traditional music capital, are an absolute must-see, for locals and visitors alike!
Modern Galleries, Screening Room & Harry Clarke Room. Explore the unique imagination of Harry Clarke in our first annual exhibition of his Eve of St Agnes (c.1923) watercolours. Limited run - must close on Valentine's Day.
This exhibition will contain two bodies of work by Cork based artist Sandra Hickey. The first style of work is inspired by her time working on Oscar nominated Loving Vincent, where she and 124 artists hand painted over 65,000 frames in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. The second body of work is a style Hickey has been developing for years and was making in the lead up to Loving Vincent.
Alys Tomlinson is an award-winning editorial and fine art photographer based in London. ‘Ex-Voto Naomh Ghobnatan’ is an extension of Alys’ previous work in Lourdes.
From ancient processes to new (machine) technologies, the exhibition Earth, Wind and Fire: Made in Cork Contemporary will showcase the work of Nuala O’Donovan, Eoin Turner, Alex Pentek, Mary Palmer / Anne Kiely and Joseph Walsh. Six Cork-based contemporary artists whose artistic practice exemplifies excellence in craftsmanship. Curated by Anne Boddaert.
Heroes and Villains, a selection of works from the collection, explores the archetypes of good and bad characters, and the middle ground between them. While some heroes and villains are easily identifiable through certain recognisable traits, it is often the case that these categories are not so self-contained. Depending on the contexts of time and place, someone who is once celebrated as a hero may be transformed into a villain, or vice versa. Indeed, these shifting contexts can act as formative influences, with artists and writers alike recognising the power of settings and scenarios on the decisions we make.
