Another exciting addition to the festival is ‘Soundings from a Safe Harbour’.  The show happens in three sections – the first is stories to inspire, then stories to alarm, and finally stories to humour. Each section is bridged by a song on those themes. For Soundings from a Safe Harbour Dylan Haskins and Lisa Hannigan will welcome guests and siblings Bryce, Aaron and Jessica Dessner in the unique setting of a Bonded Warehouse down on the Port of Cork,

On the culinary side of the programme, celebrated Cork chef Rocketman is set to host a foodie haven in Port of Cork’s iconic Bonded Warehouse. One of the city’s most historic buildings, Bonded Warehouse 8 will be transformed into ‘BAIT’, showcasing some of Cork’s finest culinary delights and will be the home of a special festival dining experience over the weekend – details of which will appear on line over the next from weeks. Cork’s Fab Food Trails will also bring festival goers off the beaten track to discover some of the city’s hidden foodie gems.  Advance booking strongly advised for both of these events.

The Glucksman is honoured to present a week long exhibition of the mesmerising seascapes of renowned Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto.  The exhibition will take place in one of the interior chambers of the historic observatory on the UCC Campus, evoking the connection between tide and moon, sea and stars.  A long time collaborator of Bryce Dessner’s, Matthew Ritchie will also feature in the Glucksman’s Boolean Expressions exhibition.  We are particularly thrilled to announce the screening of Ritchie’s ‘Monstrance’, which is scored by Bryce Dessner and features Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond).

As originally promised, Sounds from a Safe Harbour will take to the water, with the ‘Sail to Sirius’ taking place midday Saturday 19 September. A vessel will leave Port of Cork with 40 souls, bound for Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh. On board, the seafarers will be treated to a live performance by Landless before alighting at Sirius for lunch on the venue’s veranda, overlooking Cork Harbour. This will be followed with a double billed performance by Rainwear and Sirius Arts Centre’s artist in residence Nad Spiro.

Cork’s own Alex Petcu Colan will present a percussion programme in CIT School of Music’s Curtis Auditorium with a programme entitled WoodMetalWater with the Bangers and Crash Percussion group.  WoodMetalWater is a highly engaging concert that will take the audience on a journey through the sounds of Cork City Harbour.  The programme is comprised of works by Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen, Tan Dun and Donnacha Dennehy and will be performed using sounds derived from wood, metal and water as sources.

Sounds from a Safe Harbour is also delighted to have Craig Carry of Fractured Air team up with Filter Cafe for an exhibition of work created in response to the festival programme, in addition we are delighted to welcome Cork Concert Orchestra and the Lords of Strut who will join a line up that features a diverse array of shipmates including This is the Kit, Mina Tindle, Amiina, James McVinnie, My Brightest Diamond, Donal Dineen, Eat My Noise, Ailbhe ni Bhrian, Nadia Sirota,Valgeir Sigurðsson, Linda and Irene Buckley, Ragnar Kjartansson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Skúli Sverrisson, Julianna Barwick and more.

There are small number of festival tickets still left for Sounds from a Safe Harbour, and tickets for individual performances across the weekend are available on the festival website www.soundsfromasafeharbour.com. To encourage as many people to participate in Sounds from a Safe Harbour as possible, many of the events during the festival are free entry, details of which can be found on the website.

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