It’s the fourth year. Love:Live Music wil lbring 200 free live music events around Ireland on Friday 21st June. It’s one of the biggest celebrations of music to happen at any time through the year.
Musicians of all standard and demographic come together to celebrate music across Ireland and there are loads of events around the country. In previous years events have taken place in schools, churches, shopping centres, libraries, pubs, parks and even on a train and there’s no doubt that the venues look likely to remain as diverse and imaginative as ever for this year’s events on Friday 21st of June. Below are just a few of this year’s events to give a flavour of what to expect straight from the events press release.
- Opera in the Park at Merrion Square with The Marriage of Figaro, presented by the Culture, Recreation and Amenity Department, Dublin City Council
- In association with the OPW, love:live music’s national partner Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann stage a highlight performance at Dublin’s St. Stephen’s Green bandstand featuring musicians and traditional dancers led by Kieran Hanrahan
- Alliance Francaise in Dublin and the Embassy of France present Soul Square world renowned rap-slam group from Paris with support by Workin Class Records and First Music Contact
- National Music Day at Christ Church Cathedral celebrates the spirit of collaboration in music and performance, with a diverse and exciting line-up of inspired pairings from Ireland, including some veryspecial guests. The project, a collaboration between Christ Church Cathedral and LeCool Dublin is all about the connections and relationship set in the majestic surroundings of Christ Church Cathedral this is a happening not to be missed
- National ChamberChoir in partnership with the Association of Irish Choirs and the Contemporary Music Centre will host a series of exciting pop-up events across Dublin city
- The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania present the 20 members of traditional folk music and dance group Lietuviškas Dobilas in Meeting House Square at 7pm
- OuterSpaceways Inc. and their followers will pay tribute to the legendary jazz bandleader Sun Ra through a series of guerilla performances around Dublin city culminating in a performance at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar
- Ennis loves livemusic presents Clare Connections featuring Lúnasa
- Irish Chamber Orchestra “Sing Out With Strings” 5th anniversary concert in University Concert Hall, Limerick, featuring 300+ students aged 4 to 14 from schools around the city
- RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and youngEuropean guest soloists’ open rehearsal in the National Concert Hall
- Choral gathering in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin, to which anyone interested in joining a pop-up choir atlunch-time is more than welcome to do so. No previous choral singing experience is necessary, and the bigger the choir, the bigger the fun!
Other event highlights include the Dublin City Council’s Dublin Street Music Programme – a day long busking event, Music City! A day long celebration of music through free live events as part of Derry City of Culture, Na Píobairí Uilleann’s series of “Try the Pipes” performances and workshops in shopping centres around Ireland, and jazz /hip-hop improvisers Mixtapes from the Underground at the Wellington Weekender Festival in The Workman’s Club in Dublin.
To find out more and for a full list of all events registered across the country, log onto www.lovelivemusic.ie