RTE have announced a new music event to be broadcast later this month filmed in a unique location. Subterranean Sessions – Songs From Beneath The Surface Of The Earth featuring performances from Lisa Hannigan, Gavin James, Paul Noonan, Talos, Moncrieff and more.

The event which airs on RTE 2 on Thursday July 15th at 22.30h was filmed in the atmospheric caverns of the Mitchelstown Cave system.

Producer Shane Dunne says: “At the point this was recorded we as an industry hadn’t worked or seen our colleagues for months. While we are still very much in the worst impacted industry of the pandemic, recordings like this were such a special few days for artists and crew alike. It was a chance to feel normal, to feel valued and to see brilliant artists express themselves in a beautiful location. Now as we hopefully see green shoots and look to the future, it’s nice to look back to those dark December days in South Tipperary and believe this time, that some summer night we’ll see our friends again.”

The show will be presented by Roisin O and Barry Murphy (Hermitage Green) and features performances from Lisa Hannigan, Gavin James, Paul Noonan, Lyra, Talos, Eve Belle, Moncrieff and Roisin O.

Subterranean Sessions was part-funded by The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media through the Live Performance Support Scheme.

Subterranean Sessions: Songs from Beneath the Surface of the Earth will air on RTE 2 on Thursday 15 July 2021 at 22.30h.