Autumn – Winter Events 2016 1
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The 174 Trust would like to thank all our funders for their support in developing the arts in north Belfast. Arts Council NI, Belfast City Council, EsmĂŠe Fairbairn Foundation, Foyle Foundation, The Ireland Funds and PRS for Music Foundation Beyond Borders.
PROGRAMME PARTNERS
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CONTENTS
Foreword.....................................0
LIVE MUSIC Alan Kelly Gang with ...................10 Eddi Reader The Lantern Man.........................12 Mountain House ..........................14 Atlantic Arc Ensemble .................16 Chamber Choir Ireland................18 Lisa Canny...................................20 Moxie..........................................22 Project West & ............................24 John Spillane North..........................................26 Furnace Mountain........................28 Charity Fundraiser Night for........30 The Children’s Heartbeat Trust
Guitar Classes with......................57 Ruairí Cunnane Fiddle Making Course with...........58 Rab Cherry All Things Crafty in The North.....59 Uilleann pipe classes with ............60 All Ireland Winning Musicians Fashion Design with resident .......60 artist Chloe Dougan An Introduction to ......................61 Photo Editing Print Making with .......................62 Eimear McCann Sewing & Craft making with.........63 Bernadette Carlin Art & Drawing with......................64 Rachel Lister Drop-in Shared Reading Group.....64
Belfast City of Traditions.............32
Irish Language Classes.................65 for Adults
Jack O’Rourke & Band .................42
Story Time for Little Ones............66
Steve Cooney, Dermot Byrne.........44 & Trevor Hutchinson with Kathleen MacInnes, Mike Vass & Mhairi Hall
Write Club ..................................66
Atlas & Tonnta.............................46 Jane Cassidy, Maurice..................48 Leyden & Friends The Big Breakfast.........................50
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Free Documentary.......................66 Filmmaking Workshops
EXHIBITIONS Ulster University .........................70 The Space Between.......................70 Belfast Exposed...........................71 Sarah Maple.................................72
Set Dancing.................................56
Green Shoot Productions..............72
Improvers fiddle with Conor ........56 Caldwell
Paul Morrison..............................73
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FOREWORD
The new Autumn and Winter programme is our biggest and most ambitious to date, continuing our commitment to bring the best in live music, performance and visual arts to the heart of north Belfast. As ever, community development and increasing participation in the arts is at the heart of what we do. Our music programme continues to grow and includes a host of new names and talent from across the world covering genres as varied as chamber and choral music and bluegrass. All this alongside the traditional music programme for which Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts has become renowned. We have a series of new exhibitions this year, including partnerships with Ulster University, Belfast Exposed and Belfast International
Arts Festival. The exhibitions include work by different artists in mediums including painting, photography, ceramics, fashion, textiles and video installation. Our workshop programme includes our range of ever-popular classes including crafts, drawing and painting, textiles and sewing, fiddle making, guitar and uilleann piping. We have also introduced new classes such as Fashion and Design, and Introduction to Photoshop. We are committed to ensuring as many people as possible have the opportunity to take part in our activities. To encourage this we have a range of concessionary and free spaces for our programme. Please contact the centre to find out more details about eligibility.
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SIC, SINGING, DANCING, TING, SCULPTING, S, NO MATTER HOW WELL ONEY OR FAME BUT TO TO FIND OUT WHAT’S UR SOUL GROW… DO IT LIVES.” KURT VONNEGUT
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In little short of two years, The Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts has become one of the city’s premier live music venues and has put north Belfast on the cultural map. As well as being Belfast’s most beautiful venue what makes The Duncairn SO SPECIAL is the warm, friendly, relaxed atmosphere and the intimate interaction between the audience and performers. If you haven’t been to a gig at the Duncairn yet then you are in for a real treat. In this year’s programme we will continue to bring the very best internationally renowned performers into the heart of north Belfast as well as introducing our audiences to some of the most talented new musicians from home and abroad.
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AN AUTHENTIC BELFAST EXPERIENCE
LIVE MUSIC
ALAN KELLY GANG WITH EDDI READER Saturday 3 September Doors 8.00 pm £15 b.y.o.b
IN LEAGUE WITH THE BEST PIANO ACCORDIONISTS IN THE WORLD
the alan kelly gang, one of Ireland’s leading contemporary trad acts, team up with Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and mesmerizing songstress, Eddi Reader (Fairground Attraction). The result is sheer musical synergy in its most natural form. Brimming with powerful instrumentals, alluring songs and buoyant harmonies this is a wonderful union of Scottish and Irish traditional and folk music from true masters. Critics have described it as an astonishing concert, sumptuous and exceptional. Hailed by New York’s Irish Voice as “in league with the best piano accordionists in the world”, Alan Kelly is also joined by highly acclaimed New York singer and flautist, Steph Geremia, guitar innovator, Ian Carr, double bassist, Kevin McGuire and Trashcan Sinatra’s guitarist and songwriter, John Douglas. 11
THE LANTERN MAN BELFAST PREMIER
9 + 10 September Doors 7.30 pm Show 8 pm £10
The Lantern Man by Jane Coyle. Directed by Stephen Beggs. A powerful new drama from the writer of the award-winning play The Suitcase.
The setting is Dublin in the months leading up to the Easter Rising. Wounded in body and spirit, Johnny McGrath returns from the Western Front to a city he barely recognises. He has unexpectedly inherited hundreds of glass lantern slides capturing images of soldiers in action. He decides to put them on show, to tell the public the real story of the war. As tension mounts around him, Johnny comes to realise that there is more to the photographs than meets the eye and that secrets can be hard to hide.
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MOUNTAIN HOUSE PAUL BRADLEY GER FITZGERALD JOE MCKENNA YVON RIOU
Saturday 24 September Doors 8 pm £10 b.y.o.b 14
mountain house will awaken you to landscapes that perhaps you knew in another life. Paul Bradley has a unique fiddling soul that inhabits his music, creating and recreating as he plays, his playing is more given to spontaneity than conformity. Ger Fitzgerald has been noted as amongst the most gifted traditional singers in Ireland. She performs easily in different genres, from the Traditional ballads of Ireland to Sean Nós. Joe McKenna is one of the legends of Irish piping known for his incredible mastery of the Uilleann pipes. Yvon Riou is one of Brittany’s greatest musicians, well known on the international traditional music scene. Known for his playing with Breton musicians Jean-Michel Veillon, Gilles Servat, Kristen Nogues.
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ATLANTIC ARC ENSEMBLE LINE-UP Dónal Lunny Bouzouki & Musical Director Pauline Scanlon Vocals
Jarlath Henderson Uilleann Pipes / Flutes
Pádraig Rynne Aidan O’Rourke Concertina Fiddle Ewen Vernal John Blease Bass Drums
Saturday 1 Ocotober Doors 7.30 pm £15 b.y.o.b 16
atlantic arc orchestra is a specially commissioned project that brings together some of the world’s most respected traditional musicians from Ireland (north and south), Scotland and England in a highly anticipated concert at the Duncairn Arts Centre on Saturday 1st October. Spearheading a new wave of traditional music, Atlantic Arc Orchestra is dedicated to an entirely new, suspense-charged relationship between the traditional and the modern. Through a programme of original, traditional, re-arranged and shared material, the seven members of the ensemble create a powerful fusion that pushes the tradition to the edge of its boundaries in an organic collaboration of Irish, Scottish and English musical ancestry. Deconstructing barriers, while outwardly exploring questions of identity and environment, the seven members have cultivated a unique process of openness and curiosity towards new ‘traditional’ music. The creative process is an improvisational journey of Celtic synergies, its rhythms, melodies and songs. Together these figureheads of the tradition form an extraordinary ensemble for a musically charged experience that redefines brilliance.
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MOVING ON MUSIC PRESENTS
CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND
PROGRAMME David Fennessy chOirland (2002) David Fennessy Letter to Michael (2014) Gerald Barry Long Time (2012) Arnold Bax This worldes joie (1922) Brian Boydell O my thoughts surcease from Three Madrigals (1967) Aloys Fleischmann Na Trí Captaení Loinge – a choral dance suite (1956) intermission Stephen McNeff A Half Darkness (2016) With a commissioned text by Aoife Mannix Charles Villiers Stanford Three Motets (1905) Eoghan Desmond Mother Goose Melodies II (2015)(UK Premiere)
Thursday 6 October Doors 8 pm £13/ £10 b.y.o.b 18
chamber choir ireland, with conductor Paul Hillier embark on a musical journey through the last 100 years of choral music on the island of Ireland. From Stanford’s widely-sung and much-loved Three Motets, through the middle of the century with works by Bax, Boydell and Fleischmann, to the most recent choral works by David Fennessy & Gerald Barry. The programme also features a new work by Belfast-born Stephen McNeff A Half Darkness, and UK premiere of Eoghan Desmond’s Mother Goose Melodies II.
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Friday 7 October Doors 8 pm £10 b.y.o.b
“LISA IS IRELAND’S NEXT BIG FEMALE ARTIST” MILES COPELAND
LISA CANNY
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lisa canny hails from Co. Mayo but now lives in London. After spending 6 years on the road in the U.S. with groups Celtic Crossroads and The Young Irelanders/ Project West, Lisa has decided to go-it-alone! She has already shared the stage with the likes of Gavin James, Lisa Hannigan, Hermitage Green, The Riptide Movement and gained fans in legends Miles Copeland (The Police) and Phil Coulter. “I am blown away by her talent, her energy and her versatility. In fact I’m kicking myself that I didn’t discover her sooner.” Phil Coulter With traditional music at the foundation of her music — having 7 All-Ireland titles on harp and banjo to boot! — mixed with Lisa’s hugely soulful voice and classic pop songwriting influences, expect to hear something similar to a modern take on the likes of Kate Bush or Sinead O’Connor. After releasing her debut single ‘Lifeline’ on June 2015 (top 10 hit in Irish Charts) Lisa toured the country with her 6 piece band.
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MOXIE
“HARMONIOUS, ENERGETIC AND TENACIOUS, THERE’S NO IDEA WHERE MOXIE WILL TAKE YOU.” LYNETTE FAY, BBC !
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all hailing from Ireland’s untamed west coast, Moxie are: Cillian Doheny (tenor banjo and guitar), Jos Kelly (button accordion and keyboard), Darren Roche (button accordion), Ted Kelly (tenor banjo) and Paddy Hazelton (percussion).
distinctive sound, putting them at the forefront of new acoustic music from Ireland.
Their music has a solid traditional backbone, inspired and shaped by the surroundings of the west of Ireland, but with progressive, world and jazz influences creeping into their music it makes for a truly heady and
With their unmistakable approach, Moxie are becoming a festival favourite in Europe, America and beyond, garnering a reputation for their highly charged live performances.
In August 2014 they released their debut album ‘Planted’ to critical acclaim.
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DOUBLE BILL
PROJECT WEST & JOHN SPILLANE Saturday 15 October Doors 7.30 pm £15 b.y.o.b 24
having recently taken the US by storm as part of a 100 date tour, the new traditional music based group, Project West, and its eponymous debut album will be launched from July 2016. If you want to see and hear what Ireland’s traditions of music, song and dance look and sound like in the hands of some of the most talented young performers in the world then don’t miss the opportunity to see this sensational act. The future of Ireland’ s culture is undoubtedly in safe hands with Project West. Damien Mullane (accordion, melodeon and vocals), Colin Farrell (fiddle, whistles and vocals), Kieran Munnelly (flute, whistles, bodhrán, snare and vocals) Niamh Farrell (lead vocals, flute and whistle), Stephen Markham (keyboard, piano, percussion and vocals), Sean O’ Meara (guitar & vocals) and Siobhán Manson (dancer). john spillane is a musician, songwriter, performer, recording artist, storyteller, poet & dreamer — a canvas filled with colour and brilliance. His music transports the listener; his live performance captivates the audience. In a world filled with strife and upheaval, a time-out with John Spillane is enough to ease the load a bit on anyone lucky enough to bask in his light. The man and his music are pure magic. 25
NORTH DANNY DIAMOND, CONOR CALDWELL & HELEN DIAMOND
Friday 21 October Doors 8 pm £10 b.y.o.b 26
on their new duo album North, Belfast-born fiddle players Conor Caldwell and Danny Diamond blend shared northern musical heritage with the fruits of further-afield musical adventures to create a landmark contemporary Irish fiddle recording. New compositions sit at ease beside forgotten gems from old manuscript collections; rich fiddle textures drift in and out with fiery melody lines, while careworn tunes learned in childhood are re-imagined and re-arranged. Hailed as “a long-playing delight” in Siobhán Long’s 5 star review for The Irish Times (July 29th 2016), North is the latest in a line of acclaimed contemporary traditional/ folk records to have emerged from the Irish Traditional Music Archive’s Dublin studio, following the likes of Lynched’s Cold Old Fire and Diamond’s 2014 solo debut Fiddle Music. Helen Diamond is a singer and fiddle player from Dublin. She has strong family links with the north of Ireland and from an early age has been drawn to the rich northern tradition of unaccompanied English-language singing, of which she is one of her generation’s leading exponents. Helen’s fiddle playing is influenced most strongly by the music of South-West Donegal, but also takes inspiration from old-time American music. 27
MOVING ON MUSIC PRESENTS
FURNACE MOUNTAIN
“FURNACE MOUNTAIN SOUND LIKE A MARRIAGE BETWEEN BE-GOOD TANYAS A THE BEST BITS OF NICKEL CREEK — EXCEP WITH TRUE APPALACHIAN SOIL CAKED ON THEIR BOOTS” THE HERALD Saturday 22 October Doors 8 pm £13/ £10 b.y.o.b 28
furnace mountain make the very best kind of authentic, old-time American roots music. At times lively and raucous, with spirited fiddle melodies weaving in and around the powerful rhythms of the bass and bouzouki. At other times poignant and poetic, with sublime vocal harmonies beautifully interpreting some of the oldest songs ever written. Hailing from Virginia, Furnace Mountain consists of Dave Van Deventer (Fiddle & Vocals), Morgan
Morrison (Bouzouki & Vocals), Aimee Curl (Bass & Vocals) and Danny Knicely (Mandolin). Listen to them once and you’re hooked. The four-piece even have the Coen Brothers amongst their biggest admirers. We’re delighted to welcome this magical band back, as they play the beautiful Duncairn Arts Centre this October.
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CHARITY FUNDRAISER NIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN’S HEARTBEAT TRUST Friday 28 October Doors 8 pm £12.50 on the night / £10.50 bought in advance b.y.o.b 30
“Aodan was diagnosed congenital heart disease prior to being born. It is every parents’ worst fear knowing your child is going to be born unwell and Aodan’s specific condition of hypoplastic right heart syndrome, was something we had to learn about very quickly. The support we received in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children was amazing. Please come along to the music night in support of this wonderful charity.” Aoibhinn & Jake Ryan Support local children’s charity ‘The Children’s Heartbeat trust’ and enjoy an evening of traditional music hosted by the wonderful bodhrán player, Gino Lupari from Four men and a Dog. Music on the night from singer Bernadette Morris, the fiddling internet sensation Niall Murphy, bands Na Gormacha, Réalta, Camhanach and many more! Recently returned from a tour of Australia, singer Bernadette Morris is organising this night with a little help from her friends, for her God-child Aodan Ryan.
NOTES The Children’s heartbeat trust is a Northern Ireland charity that supports children diagnosed with
congenital heart disease and heart conditions in Northern Ireland. Congenital Heart Disease is the most common birth defect, affecting around 200 babies born in NI each year. Conditions range from mild to severe and life limiting. CHT is a fantastic charity that offers so much support to children born with CHD. Through fundraising and donations they provide medical equipment, toys and maintain accommodation for parents at Clark Clinic, NI’s only regional heart unit at the Royal Belfast hospital for Sick Children. Children’s Heartbeat Trust also provides emotional support for children and parents affected by CHD through family support groups, a youth service programme, counselling, music therapy and family fun days.
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BELFAST THE CITY OF TRADITIONS BELFAST, MANCHESTER & FRIENDS
Friday 4 – Sunday 6 November Single concert tickets £15 Weekend ticket £22.50 b.y.o.b 32
Belfast, Cork, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Galway, Dublin. All Irish cities in their own way — politically, culturally, geographically, spiritually. Each falling into different categories but with a beating heart that is inescapably Irish. From the outside they look very different but the blood flowing though their common gaelic veins is music and each boasts world class traditional performers, whose skills were honed in communities full of people who may disagree on almost every subject, but whose shared development in traditional music ensures they are forever linked to the Emerald Isle. 33
MUSICIANS FROM ACROSS IRELAND AND MANCHESTER WILL GATHER FOR THREE DAYS OF PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS AND HELP THE NEXT GENERATION FOSTER THEIR LOVE OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC. 34
For the first time these links will be celebrated over a November weekend with performers from the Diaspora gathering in the Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts for a series of concerts and workshops. This weekend will lay the foundations for a larger and more ambitious programme that will explore cultural identity and how different communities contribute to and fit within 21st Century Belfast. The music will serve as a backdrop to a wider examination of how different strands of Irishness have developed in each city and different contexts — be it in Dublin where to be Irish comes without question, to Manchester where Irish identity is an important part of a series of other strands of identity that has developed in an English environment. The Irish identity in Belfast has been examined more than anywhere else outside the United States but while the last census showed that just 40 per cent of citizens in the north of Ireland see themselves has having no Irish identity, the rest see themselves as being Irish in varying degrees.
This is perhaps how Belfast has become a centre for traditional music and arts that is the envy of the world. With homegrown international class performers and regular visitors from far and wide, each weekend brings a new opportunity to take in a groundbreaking performance in our world-class venue. This weekend in November will build on that development and work towards establishing the city as an official city of traditional music that will celebrate cultural identity in a way that includes all communities, both old and new. Musicians from across Ireland and Manchester will gather for three days of performances, workshops and masterclasses to showcase their talents and help the next generation foster their love of traditional music.
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DOUBLE BILL GIG
DAMIEN O’KANE BAND WITH DONOGH HENNESSY, MUIREANN NIC AMHLAOIBH AND SÉAMUS BEGLEY Friday 4 November Doors 7.30 pm Single concert ticket £15 Weekend ticket £22.50 b.y.o.b
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damien o’kane is an extraordinary musician. Nominated at 2016 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Album with Areas of High Traffic, an energetic and thrilling new take on traditional Irish music. Sharing the bill on this fanastic evening of music we have three of county Kerry’s finest in Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Séamus Begley & Donogh Hennessy. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a very special concert.
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WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASSES Saturday will see a series of free musical workshops and masterclasses with local musicians as well as our welcomed guests from Manchester. Our four Manchester friends will also be in concert on Saturday evening with support from young members from local music schools and visiting Manchester students.
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From Belfast
From Manchester
CONOR CALDWELL (FIDDLE) JIM RAINEY (GUITAR) BRIAN CONNOLLY (BANJO) DAVY MAGUIRE (FLUTE)
MIKE MCGOLDRICK (FLUTE) EMMA SWEENEY (FIDDLE) ANGE DURCAN (BANJO) FIONA BROWN (PIPES)
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THE MANCHESTER IRISH NIGHT MIKE MCGOLDRICK EMMA SWEENEY ANGE DURCAN & FIONA BROWN WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Saturday 5 November Single concert tickets £15 Doors 8 pm Weekend ticket £22.50 b.y.o.b
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the manchester irish traditional music scene has produced a long line of Internationally acclaimed, award winning and innovative musicians to rival any city in Ireland and the UK. We are delighted to have Manchester as our partners for this weekend celebration of Irish music and thrilled to have these four incredible musicians perform for us at The Duncairn. We are also pleased to welcome some of the next generation of young Manchester and Belfast musicians to open the show.
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JACK O’ROURKE & BAND
Friday 18 November Doors 8 pm £12.50 b.y.o.b 42
the lone figure of Jack O’Rourke seated at a piano is one that Irish gig goers are becoming more accustomed to seeing. Whether performing startlingly honest ballads solo or driving Spectorish rock with his band, Jack’s plaintive baritone and piano is core. Jack has established himself as one of the most prolific Irish songwriters and powerful live performers in the last few years. Having ended 2015 on a high note performing his moving composition ‘Silence’ on The Late Late Show, Jack eased his way into the New Year with the release of the stunning ‘I’ll Forget You In The Morning’ which was swiftly play listed by both local and national radio stations.
Jack took the coveted 1st place in the lyrics category of the International Songwriting Competition, which was judged by Bill Withers and Tom Waits among many others. His songs speak of various human conditions with melodic flair, through young but wise eyes. There already have been flattering comparisons with the likes of David Bowie, Kate Bush & John Grant, but Jack’s unique voice and songwriting flair shine throughout in a sea of eclectic influences. ‘Dream Catcher’ is set for release on September 29th, featuring edgy baroque pop, plaintive ballads and startingly honest refelctions on the world around him.
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DOUBLE BILL
STEVE COONEY DERMOT BYRNE & TREVOR HUTCHINSON WITH KATHLEEN MACINNES MIKE VASS & MHAIRI HALL Saturday 26 November Doors 7.30 pm £15 b.y.o.b 44
trevor hutchinson is a founding member of Irish traditional music super group Lúnasa and played bass with the Waterboys from 1986 to 1991. For many years as a member of Altan, Dermot Byrne performed, recorded and toured extensively with the group along with artists like Donal Lunny, Steve Cooney and Stéphane Grappelli, bringing the beauty and joy of traditional Irish music to audiences all over the world. For his contribution to Irish music Dermot was chosen as TG4’s Traditional Musician of the Year 2013. Steve Cooney is one of the most dynamic modern performers in traditional music. He has played with Stockton’s Wing, Sharon Shannon, Seamus Begley and Sinead O’Connor along with many other groups over the years. if you haven’t caught awardwinning singer Kathleen MacInnes live before, you’re in for a real treat. On stage the Hebridean songbird is a natural, sharing a joke one minute then breaking hearts the next with a soulful, earthy voice that lingers with the listener long after the last note has been sung. Kathleen will be accompanied on the evening by virtuoso pianist Mhairí Hall and Mike Vass ‘Composer of the Year’ Scots Trad Music Awards. 45
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ATLAS & TONNTA
Saturday 3 December Doors 7.30 pm £12.50 b.y.o.b 46
atlas is the new and exciting venture from Limerick men, Cillian Doheny (Moxie) and Cillian King (Notify). Centred around the concertina and acoustic guitar, the pair have composed music which seeks to seamlessly blend a mix of traditionally inspired melodies with elements of orchestral film music. Accompanied by a string quartet, Michael Shimmin on percussion (The Olllam), electronic sound design from Padraig Rynne and engineered by Seán Óg Graham (Beoga), their debut album ‘Affinity’ will be released in the winter of 2016.
tonnta is a newly formed traditional band based in Dublin made up of four well established musicians from around the country. The lads have been playing together now around the Dublin scene and their vibrant and lively northern style has caught the attention of other musicians around the city’s trad scene. The Band includes Donall Donnelly from Tyrone (Fiddle), Barry Leonard from Cavan (Box), Brendan Quinn from Belfast (Guitar) and Kevin Meehan from Dublin (Bodhran and whistle) .
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JANE CASSIDY AND MAURICE LEYDEN Saturday 10 December Doors 8 pm £10 b.y.o.b 48
a feast of traditional Ulster songs from two of our finest local singers Jane Cassidy and Maurice Leyden who are launching their solo albums ‘Silverbridge’ and ‘The Tern and the Swallow’ at a special event here at Duncairn. They’ll be joined on stage by a host of surprise guests, some of whom will be musicians they’ve been recording with over the past year who have included Rod McVey, Arty McGlynn, Nollaig Casey, Andy Irvine, Dermot Byrne, Barry Carroll, Joe McHugh,
Frank Cassidy, Anna Leyden, Trevor Stewart, Paddy Finney, Michael Carkson, Conor Caldwell, Liam McKervey and Jim McFarland.
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THE SUPER SUNDAY BIG BREAKFAST SESSIONS dates 9.10.16 | 16.10.16 | 6.11.16 | 27.11.16 | 4.12.16 10.30 am – 2 pm 50
the coffee is brewing, the papers are opening and the food is on its way. The kids are enjoying themselves working on arts and crafts and you can relax. Why? Because you are at the Duncairn Centre for Culture and Art’s Sunday sessions which return again for Autumn. And that’s only the start. The soundtrack to your lazy Sunday morning is being provided by our in house DJ Paddy Cash, interspersed with the best in traditional music as the headline act from Saturday night returns on Sunday for a low key session. The laid back mornings proved a big success and this year they are being expanded to allow local budding musicians to come along and play for the crowd. At the Duncairn, we are serious about developing the next generation of cultural superheroes at the Sunday Sessions and where better to cut your teeth than in front of a crowd that knows what’s what when it comes to trad.
Performances from 11.30 am – 12.30 pm Open Session 12.30 pm – 2 pm All welcome to come and play 51
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CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
SET DANCING
IMPROVERS FIDDLE WITH CONOR CALDWELL
06.09.16 8.15 pm – 10 pm 10 week course £4 per night
12.09.16 6 pm – 7 pm 10 week course £25
Ronan Eastwood has been teaching set dancing at various venues from beginner level right through to the more advanced levels at regular weekly classes throughout Belfast for well over 20 years.
Learn Irish traditional music in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Set Dancing is great craic, fun, fantastic aerobic exercise, sociable and highly addictive. It reduces the effects of social isolation by encouraging as many people as possible from various backgrounds and socio economic groups to attend the dances and builds up confidence levels and self esteem. Don’t worry if you haven’t danced before, expert tuition at a leisurely pace will be provided; so why not come along and have a bit of craic and a great workout at the same time! Further info: Ronan Eastwood on rge1112@ntlworld.com or mobile 07885 739258 56
This class is for students who have progressed beyond beginners level or who are looking to take up the instrument again after a break.
GUITAR CLASSES WITH RUAIRÍ CUNNANE 12.09.16 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm 10 week course £25 This course is designed for intermediate to advanced level musicians
We can supply some instruments but if you have your own please bring it along. The aim of this course is to learn how to accompany Irish music on the guitar. Ruairí uses the standard tuning style for the majority of this course but will also introduce alternative tuning system – DADGAD towards the end of the course, as this is particularly suited to Irish and other Celtic music genres due to its modal nature.
The first half of the course will examine the chords, chord structures and strumming patterns of some of the more typical tune types and keys in the Irish tradition; the Jig, Reel, Slip Jig and Hornpipe focusing on the keys of D, G, Em and Am. As well as learning rhythms / strumming, Ruairí will also teach solo and melodic note accompaniment techniques.
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FIDDLE MAKING COURSE WITH RAB CHERRY 12.09.16 6.30 pm – 9 pm 15 week course £45 Concessionary £30
We are delighted to welcome back Rab Cherry to the Duncairn for another series of these extremely popular workshops. Belfast born Rab has been making instruments for more than forty years and is recognized not only as one of Ireland’s greatest craftsmen but as an authority on all things to do with Irish fiddle music. Participants will learn woodworking skills, how to use planes, scrapers, knives, chisels and gouges. They will also learn how to maintain and sharpen these tools, how to prepare and use traditional woodworking glue (hide glue), how to clamp up the various parts of the box fiddle while gluing, making some clamping blocks etc.
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There will be some background information on the history of box fiddles, which historically have been found all over the world including Ireland and the Appalachian area of the USA. A basic understanding of the function and manufacture of the various parts of a box fiddle will also give an insight into the workings and manufacture of instruments of the violin family. Best of all, everyone will get to make and take away their very own instrument.
ALL THINGS CRAFTY IN THE NORTH 12.09.16 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm 15 week course £45 Concessionary £30 All materials and equipment supplied
No previous experience necessary All welcome
Craft for beginners with Debbie Young, Bill McBride, Julianne Skillen & Pauline Matthews
Participants will have the opportunity to explore and develop a diverse range of arts and crafts skills and activities delivered by Belfast based facilitators Debbie Young, Julianne Skillen, Bill McBride and Pauline Matthews. They will also create their own take home pieces of work and will be invited to exhibit their work at the Duncairn at the end of the series.
This 15-week introduction to crafts is designed to engage audiences of all ages and abilities. Over the centuries, Arts and Crafts have factored into the day-to-day lives of every generation. Today, it has become more and more a means of escape for people of all backgrounds, a tool for creating an atmosphere of bonding and reconciliation, and in more stressful times a fun filled activity used to promote health and wellbeing. During this series of workshops participants will be buying into all of the above.
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UILLEANN PIPE CLASSES WITH ALL IRELAND WINNING MUSICIANS
FASHION DESIGN WITH RESIDENT ARTIST CHLOE DOUGAN
12.09.16 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm 10 week course £80
12.09.16 7 pm – 9 pm 10 week course £35
Enrolment from 7 pm
All materials and equipment supplied
10 week course with the Northern Pipers’ Society: Traditional Music Tuition
New to our Autumn 2016 programme is this course in Fashion and Design. Delivered by local designer and Duncairn resident Chloe Dougan, the course will support participants to develop a range of skills in designing and creating their own garment.
Beginners: Tuition by Darragh Murphy Intermediate – Advanced: Tuition by John McSherry.
During the course participants will explore inspiration and ideas, learn about mood boards, choosing fabrics, toiling, stitching and production techniques. At the end of the programme participants will have the opportunity to photograph and present their final garment.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO PHOTO EDITING 13.09.16 7 pm – 9 pm 10 week course £30 No previous experience necessary
Participants should have their own laptops
Adobe Photoshop is the world’s most popular graphics and digital photo-editing software. It is used by millions of graphic designers and photographers.
This course is aimed at people with little or no previous experience of using Photoshop who want to learn how to edit their images and bring them to the next level.
This course is the ideal introduction to the skills and techniques needed to master image manipulation and photographic re-touching. The course will guide you through how to use Adobe Photoshop and its user interface and you will learn how to use the basic essential tools for editing and enhancing your photographs. The course will show you how to adjust the exposure, contrast, brightness and colour saturation, dodge and burn, sharpen, use layers, re-touch blemishes in the original photograph, insert text onto an image, resize and prepare the image for print or online publishing and much more.
At the end of the course participants will have the opportunity to have their work exhibited at Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts. Stanislav Nikolov will deliver the course. Stan Nikolov graduated from Belfast School of Art with First Class Honours in Photography in 2014. He spent the following year as the Artistin-Residence in the photography department at the University of Ulster. He has taught photography for the United Nations and development agencies in South-East Asia. He currently undertakes product and event photography work, family portraits, and his own art projects. 61
PRINT MAKING WITH EIMEAR MCCANN 13.09.16 7 pm – 9 pm 10 week course £30 All materials and equipment supplied
This experimental and engaging course explores a variety of printmaking techniques including monoprinting, drypoint and relief printing. As part of the course you will explore the unique range of marks that can be made through the different printmaking processes and learn how to successfully produce a mono, drypoint and relief print. At the end of the course a final printed outcome will be produced and participants can choose to focus on one, or a combination of printmaking techniques. Subject matter will be tailored to individual interests and needs so come prepared with inspirational images. Monoprinting is known as the most painterly method among the printmaking techniques and has a unique characteristic that no two
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prints are ever the same. Ink is applied to a plate through a variety of media and then transferred to paper through an etching press. Drypoint is a printmaking process in which a design is drawn on a plate with a sharp, pointed needle-like instrument and then transferred onto paper using an etching press. The soft, feathery lines of drypoint lend themselves to playful illustrations or expressive sketches. Relief printing is the process of creating an image by cutting areas away from a lino or adigraf sheet. The parts of the image that are not to receive ink are carved away from the surface and the remaining area is inked with a roller and then transferred onto paper with a roller or etching press.
SEWING & CRAFT MAKING WITH BERNADETTE CARLIN 14.09.16 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm 10 week course £30 All materials and equipment supplied
We will have some machines available but if you have your own — all the better
These classes are designed to build the knowledge and confidence necessary for participants to complete their own projects and progress to a more advanced level of sewing.
Zipped make-up bag — Participants will progress to learn how to insert a zip and a lining.
Each participant will complete a number of projects over 10 weeks. Each class will introduce them to new skills and techniques and give them something to take home and be proud of! Projects include: Tote Bag — This project is an introduction to construction, seam allowance, cutting techniques, French seams and pinning techniques. Bunting — This session is designed to increase participant’s sewing confidence and introduces intricate pinning and stitching as well as how and when to use bias binding.
Piped Cushion — Participants will learn how to make and insert piping and practice their new zip insertion skills. The finished cushion will look as professional as something you would purchase in a shop. Patchwork Cot Quilt — Patchwork can involve a bit of time and skill so this project may run for more than one week. Individual project — This class will give participants the opportunity to start their own project of choice. Examples of this could be an upcycled piece of second hand clothing or alteration to an existing item of clothing
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ART & DRAWING WITH RACHEL LISTER
DROP-IN SHARED READING GROUP
14.09.16 7 pm – 9 pm 10 week course £30
Every Monday 2 pm free
All materials supplied
During the 10 week course this introduction to drawing and painting will encourage participants to broaden their creativity and develop their skills. Throughout the sessions we will explore and cover a wide range of methods and materials such as acrylics, pastels, charcoal, Indian inks, graphite and mixed media. Similarly, we will consider work by relevant artists past and present, reflecting on what we can learn from them today.
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‘Shared reading’ is a relaxed, social and enjoyable way of connecting with literature and with other people. Each week a short story and poem is read aloud and discussed. Participants join in or sit back and listen. “It is spontaneous, such a joyous experience of all types of literature. Thank you so much.”
IRISH LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR ADULTS Irish for beginners 14.09.16 7 pm – 9 pm 10 weeks
Irish Intermediate 12.09.16 7 pm – 9 pm 10 weeks
Irish beginners level 2 12.09.16 7 pm – 9 pm 10 weeks
Advanced Irish ( AS level +) 14.09.16 7 pm – 9 pm 10 weeks
We do not have a fixed fee for these 10-week courses but rather encourage students to make a weekly donation for the teaching staff. Here at the Duncairn we offer a full range of Irish language classes with experienced expert teachers. Our approach to teaching the language is to create a welcoming, relaxed and fun atmosphere in which all participants can develop their competency and understanding of the language.
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STORY TIME FOR LITTLE ONES
WRITE CLUB YOUNG AT ART FIGHTING WORDS
Every Tuesday 10 am – 11 am free
Every Wednesday 4 pm – 6 pm free
An hour of fun with books. For parents and their babies & toddlers. Grandparents and other carers welcome too!
A free after-schools club for young people interested in creative writing. Are you destined to write the next big screenplay for the silver screen or award winning novel?
Stories @ the Duncairn is a volunteerled, community literature project with Shared Reading, creative writing and storytelling at its heart. Get in touch if you have ideas or would like to be involved!
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Then why not drop in and develop your story-writing skills with Fighting Words Belfast... A space for young writers to work independently on their own writing, with support from our writing mentors.
FREE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS 11, 18, 25 October 5 pm – 7 pm 1 November 10 am – 4 pm 8 November 5 pm – 7 pm
Are you interested in filmmaking? Do you have something to say and want your voice to be heard? Then this is for you! The Digital Arts Studios in partnership with the Duncairn Arts Centre is running a documentary workshop where you and a small team will produce your own documentary film. You will work with experienced filmmakers to research and produce your own documentary. Working in your local area, the documentary is a chance for you to have your say and express yourself.
IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL:
The workshop will take place in Duncairn Arts Centre and at Digital Arts Studios. It is free to participate, but there are only 6 places so please contact us and tell us briefly why you would like to be involved by no later than 01.10.16 If you are interested in taking part in this exciting project, please contact Angela at Digital Arts Studios by emailing angela@digitalartsstudios. com or telephone the DAS office on 02890 312900.
Research your topic and understand the subject Plan your shoot: create a shot-by-shot outline Get to grips with the gear: learn how to use DSLR Cameras for filmmaking Shoot! Film your scenes & record your audio. Edit your film Say something new and make it personal! You will research, plan and film your own documentary, which will then be screened at a special event in Duncairn Arts Centre and again at the Belfast Film Festival in Spring 2017, as part of the Digital Arts Studios programme.
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EXHIBITIONS
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ULSTER UNIVERSITY – BELFAST SCHOOL OF ART EXHIBITIONS
NORMA BEGGS – THE SPACE BETWEEN
12.09.16 – 23.09.16 (Painting)
26.09.16 – 07.10.16
7.11.16 – 18.10.16 (Textiles and Fashion)
As part of our ongoing partnership with Ulster University’s Belfast School of Art, we are committed to providing a range of opportunities and support for the best new and emerging artists. This includes graduate residencies in our studios, mentoring and advice, and exhibitions throughout the year.
This exhibition is the culmination of Norma’s participatory photo-textile project engaging with rural and intercultural groups.
We have already hosted the 2nd Year BA Hons Contemporary Applied Art students end of year exhibition, as well as a special selection from a variety disciplines chosen from the work on display at the major end of year exhibition in Belfast Campus, including work selected for the annual RUA show.
Having grown up here in the ‘70s and ‘80’s, this project is inspired by all that happened behind the headlines. The human spirit has both survived and thrived during our troubled past.
The project sought out the personal stories behind the headlines of ‘The Troubles’. Life, memory, art — they’re interconnected.
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Through creative reminiscence, photographic images, artifacts and creative consultation, personal accounts of life have been triggered, recorded and informed the new photo-textile pieces created by Norma.
BELFAST EXPOSED 9.10.16 – 28.10.16
This is the first of two exhibitions in 2016/17 through our new partnership with Belfast Exposed, featuring a number of the artists who are being supported by the Belfast Exposed Futures Programme. The artists included in this exhibition are Yvette Monahan & Joanne Mullin Belfast Exposed is Northern Ireland’s principal gallery specialising in contemporary photography, showing local and international work from emerging artists alongside some of the major names in photography today.
Belfast Exposed Futures is dedicated to showing the best new photographic talent from Northern Ireland. It supports the development and presentation of new work by six artists a year in a series of solo shows at Belfast Exposed’s Exchange Space Gallery. The exhibition is supported by: Foyle Foundation, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council and The Directory
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SARAH MAPLE – KEEPING UP WITH THE KAPULETS
GREEN SHOOT PRODUCTIONS
17.10.16 – 28.10.16
21.11.16 – 3.12.16
‘Keeping up with the Kapulets’ is a full episode of ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ acted out in Shakespearean style.
‘1932’ details some of Belfast’s shared heritage, focusing and revealing the story of the Outdoor Relief Strike which was one of the few occasions working class Protestants and Catholics united and achieved a measure of change despite immense opposition from the establishment. And yet this history is virtually forgotten in our public memory. Why? The Exhibition will raise a question as to the impacts of sectarianism on society today and the lessons of organising for lasting change.
Supported by Arts Council England, Sarah Maple completed a BA in Fine Art from Kingston University in 2007 and in the same year won the ‘4 New Sensations’ award for emerging artists, run by The Saatchi Gallery. Sarah’s artwork, film and performances have been exhibited internationally at galleries and institutions including Tate Britain, A.I.R Gallery (NY), AGO (Canada), The New Art Exchange (Nottingham), Golden Thread Gallery (Belfast) and Kunisthoone (Estonia).
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PAUL MORRISON 5.12.16 – 14.01.17
Paul Morrison is an emerging Irish Artist who lives and works in Belfast. He is a graduate from the University of Ulster Belfast. His work is held in both public and private collections including Ulster University, The Titanic Drawing Offices (Todd Architects) and Northern Ireland Hospice. His Recent paintings deal with the personal memories of growing up in Belfast, places that are close to him, which hold alot of personal memories. His work also explores the landmarks etc. which are constant reminders of the turbulent past of Belfast, places that are often overlooked, but still are very much present in todays society.
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