FREE FARMLEIGH CONCERTS FROM OPW
Julie Feeney, Hayes & Cahill, John Taylor, Tarab and The Xi and Si in Farmleigh’s ballroom for a series of free salon concerts from the OPW.
OPW Salon Series
Tuesday 21st July – Wednesday 11th August 2009
Ballroom, Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15
Julie Feeney, Hayes & Cahill, John Taylor, Tarab and The Xi and Si in Farmleigh’s ballroom for a series of free salon concerts from the OPW.
OPW Salon Series
Tuesday 21st July – Wednesday 11th August 2009
Ballroom, Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15
Julie Feeney | John Taylor | Hayes & Cahill | Tarab and Xi an Si
Tickets are free (awarded by lottery)
To enter the ticket lottery go to: www.salonmusic.ie
Tickets are free (awarded by lottery)
To enter the ticket lottery go to: www.salonmusic.ie
"A visionary exercise in inventive programming that offered music in magnificent surroundings. Probably the longest ray of sunshine we've had all summer."- The Irish Times
"Those looking for authenticity are well catered for nowadays, with events like the OPW's Salon Series." - Sunday Tribune
"Those looking for authenticity are well catered for nowadays, with events like the OPW's Salon Series." - Sunday Tribune
The ballroom at Farmleigh is the place to be for an evening of music you will remember long after the summer has departed. Now in their fifth year, Farmleigh’s annual series of salon music concerts have become a byword for musical excellence set in dramatic surroundings with a perfect music ambience and a fine natural acoustic. Curated by Improvised Music Company, these concerts bring Ireland and the world’s leading musicians into the very heart of Farmleigh, evoking a vibrant musical history that sits alongside the estate’s proud literary and artistic heritage.
Four, free, mid-week concerts will take place in Farmleigh’s ballroom over July and August and will feature unique and distinct talents drawn from across the musical spectrum. They are:
Julie Feeney, a woman of many hats including composer, writer, and singer, and who the Irish and UK press have hail as one of the most original talents in Ireland today, will be gracing the ballroom with her artful chamber pop on Tuesday 21st July.
Manchester born jazz pianist John Taylor brings an evening of solo piano elegance on Wednesday 29th July, where audiences will hear Farmleigh’s fine Steinway played by a modern day master.
“Matchless and magic: a timely reminder of what genius really tastes like.” is how The Irish Times recently described duo Hayes & Cahill. They have been making waves since the 1980s bringing traditional Irish music to audiences around the globe, and on Tuesday 4th August their unique approach to music from Co Clare will be a Farmleigh night to remember.
The final concert on Tuesday 11th August is a night of cultural crossover as Francesco Turrisi’s Tarab, a group which draws inspiration from Turkish, Mediterranean and Irish music, meets The Xi an Si, an intriguing trio of Chinese women embracing Irish airs performed on beautiful Asian instruments.
Tickets for each of these intimate salon concerts are free and limited, so your earliest online application to the ticket lottery is advised to avoid disappointment! For further information on ticketing and the salon music programme visit www.salonmusic.ie
**Successful applicants will be notified on Friday July 10 2009**
