Culture Night in Bantry
Venue: Bantry
Address: Various locations including St. Brendan's Church, , Bantry
Time: 4:00pm - 11:00pm
Email: siobhan@westcorkmusic.ie
Booking Required: Yes for The Concert & Knit Stitch.
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Follow a vibrant culture trail across Bantry, weaving in music, crafts and dance
on Culture Night 2024 on Friday 20th September.
The evening’s highlight will be a concert in St. Brendan’s Church in the West
Cork harbour town, where writers and musicians will respond creatively to the
theme of rhythm.
CONCERT – Words, Music, Rhythm: A West Cork Music Culture Night Concert
Coordinator: West Cork Music
Time: 8pm-9:45pm
Location: St Brendan’s Church
BOOKING ESSENTIAL: www.westcorkmusic.ie/culture-night/
Join us for a concert in St Brendan’s Church where we will showcase the artistic
traditions Bantry celebrates across the three festivals West Cork Music hosts over
six weeks each summer – the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, the West Cork
Literary Festival, and Masters of Tradition.
Featuring:
– Café Cork Flute Ensemble. Based at Cork School of Music, this ensemble
is made up of enthusiastic amateur and professional flautists who perform a
wide variety of classical, modern, and popular music on all types of flute from
the piccolo to the contrabass.
– Leeanne O’Donnell. Leeanne started her storytelling career working in radio
with RTÉ and BBC, and she has made a number of award-winning radio
documentaries. She wrote her first novel, Sparks of Bright Matter, from her
home on the foothills of a mountain in West Cork.
– Oisín Morrison and friends. A talented harper, flute player and composer
from Dublin, Oisín has been recognised with various awards, including the
prestigious Bonn Óir Sheáin Uí Riada. He will be joined by friends at the
Culture Night concert to explore rhythm through the medium of Irish traditional
music.
BANTRY’S CULTURAL NIGHT TRAIL
This year’s Culture Night trail in Bantry includes activities in multiple languages
(English, Irish, and Ukrainian) and crafts (knitting and crochet), as well as music. The
town-wide trail celebrates West Cork’s cultural richness and community, as well as
the underlying rhythms of its words, music, and creativity.
Events Coordinated by West Cork Music:
YOUNG PERFORMERS’ SHOWCASE
Coordinator: Curious Keys Music School
Time: 5:15-5:45pm
Location: Curious Keys Music School, 10 New Street, P75 NF84 [Over Forest
Flock]
Students from Curious Keys will showcase their talents on Culture Night in Bantry.
Come along to see the next generation of musicians perform and help give them first
taste of interacting with appreciative audiences!
Wheelchair accessible: No
KNIT STITCH SOCIAL EVENING
Coordinators: Bantry Yarns & West Café & Wine Bar
Time: 8pm-10:30pm
Location: West Café Wine Bar, Bridewell Lane, Bantry, P75 KR12
BOOKING ESSENTIAL: www.bantryyarns.ie/knit-and-stitch-social-evening
Stitch in sync with fellow knitters and crocheters as part of Bantry’s Culture Night on
Friday September 20th . Knitting and crocheting used to be thought of as private affairs, but now these
traditional arts are the focus of social events where skills and stories are shared!
So, get those needles clicking in sync with other knitters and crocheters at a social
evening of learning and crafting on Culture Night, led by Bantry Yarns’ Jaq Stedman
in the convivial setting of Bantry’s West Café and Wine Bar.
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Refreshments: Cold larder plates, wine and coffee will be available for purchase on
the night.
POP-UP GAELTACHT @ MA MURPHY’S
Coordinators: Bantry’s Irish Conversation Group & Ma Murphy’s
Time: 6pm-7:30pm
Location: Ma Murphy’s Pub, New Street, Bantry, P75 DP82
Join us for a Pop-Up Gaeltacht to practice whatever level of Irish you have. You’re
sure to gain a few extra words and confidence, and pick up the natural rhythms of
everyday conversation as Gaeilge. The event will feature cómhrá agus craic, and
scúps if you’re keen to keep talking!
Wheelchair accessible: No
CULTURE NIGHT @ FOREST FLOCK
Coordinators: Forest & Flock & Per.Form Dance Studio
Time: 6pm
Location: Forest Flock, New Street, Bantry, P75 NF84
Who didn’t get caught up in a daydream, admiring the little world behind the shop
windows?! A short performance behind the glass at Forest Flock will bring those
dreams to life and let the puppets dance! Come and join the tea party.
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
For all enquiries, contact Siobhán at siobhan@westcorkmusic.ie | 086 303 0991