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"Sell out warning! Another evening of vital image and sound documentation at IC Visual Lab after captivating deep dives into Palestinian resistance music and Okinawan min'yō folk. This edition sees Quade string maestro Tom Connolly perform pastoral folk from the windswept Western islands of Éire, accompanied by field recordings and nuggets of personal cultural history."
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A event on Thursday 6th March. The event starts at 20:30.
[LATE SHOW - 8.30-10pm]
Tom Connolly, is a musician best known for his work with the celebrated Bristol quartet Quade. In 2024, he released his first solo record under the moniker ‘Fohn’. The album, ‘Seanteach’, explores displacement, lore and belonging in relation to the West of Ireland. Tom draws attachment via his Dad's family, who were from Connemara yet forced like many others to migrate to Boston. Using the fiddle as his primary tool of composition, his music shifts between traditional folk, field recordings, ambient electronics and experimental sound collage.
Join us for an evening of music and discussion. Tom will be playing a selection of songs and field recordings from the West of Ireland, while discussing the history of the region and its diaspora. We will unpack themes of power, authenticity, displacement and tradition, ultimately asking how the region’s cultural history might lead us to unexpected futures.
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This event is the fourth of our ‘Thursdays’ series. Each event invites a guest to present a collection of music, alongside photography and film. The series focuses upon hidden collections, field recordings, ethnographic sounds and accidental archives, considering what they tell us about today’s entangled world.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Tom Connolly, is a musician best known for his work with the celebrated Bristol quartet Quade. In 2024, he released his first solo record under the moniker ‘Fohn’. The album, ‘Seanteach’, explores displacement, lore and belonging in relation to the West of Ireland. Tom draws attachment via his Dad's family, who were from Connemara yet forced like many others to migrate to Boston. Using the fiddle as his primary tool of composition, his music shifts between traditional folk, field recordings, ambient electronics and experimental sound collage.
Join us for an evening of music and discussion. Tom will be playing a selection of songs and field recordings from the West of Ireland, while discussing the history of the region and its diaspora. We will unpack themes of power, authenticity, displacement and tradition, ultimately asking how the region’s cultural history might lead us to unexpected futures.
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This event is the fourth of our ‘Thursdays’ series. Each event invites a guest to present a collection of music, alongside photography and film. The series focuses upon hidden collections, field recordings, ethnographic sounds and accidental archives, considering what they tell us about today’s entangled world.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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