Illuminate Festival and Music Capital presents Glen Rosborough & Kate O’Callaghan
at St. Augustines Church, Derry on Friday 18th February 2022 – Book Tickets Here
The Festival of Light and Music Feb 2022
Illuminate Festival and Music Capital presents Glen Rosborough & Kate O’Callaghan
at St. Augustines Church, Derry on Friday 18th February 2022 – Book Tickets Here
The Festival of Light and Music Feb 2022
Sadly, due to the current pandemic restrictions, all Small Behaviours shows in collaboration with Donegal Camerata, due to take place, as part of the 2020 Donegal Bay & Blustacks Festival, at the Abbey Arts Centre and An Grianan Theatre, have had to be postponed for now. Apologies for any inconvenience caused to those who already purchased tickets, full refunds will be available from the venues. We hope to be able to announce rescheduled dates as soon as possible and thank you for your support thus far. Stay safe for now, all the love, Kate x
Written by Kate O’Callaghan. Arranged by Seamus Devenny. Performed by Kate O’Callaghan, Seamus Devenny and the Donegal Camerata String Quartet.
Small Behaviours–Songs from a Witness Statement is the second instalment of Inishowen musician and composer Kate O’Callaghan’s musical response to her great grand aunt Catherine Rooney’s witness statements to the Irish government’s Bureau of Military History, detailing her involvement in the events of Easter 1916 in Dublin, and the subsequent War of Independence. While a previous work, The Girl with The Beret, focused on 1916, Small Behaviours deals primarily with its aftermath.
As such, the new song cycle sees Catherine – a native of Dublin – and her wider family, including her sister and her mother, deeply involved in the events of the War of Independence. From organising gun-running expeditions from Glasgow, to assisting with intelligence work, planned prison escapes and the disposal of documents, including papers captured following the IRA assassinations on Bloody Sunday.
The family home on North Richmond Street, and former abode to James Joyce (featured in his short story ‘Araby’ in the Dubliners), acted as a secret meeting place and safe house. Used to treat and receive wounded Irish Volunteers on many occasions, including the attack on the Customs House in May 1921, it was where one of the first Thompson machine guns brought into the country was assembled and stored.
The work is essentially a reflection on the seemingly ‘small behaviours’ of ordinary women, which ultimately affected far-reaching social change over time.
I am thrilled to announce that work has begun on the 2nd phase of the ‘Songs From A Witness Statement’ project, entitled ‘Small Behaviours’. A series of collaborative compositional creative sessions have taken place with Seamus Devenny, Victor Yélamo and the Donegal Camerata String Quartet at the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny. More information on the project and performance dates to be announced soon. Supported by Creative Ireland and Donegal County Council.
I will be supporting Dean Maywood at the Balor Arts Centre on May 17th with Seamus Devenny.
Dean will be launching his debut EP with The Dog River Band – Darren Doherty on guitars, Zara Montgomery on keys, Cormac Friel on drums and Darren Carr on bass. They will be joined by Goats Don’t Shave guitarist Patsy Gallagher and a special guest appearance by Brendan Quinn.
Donegal Songwriter Michael Gillespie will also provide a support slot on the night.
I’m delighted to be invited back to the Balor Arts Centre to open for Jack Lukeman on the 12th Jan 2019. I had the pleasure of supporting Jack a few years ago in the wonderful Backroom at McGrory’s of Culdaff and I’m really looking forward to meeting him again. A lovely gentleman as well as a superb artist.
Tickets can be booked via the Balor’s website here.
We had the great pleasure of recording our song Stone By Stone with the lovely folk at Declan Sessions while we were performing at The Acoustic Yard Festival in Westport, Co. Mayo this May.
What a sound bunch of humans doing an awesome service for Original Irish Music. You can check out their work and the lyrics for the song below:
Website: https://declansessions.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/declansessions
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeclanSessions
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/declansessions
Stone By Stone – Lyrics
Heart open wide
No armour have you built inside
Just stepping stones you place before you
One by one
To bring you forth
And with these stones
So freely laid
You move on fearless
And unswayed
When I look at you
I see the sunrise
And I wish you all the love in this world
No weary eye to cast upon
To shade you in and bear down on
You are the color of the rain
The taste of morning dew
Before the break of day
Mourn not the stolen time
For how could you have known
Just holding you in my arms
Is the greatest thing I’ve ever done
When I look at you
I see the sunrise
And I wish you all the love in this world
Stone by stone
All the love in this world
STONE BY STONE
Kate O’Callaghan 2017 ©
Kate O’ Callaghan (Duo – Irland) – GERMANY TOUR 2016
präsentiert von Music Art Urban Life – Booking
Di. 11.10. Live im Schaufenster: Kate O’Callaghan (Irland) – Cube Düsseldorf
Mi. 12.10. W/Chris Riffle (USA) – Heimathirsch, Köln
Do. 13.10. Bar Caliente – Duisburg
Fr. 14.10. Wohnzimmerkonzert – Wuppertal (bei Düsseldorf)
Sa. 15.10. Konzert von Kate O’ Callaghan im ‘Baristoteles Kubus’ – Bochum
So. 16.10. Wohnzimmerkonzert – Mühlheim
Mo. 17.10. Wohnzimmerkonzert – Dreieich (bei Frankfurt)
Mi. 19.10. W/Line Bøgh – Brause, Düsseldorf
Do. 20.10. Wohnzimmerkonzert – Bochum
Fr. 21.10. Kate O’Callaghan – Kulturcafe Lichtung KölnCube Deu
Derry City and Strabane District Council are hosting Northern Ireland’s first Slow Food Festival this weekend in the Guildhall Square and I’m delighted to have been invited to perform as part of the festival at the Guildhall Taphouse – Saturday 8th October, 3-5pm.
The Slow Food Festival will be centred in Guildhall Square from 12noon until 6pm on Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th with a Harvest Market, Talks & Demos, Tours and Tastings, Street Food Zone and of course great music in the Guildhall Taphouse!
For more information on the festival visit Derry City & Strabane Website.
No shows announced at the moment.
Copyright © 2022 Kate O'Callaghan · Website by Made in Trenbania