Cumasc: Seisiúin sa Black Gate Season 1

February. 11,2022      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis

A music series that blends gorgeous concert film with intimate observational documentary and interview. A mix of emerging and established artists - both Irish and international - come together at The Black Gate Cultural Centre in the heart of Galway in celebration of collaboration and creativity.

Episode 12 : Liam Ó Maonlaí, Niwel Tsumbu & Éamonn Cagney
February. 11,2022
Liam Ó Maonlaí, Niwel Tsumbu, and Éamonn Cagney are long-time collaborators, their rhythms and sensibilities fully in sync. Their musical exploration here is immediate, celebratory, and thrilling. Series finale.
Episode 11 : Inni-K & John Blek
February. 11,2022
Inni-K and John Blek display innate intuition during a soulful and vivid collaboration. Be they playing old-fashioned folk or ambient avant-garde, their musicality and connection are immediately apparent. And transcendent.
Episode 10 : Colm Mac Con Iomaire & Arborist
February. 11,2022
Colm Mac Con Iomaire: Irish composer, fiddle player of renown, and member of The Frames. Arborist: a Belfast-based songwriter of quiet melody and poeticism. Theirs is a lyrical and soothing collaboration.
Episode 9 : Sam Amidon & Siobhán Peoples
February. 11,2022
Sam Amidon is an American singer-songwriter well-versed in folk traditions. Siobhán Peoples is a fiddle player steeped in her own musical histories. Two wonderful artists. One great session and chat.
Episode 8 : Anna Mullarkey & New Jackson
February. 11,2022
It is all about the music for both Anna Mullarkey and New Jackson. Join them on a gorgeously layered collaborative journey through electronic music that culminates in a moment of the truest synchronicity.
Episode 7 : Jinx Lennon & The Mary Wallopers
February. 11,2022
Jinx Lennon is a singer-songwriter hailing from Dundalk; a performer of power-strummed punk-folk, driven by the need to inspire and uplift. A sentiment shared by The Mary Wallopers, a folk trio of raw energy, also from Dundalk.
Episode 6 : John Conneely & Síomha
February. 11,2022
John Conneely and Síomha. A musical collaboration that begins in the gorgeous surroundings of Oranmore Castle and results in spell-binding reinterpretations of timeless classics. The purest vocals. True musicianship.
Episode 5 : Seamie O'Dowd & Daoirí Farrell
February. 11,2022
Seamie O'Dowd and Daoirí Farrell are two masters of traditional music. However, neither is afraid to push the boundaries of what that tradition can sound like. The past and the present collide.
Episode 4 : Séamus Begley & Junior Brother
February. 11,2022
Séamus Begley is the legendary accordion player and singer from Kerry, a man whose career and legacy speaks for itself. Junior Brother - aka Ronan Kealy - is also from the Kingdom, an alternative folk singer-songwriter of ever-growing renown.
Episode 3 : Rachael Lavelle & Peter Broderick
February. 11,2022
Rachael Lavelle is an Irish composer and performer whose sound moves from ambient to baroque pop to operatic to choral. Peter Broderick is a gifted musician and producer from Oregon who approaches collaboration with a sense of openness and wonder.
Episode 2 : Daithí & Suzanne Savage
February. 11,2022
Charismatic jazz-singer, songwriter and violinist, Suzanne Savage, joins innovative music producer and fiddle player, Daithi Ó Drónaí, for an electrifying collaboration.
Episode 1 : Róisín Elsafty, Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
February. 11,2022
Three accomplished artists, Grammy-award-winning American musician, Rhiannon Giddens, Italian composer, Francesco Turrisi and Conamara-born sean-nós singer, Róisín Elsafty set forth on a journey of musical collaboration.

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1 2022