Echoes at the Castle

We are delighted to present the first in a series of events celebrating Leitrim's adventurous music and performance. The events will take place in the grounds of the stunning Fulacht Fiadh Café in Manorhamilton Castle. These are outdoor events so please dress for the weather.

Friday 13th August

Doors 7:30 pm Programme Begins 8:00 pm

Performances

MOHAMMAD SYFKHAN - SYRIAN FOLK MUSIC

CATHAL ROCHE - SOLO SAXOPHONE IMPROVISATIONS

JOHNNY GOGAN - READS FROM 'STATION TO STATION'

Tickets

Entry: 10 euro

Event is supported by Leitrim County Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and will be operating within Covid-19 public health guidelines.

Note: For ticketholders and associated attendees. Prior to attending please ensure you meet all Covid-19 public health requirements.

Know the symptoms of Covid-19: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/symptoms/overview/

MOHAMMAD SYFKHAN

SYRIAN FOLK MUSIC

Mohammad Syfkhan is a singer and bouzouki player. He blends songs and music from various traditions to provide his own unique take on Syrian folk music.. He is currently working on his first solo studio album.

CATHAL ROCHE

SOLO IMPROVISATIONS

Cathal Roche is a saxophonist sound-artist based in the North-West of Ireland. His practice combines the sounds of speech, immersive field recordings, spatial music animation of multi-tracked instruments through live performance and sound installation.

JOHNNY GOGAN

READS FROM 'STATION TO STATION'

Johnny Gogan, the writer-director of a number of feature length films including the dramas Mapmaker, The Last Bus Home and Black Ice, reads from his novel Station to Station in advance of Autumn publication by Lepus Print.

Set largely in Spain 2008, Station to Station follows the quixotic travails of Irish poet turned diplomat Jack Lennon as he gets to the bottom of the disappearance of an Irish government minister on Spain's southern coast on the eve of the Irish - and the Spanish - property crash.