Nomadic Piano Project Trio (Family Friendly )

Middlethird Social Farm are delighted to announce that The Nomadic Piano Project Trio featuring Antoni O' Breskey (piano, vocals), Paddy Cummins (banjo, mandolin, guitar, tin whistle, vocals) and Consuelo Nerea Breschi (fiddle, bodhrán, shruti box, vocals) will perform in The Glasshouse on the farm as part of the Soundwaves series on the Sat 11th May 2024.

Soundwaves is a brand new series of Music and Performing Art Events which will take place in Middlethird Social Farm, starting in March 2024. The aim of Soundwaves is create a place in The Glasshouse where the peace and tranquillity of the farm can serve as a safe social space for people of all ages to access and enjoy a variety of live music and performing arts events in rural Ireland.

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Antoni O'Breskey

Born in Italy, with Argentinian roots, Antoni O'Breskey is a composer, pianist, trumpet player, writer and music educator. He introduced improvised-style piano into Irish and Flamenco music during the early 80's, blending it with blues and creating a positively new and original jazz piano style. In 1979 he recorded 'Irish meet the Blues' , the first album ever recorded on piano where traditional Irish music meets Blues and Jazz.

In 1989 Antóni O'Breskey recorded 'Al Kamar', the first fusion between Irish traditional music, Jazz, flamenco, and music from the Maghreb. Among the special guests of this album are Antonio Carmona, leader of the band Ketama and Jamal Ouassini, director of the Tangeri Orchestra from Morocco. “Al Kamar” was presented in Paris at Theatre La Cigale, Le Cirque d’Hiver and l’Institut du Monde Arabe with special guests Manu Di Bangu and Jacques Higelin, and then toured around the world.

For many years and predating the times Antonio has been gathering together musicians from all over the world and from different traditions and cultures creating an extraordinary variety of music and recording the thirty-five CDs which form the Nomadic Piano Collection.

Among the many collaborators who appear in this collection are: Ronnie Drew (The Dubliners), Máirtín O’Connor (De Dannan), Antonio Carmona (Ketama), José Seves (Inti-Illimani), Benito Lertxundi, Cathy Jordan (Dervish).

Paddy "Paahto" Cummins

Paddy "Paahto" Cummins is a banjo and mandolin player from Drimnagh, Dublin. Having completed a BA Irish Music & Dance at the University of Limerick, Paddy co-founded Skipper's Alley in 2013 and released two albums to critical acclaim. In 2019 he joined Dublin bluegrass outfit Mules & Men and recorded a further two albums. He is currently working on a variety of projects including a solo album, duet albums with Seamas Hyland (accordion) and John Francis Flynn (guitar) and runs a music podcast titled At the Crossroads.

Consuelo Nerea Breschi

Consuelo Nerea is a singer, fiddle and bodhran player. She has recorded on several albums of her father Antoni O'Breskey, including Dancing Waves (2014), Ready to Sail (2011), Nomadic Aura (2009), Samara (2020) and Blessed Sadness (2021). Over the past number of years, Consuelo has performed with Varo at numerous Festivals in Ireland and abroad, including Quiet Lights Festival, St.Patrick’s Festival, Tradition Now at the National Concert Hall, and for productions such as TG4’s ‘Samhlú ’ hosted by Tommy Tiernan, ‘Celestial Body’ produced by Sofft Productions and the Late Late Show. Consuelo has also been a cover-member for the vocal ensemble Landless since January 2018. She has toured with them in Ireland, Scotland and Slovakia.