Other Voices Returns | IMRO Other Room Open Call
It’s December …it’s Dingle …it’s Other Voices.
Back for its Thirteenth season, the Church of St. James’ will open its doors to the first Other Voices concert on Friday the 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December. . All the signature elements that make Other Voices special will be there in abundance, from singer songwriters to rock bands, from surprise performances to acapellas. Those who have previously graced it’s hallowed stage include the likes of Glen Hansard, The National, Anna Calvi, Damien Rice, Asgeir, Savages, Elbow, The XX, Amy Winehouse, St. Vincent, Snow Patrol, Sinéad O’ Connor and John Grant…
The Other Voices programme now reaches out across the town and caters for all appetites…for culture vultures of all stripes there is Banter, a salon style series of discussions and debate curated by Jim Carroll (thisisbanter.com) taking place in Foxy John’s Bar (half pub, half hardware shop)..for eager music aficionados, the Music Trail will feature new and established bands playing in unusual venues around Dingle, which is always a highlight. Surprise guests are a feature and you simply never know who will turn up. All Music Trail events are free and take place before and after the church shows, while live-streaming guarantees a seat for everybody and an electric atmosphere in the town’s pubs.
This year Other Voices is delighted to announce that series presenter Aidan Gillen will play a two hander with BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens.
The first four acts to be revealed are…Young Fathers, Delorentos, All We Are and Damien Rice.
Just last week Young Fathers won the coveted Mercury Prize 2014 for their album Dead. The Edinburgh-based trio will bring their experimental hip hop style to Dingle for the first time when they visit in December.
Delorentos have just released their fourth album Night Becomes Light to critical acclaim. Last year the band won the Choice Music Prize-Album of the Year for their LP Little Sparks. They have been busy touring through-out the last few months, so they’ll be in fine form when they reach St James’.
