Sunday 27th October, The Wavecrest, Dooagh
Musical group ‘The Achill Sound’ presents a unique and innovative evening of song, music, folklore and oral history focused on the basking shark industry from the mid-20th century.
Musicians Graham Sweeney (guitar and vocals), Lisa Fukuda (fiddle) and Johnny Butler (uilleann pipes) will perform live traditional and newly composed Irish music to an audio-visual backdrop produced by John Michael Berry.
Join us for this unique and immersive live performance where The Achill Sound weaves traditional art forms with audio-visuals exploring an important historical chapter on Achill Island and of Ireland’s marine industry.
This project is kindly supported by The Arts Council of Ireland.
This is a seated event. Doors 19.30, show starts at 20.00. Show will last 1 hour with a short Q&A afterwards.
Please note:
This is a cash only event for both bar and on-the-door tickets. Please bring cash. The nearest ATM is in Dooagh Shop, opening hours Friday – Sunday 9-5pm, bank holiday Monday 9-3pm.
There is also a 24 hour ATM in Achill Sound beside the bridge at Sweeney’s SuperValu (approximately 20 mins drive from venue).