A guide to Dublin Culture Night 2012’s music events
Seeing as Culture Night takes place on Friday, here’s a list of events worth looking at in Dublin. All events are Free unless stated otherwise.
Dublin
- Quiet Music Ensemble, Kirkos @ Contemporary Music Centre (5pm)
- I Sound Alive: John Kelly, Julie Feeney, Kevin Brew, Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh @ Mahaffy House, Nth. Great George’s Street (8pm-9.15pm, limited)
Interview with John Kelly and musical guests. - Adultrock (8pm), Nanu Nanu (8:30pm) The Flaws (9:15pm) @ The Lab, Foley Street (8pm)
Free night of music on Pearse Street alongside films, exhibitions, talks and workshops. - Silence / Sound @ The Joinery (7pm)
Silence / Sound is a collaboration between film-maker Pat Collins and sound designer Tadhg O’Sullivan that presents a unique sonic version of Collins’s recent debut feature film Silence. - Arkeye scores Metropolis @ Court House, Bray
Electronic artist Alan Williams aka Arkeye performs a score to the classic film Metropolis. - Donal Lunny and Band @ Ranelagh Arts Centre (€)
- Music Network @ The Coach House, Dublin Castle (9pm)
Traditional Irish music and jazz - The Hot House Flowers @ Wind Mill Lane Studios
will play in Studio 1 on Culture Night and the engineers will be available to answer questions on the recording process and the diverse range of artists who passed through its doors.
More to be added throughout the week. Full Dublin programme. Also get the Dublin Culture Night App.
Regional
- Natural Grace: Irish Music and Martin Hayes @ Galway Film Centre & Donal Dineen in Kilkenny are among the events taking place nationwide. More info.
- The G-Man’s guide to Cork Culture Night.
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