Sounds From A Safe Harbour announce dates for 2025 return to Cork city

The biennial Cork festival is back for its 10th year in 2025.

Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) returns to Cork from September 11th to 14th, 2025. Save the date.

Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) features live music, dance and conversation with a core curatorial team of actor Cillian Murphy, Bryce Dessner (The National), Festival Director Mary Hickson, and in 2025 – new collaborators: author Max Porter and artist and folklorist Billy MagFhlionn.

The new curators take over from Aaron Dessner and playwright Enda Walsh, the latter who will continue to contribute.

“September 2025 will mark 10 years since Bryce and I started this festival back in 2015. I’m thrilled to be working with these incredible curators to really push the boat out (excuse the pun) to mark this moment. We will celebrate old and new friends and reach into new parts of the city to make deeper connections. We can’t wait to tell you what we have been cooking.

See Also

James Holden to perform at Dalymount this December for YULE

Mary Hickson

Sign up to the SFSH mailing list

Sounds from a Safe Harbour has featured the likes of Bon Iver, The National, Feist, Wilco, Dermot Kennedy, Ólafur Arnalds, The Staves, Junior Brother, The Mary Wallopers, Dustin O’Halloran, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Jon Hopkins, David Kitt, Denise Chaila, Lisa Hannigan, Maria Somerville, Talos, Crash Ensemble, Wild Beasts, I Have A Tribe and many more over its time in Cork.

---

Hey, before you go...

Nialler9 has been covering new music, new artists and gigs for the last 19 years. If you like the article you just read, and want us to publish more just like it, please consider supporting us on Patreon.

What you get as thanks in return...

• A weekly Spotify playlist only for patrons.
• Access to our private Nialler9 Discord community.
• Ad-free and bonus podcast episodes.
• Guestlist & discounts to Nialler9 & Lumo Club events.
• Themed playlists only for subscribers.

Your support enables us to continue to publish articles like this one, make podcasts and provide recommendations and news to our readers, and be a key part of the music community in Ireland and abroad.