Sligo’s Spilt Milk Festival in has announced its sixth edition for this November 14th to 17th.
A varied programme of noise-rock, folk, alt-rap, trad and DJs and more is on offer on this year’s programme.
Multiple venues in Sligo town, including Blend, Furey’s Pub, The Garavogue, Irish Wheelchair Association, Lillies, The Penthouse, and the iconic Yeats Building.
Spilt Milk Festival features local and international talent and states that it is a “platform for experimental art across music, sound art, video and film. Presenting national and international artists alongside emerging local acts drawn from the leftfield and fringes of alternative music.”
This year’s lineup features UK noise rock band The None, Dublin DJ and producer R.Kitt, industrial pop of 7of9, the dreamy folk stylings of Brigid Mae Power, experimental composers Amanda Feery and Declan Synnott, Galway DJ Lolz, Fermangh electronic trad artist RÓIS and rap-emo artist Filmore!.
Full details of performers and venues below.
7of9 (Dublin) at Garavogue on Friday 15 November: Osaro and Lizzie’s 7of9 is the infusion of industrial pop with sulphuric-gore vocals seeping into your wanting earlobes. Lizzie Fitzpatrick (aka coolgirl) has been making darkwave over the past few years under her own stage name and Osaro is a respected spoken word artist in the Dublin Art scene. The pair joined up to write hypnotic and abrasive art pop that is capturing the hearts of Irish audiences.
THE NONE (UK) at Garavogue on Saturday 16 November: A must-see at this year’s festival, THE NONE is a noise rock collective. The group is composed of seasoned musicians, including bassist Gordon Moakes (Bloc Party, Young Legionnaire), vocalist Kaila Whyte (Blue Ruth, Youth Man), guitarist Jim Beck (Cassels), and drummer Chris Francombe (Frauds). Known for their relentless energy and uncompromising sound, THE NONE blends noise rock with strong melodies.
Brigid Mae Power (Galway) at Garavogue on Saturday 16 November: Recognised as a purveyor of dreamier pop with folky leanings, Brigid Mae Power brings a unique marriage of traditional stylings and very modern melodies; a breath-taking soundtrack which underpins her gorgeous vocal.
Amanda Feery & Declan Synnott (Cork) at Lillies on Saturday 16 November: Amanda Feery is a composer and musician, she has worked with orchestras, large ensembles and choirs in her composed work, solo, she primarily works with piano, electronics and various reed based instruments. Declan Synnott’s music works with preoccupations around noise, doom, and oscillators. This collaboration sees both working towards musical common ground, expect sub bass and dense harmonic textures.
R.Kitt at Penthouse on Saturday 16 November: R.Kitt has long been at the forefront of Ireland’s dance music scene, holding down a DDR residency, running parties and DJing with DIP, and being one of the leading voices of the GiveUsTheNight campaign. R.Kitt’s music and DJ sets are influenced by the futuristic sounds of Detroit Techno pioneers as well as the euphoric melodies of mid-90s trance and tech tracks that shaped the sound of Dublin. This impressive sound has lead him to stand-out performance in iconic settings such as Boiler Room, Printworks & HÖR.
RÓIS (Fermanagh) at Yeats Buidling on Sunday 17 November: RÓIS is a composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic artist from Fermanagh, whose songs breathe new life into a forgotten Ireland. Blending elements of folk, sean-nós, electronics, and jazz harmony, RÓIS’ genre-bending sound transports listeners to a different realm.
Other acts in the line-up include Aoibh (Sligo), Fillmore! (Dublin), Biological Speculation (Dublin), Diarmuid MacDiarmada (Sligo), Lolz (Galway), Maicín (Cork), Star of the Sea (Sligo), Surge (Dublin), Theromancers (Sligo/Leitrim), Tyrannical Kitty (Dublin/Germany).
The festival will also feature transdisciplinary duo Spooky Beore (Dublin) at Yeats Building on opening night and a video installation by composer Cal Folger Day (US), with a workshop programme running throughout the weekend.
The Junior Jam event returns for its third year, providing a fun and safe space for children and families to explore experimental music. The event on Sunday 17 November, featuring a performance by Sligo’s based Diarmuid MacDiarmada, will be held at the Irish Wheelchair Association.
To see the full programme of events and to buy tickets visit spiltmilkfestival.com. All events are ticketed individually starting from €5-€20.
