Other Voices Belfast

Other Voices Belfast

Thursday, 26 October 2017, 12.00pm

Dingle to Derry, Texas to Berlin, New York to London - over the last 16 years, Other Voices, the internationally acclaimed music television series and arts festival, has ploughed a rich and diverse musical furrow, seeding song, story, banter and debate in towns and cities across the globe. This October 26th to 28th, 2017, Other Voices will join forces with Digital DNA, the 174 Trust and Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts to bring this dynamic event to Belfast, with the support and investment of Belfast City Council, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Creative Ireland, BBC Northern Ireland, RTÉ and Tourism Northern Ireland.

On Thursday 26th and Friday 27th October, schools, youth and community organisations from across Belfast will come together to take part in four events as part of the Digital DNA Creative Quarter, showcasing the power of community through the mediums of music and technology. These innovative, inclusive events will feature speakers and workshops with some of the biggest names in digital, technology and the creative industries including Catalyst Inc., Techies in Residence and Speed Motion.

On Saturday October 28th, The Belfast Edge takes up residence in The Theatre at The Duncairn, a conference that aims to create discourse and collision of ideas around creativity, culture, technology, education and investment policies, firmly placing creativity at the centre of all policy-making and practice. The Belfast Edge is an extension of Ireland’s Edge, which takes place in Dingle, West Kerry, every year during Other Voices.

That same evening, Saturday October 28th, slamming guitars, soaring vocals and earworm choruses will echo around the walls of The Duncairn’s School Hall, where The Other Voices Stage will be in full swing. A feast for the senses, this potent evening of live music showcasing the best in new musical talent, will feature sets from Grammy shortlisted trad giants Beoga, lo-fi acoustic gems from Portadown’s Jealous of the Birds, Kildare pop-rock, arena touring duo Picture This, the spine-tingling atmospheric folk of Hampshire born, Donegal bred Rosie Carney and Derry purveyors of punk Touts. The show will be recorded by Other Voices for broadcast on both BBC and RTE television.

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Published by Anna on 19 October 2017

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