Other Voices Courage: Cormac Begley joined by dancer Stephanie Keane, Laoise Kelly & Anna Mieke
Live stream on Thursday 16 July at 8pm
Watch worldwide via YouTube, Facebook and RTE.ie.
‘Courage’ series two has garnered a fantastic global response since it began on the 23rd of June, with concerts from James Vincent McMorrow, Maija Sofia, Lankum, The Murder Capital, Kodaline, Neil Hannon, Cathy Davey, Eve Belle, Saint Sister and Fontaines D.C. We continue this week with performances from Cormac Begley joined by dancer Stephanie Keane, Laoise Kelly & Anna Mieke.
Esteemed concertina player Cormac Begley comes from a traditional music dynasty, he has played across the globe and is involved in musical projects with other lauded musicians, along with Irish traditional step dancer Stephanie Keane he will play for us in Kylemore Abbey in Connemara on the 16th of July. Also joining us in Kylemore Abbey are world renowned harpist Loaise Kelly, who was named TG4 Gradam Ceoil’s Musician of the Year in 2020 and singer-songwriter Anna Mieke whose critically acclaimed debut album ‘Idle Mind’ came out in 2019, Viewers will recognise her music from the Normal People soundtrack and the last series of Other Voices where she performed in the IMRO Ireland Other Room.
This performance will take place on Thursday night and will be made available worldwide, free of charge, thanks to the support of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, RTÉ and IMRO. Courage series two is currently being shown on RTÉ 2 Thursdays at 22:30.