EVENT: NEW MUSIC DUBLIN
FILM: THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN
A deserved winner of this year's IFTA for Best Irish Film, Pat Collins' adaptation of John McGahern's final novel is a meditative tale capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in Ireland in the 1970's, and another sublime work from one of our great filmmakers. The ensemble cast includes Barry Ward, Lalor Roddy, Seán McGinley and Ruth McCabe (Selected cinemas nationwide)
TV: SONGLINES
BOOK: OLD ROMANTICS
A woman pursues a man who cut ahead of her in a line. Two nice people report that a child is being left unsupervised at a local beach. Romances, old and new, shift and sour... Maggie Armstrong's debut is a collection of linked short stories, and another find for indie publishers Tramp Press; slippery, flawed and acute, her narrator navigates a world of awkward expectation and latent hostility. She talks to Brendan O'Connor below (Tramp Press, out now)
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MUSIC: VISIONS OF VENUS
One of Ireland's great vocalists, the incomparable Wallis Bird collaborates with German classical quintet Spark on an album showcasing 1000 years of female composers, from Clara Schumann to Joni Mitchell, Björk to Hildegard von Bingen. Highlights include inspired takes on Kate Bush’s Babooshka, Anohni’s Daylight and the Sun, Enya’s Only Time and the Bird original Dr James Barry. Listen below (Now Streaming)
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