Niamh Parsons Concert & Workshop
Music Network’s January 2018 tour will feature traditional singer Niamh Parsons. On Sunday, Jan 14, 2018 she performs in the smaller theatre at the National Opera House, Wexford with fiddler Ciarán Tourish, flautist Liam Kelly and guitar virtuoso John Doyle.
Earlier in the day, as part of Music Network's Learning and Participation Programme, she will be giving a workshop focusing on her English language repertoire. There are places for up to 10 teen singers. Music Network and Craobh Loch Garman are covering the cost of the workshop. If you are interested please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Note: those attending the workshop are expected to attend the concert (8pm) - tickets available at the concession rate (€14). Book through Opera House box office. Tel 053 9122144.
Some background: "Niamh Parsons, formerly of Arcady, is a peerless balladeer with one of the most distinctive voices in Irish music. Donegal fiddle maestro and long-time member of Altan, Ciarán Tourish is fêted for his incendiary improvisation and cascading arpeggios, providing the perfect foil for the invention and rhythmic drive of flautist Liam Kelly. A founder member of Dervish, Kelly is equally at home trading riffs with James Brown, The Buena Vista Social Club or Sting. Add to the mix John Doyle’s signature guitar sound, heard on recordings by Solas, Joan Baez, Usher’s Island, Linda Thompson and Tim O’Brien among others, and you’ll find no finer musical company to carry you through January with a light heart and a skip in your step."
