Tradition Now: Neil Ó Lochlainn’s Immram

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Event times:

20:30

Event location:

National Concert Hall

Event price:

€10.00

About this event

In 2020, Neil Ó Lochlainn was commissioned by Paddy Bushe and the Amergin Poetry Festival to set the Immram poems to music and the resulting suite of music was premiered at the festival in 2021.

mmram is a suite of poems by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, first published in her collection ‘Feis’ (1991).

The music combines influences from Irish traditional music and the sean-nós singing tradition, jazz/improvised music, and contemporary classical music to create an innovative, post-genre style of contemporary Irish chamber music.

‘Immram’ roughly translates as ‘Voyage’ and is a genre of story found commonly in mythological Irish writing, describing a protagonist’s sea journey to the otherworld and the adventures that ensue during their voyage.

Presented by NCH

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