Prize Draw: The winner of the prize draw for the free double pass to Pauline Scanlon with Keeva in Raglan at the Raglan Town Hall on 28th November was Margaret Jillings.
Pauline Scanlon – Image suppliedPauline Scanlon with Keeva in Raglan
Top Irish musicians collaborate with New Zealand’s Trinity Roots on a ground breaking recording and New Zealand tour including Raglan.
This November, three of Ireland’s most celebrated Irish musicians; Pauline Scanlon, Tola Custy and Alan Doherty travel to New Zealand to take part in a ground breaking collaboration with Kiwi favourites, Trinity Roots and to play shows in New Plymouth, Raglan, Auckland and Hastings, as well as two very special shows in Wellington.
The collaboration with New Zealand’s much loved platinum-selling trio Trinity Roots, is a unique contemporary collaboration between Maori and Irish musicians. The project, called “Motu :: Oiléain” which translates to “Islands” in Te Reo and Irish respectively, will combine the traditional music of Ireland and New Zealand within a modern musical context. The concept of the collaboration is to open a musical conversation between contemporary Celtic and New Zealand musicians which explores the parallels and commonalities in their music, culture and history.
The project has been brought together by Irish born New Zealander Gerry Paul, who will join with Scanlon, Custy and Doherty, and Trinity Roots members Warren Maxwell, Rio Hemopo and Ben Lemi on this special recording & show. Paul says “This is an exciting and rare opportunity to be able to bring together a handful of the most respected and creative musicians from two countries that are both so rich in music and culture”.
The “Motu :: Oiléain” collaboration has been chosen to be showcase at Celtic Connections in Glasgow in January 2015, where New Zealand is the featured country and has been supported by the British Arts Council and Creative New Zealand. The Collaboration will be working on an EP to be released early 2015 to coincide with Celtic Connections. The “Motu :: Oiléain” project will also be showcased in Wellington at a not to be missed outdoor show at The Tuatara Brewery in Paraparaumu on Saturday 22nd November and at San Fran in Wellington on Sunday the 23rd of November.
While here, the Irish contingent will also perform four intimate shows in the North Island.
The Irish Times described singer Pauline Scanlon’s voice as a “superb mix of china cup fragility and steely strength”. Scanlon, who has entranced audiences the world over with her distinctly delicate intensity, has four critically acclaimed albums to her credit and has toured extensively – from Glastonbury Festival to New York’s Carnegie Hall. Accomplished as a soloist and with acclaimed Irish duo Lumiere, Scanlon has shared the stage with some of Ireland’s most cherished performers including Andrea Corr, Sinéad O’ Connor, Damien Dempsey and Sharon Shannon. Scanlon hails from Dingle, West Kerry.
Scanlon will be joined in New Zealand by Keeva, a trio comprised of Irish flute player Alan Doherty, fiddler Tola Custy and guitarist Gerry Paul. Dubliner Doherty is well known for his time as front man of the Irish band Gráda, and as the flute soloist on the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, and more recently with his new group ALDOC. From West Clare, Tola Custy is one of Ireland’s leading contemporary composers and session musicians, and his tunes can be heard at a music session in any Irish pub around the world. Guitarist Gerry Paul has an impressive international touring history, having toured the world with various folk heroes including accordion maestro Sharon Shannon, Grammy Award Winning Bluegrass musician Tim O’Brien and long time member of Ravi Shankar’s band, flute player Ravi Kulur . Collectively, the group have played in over fifty countries, at prestigious venues including the Sydney Opera House, Cambridge Folk Festival, Roskilde Festival, NZ Festival of the Arts, and WOMAD festivals worldwide.
Tour Dates:
Tuatara presents Trinity Roots with Irish friends Pauline Scanlon, Tola Custy, Alan Doherty and Gerry Paul, Rhombus Dub DJ Set and emcee by James Nokise
