
How will you Culture Night with RT ?
RT Radio 1: Sunday Miscellany Special from ras an Uachtar in,hosted by President Higgins
RT One | RT Player: RT Celebrates Culture Night David Gray, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Denise Chaila, Villagers, Joe Chester and Gemma Hayes
RT 2FM: 2FM Rising acts live from R is n Dubh, Galway
RT lyric fm: Ambient Orbit at Trinity College in partnership with the Douglas Hyde Gallery
RT RnaG: Cl r Cuireadh Chun Ceoil le Peadar Riada
Live stream on www.rte.ie/culture
RT is proud to once again celebrate Culture Night supported by the Art's Council from 7pm on Friday 20th September with a range of commissioned content on radio, television and online, from venues all over Ireland.
Here's what you can look forward to:
>>> On RT One and RT Player RT Celebrates Culture Night (7pm, Friday 20th September, RT One and RT Player) Join us for RT Celebrates Culture Night' a music and arts extravaganza hosted by Denise Chaila and featuring the RT Concert Orchestra with special guests, culminating in an exciting mix of cutting-edge arts and traditional performance with a contemporary twist. The programme will also feature live performances from Villagers, Joe Chester and Gemma Hayes. A highlight will be a pre-recorded performance of David Gray and Colm Mac Con Iomaire on Sceilg Mhich l.
>>> On RT Radio 1 Join Se n Rocks for a Culture Night Arena Special live from the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray, featuring engaging live music, chat and performances. (7pm on Friday 20th September). Tune into a very special Sunday Miscellany: Culture Night at ras an Uachtar in which was recorded ahead of time and hosted by President Higgins and Sabina Higgins. This programme will feature writers Donal Ryan, Aingeala Flannery, Manch n Magan, Mia Doring, singers Clare Sands and D nal Clancy, and many more. (Sunday 22nd September at 9.10pm)
>>> On RT 2FM Join RT 2FM for an unmissable night of live music in the R is n Dubh Galway with a selection of some of the most exciting Irish music from former and current 2FM Rising acts, including Big Sleep, Chubby Cat, Brad Heidi and Shiv. 2FM's Tracy Clifford will be live from the Rois n Dubh from 12-3pm, before handing over to Beta Da Silva who will host a 3-hour live broadcast from the event from 7pm on RT 2fm.
>>> On RTE lyric fm (Friday) lyric presents Ambient Orbit, a live event on Culture Night at Trinity College, Dublin in partnership with the Douglas Hyde Gallery. With a mix of field recordings, ambient music, live musical performances from Rachael Lavelle & Ryan Hargadon, Seamas Hyland and M abh McKenna, and bespoke visuals from Tadhg O'Sullivan, this will be an open Culture Night event in the heart of Dublin - a space for attendees to take time to immerse themselves in music and environmental sound and imagery. Ambient Orbit offers a calm oasis within Culture Night one of the busiest days of the year in the cities and towns of Ireland. (Ambient Orbit live on RT lyric fm from 10pm.)
>>> RT lyric fm's Paul Herriot will come live from the National Concert Hall with The National Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Ryan McAdams, performing Philip Glass' magnificently moving Violin Concerto No. 1 and John Luther Adams' Become Ocean.
>>> Ar Raidi na Gaeltachta Ar Raidi na Gaeltachta beidh an Cl r Cuireadh Chun Ceoil le Peadar Riada a chraoltar ar an Aoine 7pm 9pm ag d ri ar an O che Chult ir, idir cheolt r , amhr naithe agus gr pa ceoil at b ite sa traidisi n gaelach.
Beidh an cl r nua P Sc al at d rithe ar an ige ar an gcraic agus ar scl ip na deireadh seachtaine agus a bheidh d chur i l thair ag M ire Treasa N Dhubhghaill 3pm 5pm gach Aoine, ag d ri ar imeachta neamhghn thach an o che Chult ir. Beidh Ambasad ir an O che Chult ir leo, Stiof n Fearail n ngr pa Seo Linn, Edwina Guckian Damhs ir agus Sexy Tadhg a bhfuil cli agus c il air as an se br omhar a chuirean s ar f il, agus a bh le feice il agus f ilte agus ionaid eile ceoil ar fud na t re i gcaitheamh an tsamhradh.
Agus Beidh na cl acha Irise; Iris Aniar, Barrsc alta agus An Saol Dheas ag cur eolais ar f il faoin iliomad imeachta a bheidh ar si l ina gcuid ceantair fh i
>>> And there's more
RT Culture online (www.rte.ie/culture) will also be guest edited for the occasion by acclaimed visual artist Aideen Barry for a limited period, the site will also play host to Aideen's stunning stop-motion feature film Klost s, making it available for all to watch online. RT Culture will also feature the best of RT 's Culture Night content above on www.rte.ie/Culture and catch up with Culture Night celebrations nationwide.
Culture Night is supported by RT Supporting the Arts.
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