Fables, folk songs and fairy tales

Step into a world of myth, magic and wonder with musicians Anne Harper and Bróna McVittie as they regale you with tales and serenades from Ireland and beyond. McVittie draws upon her recently published folklore anthology featuring legends from the 13th century to the present day. Anne Harper's work explores the forgotten and overlooked, blending historical research with traditional storytelling and musical performance. You are invited to cross the threshold between the everyday and the otherworldly. This is an interactive family-friendly event featuring storytelling and acoustic performances on harps, guitar and other instruments.

Irish singer and musician Bróna McVittie has spent much of her career charting territory few others attempt to map. Her music draws on the deep well of Irish folk tradition while reaching outward into electronics, experimental textures and the rhythms of the natural world, creating a sound that feels rooted and exploratory in equal measure. Over the past decade she has built a celebrated body of acclaimed work that resists easy categorisation, earning a reputation for imaginative composition and intellectual range.

"Music that takes you on its wings and gives you fresh visions"- Jude Rogers, The

Guardian.

Anne Harper is a musician and storyteller who blends music, song, and the spoken word. Drawing on archaeology, musicology, and mythology, Anne's work explores the forgotten and overlooked, creating performances full of connection and inspiration.

"There is no fixed endpoint in Anne Harper's work. It moves between disciplines. Between places. Between past and present. Between the personal and the collective. At its core is a simple idea - that stories matter. That places hold meaning. That connections exist, even when they are not immediately visible"- Aidan McGrath, Go Leor Magazine