Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Dan Trueman Colloquium
April 17, 2015 - 3:30pm
Open Grounds
Free
The Graduate Program at the University of Virginia's McIntire Department of Music invites the UVa and Charlottesville community to join us for a lecture by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Dan Trueman on Friday April 17th at 3:30pm at Open Grounds on the UVa Corner.
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Dan Trueman will discuss their collaborative project Laghdú and their individual practices as fiddlers and composers. Laghdú, the title of their new CD of music for two Hardanger d’Amore fiddles, translates from the Irish as a lessening, a decrease, a reduction. The music they have written stretches and abstracts the DNA of Norwegian and Irish fiddling; the result is something new, sparse, ranging from the near-silent to the nigh-on orchestral, at times exploding joyously from their beautiful hybrid 10-string fiddles, at times barely there, holding time still.
"a seamless and unfettered soundscape ::: there's enough space and light here for influences as diverse as baroque to minimalism to breathe free ::: the work of musicians revelling in the moment: a rare find" ★★★★★ THE IRISH TIMES
The duo will be performing with UVa Graduate Student Kevin Davis at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar at 9pm on April 17th. Tickets can be purchased here: http://holdmyticket.com/event/201693
Photo credit: Con Kelleher
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh is a world renowned fiddler and tunesmith, working in duos with Dan Trueman, Mick O’Brien and Brendan Begley, and as a member of The Gloaming and This is How we Fly. He has released 12 records, and performed on some of the most prestigious stages around the world, including Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, and Lincoln Center.
the most singular traditional Irish musician of [his] generation
- State Magazine, Ireland
- State Magazine, Ireland
the most imaginative and fascinating musician in all of trad
- Earle Hitchner, Irish Echo, USA
- Earle Hitchner, Irish Echo, USA
the missing link between Martin Hayes and Purple Haze
- Nick Kelly, Irish Independent, Ireland
- Nick Kelly, Irish Independent, Ireland
For more information on Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh please visit http://www.caoimhinoraghallaigh.com/
Photo credit: Dawn Walsh
Dan Trueman is a composer and fiddler. Upcoming projects include a double sextet for So Percussion and the JACK quartet, and an evening-length work in collaboration with eighth blackbird, Larla Ó Lionaird, and Paul Muldoon. He is a professor of music at Princeton University.
"Trueman is a man out of time, one foot in tomorrow's software, the other in yesterday's folk music."
--Electronic Musician
--Electronic Musician
“The dazzling results mixed George Crumb’s knack for unearthly timbres, Alvin Lucier’s infinitesimally fine gradations of tone and the fierce creative audacity of Jimi Hendrix.”
—Steve Smith, The New York Times
—Steve Smith, The New York Times
“the most fascinating musician on the face of the Earth.”
—Andy McGowan, PopMatters
—Andy McGowan, PopMatters
For more information about Dan Trueman please visit his website at https://manyarrowsmusic.com/
Open Grounds The OpenGrounds Studio is in the Corner Building, on University Avenue at the 14th Street traffic light and railroad bridge, across the street from The White Spot. (directions)Parking Options: The Corner Parking Lot: 1501 University Avenue; Enter off of University Avenue, between Finch and Little Johns. or 14th Street Parking Garage: 104 14th Street NW; Enter off of Wertland Street.
The Charlottesville Free Trolly also has a stop in front of Open Grounds.
For more information call 434.924.3052. All events are subject to change.