A Fool's Errand
MUSIC | LITERATURE
A Fool’s Errand
A Festival Commission by Nick Roth in response to Dermot Healy’s seminal book length poem
Presented in partnership with The Model
Fri 08 July | 8pm
A Fool’s Errand
Event Details
Times & Dates:
Fri 08 July | 8pm
Duration:
120 minutes
Event Categories:
Music | Literature
Admission:
€20 / €16 (conc)
Venue:
The Model
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A new work for narrator, three musicians and painter.
In A Fool’s Errand, Dermot Healy’s masterful book-length poem, the sense that keens afterwards, and during, is the sense of hearing. Just thinking of the poem, not the words, just the sense of it, fills my inner ears with the geese’s uproar, with this rude, sonic turmoil in the sky - Nick Roth
This work features the recordings of 49 voices; family, friends and colleagues of Dermot Healy to whom we are very grateful for their warm enthusiasm and participation. Please see the full list of readers under the event listing on our festival website.
A sincere thank you to Helen Gillard, Dallan Healy and Inor Healy for their support, encouragement and participation.
We thank The Gallery Press, publisher of A Fool’s Errand, for their collaboration on this event.
We encourage audience members to bring a copy of the book with them to enhance enjoyment of the work.
This event will also be live streamed so you can join from the comfort of your home if you are not able to attend in person.
Alan Devine Narrator
Emer Mayock Flute, Uillean pipes
Nick Roth Saxophones, whistle, percussion
Donal Siggins Guitar, mandolin, live electronics
Diarmuid Delargy Live Action painting
Thanks so much to our readers:
Benjamin Dwyer, Bláithín Gallagher, Brian Leyden, Brian McDonagh, Caoimhe Gleeson, Carmel Jennings, Cathy Jordan, Conor Mc Manus, Dallan Healy, David Cameron, Dessie McFadden, Diarmuid Delargy, Donal Conaty, Emer McGarry, Fintan Vallely, Fiona Meehan, Gary Keane, Gay McDonagh, Gregory Daly, Helen Gillard, Hugh McSweeney, Inor Healy, Isabel McCowen, John Callanan, Julianna Holland, Katie Delargy, Keith Hopper, Martin Enright, Mary Branley, Mary Caraway, Mary Foran, Mary O'Malley, Michael Harding, Mick Coyle, Neil Jordan, Nick Miller, Noel Kilgallon, Noel Treanor, Orna McSweeney, Peter Fallon, Roddy Doyle, Rodney Lancashire, Scott Coombs, Seán Golden, Sean Hickey, Sheila McSweeney, Tara McGowan, Tom Morgan, Una Mannion.
Funded by The Arts Council’s Music Commission Award 2021
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