GreenBirdFlying with special guest Mary Branley

MUSIC | POETRY

GreenBirdFlying with special guest Mary Branley
Lunchtime at the Well

Wed 10 July | 1pm

Event Details

Times & Dates:
Wed 10 July | 1pm

Duration:
45 minutes

Event Categories:
Music, Literary

Admission:
Free

Age Suitability:
All Ages

Venue:
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Temple St.

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This concert showcases the ongoing collaboration between GreenBirdFlying and Mary Branley. GreenBirdFlying is an alt-folk trio whose melodic and ornate songs have roots in poetry from far and wide. 

Their ornate and epic sound has been described as ‘The Unthanks ‘ meets ‘Einaudi’. They are currently collaborating with Sligo poet Mary Branley, providing soundscapes to her poems and using them to make new songs. 

This show features original songs and spoken word centered around her poetry, performed by Mary and GreenBirdFlying. The trio are Cliodhna Quinlan on fiddles and vocals with Mark Murphy on piano, guitar, mandolin and lead vocalist Mandi Frankham. 

Their latest  collaboration is the single ‘Sweeping’. It's a beautifully melodic song that began as a poem by Mary about the work of Maria Reiche in Peru who uncovered the Nazca lines in the desert by the simple act of sweeping. 

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GreenBirdFlying
GreenBirdFlying is a Sligo and Leitrim based alt-folk trio who play tuneful original songs inspired by their love of poetry. They compose, arrange and perform folksongs that are atmospheric and beautiful using fiddle, piano, guitar and mandolin from Mark Murphy and Cliodhna Quinlan complemented by Mandi Frankham’s powerful folk voice.  

They released their self titled debut album in 2023. The band and have performed their own shows in the Dock, the Glens, King House and the Hawkswell amongst other venues. Their ornate and epic sound has been described as ‘The Unthanks ‘ meets ‘Einaudi’. They have also composed and performed their own original sountracks to the classic silent films 'Nosferatu' and the 'Hunchback of Notre Dame on several occassions in recent years.

Mary Branley
Mary Branley is a poet, writer and musician based in north Sligo. She is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently A Pinch of Snow in a Black Velvet Glove Lepus Print 2021. Her poetry has been included in many anthologies. She was awarded the Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship in 2008 and she is the recipient of numerous residencies and bursaries from the Arts Council of Ireland.