CONTINUING the concert series where musicians perform in unique and historic buildings around Tralee, nonfaction is delighted to present a very special double bill of two original female artists in the contemporary music scene, the ethereal Japanese voice artist Hatis Noit and Scottish piper Brìghde Chaimbeul in St. John’s Church Ashe Street on Sunday, May 21.

Hailing from distant Shiretoko in Hokkaido, Hatis Noit now resides in London. The Japanese vocal performer’s accomplished range is self-taught, inspired by Gagaku and operatic styles, Bulgarian and Gregorian chanting, to avant-garde and pop.

She discovered her calling at the age of sixteen in Nepal, where she was moved intensely by the otherworldly sounds of a female monk singing Buddhist chants. From that day on she has been exploring the primal, instinctive power of the human voice.

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Her latest  album Aura (Erased Tapes) is a stunning collection of unique, deeply evocative song worlds that show us how the voice connects to the very essence of humanity, nature and the universe.

Brìghde Chaimbeul plays the Scottish smallpipes, a bellows-powered set of bagpipes with a double-note drone. She has devised a completely unique way of arranging for pipe music that emphasises the rich textural drones of the instrument; the constancy of sound that creates a trance-like atmosphere.

In 2021 Brighde performed on the smallpipes to world leaders and listeners across the globe, as the musician of the opening ceremony of COP 26.

Winner of the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award and youngest ever winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, Scotland’s Brighde Chaimbeul has established herself among the leading experimental purveyors of celtic music.

A native Gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye, her style is rooted in her native language and culture but takes inspiration from a variety of global forms.

Brìghde might be more familiar to the population of Tralee than they know as she is featured in a mural on the Island of Geese.

The work which was commissioned as part of nonfaction’s ‘Graft’ street art initiative was painted by local artist James Hayes is located on the ESB substation beside the Little Cheese Shop.

The work entitled ‘Fliuch an tae’ features Brìghde enjoying a cuppa in the middle of Tralee Bay!

This concert will take place at 8pm on Sunday, May 21 in St. John’s Church Ashe Street, Tralee. Tickets which are €15/20 (plus booking fee) can be booked on-line on EventBrite, see www.nonfaction.com for further details.

This event and concert series is supported by Kerry County Council through their Arts Act Grant.

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BALLYSEEDY Church of Ireland will become a concert venue this Thursday when it welcomes folk artists Cinder Well and Jim Ghedi.

The Gothic revival style church, built around 1870, will host the gig from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, which is supported by Kerry County Council through their Arts Act Grant and Community Support Fund.

A member of anarchist folk project Blackbird Raum, Amelia Baker’s time on the circuit with Irish trad-punk group Lankum eventually led her to a small settlement in County Clare, and to the rich dissonance of her music as Cinder Well.

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Cinder Well’s sparse soundscapes and haunting stillnesses of her new album No Summer (on Free Dirt Records) are not meant to be paens to loneliness. Rather, Baker was inspired by the rich musical connectivity of the pub scene in Ireland, and her move from California to County Clare to study traditional music of the region.

Jim Ghedi hails from Sheffield, South Yorkshire and stands out as a potential torch bearer for a new generation of respectful yet experimental performers.

Whilst Jimi’s previous work has often been instrumental, his new album ‘In The Furrows Of Common Place’ is a deeper plunge inside himself to offer up more of his voice to accompany his profoundly unique and moving compositions.

Departing away from previous work, here he draws from social observations, contemporary songwriting, historical & traditional material.

Tickets for the concert can be bought on the following eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/cinder-well-jim-ghedi-tickets-466231670477

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