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Mama’s Broke and Rufous Nightjar perform tonight (Wednesday) in the old chapel in Moyderwell.
TONIGHT will see vocal harmony trio Rufous Nightjar and Canadian duo Mama’s Broke play in Tralee as part of their national tour.
The venue for this show is the old convent chapel (Tobar Naofa), Moyderwell, and this event from nonfaction is supported by Kerry County Council through their Arts Act Grant and Community Support Fund.
Rufous Nightjar is a three-part harmony trio consisting of Branwen Kavanagh, Anna Mieke and Zoe Basha. The friendship came alive in a golden wave of underground traditional and folk music in Dublin.
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In the summer of 2018, their shared interest in traditional singing led the three to travel across Eastern Europe learning folk songs.
During this trip they developed an intricate and harmonious dynamic which has led them to working together on a collaborative project.
Having spent the lockdown composing a number of a cappella songs around the themes of mythology, folklore, landscape, loss and the otherworld, Branwen invited Anna-Mieke and Zoé to collaborate on arranging the songs for an upcoming album for three voices.
After a two months of development residencies in Ireland; County Clare, Killyon Manor (Meath) and Killruddery House (Wicklow) in 2021, they recorded an album together, to be released in 2022.
Mama’s Broke is a powerful folk duo and although highly influenced by their Canadian roots, Lisa and Amy are based out of nowhere and everywhere.
Their two strong voices blend to create haunting harmonies, while they artfully juggle fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin, and incorporate traditional dance and foot percussion into their performance.
Drawing from old-time, Quebecois, blues, punk, Celtic, Balkan, and doom metal, they create a soundscape that is both familiar and new.
Tickets are available from eventbrite on https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/rufous-nightjar-mamas-broke-tickets-369022715877
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