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Original compositions and jazz-infused contemporary pieces by Rory McCarthy & Hugh Dillon featuring Davie Ryan on Drums and Mikey O’Connell on Bass.
Rory McCarthy is a piano player and keyboardist from Cork. From a young age, he studied piano in Cork School of Music. In 2012 he graduated from UCC with BA hons in Maths-Music and 2022 he completed his MA in music performance in Cork School of Music with a first-class honours. Rory has worked consistently since 2012 as a session player for a number of well established Irish musicians including Brian Deady, John Blek, Marc O’Reilly and Niall McCabe. He currently works as MD with Pa Sheehy and is also a member of trad fusion group Notify and the Shaker hymn. He has toured extensively throughout the UK and Europe and has also just released his debut solo piano EP.
Hugh Dillon is a guitarist and composer from Cork, Ireland. He has spent the last 15 years performing and recording with some of the country’s most exciting bands and singer-songwriters. Some of his recording credits include chart-topping album Red To Blue by Mick Flannery, top 5 album Dreamcatcher by Jack O’Rourke and Choice Prize nominated Placemats And Second Cuts by Marlene Enright. Hugh’s performances include a vast number of live venue, TV and radio appearances. He has appeared on Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ with The Voice Of Ireland winner Pat Byrne, Mick Flannery, and The Niall McCabe Band. He has performed headline shows at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre, Vicar St., Cork Live At The Marquee and Cork Opera House, as well as numerous other esteemed venues both here and abroad. His original compositions are guitar-driven instrumental songs, which draw on his years of experience to form a rich blend of melody, harmony and technical proficiency.
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Venue Information - The Triskel Arts Centre
Triskel Arts Centre is a vibrant cultural HUB in the heart of Cork City and we celebrated 40 years in 2018. Our main auditorium Triskel Christchurch is a multidisciplinary space housed in a fully refurbished neoclassical Georgian Church.
This state of the art venue, which launched in 2011, is programmed with a rich bill of live music, with a focus on Classical and Jazz concerts, cultural cinema, visual art exhibitions and literary events. Triskel also runs a contemporary art room Triskel Gallery Space. Unique in Ireland, Theatre Development Centre is the only fulltime operation dedicated to the development of theatre, this is managed by Corcadorca Theatre Company.
