In view of the high level of uncertainty about the Coronavirus pandemic, West Cork Music is suspending on-line bookings for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the West Cork Literary Festival workshops. The West Cork Music office is now closed and the Festival teams are all working from home. […]
Music
Hailing from Clonakilty, Eve Clague is a singer-songwriter who draws on the rich variety of music she grew up with in her home and community to create a highly personal and direct style of song writing. Following the release of her debut EP “Young Naïve Me” in 2019, Eve has […]
Gary plays with the Clonakilty Jazz Collective every Monday night in the Emmet Hotel in Clonakilty. It was my pleasure to interview Damien Dempsey before he comes to play West Cork. WCP: I was reading the liner notes to Ronnie Drew’s last album, ‘The Last Session A Fond Farewell’. The […]
What is most noticeable about Leah Sohotra (Lee-ah Suh-hathra) is her strength. Her experiences have made her the woman she is – real, insightful, honest, direct, artistic, loving, funny and happy. She has always found herself working in jobs in philanthropy – in a homeless shelter, women’s Rape Crisis Centre, […]
Looking back at 2019, I’m sure we all noticed that there has been a youth-led paradigm shift regarding life on earth. However, the elephant in the room –– with by far the largest carbon footprint – is Christmas. All those unnecessary gifts! It is the most capitalist event of the […]
“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it”: A quote that holds particular weight when it comes to the achievements of Leap man Danny Crowley, who recently took home an Emmy for his sound-mixing work on the world famous HBO […]