Resonate Festival
Resonate 2024 (formerly Skibbereen FeelGood Festival) is the festival within a festival! Taking place as part of the Skibbereen Arts Festival
Resonate is a celebration of community, born out of a desire to create spaces for people to unite and engage with others in arts and cultural activities. The festival aims to create experiences for participants to slow down, engage with a practice and connect with place, the self and the community in a shared experience. It's all about wellbeing, creativity, community, and the Irish language!
With this goal of connection and engagement, Resonate partners and collaborates with Skibbereen-based organisations – 49 North Street and Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre (connecting with their Arts for Health programme).
49 North Street is Skibbereen's own creative mental health space. It also runs the West Cork Feel Good Festival, which includes World Mental Health Day, throughout the month of October.
For more information see Facebook page: @Resonatefestival and @49NorthStreet, www.skibbereenartsfestival.com
Events are free unless otherwise indicated
Pop-up Gaeltacht at 49, North Street during Resonate
A festival within the Skibbereen Arts Festival 2024
Monday 29 July, 2-3:30pm
Irish language novelist/poet Thaddeus Ó Buachalla performs a short one-man show of spoken word and music which brings together surrealist poetry and multi-instrumental loop effects with a nod to 1950s Beat poetry.
Tuesday 30 July, 2pm
Renowned singer, Máire Ní Chéileachair teaches Sean nós songs in Irish and English and share; no singing experience necessary. Máire will share some of her distinctive singing techniques and style.
Wednesday 30 July, 1pm
Take a bilingual walk around the Rock, Skibbereen, with the poet, musician, singer-songwriter, artist, facilitator, and "tour guide", Pól Ó Colmáin. Learn about this unique place and enjoy the stunning view.
Thursday 1 August, 11am-1pm
Abair Amhráin: Sing a Song with Eithne O'Mahony.
No need to speak Irish or feel you are singer!
Friday 2 August, 11am
Trad & Tunes led by Gerry Tuohy. Plus: A special treat – Soup created by Peter and Shirley Dunican using vegetables and herbs produced by the Growing Together group in the Community Hospital – with some Irish words thrown in!
Saturday 3 August, 11am, The Bridge
An Spraoi (playtime).
Music and fun in Irish and English. This session is for all ages using the voice, percussion & other instruments to make music together & learn a little Irish along the way. No musical experience or knowledge of Irish necessary.
For more information: Resonate Festival at 49 online
Facebook: @Resonatefestival