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ROADMAP THERE’S A RIOT GOIN ON! It’s back. A nigh
t of wild theatre and sizzling hot circus, RIOT has entered the history books as one of the most influential theatre events of recent decades and is back once again to lift your spirits, fill your heart and send you into the night inspired, replenished and ready for revolution. Tayto crisps, Panti Bliss, Roscommon GAA, radical Irish dancing, spoken word by Emmet Kirwan, outrageous circus, and of course the iconic surprise nightly guest slot all feature in this jaw-dropping live show for four nights only next summer at Dublin’s Vicar Street. RIOT is a love letter of hope to the future, a celebration of Ireland and a clarion call on the state of the world. The all-star cast features Queen of Ireland Panti, Emmet Kirwan, (Dublin Oldschool, Accents), Up & Over It, Lords of Strut, Alma Kelliher (Lux Alma, WAKE), Nicola Kavanagh and Adam Matthews (Phoeno, WAKE), with frocks by James David Seaver, and set design by internationally renowned artist Niall Sweeney. Vicar St. Dublin, 17-20 July 2025 vicarstreet.com & thisispopbaby.com FAIGH AMACH RORY GALLAGHER’S 1961 FENDER STRATOCASTER Great news for Irish music lovers and especially fans of the late, great guitarist Rory Gallagher as The National Museum of Ireland confirm that Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster was recently purchased by Live Nation Gaiety Ltd with a view to donate it to the National Museum of Ireland under Section 1003 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997. Section 1003 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, is a tax relief available in respect of the donation of important national heritage items to the national collection of Ireland. Together with the Department of Culture, Arts Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the National Museum has been engaged for some time in a process to secure the iconic guitar. The National Museum of Ireland also succeeded with the acquisition of Rory’s ‘Back-up guitar’, a 1958 Stratocaster. It is planned that Rory’s guitar’s will be exhibited as part of Changing Ireland, a new permanent exhibition in Collins Barracks next year, as well as being exhibited in Cork. Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in partnership with Culture Ireland and Southwark Park Galleries, London invites applications to Faigh Amach (Discover), an international exhibition opportunity in 2025/2026. Faigh Amach (Discover) is a new initiative to support an artist in presenting their first international solo exhibition. Three artists will be selected from the open call to participate in a group exhibition at TBG+S, 31 July—21 September 2025. Each selected artist will receive €2,000 EUR in an artist fee; up to €2,000 EUR in a production stipend; and curatorial, institutional and marketing support. The exhibiting artists will further be supported by TBG+S in the invitation to participate in public engagement programmes. One of these three exhibiting artists will be invited to present their first international solo exhibition in 2026 at Southwark Park Galleries, London. The selected artist will be paid a fee of £2,000 GBP and a contribution of £4,000 GPB towards production costs. Transport, installation, exhibition opening costs, documentation and other related exhibition costs will be paid by Southwark Park Galleries with contributions from TBG+S and Culture Ireland. This opportunity is for visual artists living in the 32 counties in Ireland or Irish artists living abroad who have not yet had a solo international exhibition or major exhibition outside of Ireland. Deadline for Applications: Friday 10 January 2025, 5pm. www.templebargallery.com for overview and eligibility info. A paperback edition of the book can be ordered for €18.00 at shop.ria.ie/products/the-irish-art-ofcalligraphy. PRE-FAMINE IRISH MUSIC The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) has published a significant new collection of traditional music melodies and song airs titled The Pigot Collection – Irish Traditional Music from the John Edward Pigot Manuscripts. Edited by ITMA Director Emeritus Nicholas Carolan and Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh, with music-setting by Jackie Small, the book contains 624 melodies collected in pre-Famine times as well as a 74-page introduction by Carolan on Pigot’s life and work. John Edward Pigot (1822–71) from Fermoy, Co. Cork, was a barristerin-law and amateur musician in Dublin who was also extremely active in the political and cultural movements of mid-nineteenth century Ireland. He worked on the Nation newspaper from its inception and acted as a music editor for the Spirit of the Nation song collection; and was a founder of the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland, which published the Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland in 1855. At the same time, between the 1840s and 1860s, Pigot created the largest manuscript collection of Irish music made until his time. In this endeavour he was assisted by musician Annie Prendergast, whom he married in 1851. In his introduction, Carolan describes Pigot’s collection as a ‘collection of collections’ with this new ITMA edition containing the 624 melodies that come from live performance and those that come from manuscripts now lost. The Pigot Collection - Irish Traditional Music from the John Edward The Pigot Collection - Irish Traditional Music from the John Edward Pigot Manuscripts, edited by Nicholas Carolan & Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh, is priced at €40 and is available to purchase from the Irish Traditional Music Archive website. Visit www.itma.ie. 8