***Cancelled*** FUAIM Concert - Cormac Begley, 29th October, 1.10pm, St. Fin Barre's Cathedral

29 Oct 2021

Due to illness, Cormac Begley’s FUAIM lunchtime concert is canceled for this Friday, Oct 29th.

FUAIM is delighted to welcome back concertina virtuoso, Cormac Begley, performing in the beautiful surrounds of St. Fin Barre's Cathedral.

Cormac Begley is a solo bass, baritone, treble and piccolo concertina player from a West-Kerry musical family. He is currently one of the leading lights within Irish traditional music and plays in a range of collaborations with artists including Liam O Connor, Martin Hayes, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh,  Rushad Eggleston, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Lisa O’Neil and Ye Vagabonds. He is the founder of the Airt Residential School and the award winning Tunes in the Church live concert series. Cormac is the musical director for the award winning production Mám, directed by Micheal Keegan Dolan, which features in Pat Collin’s Grierson Award nominated documentary, ‘The Dance‘. Cormac has just finished recording his solo Bass concertina album and is due for release in January 2022 

Live Stream available at:  https://www.youtube.com/user/musicatUCC

Album reviews 
5 Star Review ***** (Irish Times) - 'An earthy delight’..... 'The record’s limited-edition hexagonal case is a masterclass in form and function.' 
5 Star Review ***** (Folking.com) - 'This is a superb solo artiste with feeling, amazing timings, drama, humour and obvious dedication to his craft.' 
5 Star Review ***** (Folk Wales Online Magazine) - '....an utterly delightful album' 

'Nothing short of spectacular' (BBC Radio Northern Ireland) 

Social Media 

Music streaming: https://cormacbegley.bandcamp.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cormacbegley/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cormac_begley_/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cormacbegley?lang=en 

Website: www.cormacbegley.com 

Please be advised of the following: 

All FUAIM events are free but ticketed and the capacity of each of our three venues is strictly limited in accordance with government restrictions on indoor gatherings and the need to ensure social distancing indoors. 

Tickets are available to book through Eventbrite each week on Monday via https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/fuaim-music-at-ucc-friday-lunchtime-concerts-35147773143

E-tickets can be displayed on your smartphone or pre-printed at home. 

In line with current government guidance, only ticketholders with a valid ID and an EU Digital COVID Certificate can be admitted to the venue. Masks are mandatory for all concert attendees. 

Patrons who cannot provide valid proof of immunity with ID will be refused entry at the venue. Please do not show up at the venue without pre-booked digital tickets. 

All FUAIM performances are managed in adherence with the level of restrictions and government guidelines at the time of the performance.