Tickets for “The Attic Sessions” concert on Wednesday 28th May 2025 featuring Áine Mc Geeney & Alan Reid, both members of internationally acclaimed band Goitse.
- Artists: Áine Mc Geeney & Alan Reid
- Date: Wednesday 28th May 2025
- Time: 7:30pm (doors 7pm)
- Venue: The Attic, concert venue at Hotel Doolin, Doolin, Co. Clare (eircode V95 DE2X)
“The Attic Sessions” is a concert series that features some of Ireland’s finest musicians, including Award-winning artists. The 60-mins concerts are acoustic and take place in the intimate, candle-lit atmosphere of The Attic at Hotel Doolin. It is a unique opportunity to experience the very best of Irish traditional music in a cozy and welcoming setting where musicians can share their magic with a small, privileged audience.
Áine Mc Geeney
Since graduating with a BA in Irish Music and Dance and a MA in Irish Music Performance, Áine has captured the hearts of Irish Music fans all over the world. A founding member of the group Goitse, Áine has toured extensively around the world and recorded four critically acclaimed albums with the group. Singing both in the English and Irish Language, she has been described as having “a voice of an angel” and was awarded ‘Female Vocalist of 2016’ by the Irish American news. Combined with her energetic, high octane fiddle playing she is now one of the leading young musicians in Irish music today. As a result, her teaching skills have been highly sought after and have seen her giving workshops on fiddle and vocals all around the world. Her musical talents have led her to tour the world as lead Fiddle player with several dance shows including Michael Flately’s world famous “Lord of the Dance”. Áine has also established herself as a highly regarded composer with many of her compositions featuring on several albums to date. She was commissioned to compose a suite of music to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 rising, which was performed by The Laois Folk Orchestra, and in 2018 wrote a suite to recognise the passing of 100 years since the end of World War 1. She has also recently composed the music for a brand new dance show called “Mná na hEireann”.
Alan Reid
Alan Reid, from North County Leitrim in Ireland, is a highly-adept multi-instrumentalist. His banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, and oud playing has seen him work extensively in both performance and recording settings, as well as making a movie appearance in the 2014 movie ‘Noble’. Alan also featured on the compilation CD ‘Leitrim Equation 3’, where he recorded duets with highly-acclaimed Irish musicians Donal Lunny and John Carty. In a more musically experimental setting, he can be heard as part of his ‘Arum’ project on their 2016 debut album. Now settled in the Burren in County Clare, Alan has released an album of traditional tunes with his partner Rachel Conlan entitled ‘A Quare Yield’, which places an emphasis on rare and unusual tunes collected from the Irish music tradition.
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