A free music festival is set to take place at Smithfield Square on the weekend of November 12 and 13.
Smithfield Sessions has been curated by First Music Contact, in partnership with Improvised Music Company, The Contemporary Music Centre and Music Network. It will be free for all ages to attend and will feature emerging musicians from the popular, jazz, classical and contemporary music genres.
The event will also give people an opportunity to attend free masterclasses in drumming, composition, group music-making and an introduction to improvisation workshop. Saturday's line-up of performances includes 'Sound Out' new music with composers Aoife Kavanagh & Paul Scully, Woven Kin with Aisling Urwin on harp and vocals, Siobhan Moore on guitar, vocals and bodhran, and a traditional ensemble led by TG4 Young Musician of the Year 2022 Diarmuid O Meachair.