The summer concert series kicks off at the Cloughjordan Amphitheatre

On a fabulous Sunday evening, Cloughjordan Amphitheatre played host to an unforgettable evening with the twice Grammy-nominated Iarla O’Lionard, amuigh faoin spéir.

He was joined on the evening by Cormac McCarthy on piano and Matthew Berrill on Clarinet.

Iarla has previously been described as “Magnificently expressive” by The New York Times and “One of the most dramatic voices in contemporary music” by The Guardian and these sentiments rang true with attendees this past weekend.

Next up in the Ampitheatre’s summer concert schedule is another world renowned Irish singer, Lisa Hannigan.

Lisa Hannigan is an Irish musician, singer, composer, and voice actress. She began her musical career as a member of Damien Rice’s band. Since beginning her solo career in 2007 she has released three albums: Sea Sew (2008), Passenger (2011), and At Swim (2016).

Hannigan’s music has received award nominations both in Ireland and the United States.

Aaron Dessner, of the American band The National, who has also found a recent boost of success producing a number of Taylor Swift albums,’ produced Hannigan's album At Swim and featured her on other projects he produced.

Hannigan contributed backing vocals to The National album Sleep Well Beast, was a featured vocalist on four tracks on their I Am Easy to Find, and was an additional artist on First Two Pages of Frankenstein.

Lisa will play the ampitheatre on Sunday August 18, tickets can be purchased online on eventbrite.ie for €30 per ticket.

The final show in a trilogy of Summer events at the ampitheatre will be Scullion with support from Luka Bloom on September 1.

Scullion is an Irish folk rock band that formed in the mid-1970s. Their most recent album Time Has Made a Change in Me was released in 2022.

Support act, Luka Bloom is an Irish folk singer-songwriter and the younger brother of folk singer Christy Moore.

Bloom, or Barry Moore (his real name), has released 29 albums under various names and has seen great success touring his music.

Tickets for this show are priced at €25 and once again available on eventbrite.com. All events are BYOB.

The Cloughjordan ampitheatre is located in the heart of the Cloughjordan Ecovillage. It has played host to a number of great concerts in recent years including, folk duo Ye Vagabonds, Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, The Lost Brothers and Andy Irvine.

The venue was opened in April of 2017 by President Michael D Higgins and has seen great success throughout the years as a fantastic local venue that has become known for securing interesting and eclectic acts that have been greatly enjoyed by people far and wide over the years