Bryce Dessner, This Is the Kit, Sam Amidon, Mina Tindle and More Perform as Part of The Cruellest Month: A Weekend of Collaborations and Musical Meetings in the National Concert Hall on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April

• The Cruellest Month: A Weekend of Irish Debuts, Collaborations and Musical Meetings, as Part of the Perspectives Series 
• Featuring Mina Tindle, Bryce Dessner, Kate Stables (This Is the Kit), Sam Amidon, Thomas Bartlett and Caoimhin O’Raighallaigh of The Gloaming, Crash Ensemble, Oisin Leech, Benjamin Lanz, Quatuor Zaïde,      
• National Concert Hall – Various Venues    
• Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April 2025      
• Tickets On Sale 10am Wednesday 5 March - NCH Box Office 01 4170000 / www.nch.ie 

The National Concert Hall is delighted to announce The Cruellest Month on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April. This weekend sees NCH debuts from the acclaimed French singer-songwriter Mina Tindle and Quatuor Zaïde, the return of the much-loved Sam Amidon and Kate Stables (This Is the Kit) with Bryce Dessner (The National) and Benjamin Lanz contributing. In addition, Thomas Bartlett and Caoimhin O’Raighallaigh of The Gloaming reconvene their sublime duo. This weekend of collaborations and musical meetings is curated by Sounds from a Safe Harbour and Brassland with NCH. Further guests and events to be announced. 

On Saturday 12 April the main auditorium plays host to Parisian-born folk and new-wave singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mina Tindle, who makes her NCH debut with her collaborators Kate Stables (This Is the Kit), Bryce Dessner, Benjamin Lanz, Olivier Marguerit and the all-female string quartet, Quatuor Zaïde. Mina’s music is described as ‘combining delicate, heart-wrenching vocals with gentle, touching melodies’ by The Line Of Best Fit who gave her debut album a glowing review, its follow-up featuring Sufjan Stevens and Bryce Dessner is due later this year. The NCH show is opened with a rare duo appearance by Thomas Bartlett and Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh of The Gloaming. 

On Sunday 13 April the main stage sees a performance by a remarkable triple-bill of songsmiths; Kate Stables, Sam Amidon and Oisin Leech. Critically-acclaimed folk artist Kate Stables (aka This Is the Kit) returns to the NCH with the exquisite folk stylings and infectious melodies which over the course of her six lauded long-players have established her as a singular artist of unique ability. NCH regular Sam Amidon is currently basking in the glow of positive reviews for his latest outing Salt River, his first on River Lea Records. His career has seen the release of seven celebrated recordings of his traditional take on folk music with contemporary elements. On the night Kate and Sam are joined by Irish singer-songwriter Oisin Leech who released his debut album Cold Sea last year. It was described as a ‘stunning debut’ by UNCUT Magazine with MOJO saying that Leech is ‘in lush, filmic mode with John Martyn-esque mystery’.  

The weekend also sees additional concerts including Crash Ensemble performing a new commission by composer and violinist Cashel Day-Lewis and Bryce Dessner’s Murder Ballades on Saturday 12 April at 6pm and LANZ - the solo project of Benjamin Lanz, a multi-instrumentalist and composer, most commonly known as a member of the bands The National, Beirut, and Sufjan Stevens - on Saturday 12 April at 10pm. LANZ will combine songs from his solo records with sections of modular synth based electroacoustic compositions and improvisations. Expect a guest or two to pop up onto stage! 

The Cruellest Month is curated by Sounds from a Safe Harbour and Brassland with NCH. 

 

Tickets On Sale 10am Wednesday 5 February  

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more 

NCH Box Office 01 4170000 / www.nch.ie 

 

The Cruellest Month 

Sat 12 April   

Main Stage:  8pm Mina Tindle, Kate Stables (This Is the Kit) & Quatuor Zaïde featuring Bryce Dessner, Thomas Bartlett, and Benjamin Lanz  

Special guests: Thomas Bartlett & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh  

Tickets €15, €24.50, €34.50, €42.50 

 

Sat 12 April   

The Studio: 6pm Crash Ensemble: Cashel Day-Lewis & Bryce Dessner Chamber Music    

Tickets €15 

 

Sat 12 April   

The Studio: 10pm Benjamin Lanz Solo   

Tickets €15 

 

Sun 13 April   

Main Stage: 7.30pm Kate Stables (This Is the Kit) + Sam Amidon + Oisin Leech + guests 

Tickets €15, €24.50, €29.50, €35 

 

ENDS 

Media Queries: Sinéad Doyle, Marketing & PR Manager, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2. Tel: 087-1775334| Roisin Dwyer, PR &Publications Executive. Tel: 085-7129628.      

 

About the National Concert Hall             

The National Concert Hall (NCH) is Ireland’s national cultural institution for music, proudly serving the Irish public since it opened in 1981 through live music performances and significant educational and cultural programmes. Based in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, next door to the picturesque Iveagh Gardens, the NCH is proud home to our National Symphony Orchestra, as well as providing residence for a range of other music organisations including Chamber Choir Ireland, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Network, Crash Ensemble and Music Generation. It is currently planning for a major redevelopment of all facilities as part of the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040.      

 

Eisiúnt chuig na Meáin 10am Dé Luain 3 Márta 

Beidh Bryce Dessner, This Is the Kit, Sam Amidon, Mina Tindle agus ceoltóirí eile ag seinnt mar chuid de The Cruellest Month: A Weekend of Collaborations and Musical Meetings sa Cheoláras Náisiúnta Dé Sathairn an 12 Aibreán agus Dé Domhnaigh an 13  Aibreán 

 

• The Cruellest Month: A Weekend of Irish Debuts, Collaborations and Musical Meetings, mar chuid den sraith Perspectives  
• Beidh Mina Tindle, Bryce Dessner, Kate Stables (This Is the Kit), Sam Amidon, Thomas Bartlett and Caoimhin O’Raighallaigh of The Gloaming, Crash Ensemble, Oisin Leech, Benjamin Lanz, Quatuor Zaïde ar an stáitse,      
• National Concert Hall – Various Venues    
• Dé Sathairn an 12 Aibreán 2025 agus Dé Domhnaigh an 13 Aibreán 2025      
• Ticéid ar Díol 10rn Dé Céadaoin 5 Márta - Oifig na dTicéad NCH 01 4170000 / 01 4170000 / www.nch.ie 

Tá lúcháir ar an gCeoláras Náisiúnta The Cruellest Month a fhógairt don Satharn 12 agus don Domhnach 13 Aibreán. An deireadh seachtaine seo beidh an t-amhránaí- Francach Mina Tindle agus Quatuor Zaïde ar an bhfód ag NCH an deireadh seachtaine seo, ag filleadh Sam Amidon agus Kate Stables (This Is the Kit) a bhfuil an-ghrá orthu ar ais agus Bryce Dessner (The National) agus Benjamin Lan, Olivier Marguerit i mbun ceoil. Beidh The Gloaming ar ais ar an bhfód agus an bheirt sárcheoltóirí Thomas Bartlett agus Caoimhin O’Raighallaigh ar an stáitse Tá an deireadh seachtaine seo de chomhoibriú agus de chruinnithe ceoil á gcoimeád ag Sounds from a Safe Harbour and Brassland le NCH. Tuilleadh aíonna agus imeachtaí le fógairt. 

Ar an Satharn 12 Aibreán beidh an príomh-halla éisteachta ina óstach ar amhránaí tíre agus nuathonnta a rugadh i bPáras, an t-amhránaí amhránaí agus an t-ilionstraimí Mina Tindle, a dhéanfaidh a céad fhonn NCH lena comhoibrithe Kate Stables (This Is the Kit), Bryce Dessner, Benjamin Lanz agus an ceathairéad teaghrán uile-ban, Quatuor Zaïde. Déantar cur síos ar cheol Mina mar ‘guth íogair croíbhriste a chomhcheangal le séiseanna milis, corraitheacha’ le The Line Of Best Fit a thug léirmheas iontach ar a céad albam, agus tá súil le Sufjan Stevens agus Bryce Dessner a leanúint le Sufjan Stevens agus Bryce Dessner níos déanaí i mbliana. Osclaítear seó NCH le taispeantá s ó Thomas Bartlett Thomas Bartlett and Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh   ón ngrúpa The Gloaming. 

Ar an Domhnach 13 Aibreán feicfear an phríomhstáitse ag léiriú trí bhille iontach gaibhne amhrán; Kate Stables, Sam Amidon agus Oisin Leech. Filleann an t-ealaíontóir tíre Kate Stables (aka This Is the Kit) a bhfuil cáil chriticiúil uirthi ar an NCH leis na stíleanna tíre fíorálainn agus na séiseanna ionfhabhtaíocha a bhunaigh sí mar ealaíontóir aonair le cumas uathúil le linn a seisear seinnteoirí fada ardmholadh. Tá Sam Amidon, rialta ó NCH, ag súil le léirmheasanna dearfacha ar a thuras is déanaí ar Salt River, a chéad cheann ar River Lea Records. Eisíodh seacht dtaifead iomráiteach dá shaol traidisiúnta ar cheol tíre le gnéithe comhaimseartha. Ar an oíche beidh Kate agus Sam in éineacht leis an amhránaí is cumadóir Éireannach Oisin Leech a d’eisigh a chéad albam Cold Sea anuraidh. Rinne UNCUT Magazine cur síos air mar ‘debut iontach’ le MOJO ag rá go bhfuil Leech ‘i modh lush, scannánach le rúndiamhair John Martyn-esque’.  

Beidh ceolchoirmeacha breise ar siúl ag an deireadh seachtaine freisin lena n-áirítear Crash Ensemble ag déanamh coimisiún nua ón gcumadóir agus veidhleadóir Cashel Day-Lewis agus Murder Ballades le Bryce Dessner ar an Satharn 12 Aibreán ag 6i.n. agus LANZ - tionscadal aonair Benjamin Lanz, ilionstraimeach agus cumadóir, ar a dtugtar go coitianta mar bhall de na bannaí The National, Beirut agus Surfjan Stevens - an 12 Aibreán ag 10i.n. Cuirfidh LANZ amhráin óna albam aonair le chéile le píosaí de chumadóireacht mhodúlach atá bunaithe ar shintéisí leictfhuaimneach agus ar sheiftithe. Bí ag faire amach d'aoi nó dhó ar an stáitse! 

Cuirtear Cruellest Month i láthair Sounds from a Safe Harbour and Brassland in éineacht leis an gCeoláras Náisiúnta. 

 

Ticéid Ar Díol 10am Dé Céadaoin 5 Feabhra  

Lascaine 10% do Chairde NCH nó do Ghrúpaí de 10 nó níos mó. 

Oifig na dticéad, an Ceoláras Náisiúnta, Teil: 01-4170000 nó  www.nch.ie 

 

The Cruellest Month 

Dé Sathairn 12 Aibreán   

Ar an bpríomhstáitse:  8pm Mina Tindle, Kate Stables (This Is the Kit) & Quatuor Zaïde featuring Bryce Dessner, Thomas Bartlett, agus Benjamin Lanz  

Aíonna speisialta: Thomas Bartlett & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh  

Ticéid €15, €24.50, €34.50, €42.50 

 

Dé Sathairn 12 Aibreán   

The Studio: 6pm Crash Ensemble: Cashel Day-Lewis & Bryce Dessner Chamber Music    

Ticéid €15 

 

Dé Sathairn 12 Aibreán   

The Studio: 10pm Benjamin Lanz Solo   

Ticéid €15 

 

Dé Domhnaigh an 13 Aibreán   

Ar an bpríomhstáitse: 7.30pm Kate Stables (This Is the Kit) + Sam Amidon + Oisin Leech + aíonna 

Ticéid: €15, €24.50, €29.50, €35 

 

 

 

CRÍOCH 

Sinead Doyle, Bainisteoir Margaíochta & Caidrimh Phoiblí, An Ceoláras Náisiúnta, Ardán Phort an Iarla, Baile Átha Cliath 2. Teil: 087-1775334| Roisin Dwyer, Feidhmeannach Caidrimh Phoiblí & Foilseachán. Teil: 085-7129628. 

 

Faoin gCeoláras Náisiúnta       

Tá an Ceoláras Náisiúnta (CN) institiúid chultúrtha náisiúnta na hÉireann don cheol, a fhreastalaíonn go bródúil ar phobal na hÉireann ó osclaíodh é i 1981 trí thaibhithe ceoil beo agus cláir shuntasacha oideachais agus chultúrtha. Lonnaithe i gcroílár Bhaile Átha Cliath, agus béal dorais le Gairdíní Uíbh Eachach, tá an CN bródúil as ár gCeolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta, chomh maith le háit chónaithe a chur ar fáil do réimse eagraíochtaí ceoil eile lena n-áirítear Cór Aireagail Éireann, Ceolfhoireann Bharócach na hÉireann, Music Network, Crash Ensemble agus Music Generation. Tá sé i gceist faoi láthair athfhorbairt mór á dhéanamh ar na háiseanna go léir mar chuid den Phlean Forbartha Náisiúnta agus de Thionscadal Éireann 2040.