Antoni O'Breskey, Barry Carroll & Kevin Murphy

Composer and pianist Antoni O'Breskey is joined by Co. Antrim hammer dulcimer player Barry Carroll and Cork cellist Kevin Murphy (Slow Moving Clouds) for two special evenings of music in The Cobblestone, Dublin, ahead of their tour in the rest of Ireland.

“Mesmerising" THE IRISH TIMES

Antoni O’Breskey is an Italian-born composer and pianist with Argentinian roots.
He introduced improvised-style piano into Irish and Flamenco music during the early 80's, blending it with blues and creating a unique jazz piano style.

In ‘79, he released ‘Irish Meet the Blues’, praised for its innovative fusion of Irish tradition and Blues.

In ‘88, with his work ‘Al Kamar’ he brought together Irish music, Jazz, Flamenco and the music from the Maghreb.
This project premiered in Paris at Theatre La Cigale, Le Cirque d’Hiver and l’Institut du Monde Arabe with special guests Manu Di Bangu and Jacques Higelin, toured worldwide, and captivated audiences.

‘92 saw the release of ‘Orekan’, a groundbreaking symphonic concept that united classical piano with instruments from diverse ethnic traditions.

For many years he was gathering together extraordinary musicians from all over the world, and recording more than 35 albums.
Amongst his collaborators are Ronnie Drew (The Dubliners), Antonio Carmona (Ketama), Mairtin O’Connor (De Dannan), Steve Cooney, Cathy Jordan (Dervish), Juan Martin, José Seves (Inti-Illimani), Benito Lertxundi, and many more.

His contributions to Irish culture were celebrated in the National Concert Hall in Dublin in 2005, 2007, 2012.

Antoni O’Breskey is a music visionary, uniting eras and cultures, challenging ethnocentrism, and celebrating the global roots of music.

Barry Carroll is one of the foremost practitioners of the old Antrim tradition of dulcimer playing, influenced by the master John Rea, older players like Jack Duffy and Alec McAllister, and in the present day Dick Glasgow and Jack Bethel.
He has recorded with the Chieftains, Sharon Shannon and The McNamara family and most recently with Antoni O' Breskey. His seminal duet recording, The Long Finger with piper Joe McHugh pays tribute to the masterly duet playing of John Rea and Sean McAloon.

Kevin Murphy is a celebrated cellist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter from Cork Ireland. He is also a founding member of critically acclaimed Irish experimental bands Slow Moving Clouds and Seti The First.

He has also featured as a guest musician with many Irish and international artists such as The National, Bon Iver, Jenny Lewis, Lisa Hannigan, Gavin Friday,Rick Danko Seamus Fogarty, Adrian Crowley and Dave Gahan of DepecheMode. He has also collaborated with Irish traditional and folk musicians such asJohn Spillane, Cathy Jordan, Phil Callery Cormac Breathnach, and Ger Wolfe inlive settings and on recordings. His band Seti The First co-wrote two songs onThe Waterboys 2017 album Out Of All This Blue. He also participates in thePeople collective spearheaded by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Bryce andAaron Dessner (The National). This has resulted in collaborations with theabove artists and others in festivals across Europe in recent years including theFunkhaus in Berlin 2018 and Sounds from a Safe Harbour Cork in 2017 and2019.He has co-composed the score for Michael Keegan Dolan’s Swan Lake/Loch naHeala which the Guardian Newspaper described as the second best danceproduction of the 21st Century. He co-composed the score for feature filmTomato Red (2017) directed by Oscar long listed director Juanita Wilson andThe Lodgers, (2018) which featured at the Toronto Film Festival.

Antoni O'Breskey & Band - 'Sue Morley's Jig'

Nomadic Piano Project - Jig in the Castle

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Venue Information - The Cobblestone