Other Voices to set up at Electric Picnic
Much to music aficionados’ delight, Other Voices has accepted an invitation to sprinkle a little bit of Dingle magic over Stradbally at this year's Electric Picnic music and arts festival.
The 200 year-old St James’ Church in Dingle has been the spiritual home of Other Voices since 2002, however last year much to the delight of Derry and Londoners, Other Voices hosted an event in both cities. This summer will see Stradbally Hall welcome and play proud host to one of Ireland’s most unique musical events. In keeping with the ethos of Other Voices, picnickers can expect collaborations and unique performances from Irish and International artists and an eclectic line-up that will not disappoint. Specific line-up details won’t be announced… so OV enthusiasts can eagerly expect the unexpected at any time of the day!
The Other Voices stage will be found nestled in the Stradbally Hall woods, under the cover of its leafy canopy. As the end of summer sun sends its dappled fingers through the leaves, picknicers will be drawn to discover the sounds of Other Voices…
Other Voices (www.othervoices.ie) started as a one-off music event in a small Dingle church. Over the last 12 years the idea has grown, Other Voices is now an established fixture in the musical calendar, and it’s a ‘must attend’ event for performers and audiences alike. Other Voices has led to the creation of an international music TV series and the filming of that series subsequently became a music festival, a tourism event in its own right that celebrates the local on a global scale. While the stellar quality of the music at Other Voices continues to reach ever higher levels, Other Voices is a constantly evolving and innovating force in the world of music events and cultural tourism, constantly exploring and experimenting multi-dimensionally across content programming, event formats and distribution channels.
In 2012/13 Other Voices hosted a tripartite event that linked Dingle to Derry-Londonderry as a headline event in the UK Capital of Culture programme before finishing the tri-cycle in London in a very successful outreach partnership with The Barbican into London’s East End. The event was bi-located in Dingle and Derry again in 2013/14.