Kaleidoscope Night 3rd June

May 22

Kaleidoscope Night Returns to Bello Bar for an Eclectic Evening of Jazz, Early Music, and an Exclusive Album Launch

DUBLIN, IRELAND — Dublin’s premier genre-blending music series, Kaleidoscope Night, returns to the intimate surroundings of Bello Bar, Dublin 8 on Wednesday, 3rd June 2026. True to its reputation for presenting "music for curious ears," the June edition promises a captivating journey across musical eras, seamlessly shifting from high-octane hard bop jazz to centuries-old Irish and European classical traditions.

Doors open at 8:00 PM with music kicking off at 8:30 PM.

The evening's centrepiece is a major milestone for the Irish early music scene: the official album launch of Plucked From History by renowned multi-instrumentalist Eamon Sweeney. The performance will showcase Sweeney’s deep exploration of historical manuscripts, breathing vibrant new life into forgotten melodies on the lute and early guitars.

June Programme Highlights

1. Eamon Sweeney — Plucked From History Album Launch

A headline solo feature from Eamon Sweeney, a new album bringing 500-year-old Irish music back to life on instruments of its own era, including the earliest surviving version of the celebrated 'Tabhair dom do lámh'. Music composed by harpers and lutenists, played on bandora, baroque guitar, lute, viola da gamba, and whistle. Featuring Eamon Sweeney, Cormac Breatnach, and Malachy Robinson, produced by Steve Cooney. Music preserved in handwritten manuscripts, a harp festival notebook, and the private collection of a thirteen-year-old girl in Scotland.Expect exquisite, fragile, and resonant interpretations of historical lute and guitar works.

2. Gregory Walkers

This stellar early music collective navigates the playful, rhythmic frictions between Renaissance melodies and contemporary percussion, delivering a performance that is as historically informed as it is modern and spirited.

Lineup: Eamon Sweeney (lute), Laoise O'Brien (recorders), Malachy Robinson (viol), Francesco Turrisi (percussion).

3. Ceol Ársa Cláirsí (Music of the Harpers)

Bringing together some of Ireland’s leading figures in traditional, classical, and early music, this ensemble honours the legacy of 17th and 18th-century Irish harpers like Turlough O'Carolan. Audiences will experience a rich acoustic tapestry woven from period and traditional instruments.

Lineup: Steve Cooney (guitar), Eamon Sweeney (lute), Malachy Robinson (viola da gamba), Aisling Ennis (harp), Cormac Breatnach (whistles).

4. Emergent Ensemble

A blazing addition to the capital’s music scene, this newly formed jazz quintet celebrates the electrifying Hard Bop era. Led by drummer Eoghan McCloskey following a 25-year career in Austin, Texas, the group brings high-wire musicianship to under-appreciated gems from innovators like Lee Morgan and Bobby Hutcherson.

Lineup: Eoghan McCloskey (drums), Hayley Kavanagh (sax), Bill Blackmore (trumpet), Scott Flanigan (piano), Cormac O'Brien (bass).

Event Details

Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Bello Bar

8pm doors/ 8.30pm music

Tickets €18, Early Bird €15

Student Rate €5 from Kaleidoscopenight.ie

Ticket Link: https://buytickets.at/kscope2026/2230049

"Kaleidoscope Night is about the friction and beauty that happen when you put different sounds in the same room." — Lioba Petrie, Artistic Director.

Come and join us at our sister series on Sunday afternoon..

Killiney Sounds Music Series

24th May – Lioba Petrie (cello) Cameron Doyle (guitar), Sam Perkin (piano) and Aisling Ennis (harp)

A Live film score accompaniment to silent classic “Sunrise – A song of two Humans” (1927)

Unshaped Form : Lioba Petrie (cello/vocals), Cameron Doyle (guitar) with special guests Sam Perkin (piano & guitar), Aisling Ennis (Harp), will perform a Live score to the Oscar winning movie “Sunrise : A song of Two Humans”(F.W Murnau 1927). This new live accompaniment has been performed at Phizzfest and at Wexford festival Fuddlefest 2024.

Running time: 1 hour 34 mins.

“Sunrise” was directed by German director F.W Murnau who was a leading figure in German Expressionism, a style that uses distorted art design for symbolic effect. Murnau was invited by Fox to make an expressionist film in Hollywood. The film was very successful and used groundbreaking cinematic techniques. It won two Oscars one for artistic merit and the first best actress Oscar for the leading actress Janet Gaynor.

Event Details 24th May 2026
📍 Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Killiney
🕝 Time: 2.30pm
🎟 Tickets: €15
🔗 Booking: killineyvillage.ie/events or : https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1982978043709?aff=oddtdtcreator

Killiney Sounds Music Series continues its mission to bring high-quality, accessible live music to the local community, showcasing outstanding performers in an intimate and welcoming setting. This event is in partnership with Killiney Village Residence Assoc and Kaleidoscope Night music series and made possible with generous support from DLR Coco.

Tickets are also available on the door , light refreshment is included in your ticket and the chats are free!

Kaleidoscope Night Music Series

Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Bello Bar

8pm doors/ 8.30pm music

Tickets €18, Early Bird €15

Student Rate €5 from Kaleidoscopenight.ie

Ticket Link for Bello Bar: https://buytickets.at/kscope2026/2230049

Killiney Sounds Music series

Sunday 24th May 2026

St Stephen’s Church

Tickets €15