manx celtic music and dance

Ruth Keggin Trio in London

03 Jun 2013

Wandsworth Arts Festival
Wandsworth Arts Festival

Ruth Keggin Trio at Wandsworth Arts Festival, London
On Friday 17th May, Ruth Keggin performed with her trio at Battersea Mess and Music Hall as part of the Wandsworth Arts Festival in South London. She performed alongside other emerging artists in an evening billed as ‘a platform for contemporary activity, staging new art, performance and multidisciplinary collaborations.’

There was live participatory art from students at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, exploratory jazz-folk from Ukranian singer Olesya Zdorovetska and performances from Jazz band ‘Human Resource System’ and the London-based ‘Clout Theatre Company’. Ruth performed a 30-minute set composed largely of traditional and contemporary Manx Gaelic songs. She also performed a new song written for her by her friend Stef Conner – a composer who was a former arranger and pianist/vocalist for Rachel Unthank and the Winterset (now known as The Unthanks).

The other members of Ruth’s trio are double-bassist Vanessa McWilliam and guitarist Dave Pearce. Ruth has been performing with the two musicians for a number of years; they accompanied her final recital of Gaelic songs while she was studying music at University. Also featuring on some of the tracks was Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, a talented flautist and sean nos singer who will be representing Ireland with his band at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2013.


Ruth will be recording and releasing her debut album later this year.
www.ruthkeggin.com

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