A very special performance with vocalist and instrumentalist Anna Mieke and Crash Ensemble.  Anna’s music drifts between defined structure and open abstraction, rooted in voice and drawing on traditional and contemporary motifs. This collaboration with Crash Ensemble involves flowing, atmospheric arrangements by Barry O Halpin and features interpretations of existing and developing work.

Anna Mieke is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist based in Wicklow. Her music drifts between defined structure and open abstraction, rooted in voice and drawing on traditional and contemporary motifs. Her second album Theatre traces the tension between presence and absence, permanence and change. Co-produced with Nick Rayner and longtime collaborators Ryan Hargadon (Kojaque, Rachael Lavelle) and Matthew Jacobson (Insufficient Funs, UMBRA), Theatre was released in 2022 to critical acclaim, earning praise from The Guardian, Brooklyn Vegan, MOJO, and Uncut, and a nomination for Ireland’s Choice Prize Album of the Year.

She has headlined tours throughout Europe, North America, and the UK, including a residency at the IAC in New York. Recent support highlights include touring with Wilco, Iron & Wine, Anaïs Mitchell, and Florist.

Outside of her solo material, Anna Mieke played cello with HEX, a Cork-based improvisatory group, and developed her vocals as one-third of the singing group, Rufous Nightjar; both of which allowed her to further explore sound manipulation, improvisation and complex harmonic arrangements.

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Crash Ensemble Credits:

Joanna Mattrey, Violin

Kate Ellis, Cello

Barry O'Halpin, Guitar

Leonie Bluett, Clarinet

Matthew Jacobson, Drums & Percussion

Ryan Hargadon, Piano

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