Bren Berry x Crash Ensemble - MusicTown, Dublin. Curated by Foggy Notions.

Saturday 14th June at 8pm, Main Stage, National Concert Hall

Bren Berry has worked as a concert promoter at Aiken Promotions and Vicar St since 1998 and hung up his musical boots when his band Revelino broke up in 2001. He picked up his guitars again and started writing songs following a creative writing course in 2021 and released his majestic debut solo album “In Hope Our Stars Align” on Jan 31st, 2025.

The twelve songs on the album cover personal reflections on family, friendship, home, love, resilience, music and creativity, and address some of the social and political crises that we are living through in these troubled times. “I think of the album as a collection of love letters and protest songs which are layered with hope and an intentional sense of positivity. The album title is taken from the song Fire Drill and is inspired by Seamus Heaney’s lines “hope and history rhyme” and “hope for a great sea- change” from The Cure At Troy.”

“I loved making my debut record and was genuinely unsure if I would ever play live but the chance to perform with The Crash Ensemble at The National Concert Hall is a pinch-me moment and a huge privilege. They are one of Ireland’s musical treasures and I cannot wait to hear what they do with their new arrangements for my songs. I really hope to live up to their incredible standards.”

“One of the albums of the year” Tom Dunne, Newstalk

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