Stop Look Listen is a free weekly listening party which I curate every Sunday at 11am in the Bandstand in Bennett’s Field, Clonakilty. Check this page for dates and previous music played.
SUN SEPT 18TH: GUITAR MUSIC
Music played:
‘Glacial Wave’ by Noveller. ‘Mishima’ by Phillip Glass (recorded by Dublin Guitar Quartet) and ‘Your Hand in Mine’ by Explosions in the Sky.
SUN SEPT 25TH: MUSIC FOR VOICES
Music for voices was: ‘Parci Mihi Domine’ by Cristobal de Morales and recorded by Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble; ‘Miserere’ by Allegri; ‘Partita’ by Caroline Shaw.
SUN OCT 2ND: CHORALES AND MEMORIES
Music: chorale from st Matthew passion ‘Befiehl du deine Wege’ sung by The Hilliard Ensemble; Chorale Prelude BWV 727 performed on piano by Angela Hewitt; ‘American Tune’ by Paul Simon; ‘Solari’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto; and ‘Andante’ from Bach’s Organ Sonata No.4 performed on piano by Vikingur Olafsson.
SUN OCT 16TH: MUSIC FOR PIANO
Music was: ‘Ave Maria’ by Sigvaldi Kaldalóns (performed on piano by Vikingur Olafsson; ‘Glass’ by Hania Rani, ‘Amber’ by Nils Frahm; and ‘ We have a map of the piano’ by Múm.
SUN OCT 30TH: MUSIC TO FACE DEATH
Music was: ‘Funeral Ikos’ by John Tavernier; ‘Take it with me’ by Tom Waits; and ‘Soon this space will be too small’ by Lhasa de Sela.
SUN NOV 6TH: JESUS’ BLOOD
We listened to the original recording of Gavin Bryars ‘Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet’ and the wind and rain seemed to join the music as it made its gradual crescendo and then the sky cleared and the sun shone as the music faded after its hypnotic 25 minutes.
SUN NOV 20TH: IN MEMORIUM MIMI PARKER
Music listened to was: ‘Weight of Water’ by Low; ‘My Heart is in the Highlands’ by Arvo Pärt; ‘Distant Sky’ by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; ‘Holy Ghost’ by Low
SUN DEC 4TH: MUSIC TO UPLIFT AND MOTIVATE
Music to motivate and uplift: ‘Ndikhekhole’ by Soweto Gospel Choir; Spring II by Max Richter, ‘Transition’ by Underground Resistence; and ‘Aerial’ by Kate Bush.
SUN DEC 18TH: WINTER
Music was: ‘Sister Winter’ by Sufjan Stevens; ‘Für Alina’ by Arvo Pärt; ‘Andvari’ by Sigur Ros; and ‘Riu Riu Chiu/Snow Over a Dark Ocean’ by myself, Justin Grounds
SUN MAR 5TH: MUSIC FOR NEW GROWTH
Music was: ‘Valentine’ by Justin Grounds; ‘Spiegel Im Spiegel’ by Arvo Pärt; ‘Köln, January 24 1975 pt II C’ by Keith Jarrett.
SUN MAR 12TH: MUSIC BY WOMEN
Music was: ‘O virtus sapientiae’ by Hildegarde von Bingen (arr. Raphaela Gromes); ‘Part Two’ from ‘LIVE Quadraphonic’ by Suzanne Ciani; and ‘Thank You for Hearing Me’ by Sinéad O’Connor
SUN MAR 19TH: MOTHER MUSIC
Music was: ‘This is to Mother You’ by Sinéad O’Connor; ‘All is Full of Love’ by Björk; ‘Thirteen Angels Standing Guard around the Side of Your Bed’ by A Silver Mt. Zion.
SUN MAR 26TH: COMMUNITY TUNES
Music was picked by members of the community: ‘Samhradh Samhradh’ by The Gloaming; ‘Peer Gynt Suite, No.1’ by Grieg; ‘Three Little Birds’ by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
SUN APRIL 2ND: DARK
Music was ‘God-Music’ from ‘Black Angels’ by George Crumb; ‘(That’s how you sing') Amazing Grace’ by Low; ‘Fratres’ (for 12 cellists) by Arvo Pärt.
SUN APRIL 9TH: LIGHT
Music was ‘Auf Liebe’ from ‘St Matthew Passion’ by J.S.Bach; ‘Journey in Satchindananda’ by Alice Coltrane; ‘Trauerweide’ by Swimming x Lambert.
SUN APRIL 16TH: BLISS
Music was: ‘Nyepi’ by Olafur Arnalds (sung by VOCES8); ‘2nd Movement of Violin Concerto’ by Beethoven; ‘Avril 14th’ by Aphex Twin.
SUN 30TH APRIL: RYUICHI
In memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto: music was ‘Andante’; ‘Trioon 1’; and ‘fullmoon’
SUN 11TH JUNE: CLON BIKE FESTIVAL
Music was ‘Small Song’ by Lhasa de Seal; ‘Ring Them Bells’ by Bob Dylan; ‘The Lost Words Blessing’ by Spell Songs
SUN 18TH JUNE: COMMUNITY PICK
Music picked by members of the community: ‘Lust for Life’ by Iggy Pop; ‘On the Nature of Daylight’ by Max Richter; ‘Lost on You’ by LP; ‘The Sea Around Us’ by The Dubliners
SUN 25TH JUNE: DANCE
Music picked by our guest the choreographer Philippa Donnellan; ‘Something in the Water’ by Pokey LaFarge; ‘Different Picture’ by Eric Bibb; ‘Swan Lake Act 2, No.1’ by Tchaikovsky
SUN 9TH JULY: REST
Music was ‘Path 5: Delta’ from ‘Sleep’ by Max Richter; ‘Sure on this Shining Night’ by Morte Lauridsen; ‘Goldberg Variations: Aria’ by J.S.Bach
SUN 16TH JULY: PUNK
Music was: ‘Ave Generosa’ by Hildegard von Bingen (played by Jordi Savall); ‘Le Sacre du Printemps: Opening’ by Stravinsky; ‘Immature’ by Bjork
SUN 30TH JULY: SINEAD
In memory of Sinead O’Connor: ‘The Healing Room’; ‘War/No More Trouble’ by Bob Marley & The Wailers (Live at the Rainbow Theatre); ‘In this Heart’
SUN 6TH AUGUST: JUMP BLUES
Music was: ‘Juke’ by Little Walter; ‘Blowin’ the Family Jewels’ by William Clarke; and ‘Big in Japan’ by Tom Waits
SUN 13TH AUGUST: GLASS
Music was: ‘Echorus’ by Philip Glass (from Daniel Hope’s album: Spheres); ‘Glassworks; opening’ by Philip Glass; and ‘Chicago’ by Sufjan Stevens
SUN 20TH AUG: SKETCH
With the Clonakilty Urban Sketch group: ‘Bruyeres’ by Debussy; ‘Blue in Green’ by Miles Davies; ‘Remember’ by Olafur Arnalds
SUN 27TH AUGUST: 40 YEARS OF DEBARRAS
In honour of the celebration of our local live music hub, music picked by Ray Blackwell; ‘Music in DeBarras’ by John Spillane; ‘Cheater’ by Fir Beag; ‘Brother John the Pavee’ by Paddy Keenan.
SUN 10TH SEPT: COOL MUSIC
Music during the heatwave: ‘Glaciers II’ by Jessica Moss; ‘They Sink’ by Olafur Arnalds; ‘Tabula Rasa II: Silentium’ by Arvo Pärt
SUN 17TH SEPT: GUITAR MUSIC 1
As part of the Clonakilty International Guitar Festival Reverb series. Music was chosen by Kevin MacNally: ‘Prelude No.5 in D Major’ by Villa-Lobos (played by Julian Bream); ‘In my Life’ by Bill Frisell; ‘Pre-Fabled’ by Noveller