In the last number of years, The Gloaming have truly become a live force to
be reckoned
with. The annual NCH residencies have each sold out quicker than the previous
one and
faster than new shows can be added. Away from home, their international
touring
schedule has been equally impressive, including such notable nights out as the
Ceiliúradh
at London’s Royal Albert Hall (a celebration of the Irish
president’s first-ever state visit to
Britain), Sydney’s Opera House, New York’s Lincoln Center,
Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Mexico City’s Teatro de la Ciudad, and
Philharmonie de Paris.
To put Live at NCH together Thomas Bartlett, the band’s producer, sifted through two years of performances and settled on six tracks: “The Booley House, “Cucanandy”, “The Sailor’s Bonnet”, “The Pilgrim’s Song”, “The Rolling Wave” and “Fáinleog”. Using the studio recordings only as points of departure, these performances stretch out and roam in unexpected new directions, incorporating new tunes and rearranging old ones, filled with the excitement and delight of five master musicians coming together as one.
The Gloaming concert experience consistently raises the roof and leaves audiences breathless. This band of trailblazers take contemporary Irish music into hitherto unchartered waters, enhancing the traditional rich, melancholic tones with modern hues of jazz, contemporary classical, chamber, post rock and experimental music.