Wednesday October 26, 2022
Heritage and history:
- What: Behind Closed Doors—Medieval Walls & Towers: Hiding in Plain Sight
- Where: Medieval Museum
- When: 11.30 a.m.
In the Behind Closed Doors Series, the Medieval Walls and Towers – Hiding in Plain Sight is a guided tour with archaeologist Dave Pollock. The tour starts outside the Medieval Museum entrance at 11:30 a.m. and takes a little over an hour.
In Waterford City we are very fortunate to have some of the best-preserved medieval towers and walls in Ireland. They provide a tangible link to the story of Ireland’s first city.
Dave’s archaeological experience in the city has informed the illustrations showing what these walls and towers looked like in times past. This tour will look at some of the walls and towers, their features and the story behind them.
Heritage and history:
- What: Let’s Talk Waterford: Pigs Toes and Other Tales
- Where: The Reg
- When: 1 p.m.
Come along for some conversation and banter with three of the best. Join Russ Parsons (food writer and columnist), Tony Barry (retired lecturer in Culinary Arts) and Dermot Power (well-known contributor to Waterford Local Radio on all matters history and author of five books on Waterford history) for an in-depth conversation about the famous bacon industry and surrounding neighbourhoods of Waterford City in Pigs Toes and Other Tales.
Performance:
- What: Sound & Portraits: Live Music and Art
- Where: Waterford Gallery of Art
- When: 7 p.m.
To coincide with the “Portraits: People & Place” exhibition (8th Sept 2022 – Spring 2023), the Waterford Gallery of Art will be presenting a series of sound portraits by musicians, artists and those working with sound to spotlight how identity, representation and lived experiences are captured creatively beyond the canvas.
This commission is part of WGOA’s ambition to produce artworks that encourage audiences to think about “What exactly is a portrait? What stories are being told? How best can artists represent people, character, essence, narrative and emotions? What are the differing ways that sound can fulfil this brief?”
This free evening of live music and art features: Cathy Purcell, Gammy Origami, Evan Miles & Cailean Finn, Elle Wadding, Band Of Clouds, Matt Winston, and Morgan Ton.
Heritage and history:
- What: Waterford Distillery – Music, Whisky and History Talk With Music by Harmania Choir
- Where: Waterford Distillery
- When: 8 p.m.
This tasting event presents a fine blend of music, history and a new release of Waterford Whisky, co-presented by Waterford Whisky, historian Joe Falvey and the Harmania Choir.
While the choir serenades the audience, Head Distiller Ned Gahan will share the ethos of Waterford Whisky and introduce you to their latest blend—with a talk-through and tasting of a free dram. Joe will discuss the years and the important people from this Waterford heritage site with insights on the Strangman Family, Timbertoes Bridge, the Victorian Brewhouse and more.
Music:
- What: Draíocht Phort Láirge – Music Generation Waterford Orchestra
- Where: Christ Church Cathedral
- When: 8.15
Christ Church Cathedral hosts the indoor premiere of ‘Draíocht Phort Láirge’—a collection of newly composed music to reflect the beauty and topography of the Waterford region.
The collection will be performed by a specially formed fusion orchestra of over 70 young musicians and professional musicians from across the Music Generation Waterford programmes, coming together to create an eclectic mix of Irish traditional instruments, classical guitars, wind, brass, electric, acoustic, bass guitars and percussion.
‘Draíocht Phort Láirge’ is a collection of 12 original compositions of music, composed by Nóra Byrne Kavanagh with harmonies, countermelodies and percussive elements created through a collaboration between Music Generation Waterford team of local musicians.
