Sounds from a Safe Harbour Festival Announce "The Last Supper"
Artist Sophie Gough and, below,
her painting "The Last Supper"
Last night at their Festival launch at the Heineken Brewery in Cork, Sounds from a Safe Harbour Festival (SFSH), renowned for its eclectic and ground-breaking programming, announced the final round of special events to their line-up for the 2023 edition. Taking place from 7th – 10th September in venues across Cork City, SFSH will be an unmissable four days of music, food, dance, literature, theatre, and conversation, with plenty of ticketed and FREE events to explore, curated by Festival Director Mary Hickson, Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National, actor Cillian Murphy and playwright Enda Walsh.
On the final day of the festival, Sounds from a Safe Harbour presents an Ireland x Iceland food collaboration The Last Supper with chefs Takashi Miyazaki of Ichigo Ichie (Cork), Rob Krawczyk of Chestnut (Ballydehob), and Georg Arnar Halldórsson previously of Óx (Reykjavik), who will present a unique 7 course menu to close SFSH23 in The Mirror Room at The River Lee Hotel.
Taking inspiration from the collective experiences of Irish, Icelandic, and Japanese cultures, the three chefs have created a meal that will remind you of home while exploring the similarities and differences of ingredients and flavours we all recognise as islanders.
Speaking about the event Takashi Miyazaki said “We are excited to explore the space between the local produce and cooking techniques of these two islands - Ireland and Iceland. The core motivation behind this event is collaboration, digging into each other’s roots while prioritising food sustainability and ethical consumption.”
“As always, we are delighted to be working with Sounds From A Safe Harbour and assisting them to realise their ambitious vision in creativity and collaboration. Hosting The Last Supper in The Mirror Room here at The River Lee will be a fitting way to close the festival, and we are immensely proud to open our kitchen to some of our country’s most talented culinary personalities as they bring this inspired event to Cork City.” Ruairi O’Connor, General Manager, River Lee Hotel.
Cork artist and researcher Sophie Gough worked with the group to create the painting to represent the event and took her inspiration from seaweeds.
Limited to 100 people, tickets for this exclusive event are on sale now via https://
The service will be split into 3 long table sittings: 7pm, 7:45pm, and 8:30pm.
Tickets are €200 for meal only, and €260 with a natural wine pairing by Le Caveau (Kilkenny). There will also be a wine list available for purchase on the night. (Alternative menu available for both Vegetarians and Coeliacs.)
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The full press release for the Festival follows:
TWO WEEKS UNTIL SOUNDS FROM A SAFE HARBOUR FESTIVAL
-MORE ACTS REVEALED
The Staves
Residency artists announced today include Alexi Murdoch, Dermot Kennedy, Paddy
Keenan, Bryce Dessner (The National), Ólafur Arnaulds, Cillian Murphy, Niamh Regan, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Anna Mullarkey, Christof van der Ven, David Kitt, Dustin O’Halloran, Eoin French (Talos), The Staves, PLUS an Ireland x Iceland food collaboration, and more.
www.soundsfromasafeharbour.com
Sounds from a Safe Harbour Festival (SFSH), renowned for its eclectic and ground-breaking programming, announces the final round of special events to their line-up for the 2023 edition. Taking place from 7 th – 10 th September in venues across Cork City, SFSH promises to be an unmissable four days of music, dance, literature, theatre, and conversation, with plenty of ticketed and FREE events to explore, curated by Festival Director Mary Hickson, Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National, actor Cillian Murphy and playwright Enda Walsh.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
With new collaborations at the beating heart of SFSH, a number of International and Irish artists will come to Cork for the week leading up to the festival, to experiment and collaborate with each other in the ‘37d03d residency’. Some of the results of which will feature in previously announced ticketed events where ‘special
guests’ are mentioned. They will also be appearing on the pop-up programme around the city over the course of the weekend. Keep an eye on SFSH’s social media for news on venues and locations and be open to some new exciting experiences. Many of the artists already announced will feature on the residency too, with the
addition of: Alexi Murdoch, Cillian Murphy, David Kitt, Dermot Kennedy, Dustin O’Halloran, Elaine Howley, Eoin French, Hana Stretton, Laoise Leahy, Niamh Regan, Ólafur Arnalds, Paddy Keenan, Peadar O’Goill, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Shahzad Ismaily, Sophie Gough, The Space Between, and The Staves.
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Sounds from a Safe Harbour presents an Ireland x Iceland food collaboration The Last Supper with Takashi Miyazaki of Ichigo Ichie (Cork), Rob Krawczyk of Chestnut (Ballydehob), and Georg Arnar Halldórsson previously of Óx (Reykjavik), who will present a unique 7 course menu to close SFSH23 in The Mirror Room at
The River Lee Hotel.
Taking inspiration from the collective experiences of Irish, Icelandic, and Japanese cultures, the three chefs have created a meal that will remind you of home while exploring the similarities and differences of ingredients and flavours we all recognise as islanders. Speaking about the event Takashi Miyazaki said “We are excited to explore the space between the local produce and cooking techniques of these two islands - Ireland and Iceland. The core motivation behind this event is collaboration, digging into each other’s roots while prioritising food sustainability and ethical consumption.”
Ruairi O’Connor, General Manager, River Lee Hotel: “As always, we are delighted to be working with Sounds From A Safe Harbour and assisting them to realise
their ambitious vision in creativity and collaboration. Hosting The Last Supper in The Mirror Room here at The River Lee will be a fitting way to close the festival, and we are immensely proud to open our kitchen to some of our country’s most talented culinary personalities as they bring this inspired event to Cork City.”
Cork artist and researcher Sophie Gough worked with the group to create the painting to represent the event and took her inspiration from seaweeds. She will also feature in the 37d03d residency.
Limited to 100 people, tickets for this exclusive event were released on Wednesday 23rd August at midday. The service will be split into 3 long table sittings: 7pm, 7:45pm, and 8:30pm. Tickets are €200 for meal only, and €260 with a natural wine pairing by Le Caveau (Kilkenny). There will also be a wine list available for purchase on the night. (Alternative menu available for both Vegetarians and Coeliacs.)
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On Thursday night at 10:30pm in The Pavilion, Nik Taylor presents Clinker Babbage – an improvised music-making ritual involving an ever-changing, ever-growing oversized band of varying ability, and a Svengali with one long arm. Obey the rules, unfetter your inhibitions, embrace the offbeat; instructions issued with a pokey
finger. Tickets €15 and available from Wednesday 23rd Aug at midday.
Speaking at the Festival launch at the Kiln, in the Heineken Brewery, Cork [Tues 22nd August], Festival Director Mary Hickson said: “We are really thrilled to be bringing three incredible chefs together to create this unique dining experience to
close the festival. We are very grateful to all the participants for getting behind the idea.
The beating heart of SFSH23 is the 37d03d residency. We have had glimpses of this in previous editions of the festival but this year we are going all in - with almost 50 artists coming to Cork to write, experiment, collaborate and spend time together. Many of these artists have not yet been named and will be featuring in events that mention “special guests” - for example FEIST, Todd Dahlhoff, Shahzad Ismaily and Elaine Howley will be joining Max Porter for his SHY event. The results of their time together will also populate the free pop up programme which is yet to be announced. Keep an eye on our social media for updates over the weekend. SFSH is all about new experiences for both the artists and the audience - please come with an open mind”
Some of the previously announced shows include: Feist’s Multitudes; the European premiere of Bonny Light Horseman with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ames; Wilco, with support from Anna Mieke; Ye Vagabonds’ Lighthouse Constellations; LA Force, Anna B Savage + Brìghde Chaimbeul, Cormac Begley | Romain Bly | Kate Ellis | Caimin Gilmore, The Vernon Spring, Alex Somers’ Liminal Soundbath, Kara Jackson, Indigo Sparke, Memorial, Crash Ensemble with Diamanda La Berge Dramm, INNI + Fischersund: An Evening of Scent and Music, Max Porter, Megan Barker, Teac Damsa’s ‘How to Be a Dancer’, Luke Murphy’s ‘Volcano’ + much much more.
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Sounds from a Safe Harbour 2023 is supported by Heineken Ireland, Cork City Council, and The River Lee Hotel.
