An Cruinniú | The Gathering. Ceol, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan
An Cruinniú | The Gathering. Ceol, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan
October 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm IST
Celebrate the Irish Arts + Human Rights festival finale with an unforgettable bilingual evening of music, song, verse, and conversation.
Featuring original sounds from acclaimed trio CAS performing a blend of traditional and original Irish music with international influences. CAS are joined by singer-songwriter Hilary bow performing bi-lingual songs and original poetry in Irish, with poetry from writer Mary Moynihan’s The Stargazer Whispers. An arts-flavoured celebration of music, song, poetry, conversation and refreshments, marking the close of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival.
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Artists
Cas
Special Guest Appearances:
Hilary Bow, Simger, Songwriter, Composer
Mary Moynihan, Writer, Poet
Joe Campbell, Musician
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Join us for a spirited, bilingual evening of music, song, and poetry to mark the closing celebration of the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival. An Seisiún Finale brings together a brilliant line-up of artists for an unforgettable festival send-off.
The evening features the acclaimed Irish musical trio CAS performing their vibrant blend of original and traditional sounds, alongside celebrated singer-songwriter Hilary Bow performing her original songs and poetry in both Irish and English. Renowned poet and writer Mary Moynihan joins the stage to share wisdom and wit from her work, The Stargazer Whispers. Gather with us for a memorable night of creative exchange, shared stories, and live performance as we celebrate the power of the arts.
CAS are an acclaimed musical trio blending original and traditional Irish music with international influences. CAS have been playing together for three years and released their debut album ‘Tonnta na Maidine’ earlier this year which was recorded in Auvergne by Nico Contamine (keyboards).
Drawing inspiration from landscapes ranging from Connacht to Auvergne, CAS weaves intricate melodies and spirited rhythms into their mix of original and traditional Irish music resulting in a sound that is both authentic and fresh. The mix of instruments are fiddle, flute, guitar, bouzouki and keyboards. At this event Sébastien Luthers (fiddle & whistle) and Carol Scott (flute & whistle) will be joined by Jonathan on guitar.
Guest Artists for the Night
CAS will be joined by extraordinary Cork singer-songwriter and composer Hilary Bow, who performs original songs alongside poetry in both Irish and English. Writer and poet Mary Moynihan shares poetry from her collection The Stargazer Whispers.
Join us for an unforgettable arts-flavoured celebration filled with music, poetry, conversation, and refreshments as we mark the grand finale of this year’s annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival.
Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show on Dublin South FM
Two Radio Shows with CAS
Catch CAS – Sebastian Luthers, Carol Scott and Peter Gallagher – chat and perform live in studio on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show originally broadcast 18 & 25 February 2026. CAS talk about their new album Tonnta na Maidine launched in April 2026. Tonnta na Maidine comprises 12 tracks with compositions by Leitrim’s Joe Liddy to name but a few. Recorded by CAS with Nico Contamine at his studio in Auvergne, France, the album includes guest performances from Rónan O’Snodaigh. Listen here
Catch CAS – Sebastian on fiddle and Carol on flute – live in studio on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show – originally broadcast 19 & 25 February 2025. The show features an interview with Sebastian Luthers and Carol Scott who have both travelled the world performing live and were in studio to chat and play live. Sebastian is a composer, fiddle player and tin-whistle player and Carol has been playing traditional whistle and flute from an early age under the tuition of renowned whistle and flute player Micheál Ó hAllmhain. Listen to Sebastien talk about the launch of his original CD The Lost Violin featuring Sebastien’s original music. The Lost Violin was recorded with Carol Scott, Andy Mc Menamin and Nico Contamine on a trip to Auvergne, France in October 2024. Listen here
Speaker Biographies:
CAS have been playing together for three years and released their debut album ‘Tonnta na Maidine’ earlier this year which was recorded in Auvergne by Nico Contamine (keyboards).
Drawing inspiration from landscapes ranging from Connacht to Auvergne, CAS weaves intricate melodies and spirited rhythms into their mix of original and traditional Irish music resulting in a sound that is both authentic and fresh.
The mix of instruments are fiddle, flute, guitar, bouzouki and keyboards.
At this event Sebastien (fiddle & whistle) and Carol (flute & whistle) will be joined by Jonathan on guitar.
Hilary Bow is an Irish singer-songwriter and composer based in Cork, Ireland. Her debut album Sean Nova (in 2005) followed her cocktail bar experiences. Sean Nova was a collection of reworkings of jazz standards translated into Irish, played in a bossa nova style. She has worked with IMRAM on numerous, similar projects, including Irish translations of the songs of Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Leonard Cohen, and Van Morrison. The Réaltnach (Starman), Bow’s unique album, released in 2016, saw her collaborate with Liam Ó Maonlaoí, the Brad Pitt Light Orchestra, poet, Gabriel Rosenstock, and visual artist, Margaret Lonergan, to bring Irish-language renditions of some of Bowie’s songs to the IMRAM Irish Language Literature festival. Hilary has recorded a series of original albums and songs and has collaborated with a range of artists including Liam O”Maonlai, Mary Coughlan, Ronan Guilfoyle and Gabriel Rosenstock.
Enjoy Hilary Bow singing Muse featuring Hilary on vocals and piano and Sean Looney on violin. Muse was created with Cormac O’Connor at The Maple Rooms Studios, Cork.
Enjoy Hilary singing Nach Aoibhinn an Saol (What a Wonderful World as gaeilge) from her album Sean Nova – Bossa Nova as gaeilge
Mary Moynihan, MA, she/her, is an author of novels, poetry, films and plays, from Dublin, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays, poetry and short film scripts, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing, poetry and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual international Arts and Human Rights festival.
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