The New Wave: Gráinne Meyer & Atóg

About this event

Atóg is a live collaborative performance that explores the traditional Irish session; not simply how it sounds, but what it feels like to be part of one. Atóg reimagines the session outside its usual spaces, settings and schedules, creating an environment that feels comfortable, open and welcoming. The audience is arranged in a way that echoes a traditional session, allowing spectators to see one another as well as the performers, to create an intimate, immersive and shared experience. Hana Abri Smith is joined by Brendan Kerr, Cameron Clark, Catriona Ní Ghribín, Joshua Burnside, J SHIELDS and Neil Óg Martin. Gráinne Meyer is a Belfast based harpist and composer whose work combines original, improvised and traditional influences. Drawing from a background in both traditional Irish and concert harp, her music interweaves these approaches to create a distinctive sound characterised by "an evolved and multidimensional approach to melody" (Pwyll ap Siôn). In 2023 she won the World Music Competition at the Wales International Harp Festival and has performed and recorded with the Ulster Orchestra and Ulster Consort and for BBC, RTÉ and TG4, with The Times describing her playing as "un

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Date

Sunday, 15 November 2026

Start time

12:00

Venue

Belfast

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