Celebrated music show Other Voices makes its return to RTÉ this February with a new season filled with powerful live performances and conversations with an array of eclectic muscal talent.
Presented by Annie Macmanus, Huw Stephens and MayKay, and filmed in Dingle and West Wales, this new six-part series of OV shines the spotlight on a stellar line-up of emerging and established artists from Ireland and beyond.
Performers include Laura Marling, Nubya Garcia, Wunderhorse, James Dean Bradfield, Maverick Sabre, Bashy, Rachael Lavelle, David Murphy, Been Stellar, Jacon Alon, Curtisy, Fionn Regan, Landless, Shiv, Melys, Georgia Ruth, Victor Ray, Charlotte Day Wilson, Fabiana Palladino, Nadine Shah, Bill Ryder-Jones, Morgana and Ellie O’Neill.
The series kicks off on 20th February with a powerful performance from Lisa O’Neill, whose singular voice and incredible storytelling light up the Church of St James in Dingle. She’s joined by UK hip-hop legend Bashy, whose first gig outside the UK in 15 years brings the audience to tears.
Later in the episode, we'll hear ethereal art-pop sensation Rachael Lavelle, and from the IMRO Other Room, Cork multi-instrumentalist David Murphy brings the dreamy sounds of the pedal steel guitar.
Across the rest of the series, Other Voices showcases standout performances that span a wide array of genres and styles - from the bold, dynamic jazz of Mercury-nominated Nubya Garcia, to the poetic folk of Fionn Regan, and the noisy indie-rock of Wunderhorse.
A trip to West Wales for highlights from Other Voices Cardigan 2024 features Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield, rising neo-soul star Victor Ray, Canadian soul and R&B powerhouse Charlotte Day Wilson, fierce and uncompromising alt-rocker Nadine Shah, former Coral guitarist and critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Bill Ryder-Jones, and many more.
Throughout the series, Other Voices continues to celebrate what’s about to happen, via some of Ireland’s brightest new voices - Tallaght rap-maestro and RTÉ Choice Music Prize nominee Curtisy, Meath indie-artist Ellie O’Neill, Irish-Zimbabwean soulful pop-sensation Shiv, and Cork multi-instrumentalist David Murphy taking to the IMRO Other Room stage.
Other Voices begins on Thursday 20 February at 11pm on RTÉ2 - catch up afterwards via the RTÉ Player
