Date: 5 March 2017.
Time: 7:00 pm to 10:30pm
Venue: Worksman Club, Dublin
On Sunday, 5 March, traditional Irish musicians in Dublin and throughout the United States will participate in Sanctuary Sessions: Trad Music for Civil Rights, a collective action to support the protection and preservation of individual rights that are perceived to be under threat from the current presidential administration in the US. On that day, musicians will come together in several cities and towns across the US and Ireland to make music, encourage positive dialogue, and raise money for the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) continued efforts to defend constitutional rights.
Immigration and cultural exchange between Ireland and the US has shaped the history of Irish traditional music enormously. Several of the musicians who will feature in the benefit concert at the Workmans Club in Dublin are US-born, and several others have resided in the US and toured there as professional musicians. They are committed to supporting the important work of the ACLU in defending civil rights and hope that their music will inspire a message of love, solidarity, and peace.
Sanctuary Sessions: Dublin will take place on Sunday 5 March from 7-10pm at the Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin. Suggested donation is €10.
Further information about the event is available here.