Resonate Festival

July 26th – August 4th

Resonate 2023 (formerly Skibbereen FeelGood Festival) is the festival within a festival! Taking place as part of the Skibbereen Arts Festival

Resonate is a celebration of community, born out of a desire to create spaces for people to unite and engage with others in arts and cultural activities. The festival aims to create experiences for participants to slow down, engage with a practice and connect with place, the self and the community in a shared experience. It's all about wellbeing, creativity, community, and the Irish language!

With this goal of connection and engagement, Resonate partners and collaborates with Skibbereen-based organisations – 49 North Street and Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre (connecting with their Arts for Health programme).

49 North Street is Skibbereen's own creative mental health space. It also runs the West Cork Feel Good Festival, which includes World Mental Health Day, throughout the month of October.

Join us for some joyful, creative and nourishing workshops – from Sean nós singing to Forest Bathing to a hike exploring a stunning area of West Cork!

For more information see Facebook page: @Resonatefestival and @49NorthStreet, www.skibbereenartsfestival.com

Events are free unless otherwise indicated

SCHEDULE
WEEK ONE

Wednesday 26 July
Skibbereen
49, North Street
3:30-5:30pm
The Happiness Ensemble
One road to 'happiness' is to be creative without any judgment. At the Happiness Ensemble, you can't go wrong. Just play (or sing) as you feel (or are). Bring your own instrument or use one of 49's. All welcome.

Thursday 27 July
Skibbereen
49, North Street
2-4pm
Fite Fuaite & Irish music
Pól O'Colmain, bilingual poet and musician extraordinaire facilitates this monthly pop-up Gaeltacht. The festival edition is will be more musical than most. Bring an instrument or come and listen. Even if you don't (yet) speak a word of Irish.

Friday 28 July
Skibbereen
49, North Street
11am – 12:30pm
Trad & Tunes – Informal music making & learning group
Get a taste of the Irish music group. Just drop in and listen to the trad tunes or bring an instrument and join in. It's fun for anyone who loves Irish music. The group meet every Friday at 11am and regularly perform in public.

2-4pm
Ealaíon Art Group
An established group which provides an opportunity for people interested in visual art to explore ideas and experiment with materials. It is a relaxed, supportive space in which creative discoveries can be made, with an emphasis on enjoyment! If you would like to come along during the Resonate festival, please book first with Rebecca Keyser on bexykeyser@gmail.com

Saturday 29 July
Skibbereen
Leap
CECAS, Myross Wood House
2-4pm
‘Singing the work away II': Weaving songs and stories of West Cork flax and linen
Facilitators: Karen Minihan, Kathy Kirwan, Michelle Collins
We come together to listen to women’s songs and sounds, to sing and to create, all the while learning something of the history of West Cork flax and linen. Women sang songs together while they carried out the work of processing materials to make fabrics such as tweed and linen. We will gather in the walled garden of Myross Wood House – close to the site of an 19th century mill, part of the West Cork linen industry, where fields were planted with flax and mills abounded.
Ticket Price: 7€
More info: https://www.skibbereenartsfestival.com/resonate-singing-the-work-away
To book your place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/671500204187

Saturday, 29 July – 31 August
Poems and Pics at Skibbereen Library
A selection of poems and illustrations, from the book ‘Poems and Pics’, created by the residents of Perrott House, Skibbereen Community Hospital and Ard Realt, Bantry, will be exhibited at Skibbereen Library Perrott House poets in Skibbereen recently worked in collaboration with artist Colm Rooney to make a collection of poetry. In the development of his work, Ard Realt Illustrators in Bantry were invited to work on making a series of illustrations in response to these poems, sharing a creative conversation between the two communities. Working with artist Sarah Ruttle, the group in Ard Realt chose a selection of poems to inspire new artwork. ‘Poems and Pics’ is the resultant book, bringing together the contribution of some incredibly generous and creative participants. This book gives a small glimpse into the creative engagement of Arts and Health work taking place in Mental Health Care settings in West Cork. ‘Poems and Pics’ is part of the Arts and Health work supported through West Cork Mental Health HSE and Cork ETB.

Sunday 30 July
Leap
CECAS, Myross Wood House
2-4pm
Sounding the Forest: A Morning of Forest Bathing and Gamelan music with Susan O’ Regan and Gamelan Spréacha Geala
This gorgeous outdoor event offers a fusion of two Eastern practices, Gamelan and Forest Bathing. Allow yourself to be guided mindfully through the beautiful grounds of CECAS at Myross Wood, slowing down and becoming immersed in nature and immersed in the senses. We will meet in front of the main house at Myross Wood.
Ticket Price: 7€
More info: https://www.skibbereenartsfestival.com/resonate-sounding-the-forest
To book your place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/670630693457

Monday 31 July
Skibbereen
49, North Street
11am-12.30pm
Mindfulness & Nature
Come experience a gentle mindfulness session as part of the Resonate Festival with Wendy Robinson, a (nature) coach and mindfulness teacher. We will do some short exercises and mindfulness practices to give you an experience of mindfulness. The session is suitable for complete beginners as well as experienced meditators. Wendy will incorporate some nature-based teachings into the session. Bring whatever you need to feel comfortable – e.g. warm clothes or layers, a cushion for your back or to rest your feet on, a bottle of water. We look forward to welcoming you!

Perrott House, Skibbereen Community Hospital
2pm
‘Poems and Pics’ Book Launch at Perrott House - A Celebration through poetry and song
This event celebrates the wonderful creativity of residents at Perrott House, Skibbereen Community Hospital and Ard Realt, Bantry, in creating a book of poems and illustrations with the support of artists Colm Rooney and Sarah Ruttle. Skibbereen Community Choir and Bantry Community Choir will join in marking this joyful event. This event is open to family of residents and campus staff only.family of residents and campus staff only. Kindly supported by Musicalive, HSE.

Tuesday, August 1
Skibbereen
Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre
11am–12pm
Slow Art
Public Engagement Artist Kate McElroy facilitates a slowed-down exploration of lucent, an exhibition of small works at Uillinn by eleven international artists curated by artist David Quinn.
Slow Art is a simple mission - to encourage more people to discover the joy of looking at and loving art. It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau
Ticket Price: 5€
To book your place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/slow-art-for-resonate-tickets-668256863267
Spaces limited, max 10 places, Advance Booking Essential
No art experience necessary, all welcome

49, North Street
2-4pm
What makes us thrive?
A conversation/workshop in which we look at ourselves and our surroundings through different lenses. What is there? What would we like to see? And how does this connect to doughnut economics?

What if we could create large, meaningful change just by changing our own lives step by little step?
Guess what? We can. Especially if enough of us do it.
Do you ever get the feeling that "money shouldn't make the world go round"? Or, that the economy should serve the people (and the community) instead of the other way round? That it would be wonderful if all the systems that surround us were there to make us healthier, happier, and create harmony with nature?
To make us thrive in other words … That, exactly, is the idea behind doughnut economics.
And as it is increasingly clear that the world is increasingly interconnected, we have to connect what we do individually and locally with what happens (and what we want to happen) globally. Use different lenses, so to speak.

This is what we'll be doing in the workshop What makes us thrive? Look at ourselves, our needs & wants and do the same for the environments where we find ourselves. 49, North Street (where we'll meet this Tuesday 1st of August, 2-4pm) and Skibbereen, to start with. And at how we, as individuals and communities can have a positive effect on the rest of the planet and its human and non-human inhabitants.

Liss Ard Estate
2–4.30pm
Wild Kids Mask-making workshop - Ages: 7 up
Become immersed in an outdoor environment and learn how to make masks and costumes using the materials around us - there will be tying, plaiting, twisting and painting all with natural materials. We will do a final brief performance at the end {optional}.
Facilitator: Sonia Caldwell
Ticket Price: 7€
To book your place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/669301748547 (limited space so advance booking essential)
More info: https://www.skibbereenartsfestival.com/wild-kids-mask-making-workshop-with-sonia-caldwell

Wednesday, August 2
Skibbereen
Sharon’s View, Cafe@Uillinn
11am–12pm
Creative Carers Musical Morning
Composer Justin Grounds hosts a once-off coffee morning for carers at Sharon’s View@ The Uillinn Café.
The session will be an informal and relaxed opportunity to connect with other carers in the community and explore ways to bring music and creativity into our daily lives with those we care for. We will discuss and share some of our favourite music, find out how to make playlists and share them, and explore rhythms and melodies.
Free event but limited space so Advance Booking essential – email info@westcorkartscentre.com
More info: https://www.skibbereenartsfestival.com/resonate-creative-carers-musical-morning

49, North Street
3:30-5:30pm
The Happiness Ensemble
One road to 'happiness' is to be creative without any judgment. At the Happiness Ensemble, you can't go wrong. Just play (or sing) as you feel (or are). Bring your own instrument or use one of 49's. All welcome. Special percussion session!

Thursday, August 3
Skibbereen
Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre
12-1pm
Immram an Phréacháin / Journey of the Crow – Concert plus Q&A
Award-winning author/composer Thaddeus Ó Buachalla takes us on a journey through Cork City by night. Wonderful Irish poetry with bilingual surtitles and a musical accompaniment, played by Sam Uí Bhuachalla (harp), Paul McMahon (guitar/bass), and Moze Jacobs (sax).

49, North Street
2-4pm
Who am I? – Creative writing workshop
Maybe the most important question in the world. And writing can help you find answers. During the workshop you'll happen upon prompts, trailheads, ideas … Bring a pen and paper and, if you like, an object or image that means something to you.

Uillinn, West Cork Arts Centre
2–3.30pm
Songs of love and longing, Irish and English - Workshop with Sean Nós singer Máire Ní Chéileachair
Enjoy learning a selection of Sean nós songs from renowned singer, Máire Ní Chéileachair. Máire will teach songs in both Irish and English and share some of her distinctive singing techniques and style. No singing experience necessary. Come, use your voice and learn some Irish words in the process! All welcome.
Ticket Price: 8€
To book your place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/668135640687
More info: https://www.skibbereenartsfestival.com/resonate-songs-of-love-and-longing-workshop-with-sean-nos-singer-maire-ni-cheileachair

49, North Street
5.30–7pm
Aperture 49 will hold a creative discussion about photography, the way it is used and its place in our modern digitalized world. Please bring your photographs to share. Facilitated by Tomasz Madajczak

August 4
Skibbereen
49, North Street
11am – 12:30pm
Trad & Tunes – Informal music making & learning group
Get a taste of the Irish music group. Just drop in and listen to the trad tunes or bring an instrument and join in. It's fun for anyone who loves Irish music. The group meet every Friday at 11am and regularly perform in public.

The Irish Coast Guard Station – Toe Head Unit
12pm – 2:30pm
Focal Friday: a hike at Ceann Tuaithe, exploring Irish words still used locally
On this specially curated event for Resonate 2023, join gifted storyteller Conor Ó Buachalla of Gormú on one of the most beautiful walks in West Cork for an experience you will never forget. While exploring this stunning place, together we will delve into Irish words still in use for many locals in this landscape. Enjoy the coastal scenery while experiencing the health benefits of being outdoors and walking in nature. Conor tells his many stories associated with these places and the Irish words we still use to describe many things, in a fun and engaging manner and you are guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face and a new found interest in the locality and in the Irish words we still use.
Ticket Price: 8€
To book your place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/669283734667