Clare flute player to feature on Summer Solstice special on RTÉ lyric fm
RTÉ lyric fm solstice series 'Ambient Orbit will broadcast live this Friday morning from 5am
Clare flute player Neil Ó’Lochlainn features in RTÉ lyric fm's solstice series 'Ambient Orbit' which will be based in Westmeath for the Summer Solstice
Broadcasting live from the sacred centre of Ireland at the Hill of Uisneach, lyric fm will present a mix of live environmental field recordings mixed with ambient music in the early hours of the morning.
The broadcast will be live from 5am to 7am, this Friday June 21.
Ambient Orbit is a series based on ambient music and field recordings primarily focused on presenting new music from contemporary Irish composers and musicians created in Ireland along with field recordings from around the Irish rural landscape.
The series is committed to showcasing new Irish music within an internationally accessible framework. Using live music and field recordings in collaboration with sound designers, ornithologists and emerging new Irish musicians these programmes allow the listener to reset and escape the noise of everyday life.
For the Winter Solstice 2023 Ambient Orbit broadcast from the Céide Fields, County Mayo and for the Summer Solstice 2023 it broadcast from Lough Gur, County Limerick.
For this year's Summer Solstice in Westmeath, there will be live performances from vocalist and fiddle player Róis and flute player Neil Ó’Lochlainn to bring the atmosphere of solstice celebrations, folklore and history to listeners from sunrise on the longest day of the year on RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 21st June, 5am-7am.