Kaleidoscope Night Live at Bello Bar

Join us with your curious ears for a Kaleidoscope Night programme of ancient, new and alt folk music at Bello Bar on Wednesday 2^nd September 2026.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS & FEATURED ARTISTS

• Alongside H.I.P.S.T.E.R. .: (Historically Informed Performance Series, Teaching, Education, and Research) Kaleidoscope Night is pleased to showcase a new work ‘BAILE / home’ Suite by Xenia Pestova Bennett: Performed on harpsichord, viola da gamba, toy piano, and electroacoustics. Funded by the Arts Council and the PRS Foundation Beyond Borders scheme, the piece examines how "home" can mean sanctuary, safety, and childhood memories—or loss, exile, and new beginnings.

• Members of the Irish Baroque Orchestra: Bringing historical precision and period instruments (baroque violin, theorbo, viola da gamba) to early masterpieces that echo the concert's core themes of journey and sanctuary.

• Rattling Ark: Led by cellist/composer Kevin Murphy (Slow Moving Clouds), this experimental alt-folk ensemble fuses cellos, zithers, electronics, and vocal harmonies—offering dark, atmospheric drones and contemporary trad arrangements.

Doors at 8pm Music at 8.30pm