Black Gate Presents

All The Brave Hunters
& Sonny Casey

An Taibhdhearc
8pm Friday, May 26th

Tickets: €20
Early Bird: €17.50

Doors at 7:30pm

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All The Brave Hunters features musical arrangements inspired by folk, indie, and traditional music, including three-part harmonies, percussion, stringed acoustic instruments and drones from prophet synth and Indian harmoniums.

A feast for the senses which will appeal to lovers of classic folk music and contemporary world music.

Support on the night is from one of the most exciting voices to emerge from Galway's original folk scene, Sonny Casey.



All The Brave Hunters
All The Brave Hunters is the artist’s name of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alain McFadden. A current member of Award-winning folk group Ye Vagabonds, the EP ‘Painted Glass’ will be his debut solo release. Recorded in the hills of West Cork and inner-city Dublin, the Galway artist collaborated with producer and colleague Brían Mac Gloinn (Vocals, Bouzouki, Harmonium, Fiddle) of Ye Vagabonds, Elva Carroll (Vocals) and Nick Rayner (who previous work includes records by Ye Vagabonds, Talos, Saint Sister, Anna Mieke), to help develop and bring these 5 original songs into being.

Speaking of the EP, McFadden says:

‘’This collection of songs was inspired by an idea I had, that within every heart there was a painted glass window. You could look through, but you would never fully know all the warmth inside, only the reflection of the Painted Glass. Thinking how the light shines through this and what you let in, a theme started to emerge while writing these songs. A feeling of warmth and rising from the darkness to keep cold frosting outside.

Whether individually or collectively, these songs explore experiences of love and loss juxtaposed with the cyclical nature of darkness to light. Sonically for this record, I wanted to convey the feeling of us all coming together, playing, and singing in the one room where all our subtle noises and scrapes help reinforce the insular feeling of togetherness.’’

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Bandcamp: https://bandcamp.com/allthebravehunters

Website: https://www.allthebravehunters.com

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Sonny Casey

Folk singer-songwriter Sonny Casey found her voice at seventeen, whilst travelling, busking and gigging her way around Europe. Her music is influenced by contemporary folk artists such as Gregory Alan Isakov and the raw, rugged landscape of her home in Connemara. A native Irish speaker, Sonny writes in both English and ‘as Gaeilge.’

With a distinctive voice, weaving between soft and delicate and raspy and soulful, Sonny’s voice is powerful and timeless. Her deep love of words and storytelling lends itself to emotive lyrics with hidden depths, drawn from dark places.

In 2020, Sonny moved to Berlin. Supported by those who'd fallen for her music along her travels, she ran a successful crowdfunding campaign, to record her debut live EP with a band. Her songs were transformed from bones to flesh. In 2021, Sonny released her EP ‘Phoebe’, playing and selling out her debut headline show at Prachtwerk, Berlin..

In 2022 Sonny Casey toured Ireland playing venues such as Monroes and the Róisín Dubh and festivals such as the Galway Folk Festival and Secret Song. She has shared the stages with the likes of Liam Ó Maonlaí, Susan O’Neill and supported Mick Flannery at his sold out Irish shows.

In 2023 Sonny won second place at the Pan Celtic National Song Contest 2023 with her original Irish language song ‘Leon’. She was also selected as one of Galway Bay FM’s four ‘Local Hero' finalists, as part of Irish Music Month, in partnership with Hot Press.

Sonny currently resides by the Ocean in Connemara, where she recently recorded her debut album. Her first single from which is set for release in September 2023.