Sonic Vigil XII

1 November 2025 12:00

SONIC VIGIL XII @ FOTA HOUSE | 1st November, 12 - 4pm.

Open to all! Come and go as you please. Ireland’s unique and extraordinary free-improvisation event, Sonic Vigil, will take place in beautiful Fota House on 1st November.

Sonic Vigil, unique to Cork City and now in its 12th iteration, has brought together Ireland’s most exciting free improvisers for more than 20 years. On 1st November, 20 outstanding musicians, sound artists, visual artists and dancers from all over the country will contribute to a four hour, surround-sound celebration of sonic and visual art woven in and around the stunning environs of Fota House. Throughout the sumptuous spaces of the House, audiences will be treated to a rich cornucopia of fascinating and beguiling sounds and sights - an extraordinary, surprising and beautiful festival of art that’s unique to Cork and quite unlike anything else.

Among the many sound artists, dancers and musicians appearing are Claudia Barton, Brice Catherin, Jonathan Crean, Anne Marie Deacy, John Godfrey, Haru, Anthony Kelly, Billy Kemp, Danny McCarthy, Harry Moore, Irene Murphy, Mick O’Shea, Robin Parmar, Inma Pavon, Karen Power, Eimear Reidy, Nick Roth, David Stalling, Sean Taylor, Artem Trofimemno, Olesya Zdorovetska.

An archive from previous Sonic Vigils will be on display as will a variety of LPs, CDs Books and cassettes which will be for sale.

The event is supported by Cork County Council,The Irish Heritage Trust, Fota House Arboretum and Gardens, East Cork Experimental Music Society, The Guesthouse Project and Sirius Arts Centre.