For the past 20 years, Other Voices has brought musicians and artists from across the world to Dingle, West Kerry, to raise their voices to sing. Since the very first intimate gathering in 2001 to the current three-day festival of music, song and storytelling across more than 20 venues, Other Voices is now an established fixture in the Irish and international music calendar; a ‘must attend’ event for performers and audiences alike. Over the past 20 years Other Voices has travelled from its home base in West Kerry to Austin, London, Belfast, Ballina, New York, Derry, Cardigan Wales and Berlin, enriching the cultural life of every destination it visits.
Other Voices broadcasts on Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ and is available to view on demand worldwide on the RTÉ player.
The filming for Other Voices TV series takes place annually in St. James’ Church, Dingle which holds 80 guests who witness exceptional music in a small, intimate setting. Tickets are given away through competitions and cannot be purchased. Performances are streamed into venues around Dingle town including Benners Hotel, Paul Geaney's Bar, Marina Inn Dingle, John Bennys Pub, Nellie Fred's, McCarthys Bar, Barr na Sráide, O'Sullivans, Courthouse Pub, Foxy John's, Neligan's Bar, The Dingle Pub.
The show (previously called Other Voices: Songs from a Room) first aired in 2003. It is currently Ireland's leading live music series which focuses mainly on alternative music from Irish and international artists. Each December over three days a season is filmed in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland during the Other Voices Music Festival. Since the very first intimate gathering in 2001 Other Voices has held satellite events across the world in New York, Berlin, Austin and Wales, and has become an established fixture in the Irish and international music calendar. In 2020, in response to the global pandemic, Other Voices launched its 'Courage' live stream series which featured performances from artists including Lisa Hannigan, Glen Hansard and James Vincent McMorrow. In December 2020, for the first time Other Voices held its annual Dingle edition as a five-day digital festival called 'Bringing It All Back Home', which showcased Irish and international acts including Hozier, Damien Dempsey, Pillow Queens. In December, 'Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse' took place in Dublin City and included performances from Villagers, The Murder Capital, Denise Chaila and The Mary Wallopers.
Format
Each episode features live musical performances from both Irish and international artists. It also features in-studio or on-scene interviews from various locations across Dingle town. Filming of the live performances is usually in the intimate setting of the 200-year-old Church of St James in Dingle, County Kerry. The programme has had a range of presenters since the first series began in 2001, including Glen Hansard (season 1), Jerry Fish (season 2), John Kelly (seasons 3–7), Jenny Huston (season 6, alongside Kelly), Annie Mac (seasons 7–8, 14-present), Aidan Gillen (seasons 10–13) and Huw Stephens (seasons 13-present). In 2020 MayKay (Fight Like Apes) presented 'Bringing It All Back Home' while Loah presented 'Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse'.
History
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Shilpa Ganatra, writing in the Irish Independent in 2008, said: "Explaining Other Voices to a foreigner would sound like a flu-induced dream. I was in a pub in this tiny fishing village in the west of Ireland, where Ryan Adams was being filmed playing in front of 80 people in a tiny church. He was in the pub afterwards, and so was Paul Noonan from Bell X1 and Sinéad O'Connor, and Fight Like Apes were telling us about the most sordid website in existence".[2]
The series was originally titled Other Voices: Songs From a Room; however, this was shortened as the series progressed. The sixth series was recorded in November and December 2007, and began broadcasting on 13 February 2008. It brought about a slight change of format, with the introduction of a second host in Jenny Huston and acoustic performances being filmed outside the Church of St James, in various places around Dingle.
Other Voices NYC, broadcast over Christmas 2011, centres on East Village, New York City, featuring Gabriel Byrne, Glen Hansard, Roddy Doyle, Damien Rice and Joseph O'Connor amongst others.[9]
The success of the television series has led to the release of a number of CDs featuring live recordings from the series. In more recent years, Other Voices live content has been made available to stream on Spotify and to purchase on Apple Music.[10] The move to music streaming and download services came as the CD series was discontinued.
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References
1 2 "Big voices signed for RTÉ show". The Irish Times. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009. The eighth instalment of RTÉ's Other Voices TV show will kick off in its usual venue, St James's Church in Dingle, Co Kerry. [...] Some of the acts already announced to play include Snow Patrol, Richard Hawley, The XX and Australian band The Temper Trap. The Ticket can confirm that indie favourites The Magic Numbers and rockabilly queen Imelda May will also be performing. Organisers are keeping mum regarding what acts are playing on what night, but producer Philip King said that it's the atmosphere that makes Other Voices so special for musicians and fans alike.
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