Macalla

Samhain has passed, the veil has thinned and the mist of The Otherworld has descended. The Celtic New Year has begun and we enter the dark half of the year as this number 9 year draws to a close. The season of renewal, where old energies spiral and fall away like the last leaves on the branches to make space for new beginnings. The earth rests, and the very first sparks of new life begin their slow journey upward.

Beneath the soil, something is moving. Quietly, powerfully, purposefully… Macalla is stirring deep underground.

Thanks to the ones who’ve held faith, built with us, danced with us, healed with us and supported us all along the way since our first edition.

And to everyone who joined us for our Samhain gathering in Belfast: your presence, your fire, and your energy meant more than you know. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.

Keep your ear to the ground and your eyes peeled.

Spotsolas: SIGNOR BARI

Is dioscmharcach as Béal Feirste ó dhúchas é Signor Bari atá ag casadh ceoil le blianta beaga anuas ag cóisirí agus ócáidí. Tá sé tar éis casadh leis an mbanna ceoil Abhainn Bheara agus le Kneecap.

Mealladh ar dtús é i dtreo an cheoil leictreonaigh ag léiritheoirí ar nós Four Tet, Bicep, Jamie XX agus Bonobo. Chuir sé níos mó suime sa cheol damhsa trí fhéilte ceoil, turais go Beirlín, chomh maith le blaiseadh de chultúr na gclubanna le tréimse cónaithe aige i Londain.

Deirtear go bhfuil stíl DJ Signor Bari dírithe ar fhuinneamh a chothú ar an urlár damhsa agus rian an spraoi a bheith sna seiteanna. Bíonn sé ag tarraingt ar réimse fhorleathan de cheol idir ceol house, leictreonaice, electro agus breakbeat.

Bíonn DJ Signor Bari sa tóir ar cheoil úra go leanúnach agus ag déanamh forbartha ar a chuid léiriúchán féin lena mheascadh isteach sna seiteanna aige. Bhí sé mar chuid den ghrúpa ALLTAR a chuir oíche chlub ar siúl i mBéal Feirste sa bhliain 2022 agus ag súil le tuilleadh imeachtaí club a reáchtáil sa chathair amach anseo.

Signor Bari, originally from Belfast, has been playing music at parties and events for the past few years. He has collaborated with the band River Bear and Kneecap.

Initially drawn to electronic music by producers like Four Tet, Bicep, Jamie XX, and Bonobo, he developed a greater interest in dance music through music festivals, tours to Berlin, and experiencing club culture during stints living in London.

It is said that DJ Signor Bari’s style focuses on generating energy on the dance floor and capturing the essence of fun in his sets. He draws on a wide range of music, including house, electronic, electro, and breakbeat.

DJ Signor Bari continually seeks out new music and develops his own performances by blending tracks into his sets. He was part of the group ALLTAR, which hosted a club night in Belfast in 2022, and he looks forward to hosting more club events in the city in the future.

Design

Spotsolas: MYJYN

Is leagan nua-aoiseach é Myjyn den fhocal Gaeilge ‘Maighdean’ do mermaid, ós rud é go bhfuil taithí ar a doimhneachtaí sonacha cosúil le snámh san fharraige, nádúrtha agus rúndiamhair ag an am céanna.

Tá oiliúnadh clasaiceach aici, agus sreabhann sí le guaim a bhfuil sé deacair a fheiceáil. Ní dhéanann sé seo an tsonra a bheith réamhchinnte; ar an gcontrárthacht, ligeann sé don éisteoir mothú sábháilte agus í ag iompar orainn thar a realm uisceach uathúil: ag iompú, ag síneadh agus ag caoineadh.

Spreagtha ag amhránaithe éagsúil cosúil le Moya Brennan, Ella Fitzgerald agus Joni Mitchell, tá a ton ag dul isteach i gcuimhne traidisiúnta agus comhaimseartha.

D’Eisigh sí a singil tosaigh “Dark Is The Colour” in 2024, le “Communion” ag teacht i ndiaidh, a seoladh os comhair lucht féachana díolta amach i The Cobblestone, Baile Átha Cliath.

Tá fuaim Myjyn cosúil leis an ngléas ar dhroim iasc ag an tráthnóna, le cnagadh an tsalainn ar do chulaith, le glaoch tonn a thugann tú chuig an Saol Eile.” – Molly May O’Leary, scríbhneoir agus ealaíontóir.

Dearadh:
Béarla👇

Spotsolas: RUAIRÍ

Is camailéan ceoil é Ruairí, DJ, táirgeoir agus ceoltóir as Béal Feirste. Eicléictiúil agus eisceachtúil, le hoidhreachtaí domhanda agus inspioráidí ó thraidisiúnaigh go teicneolaíocht go dtí na dúlra. Uaireanta spaoiúil, uaireanta polaitiúil, agus chomh seans go mbeidh sé ag seinm do na héanlaith sa choill mar a bheidh sé ag DJ-ing do phlaicíní.

Spotlight: RUAIRÍ
Ruairí is a musical chameleon, DJ, producer and musician from Belfast. Eclectic and eccentric, with pan global influences, and inspirations from trad to techno to the elemental. Sometimes playful, sometimes political, and just as likely to be found playing to the birds in the forest as djing to dancefloors.

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Spotsolas: BLUE NIALL

Is as BÁC do Blue Niall agus is rappálaí / léiritheoir / ealaíontóir / dearthóir é. Bhí saothar leis i DUMMY Magazine, District Magazine, Nialler9, Polyester Magazine, Hot Press and RTÉ. Úsáideann sé an mhiotaseolaíocht Cheilteach chun taiscealaíocht a dhéanamh ar Éire sa lá atá inniu ann, ag smaoineamh faoi thodhchaí tíre i síorathrú. Díríonn a thionscnamh nua ‘Oisín’ ar thaithí eisimirceach ag filleadh ar Éireann, agus is athinsint é ar fhinnscéal Tír na nÓg. Bhí an céad singil ‘New Celtic Flow’ ft Celaviedmai craoltha ar Dearfxch TV. Tá clár aige gach coicís ar Dublin Digital Radio darbh ainm ‘Atbheochan’ agus sraith imeachtaí den ainm céanna.

Dearadh:

Spotlight: BLUE NIALL
Blue Niall is rapper, music producer, artist and designer from Dublin. His work has been featured by DUMMY Magazine, District Magazine, Nialler9, Polyester Magazine, Hot Press and RTÉ. Niall’s work uses Celtic Mythology to explore modern Ireland and point to a future for a country in flux. His new project Oisín is focused on the experience of a returning emigrant to Ireland, and involves a retelling of the legend of Tír na nÓg. The first single “New Celtic Flow”, was premiered on Dearfxch TV and featured Celaviedmai. He runs a fortnightly show called Athbheochan on Dublin Digital Radio and music fundraising events of the same name.

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Is cláirseoir agus cumadóir í Nora Casey as iarthar Luimnigh, atá ina cónaí i gContae an Chláir anois. Tá sí tar éis comhoibriú le réimse ealaíontóirí/grúpaí lena n-áirítear Roisin El Cherif, Eimear Walshe, Aindrias De Staic agus an banna ceoil cumaisc Nósanna Neamhspleácha. Tá Nora ag díriú anois ar a ceol féin agus tá sí ag taifeadadh a céad albam aonair ina mbeidh cuid mhaith dá cuid cumadóireachta féin agus píosaí feabhsaithe le leictreonaic agus éifeachtaí.

Nora Casey is a harpist and composer from west Limerick, now living in Clare. She has collaborated with a variety of artists/ groups including Roisin El Cherif, Eimear Walshe, Aindrias De Staic and fusion band Nósanna Neamhspleácha. Nora is now focusing on her own music and is recording a debut solo album which will feature many of her own compositions and improvised pieces with electronics and effects.