An aurora borealis of music and art on our winter solstice, this once-in-a-lifetime event will feature individual performances by Inuit Canadian electronica artist RIIT ᕇᑦ and harpist Aisling Lyons, as well as the live performance of Oblivion / Seachmalltacht / ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ by RIIT ᕇᑦ, Aisling Lyons and a live band.

Presented by RTÉ's Paula Shields the event will feature a panel discussion with the artists involved in the making of this Barry’s collaborative work of music and visual art and will be livestreamed to ITMA Facebook, YouTube and website. It will also be viewable at Music Network’s and Aideen Barry’s channels, and on RTÉ Culture.

The sound-track to Oblivion / Seachmalltacht / ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ, which also incorporates music composed by Cathal Murphy and arranged by Stephen Shannon, is available on vinyl as a limited edition signed artwork.

Oblivion / Seachmalltacht / ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ was commissioned by Music Network and the Irish Traditional Music Archive under the Bunting Commission award and is currently presented as the centrepiece of Aideen Barry’s “By Slight Ligaments” exhibition at the Limerick City Gallery of Art from 16 December 2021 – 13 February 2022, and at The Source Arts Centre, Thurles from 18 March – 29 April 2022.