Balina Arts Centre, Ireland with Christine Tobin. A Thousand Kisses Deep
Sat, 20 Jan
|Ballina Arts Centre
"A Thousand Kisses Deep", Christine Tobin & Phil Robson play their new arrangements Leonard Cohen songs in a duo setting in this fab venue! A perfect night for all lovers of Cohen and great songs generally!
Time & Location
20 Jan 2024, 20:00
Ballina Arts Centre, Barrett St, Mullauns, Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland
About the event
Tickets from https://ballinaartscentre.com/
About the concert…..
is a beautiful re-working of Leonard Cohen songs alongside some choice originals and other favourites. In her own writing, Christine Tobin specializes in idiosyncratic, highly musical poetic vignettes with a strong sense of story, so it's no surprise that she weaves magic with the profound, sensual songs of Cohen, and in her musical settings of WB Yeats and contemporary Irish poet Paul Muldoon. S|he has chosen the Cohen songs from his early 1960s albums through to his 2001 release ‘Ten New Songs’. The live show of ‘A Thousand Kisses Deep’ won a prestigious and the album received rave reviews. (see below)A Thousand Kisses Deep Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Fringe
Having been an integral part of both the New York City and London scenes for many years, Christine is now based in Northwest Roscommon. Her unique, rich sound was described by The Guardian as ‘Tobin’s 24 carat voice’. Her…