The Haar will star in Harwell 

Liz Nicholls

Genre-busting folk band The Haar will bring their sweeping panorama of Irish traditional music to Harwell Village Hall on Friday, 18th April 

Known for taking a familiar tune and turning it into something breathtakingly fresh and ambitious, The Haar are a band of high-level improvisers who produce ever-changing musical soundscapes, while Molly Donnery lets her sublime vocals flow to stunning effect.  

This Anglo/Irish folk band bring the formidable singing talent of All-Ireland Scór na nÓg winner Molly combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music scene Cormàc Byrne (Show of Hands/Seth Lakeman), Adam Summerhayes, and Murray Grainger (both of the FATEA award-winning The Ciderhouse Rebellion).  

“We need more music like this; spontaneous, alive and affecting,” wrote FRUK of The HAAR who have also earned praised for their radically fresh, boundary-pushing take on traditional songs. 

“This is not a dyed-green-Guinness-and-a-bit-o’-craic Ireland, this is the coast of Connemara Ireland, watching the fog roll in around The Skellig Islands Ireland… devastatingly beautiful,” wrote Bristol 24/7. 

Expect a magical evening of stunning, made-in-the-moment renditions of some of the world’s most incredible songs. Doors open at 7pm with support from Eleanor Dunsdon & Gregor Black.  

Doors will open at 7pm ahead of the music starting at 7.40pm. Support comes from Eleanor Dunsdon & Gregor Black. Tickets £18pp at wegottickets.com