Returning Weather
Returning Weather is a deeply personal project inspired by Christine Tobin’s return to Ireland, having lived abroad for many years. After leaving Dublin, her hometown, she spent most of her adult life in large cities, notably, London and New York, but this is her first time living in a rural environment of farmland, water meadows and peat bogs. The enigmatic and historically rich landscape of Northwest Roscommon and beyond has awakened in Tobin a profound sense of belonging and a desire to explore, through music and poetry, the powerful connection between home, dwelling, and the land.
Although she made her mark internationally as a jazz artist, her style has always been eclectic. However, this project marks a move into new musical territory, as it is her first time working with Irish traditional musicians. Her band for this project is made up of uilleann piper David Power, and violinist Cora Venus Lunny, with guitar/ electronics by Phil Robson and piano by Steve Hamilton.
The commission is made possible through a New Music Commission Award from the Arts Council and we were thrilled to be working with jazz musician Christine Tobin.