Live music - Bill Frisell and Friends

Kilkenny Arts Festival

Kilkenny this year was a festival of major coups. Of the many musical revelations, however, perhaps the most remarkable was the inclusion of the great American guitarist Bill Frisell. A celebrated musician who more usually plays one-off concerts in far larger venues, Frisell came to Kilkenny as one of the festival’s artists-in-residence.

Over five days, he popped up in collaborations with members of Irish supergroup The Gloaming; with Berlin-based contemporary chamber orchestra Stargaze; and in a sensitive, playful and quietly virtuoso solo performance.