Other Voices review: Biig Piig among the stars of impressive event at UCC

Philip King returned to his alma mater with a showcase of talented artists from the Irish music scene

Other Voices at UCC

‘Bringing it all back home’ was the tag on the Other Voices event at UCC on Thursday night, when Philip King brought his long-running series of gigs to his hometown for the first time. Spread across three venues on the campus, the event showcased an eclectic mix of acts on various rungs of the entertainment ladder.

Over at the Aula Maxima for the main concert, King spoke of his student days at the college and being inspired by likes of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and Seán Ó Ríordáin. The Glasheen native referred to the latter figure’s poem, Fill Arís (‘Return Again’), and its exhortation to make peace with one’s own tribe.