Gig review: Lankum play stirring set at sold-out Cork Opera House

In the first of two gigs at the Leeside venue, Lankum pushed beyond the boundaries of the trad pigeonhole 

Lankum in concert at the Opera House, Cork on Saturday. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Lankum, Cork Opera House, ★★★★☆

Jazz piano power trio the Bad Plus were once lauded for their “avant-garde populism”, an acknowledgement that their music was as appealing and accessible as it was radical and forward-thinking.