Songs & Stories from the hearth
Folklore • Song • Story
Lisa Lambe has been hailed 'the finest singer and actor of her generation' by the Irish Times. Based on her work with the National Folklore Collection and her recent MA in Irish Folklore, internationally acclaimed Irish folk singer Lisa Lambe brings us her highly acclaimed project ‘Nightvisiting’, first commissioned by The National Famine Museum in Strokestown, County Roscommon. Since 2023 Lisa has been ‘Nightvisiting’ all across Ireland, America and the UK in concert halls, churches, old school houses, village halls and theatres and now Lisa and her renowned musicians come to Camus Farm on May 3rd 2025.
Lisa collaborates with renowned traditional musicians to create a unique performance bespoke to each venue she visits based on songs, storytelling and folklore and traditional tunes.
‘Nightvisiting’ reconnects us to the social role that night time social house visits once played in our oral traditions and folklore, and in the preservation of our songs and stories from tender love songs, to songs of loss and longing.
In the West, Nightvisiting is known as ‘Bothántaíocht’ or ‘Cuairtaíocht’, in West Cork and Kerry, it is known as going ‘Scoraíochting’. In other counties; a visit to the Rambling House. Lisa invites you to go Scoraíochting in Clonakilty for a very special evening at Camus Farm.
‘Nightvisiting’ will bring those who gather, to the hearth of the rural house, to hear the old songs and the local stories, many now lost or forgotten. Nightvisiting was an important part of our social society and culture, which began to fade with the electrification of Ireland in the late 1940’s when the hearth slowly gave way to the ballroom, the public house and the dance hall.
‘Nightvisiting’ is a celebration and a reimagining of those nights of sharing the old ballad songs and stories by Lisa Lambe joined by some of Irelands finest traditional musicians. Not to be missed!
2pm Gates
4pm Performance
7pm Dinner (not included, book at opentable.ie)
If the weather is good this will be an outdoor event. If the weather is bad it will be undercover.
