Is cúis bhróid d’Ealaíontóirí Éireannacha ar son na Palaistíne agus Áras Éanna an comhoibriú seo a chur i láthair, comhoibriú idir Ruth Smith agus Fergal Scahill, dúchasaigh na Gaillimhe, agus an duo Palaistíneach Mohammed Kahla agus Abed Alqam
Irish Artists for Palestine and Áras Éanna are proud to present the collaboration of Galway natives, Ruth Smith and Fergal Scahill along with a Palestinian duo Mohammed Kahla and Abed Alqam
Galway’s Fergal Scahill is a skilled multi-instrumentalist and teacher, celebrated for his dynamic fiddle playing and his Tune a Day project, where he has recorded over 1,200 tunes since 2017. His career spans over two decades, touring more than 30 countries and releasing five solo projects, two albums with Freewheel, seven with We Banjo 3, and an album with Ryan Molloy titled One Day :: November Woods. Fergal is also deeply committed to music education, having taught at UL’s World Academy, Scoil Acla, Music Generation Waterford, and international camps in Canada, the U.S. and France. Fergal is set to release his second duo album, The Gannet’s Dive, with Ryan Molloy, Winter 2024.
Ruth Smith is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator, and therapeutic bodyworker from County Galway. Her work merges music, arts outreach, poetics, social justice, and trauma-informed practice. Currently, she is rehearsing Elemental Dance, a song cycle commissioned by Athenry Music School, to be performed at the National Concert Hall in February 2025. Ruth's stage work includes roles in Landmark Productions Once the Musical, THISISPOPBABY’s RIOT, and Rough Magic’s Tonic by Fionn Foley. Along with Fergal Scahill she collaborated with Irish-Palestinian singer Róisín el Cherif on her tri-lingual recording of Siúil a Rúin and is an award-winning radio presenter and curator for her show Simply Folk. Ruth is currently studying Global Citizen Training in Creativity & Change at MTU Cork.
Abdul Rahman Alqam from Ramallah, studied music and singing at the Edward Said Institute of Music in Ramallah. He has participated in many international and local singing festivals. He is an important collector and exponent of National Palestinian Folk Songs.
Mohammad Kahla is a Palestinian musician and composer from a village called Ramom near Ramallah. His musical journey began in 2013, he learnt Oud through local courses, and a lot of individual effort and an unending passion for the instrument.
He joined Alkamandjati music association in 2019, where he studied music theory specializing in Oud. He completed the requirements for the eighth level in Alkamandjati, and he graduated in 2021.
Tonight promises to be a beautiful night of music and solidarity
