The Gloaming live in concert.
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The Gloaming

15
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

86
%
Based on 
15
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

The Gloaming is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 15 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Gloaming is rated as an excellent live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth seeing. The Gloaming concert reviews describe live shows and performances as grandiose, thrilling, emotional, and astonishing.

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Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
County Westmeath, Ireland (2011 - present)
Bio
The Gloaming is a contemporary Irish/American music group formed in 2011 comprising fiddle player Martin Hayes, guitarist Dennis Cahill, vocalist Iarla o Lionaird, fiddle player Caoimhin o Raghallaigh, and pianist and producer Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman). The five came together to explore new music at Grouse Lodge Studios is West Meath in early 2011.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

GoldenPlec (Ireland)

March 12, 2018
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Dublin National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

The Arts Desk (UK)

February 27, 2016
100
%
Their British debut here before the first album was released back in 2013 was a revelation.

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

March 14, 2015
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In spite of my surname I haven’t often listened to traditional Irish folk music and I have never coveted it in my personal music collection.

Evening Standard (UK)

March 4, 2015
80
%
The Gloaming are a five-piece Irish supergroup (although two of them are American) including Gaelic singer Iarla o Lionaird (of Afro-Celt Sound System) and County Clare fiddler Martin Hayes.

The Guardian (UK)

March 4, 2015
80
%
An Irish-American five‑piece of distinguished but very different musicians they mix tradition with experimentation and are better suited to the concert circuit than clubs or festivals.

The Music (Australia)

October 27, 2014
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Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

The Arts Desk (UK)

June 20, 2013
100
%
Islington Union Chapel, London, UK

Past critic reviews published in

Birmingham Mail (UK), Bearded Magazine (UK), For Folks Sake (UK), Slate the Disco (UK), Shout 4 Music (UK) and more

Image Credit

Bryan Ledgard [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons