Sold out

Four years in the making, The Speech Project is ground-breaking collection of new musical works by Gerry Diver inspired by and incorporating recordings of the spoken word of seminal Irish folk musicians including Christy Moore, Paddy Moloney of The Chieftans, Joe Cooley, Danny Meehan and more.

Uniquely Irish, ground-breaking in concept and stunningly beautiful, The Speech Project is performed by musicians including Gerry Diver, with special guest Lisa Knapp, interacting live with the spoken word recordings of the musicians used in the recordings, and accompanied by specially commissioned videos.

Dates & Times

Last session: Fri 16 Mar 2012 at 8:00 PM - This event has now passed

Derby Hall @ The Met

Sold out

The Speech Project

Related events

Music -

Awen Ensemble

Folk-jazz seven-piece the Awen Ensemble create melodic, groove driven compositions that explore folklore, landscape, and the human mind.

Book
Music -
  • Sun 8 Feb 2026 7:30 PM

Ist Ist

Bury's vinyl record shop Wax and Beans are bringing Ist Ist to Bury to perform their new album Dagger in full

Book
Music -
  • Fri 30 Jan 2026 7:30 PM

Cast

Bury's vinyl record shop Wax and Beans are bringing Cast to Bury for a show launching their new album Yeah Yeah Yeah.

Book