Just dropped: The Anam Sessions

– First session is out now – Joshua Burnside live from Barryscourt Castle, Co Cork
– Featuring performances from Barryscourt Castle, Emo Court House, Áras an Uachtaráin & Chapel Royal
– New Sessions premiering twice a week on YouTube

Other Voices is delighted to announce the return of The Anam Sessions (formerly Anam), reimagined with an extraordinary collection of live performances captured in some of Ireland’s most remarkable historic spaces.

Produced in collaboration with the Office of Public Works (OPW), this new digital series unfolds over eight weeks, bringing together an exceptional group of artists for a carefully curated blend of intimate performances and unique collaborations.

Across the series, The Anam Sessions will journey through some of Ireland’s most significant locations - from the newly reopened Barryscourt Castle in Cork and the grandeur of Emo Court in Laois, to the iconic Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle and the prestigious surrounds of Áras an Uachtaráin.

Over the next eight weeks, new sessions will premiere every Wednesday and Friday on YouTube with the first performance - featuring experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer Joshua Burnside live from Barryscourt Castle - available to watch now. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the upcoming editions.

Featuring a mix of returning Other Voices favourites and exciting new debuts, viewers can look forward to performances from SOAK, Jacob Alon (winner of the BRITs 2026 Critics’ Choice Award), Damien Dempsey, Kean Kavanagh, Ellie O’Neill, and Curtisy.

The Anam Sessions also welcomes a host of first-time Other Voices performers, including Girl in the Year Above, Cliffords, Aby Coulibaly, and Ruth McGinley.

Traditional music also takes centre stage throughout the series, with performances from Mick O’Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Sárán Mulligan and Muirine Nic Roíbín, Aoife Ní Bhriain and Cormac McCarthy, as well as CUAS, Huartan, Pauline Scanlon, Dairena Ní Chinnéide, and Aibhse.

Watch Joshua Burnside’s session now on our YouTube channel, and subscribe to make sure you never miss a performance as new sessions arrive twice weekly throughout the summer.

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The Anam Sessions will be premiering globally via the Other Voices YouTube. The bilingual series will also air on RTÉ television later this year, hosted by MayKay and new co-presenter Cóilí Collins. It will feature a number of performances and conversations captured exclusively as Gaeilge.

Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW), Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran said:

‘’This is the third series of a unique partnership between the Office of Public Works and the visionary team at Other Voices. This livestream series will offer national and international audiences a virtual front-row seat at these unique performances. The ANAM sessions demonstrate that these sites are not just relics of the past, but vibrant, acoustic spaces that inspire contemporary music and showcase the Irish language”. I am delighted that we are shining a light on these sites- each of which is an intrinsic part of their local community and economy and are truly special places for visitors to enjoy.”

Philip King from Other Voices said: 

“Other Voices is delighted to partner with the Office of Public Works (OPW) once again, and to bring beautiful music into a number of Ireland's most remarkable buildings, kept in store for us by the OPW. This year we visit the historic rooms of Emo Court House in Co Laois, Barryscourt Castle in Co Cork, The Chapel Royal in Dublin Castle and Áras an Uachtaráin in The Phoenix Park. The purpose of Other Voices: The Anam Sessions is to celebrate and promote Ireland’s heritage buildings and locations through unique performances by contemporary Irish musicians who illustrate the rich diversity of music and culture in Ireland today.”

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