Popular Irish music TV series "Cumasc" now available on TG4

The second season of the collaborative music program “Cumasc” is available now on TG4 player.

Produced by Black Gate Productions, "Cumasc: Seisiúin sa Black Gate" blends beautiful musical collaborative perfor‐ mances with intimate observational documentary and candid interviews.

In 12 episodes in the heart of Galway city , a variety of emerging and established talents - both Irish and in‐ ternational - come together in celebra‐ tion of creative exploration and expres‐ sion. Each episode concludes with the performance of a new piece of music; the result of collaboration between im‐ mensely talented artists.

This is a loving portrait not only of musi‐ cal traditions shared across borders and oceans, but of the limitless potential of the creative spirit.

The series features Irish and Interna‐ tional acts such as: Iarla Ó Lionáird,

Cormac McCarthy, Matthew Berrill, Zoë Conway, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Róisin Chambers, Casper Clausen, Susan O'Neill & Phil Christie, Olesya Zdorovet‐ ska, Rónán Ó Snodaigh, Myles O’ Reilly, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Jack Talty, Naomi Berrill, Molly O’Mahony, Niamh Regan & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Pauline Scan‐ lon, Caoimhe Hopkinson, Austin Walkin’ Cane, Róis, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Saileog Ní Cheannabháin & John Francis Flynn, Ríoghnach Connolly, Sidiki Dem‐ bélé and Shunya.

“We brought musicians of diverse tradi‐ tions together for one day, in a merging of musical cultures and creative free‐ dom. We asked them to create two pieces, and ‘Cumasc’ is what unfolded," says series director Mia Mullarkey. "While the series, I had incredibly rich conversations with renowned musi‐ cians such as Iarla Ó Lionáird, Zoë Con‐ way, Renaud Garcia Fons and John Fran‐ cis Flynn. It was a great pleasure ob‐ serving masterful artists weaving their melodies and traditions together, listen‐ ing to their insights on the emotions, the craft, the heritage of music. I have no doubt that music-lovers are going to feel moved and inspired when they get to watch Cumasc Season 2.”

Watch the trailer for the new series below:

All 12 episodes of "Cumasc: Seisiúin sa Black Gate" are available for streaming now on TG4 and can be found here.