After ten sold out seasons at the Irish Arts Centre in New York and a highly successful Irish tour.
in 2017, Northern Irish poet, Paul Muldoon will return to the MAC with his critically acclaimed show, Muldoon’s Picnic on 11 August.
Born in Portadown, Co. Armagh, Muldoon has won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and been described as ‘the most significant English-language poet born since the Second World War’ (Times Literary Supplement). His show, ‘Muldoon’s Picnic’, an omnium-gatherum of poetry, prose and music, refers to a popular 19th-century New York vaudeville show, which inspired the New York based Muldoon to begin hosting these carefully blended evenings of literature and music back in 2014.
Each show on the tour has a bespoke mix of artists from the worlds of music and literature. The final night of the tour takes place at the MAC, with the ‘Queen of Celtic Music’, Moya Brennan, virtuoso harpist, Cormac de Barra, Irish novelist and screenwriter, John Banville and West Cork poet, Leanne O’Sullivan.
Muldoon will also be joined by house band, Rogue Oliphant – a collective of musicians and composers, including Chris Harford (Three Colors, Band of Changes), Cait O’Riordan (The Pogues), David Mansfield (Bob Dylan, The Alpha Band) and Ray Kubian (Electric Six, Chris Forsyth).
Paul Muldoon describes the show as a direct response to an ancient impulse to perform, to share and to make one’s own amusement. He states: “It’s one of our most basic instincts; to listen to a song, listen to a poem. Even in this era when people have their noses stuck in their tablets, it still works.”
Muldoon’s Picnic is presented by Poetry Ireland, which has a growing reputation for producing dynamic literature events on a significant scale, introducing audiences to some of the finest writers and musicians performing today.
Book tickets for Muldoon’s Picnic at the MAC online at themaclive.com or call Box Office on 028 90235053.