We Are An Archipelago

With Erin Fornoff, Patrick O’laoghaire, Dominic Mullan and Oisín Walsh-Peelo“Enchanting, witty, and melodic, We Are an Archipelago is so alive that it seems almost to breathe on the page.

This book carried me away.

Let it carry you too.” Doireann Ni GhriofaErin Fornoff performs We Are An Archipelago, an epic poem from Salmon Poetry which tells the story of ninety-nine-year-old Bill, who moves back to the little island of his birth, where he meets Deena, a young pregnant woman fleeing a difficult past.

Their gentle friendship sustains them as both the hurricane and baby arrive.

We Are An Archipelago explores friendship, homecoming, and the courage to embrace change at every point of lifeThis live performance will be accompanied by a full band including renowned pianist Patrick O’Laoghaire (I Have a Tribe), Dominic Mullan (Mary Coughlan) on drums, and Oisín Walsh-Peelo (O Deer) on double bass.