The Glasshouse

Cheery. Eclectic. A hoot for music fans.

Ríoghnach Connolly has a taste for musical adventure. Along with her companion players, Honeyfeet, they cross terrain of eclectic musical textures from esoteric protest songs to foot-tapping and floor-thumping dance rhythms.

Ríoghnach (pronounced ree-oh-nah) and Honeyfeet are equally proficient in headlining festival stages as they are stripping back to sublime obscure jazz on theatre stages.

Deadpan wit courses through Connolly’s veins. Known for her broad, smiling on stage banter, she often describes the delight of her multi-cultural voyage of discovery while pushing aside life’s banality in favour of mischievous energy and creative joy.

Traditional and folk are fundamental in Connolly’s musical canon. Coming from a long line of singers on both sides of her family, she channels the music of her grandparents and draws from a breadth of styles and traditions across the world leading to layered and theatrical performances with Honeyfeet.

Alongside Ríoghnach, the Honeyfeet lineup is; Lorien Garth Edwards, bass; Ellis Davies, guitar; John Ellis, keyboards; Biff Roxby, brass; and Phil Howley, drums.