Bloomsday Readings and Songs 2020

Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, through varying stages of lockdown. We would like to extend our deepest thanks to the readers and singers who gave us their time and their words. DONATE This is a free event but we hope that those who watch will consider donating to one of our chosen charities: World Child Cancer https://www.worldchildcancer.org/ Focus Ireland https://www.focusireland.ie/ Age Action https://www.ageaction.ie/ Directed and produced by Fatale Events for the Bloomsday Festival https://www.fataleevents.com/ Shot by Performers with additional footage by One Productions, Luke Brabazon and Albert Hooi. Sound: Bryan Mullen RUNNING ORDER Introduction — David Norris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_N...) @SenDavidNorris Telemachus — Emmet Kirwan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet_K... @EmmetKirwan Nestor — Gerard Stembridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_... Proteus — Mary Costello https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Co... Calypso — Bonnie Boux https://www.bonnieboux.com/ @bonnieboux Lotus Eaters — Christine Dwyer Hickey http://www.christinedwyerhickey.com/ Hades — Aidan Gillen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_G... Aelous — Sasha Terfous @sashaterfous http://www.wordupcollective.com/sasha... Lestrygonians — Donal Ryan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donal_Ryan Scylla and Charybdis — Douglas Kennedy and Amelia Kennedy @DouglasLKennedy https://www.douglaskennedynovels.com/ https://www.ameliakennedyart.com/ Wandering Rocks — Darina Gallagher @songsofjoyce Sirens — Kate Stanley Brennan https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/kate-s... Cyclops — Colum McCann http://colummccann.com/ Nausicaa — David Norris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_N...) @SenDavidNorris Oxen of the Sun — Peter Murphy @CursedMurphy Circe — Tana French http://www.tanafrench.com/ Eumaeus — Jess Kavanagh @JessNoelleSoul Ithaca — Paul Lynch https://www.paullynchwriter.com/ Penelope — Caitriona Balfe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitrio... @caitrionambalfe SONGS Camille O'Sullivan and Feargal Murray @camilleos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille... Glen Hansard @Glen_Hansard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Ha... Songs of Joyce @songsofjoyce Bloomsday’s flagship event is kindly sponsored by Dublin City Council, Failte Ireland, Dublin Unesco City of Literature and the Department of Arts Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht. Follow Us: Facebook —   / bloomsdayfestival   Instagram —   / bloomsdayfest   Twitter — @bloomsdayfest Tweet along: #bloomsday2020 Find out more about The Bloomsday Festival: http://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/ Join the Bloomsday Mailing List: https://bit.ly/3fvmG6f