Spike Cello Festival 2024: Opening Night
Spike Cello Festival 2024 Opens with a Double Header: FIRL & Naomi Berril Trio!
FIRL
Gay-yee Westerhoff – (cello, keyboards)
Eos Counsell – (violins, electronics)
Long-time collaborators Gay Yee Westerhoff and Eos Counsell from global sensation Bond make their debut appearance at the Sugar Club as FIRL. They will present original music, a collection of cinematic, nature-inspired compositions for cello, violin, piano, and birdsong.
Naomi Berrill Trio
Naomi Berrill – composer, cello, vocals and MD
Lorenzo Pellegrini – guitar synth and vocals
Andrea Beninati – drums and cello
Present their recently released album “Inish” a jazz-based rumination on islands and the strength and courage of the inhabitants, but also the harsh existence of the islands’ fishing communities. Through the music we feel courage, adventure, love and light, interwoven with times of loneliness, danger at sea, hardship, loss and pain – extremes that are all part of Island life.