Northern Lights Sessions in music and words

These two acclaimed artists, whose work is inspired by the distinctive land and seascapes of the Causeway Coast, will take to the virtual stage for the free to view performance via the Facebook pages and Youtube channels of Flowerfield Arts Centre and Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre.

An award winning writer, Bernie McGill’s first novel, The Butterfly Cabinet, is set in Portstewart and was inspired by the tragic events surrounding the Montague family in 1892. Her most recent novel, The Watch House, set on Rathlin Island at the time of the Marconi wireless experiments, was nominated for the Ireland European Union Prize for Literature in 2019.

Bernie will be in conversation with Dr Jessica Bates, senior lecturer at Ulster University’s School of Education.

Singer/songwriter Hannah McPhillimy’s brand of thoughtful indie-pop takes its influences from artists across the Atlantic, including Regina Spektor and Feist, while retaining an unpredictable beauty that is uniquely home-grown.

Hailed by The Irish Times as ‘a bit of a wonder’, Hannah has supported artists such as Foy Vance and SOAK, and recently returned from touring in the US and completing her masters in classical composition at the prestigious Michigan University.