Past The End is a musical fundraiser for Women's Aid taking place on December 16 at The Fumbally Cafe.

A nod to The End is Nigh, an event that took place back in 2012 which Lisa Hannigan and others play to mark the end of the Mayan Calendar and of all existence - which oddly never happened!

This time around, various Irish performers have come together and put on a show for the benefit of Women's Aid.

The line-up for Past The End features: The Next New Low, Mary Barnecutt, Matthew Nolan, Seán Mac Erlaine, and Laura Ann Brady.

The Next New Low

The Next New Low is the project of Brian Mooney, a well established Irish musician who has played and recorded with 
The Idiots, David Kitt, Jape, Si Schroeder and Beautiful Unit. 
He founded indie record label Trust Me I’m A Thief in 2004
 and more recently he has toured Ireland supporting Little Green Cars playing original songs. The Next New Low is a collection of new explorations, mostly recorded during lockdown. The well-crafted tracks now feature Mooney, Sean Coleman, Daniel Luke Smith, and James Smith.

Mary Barnecutt, Matthew Nolan, & Seán Mac Erlaine

Seán Mac Erlaine is a composer, musician and mastering engineer. Recognised as one of Ireland's most forward-thinking creative musicians, he has worked with many leading lights of music today. Seán's work is genre agnostic and readily intersects folk, free improvisation, jazz and traditional music.

Matthew Nolan is a Dublin-based musician, composer, academic and curator. Since 2015, he has produced new work in collaboration with some of the finest musicians around, both Irish and international. Nolan has worked on commissions from a range of prestigious performing arts institutions, including: National Gallery, BAM and the Film Society at Lincoln Centre in New York, The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., Kilkenny Arts Festival, Bram Stoker Festival and the St Patrick’s Festival. 

Mary Barnecutt is a Dublin-based musician, educator and curator who works with a variety of artists, bands, orchestras and educational projects. She has written music for short films, theatre, dance productions, and has worked with artists such as, Julie Feeney, Nell Regan, Justine Doswell, Amanda Coogan, Adrian Crowley, Liz Roche, Seti the 1st, Ray Harman and Ruth O’Mahony Brady.

Laura Ann Brady

Laura Ann Brady is an alternative folk artist and drama therapist from Dublin. She experiments with folk and traditional Irish music in her work, informing her own process of song-writing. Laura plays various instruments including autoharp and piano and enjoys the ritual of layering vocals and sounds that invoke memories and stir the heart and soul.

Tickets for Past The End are €15 plus booking fees and VAT, and you can book them here. All proceeds from the night will go to Women's Aid.