Peter Broderick is an internationally-renowned composer and musician, who is equally at home playing the Big Top Tent at Con Smith Park, as he is delighting audiences at the National Concert Hall.

Peter's sumptuous 2020 album "Blackberry" will provide the backbone of his Cavan Arts Festival show. In "Blackberry", the American native explores themes of family, relationships and, in this gorgeous selection of folk songs, all drenched in the wonders of nature.

Peter explains the idea behind the album and its name, saying: “When I first became obsessed with foraging edible wild plants a few years back, I wasn’t particularly excited about the humble blackberry, but I would soon return with great passion to this familiar fruit of my youth. Even in our most urban environments, the gnarled and resilient blackberry vines continue to weave themselves throughout, as if to keep reminding us where we come from.”

Peter is equally obsessed with foraging amongst musical undergrowth for nourishment with gospel and soul, spoken word and beat-boxing, appealing to his appetite, as much as rock and classical.

His sublime work, "Eyes Closed and Travelling", has amassed over 52 million streams on Spotify.  However, he’s also beloved as a former member of pioneering indie band, Efterklang. The prolific artist somehow finds time to work on restoring the archive of musical maverick, Arthur Russell.

Peter appears at Cavan Arts Festival, under the Working Glas Heroes banner.

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