One Town One Voice Gathering, May 2025
On 25 May 2025, One Town One Voice singing groups travelled from different corners of the country to come together for a celebration event in the Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.
This was an opportunity for each group to perform a song of their choosing on stage, and for us all to build solidarity and harmony together through a communal performance which Lisa Dunphy (Musical Advisor for One Town One Voice) led. It was a wonderful chance to build connections between groups.
We were delighted to be joined by Graham Clifford, founder of One Town One Voice, who hosted the event. We were also joined by Libyan-Irish musician Farah Elle, who led a short session on music and wellness and treated us to a performance of her beautiful music.
A huge thank you to Tomar Trust for making this event possible with their generous support.
For more information about this inaugural event, contact Natasha Muldoon, One Town One Voice Coordinator, Tel: 0831454716 Email: otov@familyresource.ie
Meet our guest performer, the incredible Farah Elle.
Across Farah Elle’s childhood, music was a sanctuary. It gave her a vocabulary to process various life happenings from the impact of her incredible family history in Libya to universal experiences intrinsic with becoming a fearless young woman in modern society. Everything that shaped who Farah is as a person today is masterfully reflected in her artistry and documented on FATIMA, her long-awaited debut record was released in autumn 2022. With FATIMA, Farah Elle has melded her combined North African and Irish heritage to create a sound that is thoroughly contemporary and completely her own. Outside of performing concerts, Farah dedicates time to sharing her knowledge as a full-time Artist by facilitating music & wellness workshops. She works with people of all ages and backgrounds about the empowering qualities of creative expression and our capacity to heal through music & movement.