A City Under Quiet Lights :: Vol I

The team behind Cork’s premiere fireside-folk festival, ‘Quiet Lights’, is very excited to present to the world the digital release of ‘A City Under Quiet Lights’.
Filmed over the course of 2021’s festival, A City Under Quiet Lights traces an outline of Cork City through performances by Lisa O’Neill, Joshua Burnside & Laura Quirke, Niamh Regan, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Kate Ellis & Caimin Gilmore, Junior Brother and Rachael Lavelle. The film, shot and directed by Myles O’Reilly, captures intimate, one-song performances by the artists in iconic spots all over Cork City, such as the a romp at the Shandon Bells, a flurry in Triskel Christchurch and a Lee-side song just under the Shaky Bridge.
A City Under Quiet Lights premiered at 2022’s Cork International Film Festival, screening again as part of a one-on-one installation during this year’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour. Finding its way to the digital realm, this release paves the way for the reveal of another, as of yet unseen second Quiet Lights film that will be finding its way to the public soon!
The opening song 'Squeeze bees' performed by Lisa O'Neill was written by Ivor Cutler
Funded by Arts Council of Ireland's Capacity Building Grant.

[@DestinationDub]

You can live in Cork all your life but never see the beauty of it until someone points it out. Thank you Myles!

[@diarmuid15]

Christ Myles, you've done Cork and yourself proud with A city under lights volume 1&2. I thank you so much in showing the rebel city so raw and beautiful through music. Thank you ❤❤❤

[@oneill765]

Brilliant stuff. Yup the parish.

[@padraiconeill5872]

If this was a VHS tape I would have it worn out, thanks for this, it looks as well as it sounds.

[@abacussin]

Irish music is an unstoppable river.If you are lucky in life you will get the oppotunitinity to stand beside it and listen to its flow.

[@conorcatchpole3565]

Myles O'Reilly is the legend

[@clumsiii]

Only 2 songs in so far! uau wow fantastic wonderful footage and the editing and these musicians! what's gonna happen next!? Thank you *oh wow song 3?> these chambers and spaces and the room sound!

[@DaoiriFarrell]

Thanks for your beautiful inspiration and hard work Myles, not to mention your beautiful music. Daoirí. ❤❤❤🇮🇪

[@myles.o.reilly]

Thank u Daoiri! ✊️

[@SaneReason4All]

Et tu dairies.

[@SomethingToThinkAboutwithWJ]

Hoping people will gift themselves with the music from Cork.

[@dennishill2030]

very nice..well done

[@Zen_Not_Zen]

Super splendid as always, a chara Myles

[@ActionMirror]

Great video! *Love You Senseless* got my groove!

[@AndiLambe]

I love this! The Oval ❤❤❤

[@eoghan.okeeffe]

Love how you captured all the little magical spots Myles, fantastic work as always!

you rock, myles

[@finbarrocallaghan4239]

a city, a place, a state of mind, Cork is and ever shall be, superb video

[@TheActualCathal]

Thank you for making this.

[@davidmartin7695]

Thanks again myles for bringing all these wonderful Irish musicians to our attention over the years, some of them I've now seen live and some I've yet too see

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

A masterful piece of work, sir.

[@sonjadietz5297]

Thank you so much....Great from Germany

[@richardwilson1234]

Please keep making your beautiful films Mr.O' Reilly.

[@conorenglish.artist]

Beautiful work Myles! Holy moly, the dog in the water intro amazing!

[@m.w.]

Unbelievable.Thats a true gift to every musician.🙏Thank you so much. Greetings from Germany.🇩🇪

[@gobber56]

Ah thanks!!! Beautiful Myles.

[@conoconnor2962]

Beautiful, Myles, a wonderful piece of art. Thank you

[@myles.o.reilly]

Thank u kindly Con!!! 🙏

[@conorcoakley6722]

Have watched this three times now. It's absolutely brilliant.Can we expect further volumes? Is the plan to do a series from various towns/cities?

[@gaiabaldassarri5383]

Wonderful.

[@majink88]

Just amazing, loads of vibes coming from the video. 🔥

[@blazer9356]

Cheers from glasgow bigman fucking quality as always i love you ty 🍀🍀💌💌

[@shamusryan8526]

Really love this, nice work all around!

[@leahcrowley]

This was lovely. Thanks

[@tomfox8314]

magical

[@kevinmoriartyphotors]

After five minutes I stopped watching this on the phone. This needs to be watched on Big TV with soundbar and the kids.

[@bullitt8933]

This is so lovely. Out of curiosity, what is the instrument played in the first song? Sounds like a combination of an accordion and a hurdy-gurdy.

[@jeleth]

a shruti box!

[@bullitt8933]

@@jelethThank you! Fascinating, I've never heard of a shruti box before.

[@Adam-s96]

How can I get Lisa O’Neill - squeeze bees on Spotify???

[@johnmorgan5495]

Lisa sounds like the great Ivor Cutler

[@DestinationDub]

Ah but does she believe in bugs?

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Crawford, no?

[@richdallyiii4970]

🤘🏻👹🪕

[@3ehahn]

19 min in - f%ckin love this ! Go Myles! Great musicians!

[@velvetunderpants44]

Nice, but how many local musicians are featured?

[@myles.o.reilly]

I've filmed so many Cork musicians in Cork, that this time I thought I'd give some foreigners a chance.