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music · Tuesday 6 October 2026 · 8:00pm 
The Olllam at Cyprus Avenue
At Cyprus Avenue · Caroline Street, Cork, Co. Cork
At Cyprus Avenue · Caroline Street, Cork, Co. Cork
The Olllam, an American progressive folk group built around musicians steeped in Irish and Appalachian traditional playing, bring their live show to Cyprus Avenue in Cork city centre on Tuesday 6 October 2026. Their sound blends fiddle, mandolin and close vocal harmony with a more expansive, progressive-rock approach to arrangement, drawing on both sides of the Atlantic’s folk traditions rather than sitting neatly in either camp. That mix of traditional instrumentation and adventurous songwriting tends to draw a listening crowd rather than a dancing one, and Cyprus Avenue’s standing room with decent acoustics suits a band whose arrangements reward close attention. A Tuesday night booking points to a dedicated, genre-aware audience rather than a casual weekend crowd, and the ticket price towards the higher end of the venue’s usual range reflects a full touring band production. The venue’s central location makes it an easy stop for anyone travelling into the city for the show.
Bands working at the crossroads of Irish and Appalachian traditional music have found a growing audience in Ireland in recent years, as listeners connect the dots between the two folk traditions that share so much shared instrumentation and repertoire history. A touring show like this offers a chance to hear that connection made explicit, live, rather than through a recording.
Cyprus Avenue is on Caroline Street, just off Patrick’s Street in Cork city centre, within walking distance of the main shopping district and city-centre car parks.
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