Wonderful afternoon at CFCP yesterday. Our Lunchtime Series kicked off with a concert by the amazingly talented Ria & Maurice Czerniak.

Beautiful vocals accompanied by bittersweet melodies, Ria’s songs have been described as “earthy, whimsical tales of woe and mystery that leave audiences inspired to find black cats among buttons in the twilight where missing persons play chess against the hands of time…”

We couldn’t have put it better ourselves! It was the perfect way to spend one of the first summer afternoons in Dublin. And the yummy organic lunch was fab too!

Ria has been composing songs since her early teens. Initial influences included Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell, and since then a little jazz and music hall has crept in. In recent years she has formed a song-writing partnership with guitarist Maurice Czerniak. Together they have produced the four-track EP Cherry On My Sundae. Check it out at: www.riaczerniak.com

Looking forward to the next in our Lunchtime Series – author Patricia O’Reilly reading from her new novel A Type of Beauty, the story of Kathleen Newton (1854-1882), a fact-led story of the mistress and muse of French painter Jacques Tissot. Sounds like it’s going to be a fascinating read! Get a sneak preview this Friday between 12pm and 2pm at CFCP.