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Say Hi To The Rivers And The Mountains

Theatre Arena

Sunday 19th July, 2009
11:00 - 11:55

‘Say Hi To The Rivers And The Mountains’ is a new show written by best-selling novelist Jonathan Coe and indie-pop innovators The High Llamas. Set on a brutalist 1960s housing estate, the story touches upon themes of community, adolescent love, growing old and above all, the inexorable rise of consumerism. 

The High Llamas will play live on stage, providing a continuous soundtrack as the story unfolds. Combining Brian Wilson-inspired pop symphonics, Tropicalia, German electronica and Italian soundtrack music, they are responsible for a series of acclaimed albums from their debut ‘Gideon Gaye’ through to the now-classic ‘Hawaii’, ‘Snowbug’ and most recently ‘Can Cladders’. 

Led by Sean O’Hagan, he  is one of the most significant Irish musicians to emerge from the post-punk period and has since gone on to develop a major career with The High Llamas (with Marcus Holdaway, Jon Fell, Rob Allum, Dominic Murcott, Pete Aves) and has collaborated with some of the leading artists spanning the progressive music scene.buy