Project Smok
Sat 14 Nov
|New Gate Arts & Culture Centre
Blending innovation with their fearless and distinctive style, Project SMOK continues to push the boundaries of modern traditional music.
Time & Location
14 Nov 2026, 19:30
New Gate Arts & Culture Centre, 2-4 Kennedy Place, Londonderry BT48 6RF, UK
About The Event
“You will simply not hear a better group for sheer, unadulterated virtuosity…” – MNPR Magazine
Project SMOK is the indie-trad trio of Ali Levack, Ewan Baird and Pablo Lafuente, whose nonconformist and progressive style has set them apart since their formation in 2017.
Known for their ability to effortlessly blend traditional Scottish and Irish music with contemporary new-age pop influences, Project SMOK are at their most comfortable when pushing boundaries, making listeners stop and re-evaluate their musical expectations. They do away with perceived genre limits from the first note. The close-knit group transitions effortlessly between the innovative, explosive and emotive, drawing outside inspiration from indie pop, to more time-honoured West Coast styles of playing.
Their tunes are built around the distinctive whistle playing & piping of Ali Levack, winner of the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in 2020. With Ewan Baird’s fierce bodhrán playing and Pablo Lafuente’s…
Tickets
General Standing Ticket
£20.00
+£0.50 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00