Pollyanna & Oaio
Thu 25 Sep 2025
8pm
Pass the Hat
Midweek pass the Hat Sessions - Pollyanna & Oaio
Pollyanna is a French indie-folk project lead by Isabelle Casier. Her honest songwriting and her heart-warming voice has led her to many different places all across the western hemisphere. She shared the bill with riot grrrls stars (Sleater Kinney), sophisticated indie pop (Wilco), French chanson (Françoiz Breut), rootsy folksters in Tennessee and shanty choirs in Germany. A curiosity and taste for friendliness that is noticeable whether she plays solo or lines up a full band. Despite a natural flair for minor chords, Isabelle’s cheerful presence, eclectic taste and experiences as an outsider (in Europe and the Americas) open up her musical field to all things pop, rock, folk and folklores. A fair collection of ballads that often sound like pure classics.
Born in France from a mixture of Italian, Berber and Ardèche roots, Oaio was trekking through the Argentinian mountains when music and writing first caught her eye.
Bathed in folk, then falling into Latin American music, she plunged into jazz
then headed towards bluegrass, to emerge from these adventures with a first album, Bizarre Monde , tracing the path of an anti-purist French song, mixed with the Mediterranean and the Americas.
Oaio
On the guitar, the ukulele and banjo, the Lille native carries her voice and her songs like pilgrims their staffs, in search of a new world made of connections and reconciliations.
Cancellations & Refunds - Refunds are not possible for this event.
Please Note: The venue operates a pop up café which offers a range of liquid refreshments in exchange for CASH ONLY on the night. The Richmond Revival is in the centre of Fermoy, easily accessible via Bus Éireann. There are also a number of ACCOMMODATION options available onsite. We offer budget single, twin or double rooms with a shared bathroom and kitchen. There is also a luxury suite. Campers and camper vans are welcome. Email the venue directly for further information.
Please further note: by purchasing a ticket to this event, as part of your admission fee, you are effectively joining The Richmond Revival Cultural Activity Appreciation Club. The rules of the club are binding — Richmond House is a private family home and people are expected to respect this — No alcohol is to be brought onto the premises — Basic common sense, decency and kindness is expected from all members. Breaches of these rules will result in immediate suspension of club membership and admittance.We pride ourselves on having beautiful evenings of exquisite original creative music for all to enjoy so lets keep it up!
