Donal Maguire in Concert
Traditional singer DONAL MAGUIRE will be performing at the Irish Inn at Glen Echo, 6119 Tulane Ave., Glen Echo, MD – just outside the Park, on Wednesday, December 9th at 7:30PM; a donation of $15 will be requested. For more info, call 301-613-0753.
“An evening with Dónal Maguire is a five star event…one star for his outstanding voice, one for his exceptional repertoire of Irish traditional songs, one for his unique selection of English folk songs, one for his virtuoso mandolin and banjo work, and one for his wry wit and keen insight.”
-Eagle Tavern Concert Series, NYC
Co. Louth native Dónal Maguire has been singing and playing in public on and off for thirty years. He is now playing on a full-time basis.
Dermot Grogan CD Release!
Dermot Grogan was a gifted and influential musician from the parish of Kilmovee, Co. Mayo who lived much of his life in Manchester, London and New York, and who passed away in 2006 at the age of forty-eight. Many of us in the New York area had the good fortune to enjoy his playing, company and friendship for a number of years. We are delighted to announce that a CD of Dermot’s playing is being released this week by his family and friends. As well as satifying the very necessary goal of getting Dermot’s music and style out into the wider world, this CD will also benefit the Mayo-Roscommon Hospice which provided care for him. All proceeds will be donated to the their cancer research fund. The CD will be priced at $20 (when purchased directly….. or $22.25 with postage when ordere by mail). A $20 donation will be made to the hospice fund for EVERY CD PURCHASED
The CD features 21 tracks of Dermot’s solo playing on both flute and accordion. It has been compiled from different places and different times of Dermot’s life and is a high-quality product, painstakingly and lovingly put together by Gregory Daly and Paul Waldron in conjunction with Dermot’s sister Bridie and brother-in-law John Finan, with mastering by John Blake, another of Dermot’s friends. It also includes a 16 page booklet about Dermot’s life and music.
The purpose of this post is get an idea of the number of CDs to ship over from Ireland. Please contact Tony Horswill at tonyhorswill@hotmail.com to pledge an interest or for more information regarding an order.
We anticipate distributing the CDs via a grass-roots Irish music community initiative (e.g. by making it available at sessions in the New York metro area and via email soliciations, such as this). This will help to keep costs down, and also seems fitting for the type of person that Dermot was and the relationship we had with him.
Tony Horswill and Arlene Wallace
Great CD of a great musician! Be sure to pick one of these up!
Celtic Harp Master Class and Performance with Patrick Ball and Mia Theodoratus
Sunday, Nov 22 @ Irish Arts Center. Master Class: 2:00pm to 5:30pm, performance: 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Master class fee*: $45 general / $40 members, students, seniors
Concert fee only: $18 general / $15 members, students, seniors
*includes performance admission
Book class reservations through Rachael at 212-757-3318 ext 209 or rachael@irishartscenter.org.
Concert tickets only can be purchased through SmartTix at 212-868-4444 or www.smarttix.com
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind master class in Celtic Harp, taught by one of the world’s premier Celtic harp musicians, Patrick Ball, and the IAC’s own Mia Theodoratus. Students will spend time with each instructor. With Patrick, students will delve into the captivating music of Turlough O’Carolan, the 17th-18th century harpist and composer, while exploring the various ways to arrange his pieces to bring out the beauty and lyricism of his compositions. With Mia, students will learn how to look inside a tune and pull out what you feel the song is saying, and more importantly, how to practice tips to give a clean performance. Instruction will also go over some “tricks” like extended modern harp methods and chord spacing. All skill levels welcome.
Patrick Ball is considered one of the premier Celtic harpers and storytellers in the world today, tours extensively throughout the United States and Canada, and has recorded nine instrumental and three spoken word albums which have sold well over one-half million copies collectively and earned national awards in both the music and spoken word categories.
Mia Theodoratus’ harp playing crosses over the boundaries of folk, jazz and pop through witty, beautiful arrangements of Traditional Irish music, Radiohead, Purcell and her own music. She has performed in Athens, Shanghai, Los Angeles and New York in the group Adam & Mia with singer Adam Dugas. Mia teaches group lessons of Celtic Harp at the IAC.
The Kitchen Quartet
Tickets are $20 at the door, $15 in advance at www.imtfolk.org.
Matt & Shannon Heaton with Sean McComiskey
(that’s trad Irish music)
&
Little Green Apples
(that’s Stefan Smidon & Zara bode from Sweetback Sister)
Sunday, November 15, 8pm start
Jalopy
315 Columbia Street
Red Hook Brooklyn
718.395.3214
Click here to download the super cool poster for the show! In glorious PDF!
Maximize your “squareness” by adding to it a little “Jalopy thereness” on Sunday the 15th.
Yay Craobh Úll Mór and congratulations Maureen Donachie on all the hard work you put into the Craobh Naithí CCÉ’s wildly successful trip to NYC last week! Thanks for all you do for the branch, and for all you do in general!
Michael Coleman Branch CÉILÍ
Friday, November 13, 8:00 pm
Kerrymen’s Hall
307 McLean Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
Music by the Pete Kelly Céilí Band. Donation: $15
FUNDRAISING BENEFIT FOR KAYLA ROSE HANNON
at RORY DOLAN’S
(The Killishandara Room)
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 776-2946 featuring: John Walsh (guitar, vocals) Denny McCarthy (fiddle, tin whistle) Andrew McCarrick (flute) & Brian McCarthy (percussion) ***** 19 year old Kayla is currently undergoing an agressive regimen of treatments following surgery for Ewing’s Sarcoma (bone cancer). Please join us as we all come together in an effort to help with some of the mounting costs of Kayla’s on-going medical expenses. Many of the areas’s finest Irish/American entertainers will be performing all day long. Scheduled acts are (times subject to change): Dermot Henry @ 2pm Shilelagh Law @ 3pm Celtic Cross @ 4pm Jameson’s Revenge @ 5pm Girsa @ 6pm Celtic Justice @ 7pm Peter McKiernan @ 8pm 2U @ 9pm as well as performances by the FDNY & NYPD Pipes & Drums and suprise guests throughout the day. For more information please contact:
“Irish music for the rest of us!”
Just a reminder to let everyone know that the Martin Mulvilhill Branch of CCE will be holding it’s meeting/seisiun this coming Friday at the AOH hall in Pearl River starting at 7:30pm.
We’ll start off the evening with an Irish lesson, a short ceili lesson and the kids seisun until about 9pm and we’ll finish off the evening with the advanced student and adult seisun. All are welcome to attend! These meetings are turning into a great night out for everyone so please try and come!
If each family could bring a small contribution for the snack table, it would be greatly appreciated.
Hope to see you there!
Any questions? Contact Rose (735-1743), Margie (735-1204) or Patty (735-3282).
World Class Irish Music Workshops on Thursday, December 3rd
Here is a great opportunity to take a master class from a group of stellar traditional Irish musicians. This group is in the Washington, DC area to perform as part of Teada’s Irish Christmas in America concert at National Geographic. The workshops will be held the evening before the concert at Gonzaga High School, near Union Station.
Classes will be taught on the following instruments:
Fiddle – Oisin MacDiarmada
Accordion – Seamus Begley
Harp – Grainne Hambly
Bodhran – Tristan Rosenstock
Uilleann Pipes – Tommy Martin
Guitar – Sean Earnest
Each workshop is limited to ten people in order to provide an intimate learning environment. The classes will provide an opportunity for experienced traditional musicians to learn new tunes and enhance their technique. Each workshop is $40 per person.
If you are interested in registering for a workshop, please contact Brendan Bell (bell.brendan@gmail.com or 202-669-5977).
What: Traditional Irish Music Master Classes
When: Thursday, December 3rd, 7:45pm-9:30pm
Where: Gonzaga College High School, 19 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
(Closest Metro is Union Station. Parking is also available.)
Cost: $40 per person
Register: Email Brendan Bell - bell.brendan@gmail.com
These workshops are being sponsored by the O’Neill-Malcolm Branch of CCE.
