Finbar Furey at Joe’s Pub
Tuesday, May 29th, 7:30pm
Only NYC Show
Legendary Irish folk icon, FINBAR FUREY will return to Joe’s Pub on Tuesday May 29th. His last show there was in March of 2009 where he played to a sold out crowd.
Finbar Furey, has been making his mark on the music of Ireland and the World for more than four decades. As the lead singer and uillean pipes player for The Fureys, a group he shared with his brothers Eddie, Paul and George, Finbar helped revitalize Ireland’s traditional music scene. Since leaving the band to pursue a solo career in 1993, Finbar has continued to attract attention with his gutsy approach to the music of the Emerald Isle.
Finbar has been well respected for his earthy voice and multiple instrument playing including the banjo, guitar and the tin whistle. As one of the finest uilleann pipe players in the world, he pushed the instrument of his Irish roots into the sphere of contemporary music. His influence can be heard throughout recent years’ popular music from Riverdance to Black 47. Early in his career, Finbar had a stint as the lead singer of the groundbreaking band The Clancy Brothers.
Outside of his songwriting and performing, Finbar has had success as an actor appearing in films including Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York. He recently appeared in the films Paris/Sexy and Strength and Honour as well as the RTÉ Television series Love/Hate.
FInbar will be performing some of your old favorite along with some new tunes from his latest release, ‘Colours’. This is his only NYC and you don’t want to miss it.
FINBAR FUREY at Joe’s Pub, May 29th at 7:30pm for tickets go to: Tickets available at http://tinyurl.com/Finbar-JoesPub or 212.967.7555
Mary Courtney / Mc Keon’s Bar & Restaurant
Sunday, June 3rd, 7:30 pm
Mary Courtney (lead singer & guitarist of Morning Star) at:
Mc Keon’s Bar & Restaurant
996 Mc Lean Ave
Yonkers, NY
Info: (914) 530- 2386
Teetotalers in the Tri-State
“An Irish dream team” Earle Hitchner (Wall Street Journal)
June 1, Fri: Connecticut: West Hartford, University of Hartford, Wilde Auditorium, presented by Celtic Airs/WWUH, www.hartford.edu/hartt.
June 2, Sat: Connecticut: Stratford, Stratford Theater, presented by Shamrock Traditional Music Society, www.shamrockirishmusic.org.
June 3, Sun: New York: New York City, Joe’s Pub, www.joespub.com.
THE TEETOTALLERS — an unprecedented new project by three of the best and busiest Irish musicians, Martin Hayes, Kevin Crawford, and John Doyle — make their first US tour this spring, ten East Coast dates winding up at Joe’s Pub in New York on Sunday, June 3rd.
“Irish music fans should be particularly excited about The Teetotalers mini-supergroup, since all three are great collaborative players,” says The Huffington Post.
The group combines fiddler Martin Hayes, Ireland’s Traditional Musician of the Year for 2008 (TG4 Gradam Ceoil awards); flute player Kevin Crawford, a member of acclaimed band Lúnasa; and singer and guitarist John Doyle, a founding member of Solas, recent Joan Baez bandleader, and a Grammy award nominee for 2009. Together they represent a breathtaking summit of talent, skill, and imagination.
Hayes, Crawford, and Doyle first performed together essentially on a whim at the 2010 Sebastopol Celtic Festival in California. The three were “tossed together” by the promoter, Hayes told the Huffington Post’s Marty Lipp, and “we had a great time.” The idea of touring came up and the three looked at each other, he recounted, and asked themselves why not?
Out of that informal, inspired encounter emerged the formidable new trio, which has performed in Ireland to early acclaim. The Teetotallers potent brand of Irish traditional music is meant to be drunk deeply and repeatedly. Expect the extraordinary.
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Marie Reilly and Gabriel Donohue @ NYU
The Blarney Star Concert Series:
Marie Reilly and Gabriel Donohue
Friday, June 1st at 9pm
at Glucksman Ireland House NYU
Fiddler Marie Reilly recently released The Anvil, a CD devoted to tunes from south County Leitrim and neighboring County Longford, a region with a distinctive fiddling tradition passed down through at least eight generations. Marie learned many of the tunes on the recording from her late father Michael, a fiddling blacksmith (hence the CD title), and others from 19th- and 20th-century manuscripts of local Leitrim/Longford musicians.
She will be accompanied at this concert, as on the recording, by the multi-talented guitarist, pianist and singer Gabriel Donohue.
Paddy Keenan at the Kerry Hall
Kathleen Boyle and Gráinne Murphy in Concert!
Kathleen Boyle (piano, accordion) and Gráinne Murphy (fiddle)
Sunday, May 13, 2012, 7:30PM Concert (after the trad session, 4-7PM)
At An Beal Bocht Cafe (www.anbealbochtcafe.com), Bronx, NY
Free (donations encouraged)
Info at: www.grainnemurphy.com
Mary Courtney in Concert
Friday May 4th, 5.30 pm. Solo concert by Mary Courtney
Bartow – Pell Mansion Museum
895 Shore Road Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx
Tickets are $8.00 / Seniors $5.00. Members are free
For more details call (718) 885- 1461 / www.bpmm.org
Robbie O’Connell and Dan Milner in NYC and CT
Robbie O’Connell and Dan Milner sing together in New York City (May 4) and Wallingford, CT (May 5).
Robbie is perhaps best known for his work with The Clancy Brothers (his uncles), and Clancy-O’Connell-Clancy. He also writes songs of considerable poignancy and great humor. Dan has recorded 5 CDs with a host of notables, including 8 All-Ireland champions.
The Manhattan concert is at 9PM, Friday, May 4 at NYU Glucksman Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews (Fifth Avenue, 1/2 block north of Washington Square Park). Admission is $15.
The Connecticut event is at 8PM, Saturday, May 5 in Wallingford (15 miles north of New Haven). Reservations are required because seating is limited. Telephone: 203-679-0016, or email: ginadunlap@att.net. Admission is $20.
Upcoming Nuala Kennedy Trio Gigs!
Nuala Kennedy Trio (Nuala Kennedy, Kyle Sanna and Dana Lyn)
- Friday, April 27th, 8-9pm at Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Sunday 29th April, 7.30-10pm ($10 cover) at The Shapeshifter Lab in Parkslope, Brooklyn (double bill with Brandon Terzic’s Xalam Project)
Recent Footage from Newfoundland!
and
Grainne Hambly & WIlliam Jackson at IAANJ
April28th 8:00PM, Doors open 7:30.
We are thrilled to have back in concert Grainne Hambly & Billy Jackson, MASTERS OF THE CELTIC HARP! (And Concertina, Bouzouki & Whistle!) Don’t miss this one, they are fabulous! Check them out:
We are taking reservations now, at irisnevins@verizon.net or 908-813-8617. Reservations not required but it helps us plan food and seating. No obligation if you need to cancel, so let us know if you plan on coming!
Tickets are $20 or $15 for members of IAANJ (you may join that night and get the discount!) and includes our great spread of food.
Opening act will be Emily Kornick, nine years old, on harp. She is really a sensation, don’t miss her!
IAANJ is located at 352 Richard Mine Road, Rockaway Tnsp. NJ
