The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, stories of emigration and history, folk songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along with music from contemporary writers. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, and they have a special fondness for songs that…
An Evening of Irish Folk • McCarthy's, West Portal, March 18 Join Erin Ruth Thompson, Kenny Somerville and Cormac Gannon for a night of Irish music. Erin Ruth Thompson (vocals, guitar) grew up playing clarinet and writing songs on piano in Tucson, AZ. Her mother is a classical pianist and country…
Join Crossroads for Breaking Sound Barriers: Edel Meade and Colm O’Riain in Conversation. Edel Meade, an artist working in the field of jazz, folk and contemporary music understands artistic expression as less about playing within the confines of a particular genre or medium, and more about stretching her abilities as…
Benefit Concert for The Center for Spiritual Living San José: An Evening of Celtic Poetry & Song to Celebrate Our Collective Resilience with Irish Brothers, Mícheál & Owen Ó Súilleabháin The brothers Ó Súilleabháin embody the Celtic creative spirit through an authentic and deeply moving performance that marries the mystical…
A six-time Grammy winner and 1993 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Van Morrison is the definition of a living musical legend. Morrison’s career as a solo artist began auspiciously with the release of the smash “Brown Eyed Girl” in 1967. The song is still Morrison’s calling…
Clannad is back with their “In A Lifetime: The Farewell Tour.” Clannad, formed in 1970 in Gweedore County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have won numerous awards throughout their career, including a Grammy. They have recorded in six…
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