Where the Irish of the Delaware Valley meet
CEILI GROUP FESTIVAL STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT!
The Festival, this year, starts off on Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. with a concert, Tim Britton and Friends in Concert. Tim Britton is best known for his virtuosic and expressive playing of the uillean pipes, a rare Irish bagpipe: quieter and sweeter and more versatile than the better known Scottish pipes. Born into a family central to the Philadelphia folk scene, Tim is always a local favorite when he returns to Philly.
On Friday there are two events, something for everyone starting at 8:00 p.m., with a Ceili/Set Dance being held in the ballroom with music by the local and always popular, McGillian Family. The Fireside Room will feature A Night of Irish Song, hosted by Courtney Malley, with such notable singers as Len Graham, Brian O’hAirt, Jameson Sisters, Matt Ward and other special guests. These events will be followed by a traditional music session with all musicians and singers welcome.
Make Saturday an all day and night affair by signing up for one or more of the many instructional workshops. SIGN UP FOR WORKSHOPS IN ADVANCE AND GET AN ONLINE DISCOUNT! Workshops will be provided by some of the leading nationally and internationally known Irish Traditional musicians, dancers, and cultural experts. MORE INFORMATION AT: http://www.philadelphiaceiligroup.org/philadelphia_ceili_group/2009...
At 7:00 p.m. the Ballroom becomes the stage for a concert featuring Len Graham and Brian O’hAirt, Cruinn - a local trad band that includes Rosaleen McGill, Augie Fairchild and Tom O’Malley, and BUA, the Irish “Super Group” from Chicago. The Irish Music Magazine says of BUA, “a throwback to the playing of the 1960’s and 1970’s, keeping the music down the path of the traditional. BUA is the essence of a superb band.” The concert will also feature Paraic Keane, brilliant fiddler from Dublin, Ireland, son of Chieftains fiddler Sean Keane and 6 year old Haley Richardson who won first place at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil in Pearl River, N.Y. and is going to travel to Tullamore, County Offaly, to match skills with under-12s from throughout the world in the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann—the all-Ireland music festival. She has been playing violin since she was 3 years old and fiddling for almost 2 years. Haley knows over 100 tunes, and should not be missed. At 10:00 pm until the wee hours a very special traditional House Party honoring local musician, Frank Malley, who recently passed away, will be held in the Fireside room featuring popular local traditional singers such as Courtney Malley and Jen Shonwald, musicians and dancers and a special guest host. An evening of Irish Traditional Music, Dance and Stories, it will be great “craic!” (that’s great fun to the non-Irish speakers!)
SEE YOU THIS THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR SOME GREAT IRISH CRAIC!
On Friday there are two events, something for everyone starting at 8:00 p.m., with a Ceili/Set Dance being held in the ballroom with music by the local and always popular, McGillian Family. The Fireside Room will feature A Night of Irish Song, hosted by Courtney Malley, with such notable singers as Len Graham, Brian O’hAirt, Jameson Sisters, Matt Ward and other special guests. These events will be followed by a traditional music session with all musicians and singers welcome.
Make Saturday an all day and night affair by signing up for one or more of the many instructional workshops. SIGN UP FOR WORKSHOPS IN ADVANCE AND GET AN ONLINE DISCOUNT! Workshops will be provided by some of the leading nationally and internationally known Irish Traditional musicians, dancers, and cultural experts. MORE INFORMATION AT: http://www.philadelphiaceiligroup.org/philadelphia_ceili_group/2009...
At 7:00 p.m. the Ballroom becomes the stage for a concert featuring Len Graham and Brian O’hAirt, Cruinn - a local trad band that includes Rosaleen McGill, Augie Fairchild and Tom O’Malley, and BUA, the Irish “Super Group” from Chicago. The Irish Music Magazine says of BUA, “a throwback to the playing of the 1960’s and 1970’s, keeping the music down the path of the traditional. BUA is the essence of a superb band.” The concert will also feature Paraic Keane, brilliant fiddler from Dublin, Ireland, son of Chieftains fiddler Sean Keane and 6 year old Haley Richardson who won first place at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil in Pearl River, N.Y. and is going to travel to Tullamore, County Offaly, to match skills with under-12s from throughout the world in the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann—the all-Ireland music festival. She has been playing violin since she was 3 years old and fiddling for almost 2 years. Haley knows over 100 tunes, and should not be missed. At 10:00 pm until the wee hours a very special traditional House Party honoring local musician, Frank Malley, who recently passed away, will be held in the Fireside room featuring popular local traditional singers such as Courtney Malley and Jen Shonwald, musicians and dancers and a special guest host. An evening of Irish Traditional Music, Dance and Stories, it will be great “craic!” (that’s great fun to the non-Irish speakers!)
SEE YOU THIS THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR SOME GREAT IRISH CRAIC!
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