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WGBH PRESENTS: 4th ANNUAL St. PATRICK’S DAY CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O’DONOVAN

www.wgbh.org/celtic

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a special concert of traditional and contemporary Irish music, song and dance by joining Brian O’Donovan at WBGH’s 4th Annual A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn. The show will take place on March 14th at 8pm at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston. Tickets for the Berklee Performance Center show will be available online at www.wgbh.org/celtic, at the Berklee Box Office or by phone at 617-931-2000.
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Permalink - Posted: February 11, 2009 at 3:51 pm

THE KILFENORA CEILI BAND CELEBRATES 100 YEARS

www.kilfenoraceiliband.com

The Kilfenora Céilí Band

Kilfenora is a small village on the edge of the Burren in North Clare. It’s a quiet place with a reputation for music and football and, in many ways, an unlikely setting for one of the few living legends in Irish music. To generations of music lovers, the village is known as the birthplace and home of The Kilfenora Céilí Band.
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Permalink - Posted: February 11, 2009 at 12:46 pm

TONY MCMANUS’ NEW ALBUM

The Maker’s Mark
[the Dream Guitar sessions],
www.compassrecords.com

“Tony McManus is the Jeff Beck of the acoustic guitar.” - Paul Reed Smith

“The best celtic guitarist in the world.”
- John Renbourn

On The Maker’s Mark, Scottish guitarist Tony McManus melds two of his great passions, Celtic music and a series of some of the finest acoustic guitars being crafted today. It is an unparalleled mix as McManus’ playing, which has been called “faultless… atmospheric and evocative…” (BBC Radio 2) with “ferocious technique” (The Herald, Scotland), meets it match in the form of fifteen expertly paired instruments, courtesy of North Carolina’s Dream Guitars shop.
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Permalink - Posted: February 11, 2009 at 11:01 am

MALACHI CUSH NEW ALBUM

Timeless Traditions
www.malachicush.net

Released February 20th 2009

Six years on from participating in the first series of BBC Fame Academy,
Co.Tyrone singer/songwriter Malachi Cush has never looked back.  His fourth
album Timeless Traditions hits the stores on Feb. 20th 2009.

Recorded at Amberville Studios and engineered by Michael Keeney, Timeless
Traditions is a return to the songs and music Malachi grew up with and the
most requested by fans.
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Permalink - Posted: February 9, 2009 at 3:30 pm

PATRICK FEENEY - This Is Me

www.patrickfeeney.ie
The brand new album
Available Friday 13th February 2009

“Love Is A Beautiful Song” is the lead single taken from Patrick Feeney’s forthcoming album entitled “This Is Me”. After five studio albums to date and having completed a nationwide tour in 2008, the new year sees the Sligo native adopt a fresh influence in his musical sound and vocal performance. On “This Is Me” Patrick has collected 14 songs which he holds close to his heart. In Patrick’s own words, “some of the them are songs I sang growing up and others are special to me for different reasons, important reasons”.
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Permalink - Posted: February 5, 2009 at 3:49 pm

BEWLEY’S @ 6!

hosted by GAEL LINN
Tuesday 24 February 2009
CORMAC BREATNACH ( whistles ) and
MARTIN DUNLEA ( guitar )
will weave their musical speall while
MÁIRE NÍ CHOILM ( sean-nós singer )
will charm !

6p.m. – 8p.m.

(doors open 5.45p.m. )
ADMISSION: €15 ( incl. complimentary finger food !)
Bar open/Tea and coffee available
Booking essential ( limited space !): 087-2547574

Permalink - Posted: February 5, 2009 at 3:12 pm

BALLY-O PROMOTIONS FEBRUARY PERFORMANCES

www.ballyopromotions.ie

Lúnasa

Friday 6 – The Glens, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim.

Launch of ‘The Leitrim Equation’ the album celebrating Lúnasa’s 18 month artists residency for Leitrim. With special guests.
Tickets and information from The Glens 071 985 5833.
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Permalink - Posted: February 5, 2009 at 3:11 pm
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