Lord of the Dance and Irish America's Irish-American of the year for 2003 Michael Flatley was awarded with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor at a gala ceremony on May 15, 2004 at Ellis Island. Chairman of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) Denis Fugazy said, "The Ellis Island Medal of Honor Awards allow us an opportunity to honor the best in America -- those … [Read more...] about Flatley Receives Medal of Honor
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Solo Tenor
Following on the coattails of the great John McCormack, Ronan Tynan seems destined to be the most popular Irish tenor ever. ℘℘℘ "Let's listen to Ronan Tynan." The CNN commentators on President Ronald Reagan's funeral broadcast are silent as the Irish tenor's voice rises effortlessly in Schubert's "Ave Maria" filling the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. Tynan's face is the … [Read more...] about Solo Tenor
The Cork Choral Festival
The 49th annual Cork International Choral Festival kicks off May 1 with some 5,000 participants from all over the world expected to flock to Cork. Choirs participating will come not only from Cork and across Ireland, but also from Russia, Switzerland, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Norway, and Wales. A highly anticipated competition for youth choirs also … [Read more...] about The Cork Choral Festival
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It started like a scene from The Commitments. - Hello, Glen? - Yeah? - It's Frank Shouldice from Irish America magazine. - Oh, how's it going? Is this for an interview? - Well, we have one scheduled. - Oh right. I'm just having me dinner at the moment. Could you ring back? Glen Hansard is founder find front man of The Frames, once featured as Outspan, the woolly-headed … [Read more...] about Music
Harrington to Play at Carnegie
Dublin-born Gregory Harrington will become the first Irish violinist to play a full-length solo debut at Carnegie Hall on February 17th, 2003. Harrington, who is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, University College Dublin and the Mannes College of Music in New York, won an award organized by Artists International Presentations, Inc., that gives him the privilege … [Read more...] about Harrington to Play at Carnegie