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2021 Masters of Tradition Festival
Featuring Martin Hayes, Steve Cooney, and David Power

October 2, 2021 Newsletter

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The second concert of the 2021 Masters of Tradition Festival will be broadcast from the magnificent stately home Bantry House on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 8:00 PM EST. “This concert features two old friends of mine who I have played a lot with over the years. Steve Cooney is an Australian-born guitarist who moved to Ireland many years ago. He has explored Irish music in … [Read more...] about 2021 Masters of Tradition Festival
Featuring Martin Hayes, Steve Cooney, and David Power

Christine Tobin, Phil Robson, and Francesco Turrisi Perform at the Stately Bantry House

October 2, 2021 Newsletter

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The third concert of the 2021 Masters of Tradition on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 8:00 PM EST will be broadcast from the Bantry House overlooking Bantry Bay. Masters of Tradition continues this week with a special performance of poetry by William Butler Yeats, set to music by Irish singer Christine Tobin. She will be joined by UK-born guitarist Phil Robson and Italian … [Read more...] about Christine Tobin, Phil Robson, and Francesco Turrisi Perform at the Stately Bantry House

John Walsh, David Power & Marja Gaynor at Future Forests

October 2, 2021 Newsletter

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Masters of Tradition moves to Future Forests in deepest West Cork for its next concert on Wednesday October 20, 2021. John Walsh, Ireland’s leading Flamenco guitarist, joins uilleann piper David Power and Marja Gaynor on baroque violin for a very special collaboration in the spectacular setting of this unique garden centre. They perform a programme featuring their own … [Read more...] about John Walsh, David Power & Marja Gaynor at Future Forests

Ireland Live…From New York

April 16, 2022 IA Newsletter

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An Evening with Colm Gannon & Sean Gavin at the New York Irish Center Thursday, May 5, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Award-winning Irish trad musicians Colm Gannon and Sean Gavin join New York Irish Center for our concert series Ireland Live...From New York Accordion wizard Colm Gannon’s playing is as vibrant and beautiful as the Connemara Hills themselves. He was born in … [Read more...] about Ireland Live…From New York

The Real Mr. Tanner

Summer 2021

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The life of Martin J. Tubridy was the inspiration for Harry Chapin’s hit song “Mr. Tanner." Story by Pat Fenton “Mr. Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the Midwest. And of all the cleaning shops around he'd made his the best. But he also was a baritone who sang while hanging clothes. He practiced scales while pressing tails and sang at local shows.” It’s been a … [Read more...] about The Real Mr. Tanner