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Charting Celtic Music’s Way Forward

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
October / November 2011

October 1, 2011 by By <a href="irishamerica.com/tara-dougherty">Tara Dougherty</a>, Music Editor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2011-archive/october-november-2011/">October / November 2011</a> 1 Comment

Nashville-based Compass Records has grown to become the most reliable and exciting source for new Celtic music. While it seems there is no conventional story of musical success, Irish American Alison Brown’s path was particularly unique. A former investment banker, Brown is now recognized as a premier banjoist and has recorded such critically acclaimed solo albums as Fair … [Read more...] about Charting Celtic Music’s Way Forward

September 26, 1970

Irish American presidential candidate John F. Kennedy clashes with republican candidate Richard Nixon in the first ever televised presidential debate. This debate, which more than 60 million Americans tuned in for, vastly changed American politics. Kennedy was regarded as the outright winner of the debate, not because of his politics and opinions, but because Kennedy appeared more confident and well-rested than Nixon. Many believe that this debate ultimately secured Kennedy the 1960 election.

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