Recent passings in the Irish and Irish American communities. Marjorie Steele-Fitzgibbon 1930 – 2018 Marjorie Steele-Fitzgibbon, an American actress, painter, and sculptor who later immigrated to Ireland and became a naturalized Irish citizen, died in January at the age of 88. Known for her prolific stage career, as well as her short film career, the all-around artist was … [Read more...] about Those We Lost
Liam O'Flynn
The Bellow of Great Airs
The wood-paneled wall of Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall opened like the ribcage of a Leviathan. And two giant voices emerged. One was the drone of the pipes, the other was of the human tongue, the decibels of high and low that make poetry. Both were ancient, borne into the present and burrowed deep in the listeners' bones. The audience hushed. And then the cotton-haired … [Read more...] about The Bellow of Great Airs