A look at recently released music of Irish and Irish-American interest... Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion Dan Gurney Among the most exciting releases to come from an Irish American in recent months is Boston-native Dan Gurney’s Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion. Gurney first entered public consciousness in 1998 at the age of 11 when The Wall … [Read more...] about Music Reviews
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Bob Savage Sings at the Irish America Business 100
2011 Business 100 honoree and Co-Founder/President of Nanette Lepore, Bob Savage raises his glass of Concannon wine and sings 'The Parting Glass.' Mr. Savage was honored at the Irish America Business 100 luncheon on December 15, 2011 at the Metropolitan Club of New York. … [Read more...] about Bob Savage Sings at the Irish America Business 100
Providence Gives Regards to Cohan
George M. Cohan will always be remembered on Broadway. A statue of the late composer and performer, who penned such influential songs as “Over There,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” stands proudly in Times Square, saluting all those who pass by. But long before Cohan was a star of the stage and screen, he was a son of Providence, RI. Cohan was born there … [Read more...] about Providence Gives Regards to Cohan
What Are You Like?
John Kelly, CEO of the Irish Chamber Orchestra John Kelly grew up on the grounds of Clongowes Wood College, near Dublin, where his father, composer T.C.Kelly was the head of the music department. He was one of six boys, all of whom played music. He started his performing career at the age of nine, appearing with his family on national television. John was a member of the first … [Read more...] about What Are You Like?
Other Voices NYC
By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
“Well the weather tonight is Irish,” seemed to be the joke of the evening as four hundred lucky audience members packed into downtown New York venue Le Poisson Rouge on a wet October evening. The long celebrated Other Voices program made a leap from Dingle to New York to film two nights of music and the written word as a part of the Imagine Ireland campaign. “We don’t know … [Read more...] about Other Voices NYC