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Reel Roots Announces Two Cincinnati Concerts

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I got this from Cole Imperi today. Than you Reel Roots for linking my blog to you 🙂

Reel Roots Announces Two Cincinnati Concerts


Two concert events to feature John Whelan, Tommy O’Sullivan, Brendan Begley, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
CINCINNATI—6 May 2010—Reel Roots Folk Music Alliance, a Cincinnati‐based Celtic music promoter, has announced two upcoming
concerts.
The first concert on Thursday, October 28, 2010 will feature Brendan Begley and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh.
“Brendan and Caoimhín will be making their first appearance in our area,” said Kristen Kirby, promoter and owner, “This is a very rare
performance which makes it all the more exciting.”
Begley is known for his singing and for performing traditional Irish music on his accordion. Begley is also a member of the well‐known
band, Boys of the Lough. Ó Raghallaigh, originally from Dublin, Ireland, is a fiddle player known for his creative approach to the
traditional genre.
The second concert is Wednesday, November 10, 2010 and features John Whelan and Tommy O’Sullivan.
“John Whelan is a world‐renowned button accordion player and Tommy O’Sullivan is a noted singer and guitarist. The combination of
these two performers will make for a very special event for Cincinnati,” said Kirby.
Reel Roots is also hosting a giveaway on their website.
“The winner will receive two tickets to an event of their choice and a signed concert poster,” said Kirby. “Details are available on our
website at reelrootsfolkmusic.com.”
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2010 | BRENDAN BEGLEY & CAOIMHíN Ó RAGHALLAIGH
Venue: Madisonville Arts Center
5021 Whetsel Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45227
Free parking
Time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:15pm
Tickets: $18 in advance/$20 at the door
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 | JOHN WHELAN & TOMMY O’SULLIVAN
Venue: Molly Malone’s Irish Pub –Covington, KY
112 E. Fourth Street, Covington, KY 41011
Parking on street or paid lot
Time: 7:30pm, doors open at 6:45pm
Tickets: $18 in advance/$20 at the door
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For the latest on concert dates, artist interviews and more, please visit the Reel Roots Folk Music Alliance website at
http://www.reelrootsfolkmusic.com.
For more on this story, or to contact Kristen Kirby, please use the contact information and/or contact form available at
http://www.reelrootsfolkmusic.com/contact.
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ANNETTE GRIFFIN AT GAELIC PARK’S IRISH FEST, MAY 30th AND MAY 31st

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Hi guys, another public service announcement 🙂 Lucky for those of you who are in the location! She’s back.

ANNETTE GRIFFIN, to perform at

Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest, at the Emerald Stage

Sunday, May 30th from 4:15pm-5:30pm

Monday, May 31st from 1:15pm– 2:45pm

For the eighth time, Celtic songbird, Annette Griffin will perform at Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest on May 30th and May 31st . Gaelic Park’s core mission is to preserve Irish culture by providing great Celtic music, dance, and other forms of entertainment for everyone to enjoy. Traditional Celtic music lovers will drift in pure bliss with Annette’s crisp, clear voice and soothing melodies. Not only is she a great singer, but she is a talented harpist which clearly demonstrates her versatility. Get ready to be mystified with Annette Griffin on May 30th at 4:15pm and May 31st at 1:15pm.

ANNETTE GRIFFIN will perform at the Emerald Stage on both dates. Chicago Gaelic Park is located at 6119 West 147th St., Oak Forest, IL 60452. For more information, please call at (708) 687-9323 or you may visit www.chicagogaelicpark.org for details.

ANNETTE GRIFFIN:

This February, Irish singer and entertainer, Annette Griffin, is proud to introduce her music nationally to North America with, “Songs From The Heart of Ireland” her first cd release here.  The key track, ‘The Heart That Beats in Ireland,’is written by Irish songwriter, Brendan Graham, who wrote the world wide mega hit, ‘You Raise Me Up,’ with Rolf Loveland of the group, Secret Garden.  The song is about immigration and the sadness of leaving the Irish soil and then the happiness in returning to Ireland. The theme her is that there is always an Irish heart there to help, support and understand, as the song says, “
The heart that beats in Ireland beats all around this World.”

Other tracks include the ‘Isle of Innisfree’ from the movie, The Quiet Man, with John Wayne. Track number three on the cd is called ‘A Medley’ and includes a wonderful selection of great nostalgic sing along tunes, ‘Galway Bay’, ‘Sing Me An Old Irish Song’ and ‘A Mother’s Blessing’.  ‘The Rose of Allendale” is about the Irish immigration, leaving your loved ones but holding onto the memories.  The Cd also includes some modern popular tunes such as ‘The Wind Beneath My Wings’, ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘Let There Be Peace on Earth.’

Annette Griffin, was raised in a house that is over 300 years old and sits on the bank of a river surrounded by woodlands in County Galway on the West Coast of Ireland. Like the house, Annette comes from an amazing Irish Heritage, having been encouraged by her mother Frances, a gifted singer, pianist, organist and violinist, to play and sing music. As a young girl, Annette was also taught to play the Harp by the nuns in the local convent.  She spent many musical evenings in the house where she grew up, where music and singing were given an honored place.  Annette went on to study voice and music at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and then was invited to join the prestigious group of entertainers, “The Bunratty Castle Singers”  in Shannon, Ireland where she was principal harpist and singer for many years and traveled all over the world performing. After Bunratty, Annette concentrated on her solo career and has had an amazing run including singing for President Bill Clinton, Prince Philip, and on invitation by Ireland’s president Mary Robinson to perform for the King and Queen of Sweden.

For the past 20 years Annette Griffin has been the principal entertainer at Ashford Castle, a beautiful 13th Century Castle set among 450 acres of parkland overlooking the spectacular lakes of the West of Ireland. Ashford Castle has played host to many international dignitaries and has recently been voted one of the top 12 hotels in the world. While at Ashford Castle, Annette has met many people from all over the world and has made many fans.

“Songs From the Heard of Ireland” can be purchased on CDbaby.com

www.AnnetteGriffin.com

http://www.myspace.com/annettemariagriffin

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BerrogĂŒetto from Galicia

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Last year’s Festival Interceltique introduced BerrogĂŒetto to the world. I know you Galician music lovers will delight in this band which has been around since 1995. You can check their other videos in Youtube.

The music combines tight musicianship teetering from the wall of sound to intimate acoustic stuff like this one titled: “Maneo de Arnados, LĂ­ridas de abril” Christi , I know you will love this…as well as  cmalagrino .

I am using a cafe to blog tonight. My laptop crashed and I had to reinstall the OS. I share Lana’s despair.

Exploring the Galician Medieval Music and Instruments

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Got this interesting videos from YouTube today which I would like to share with you. Galicia has always been apart from Spain in a sense that it shares a culture related to Ireland and neighboring regions. I don’t feel like writing a lot today so let’s just watch and listen…

Olieros70’s has a lot more

Shhhh! Listen to Skeeal Music

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From their MySpace witten in Manx:

she possan dy wheig ‘skeeal’ jannoo ymmyd jeh feddanyn mooarey, gitar as coraaghyn. tayrn veih stoo tradishoonagh as bunneydagh, t’ad cummey reaghysyn sheiltynagh as smooinaghtagh, gleashaghey eddyr ny tree chengaghyn gaelgagh. t’ad voish mannin ny keayrtyn.

Another reason to off the lights: Skeaal has arrived coming from the sunny Isle of Man. This band has brought with them not only the Manx identity but also the ancient spirit of the culture by singing in Manx Gaelic which I and the rest of my readers will also like. When one speaks a foreign language …and turns t into a song, it really doesn’t matter if you don’t understand a thing. How the words and the infliction merge with each other becomes a music on its own. And it is not difficult learning the language this way. In my research , the last native speaker of  Manx died in 1974. But I know the language is making its revival with the help of bands like these. You can’t  force people to learn the language…you have to coax them into it. And this is how you do it.

The music is rich in melody and the instrumentals stand on their own. Relaxing yet has the flavor of Jazz, Rock and Folk. The band has been together for five years and the new album Slipway is out.

http://www.myspace.com/skeeal