CD ReleaseThe Kane Sisters With Edel Fox &
Ottawa Valley Dancer Nathan Pilatzke
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 8:00 pm at The Lyceum
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Tickets $20 advance, $23 at the door. Children under 14 half price.
Sisters Liz and Yvonne Kane, from Connemara, learned music from both their grandfather Jimmy Mullen and South Sligo musician and teacher, Mary Finn McCrudden. Along with the recordings of the Rainey brothers, their grandfather and Mary were an early influence on their music. The Raineys were travelling fiddle players in the 1950s who visited the sisters' hometown and surrounding areas.
Yvonne and Liz consider their style to be heavily influenced by South Sligo fiddle playing, the music of East Galway and in particular the fiddle playing and compositions of Paddy Fahey. In recent years, the sisters have been privileged to meet and play with Paddy, whose music plays a central role in their repertoire. The recordings of Michael Coleman, Hughie Gillespie, Andy McGann and Kathleen Collins have also made an impact on their music.
Liz and Yvonne's new album Side by Side has just been launched at The Catskills Irish Festival in East Durham, NY. Concertina player Edel Fox will join them on a two week tour as they introduce the new CD.
Visit Liz and Yvonne's website at www.thekanesisters.com/.
Concertina Player Edel Fox
When Edel Fox joins Liz and Yvonne Kane this Saturday, she will be celebrating the release of her new CD. Edel is one of the most accomplished Irish musicians of her generation. Despite her young age, her musical resume boasts a list of accolades.
She is a regular performer on Irish National Radio and the BBC and she has performed at festivals and in concert halls from North America all the way to Asia. In 2004, Edel was awarded one of the highest honors for a traditional musician in Ireland: the TG4 Young Musician of the Year award.
Edel received critical acclaim for her 2006 CD with the Galway fiddler Ronan O'Flaherty. She just released her latest CD, "Chords and Beryls," two weeks ago.
Edel is from Miltown Malbay Co. Clare. She began playing at the age of 7 and was fortunate to be brought up in an area and environment where traditional music was in abundance. Edel learnt much of her music from concertina players Noel Hill, Dymphna O’Sullivan, Tim Collins and Tony O’Connell as well as local musicians such as Pete Haugh, Michael Mahoney and Peadar Crotty. Over the years, Edel’s playing has been hugely influenced by the music and recordings of Willie Clancy, Bobby Casey, Junior Crehan and Mrs. Crotty, to name but a few. Edel spent much of her teenage years playing with, and learning from Jackie Daly, who she cites as one of her influences.
In addition to being an engaging performer, Edel is also an insightful and patient teacher, specializing in the repertoire of her native soil. She is on staff at the prestigious Willie Clancy Summer School in her home town, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, and she also teaches annually at festivals in the US, including the Irish Arts Week Festival in East Durham, New York, and the Elkins Irish Week in Augusta, West Virginia. In 2007, Edel completed a degree in Irish Traditional Music and Dance in the University of Limerick.
Dancer Nathan Pilatzke
Liz and Yvonne will be joined by Ottawa Valley dancer Nathen Pilatzke. Nathan (who has been aptly nicknamed Crazy Legs) started stepdancing at the tender age 5. He and his brother Jon have been performing together as a duo for over 20 years. Since 2002, the brothers have been touring the world with Irish moguls The Chieftains, and have performed locally with the Chieftains at the Kennedy Center. They have performed everywhere from The Ryman Auditorium with Emylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, and Allison Krauss to Late Night with David Letterman and Conan O'Brien.
The Ottawa Valley style of dance has been described as "aggressive" and "energetic." Somewhat like Irish sean nos dance, it is improvisational, but unlike sean nos, Cape Breton or French Canadian step dancing, the steps in Ottawa Valley dance are often performed high in the air, with the arms in motion.
You can see some of this amazing dance in this video of the brothers performing with the Chieftains. The video begins with an interview of Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains in which he describes his Uilleann pipes. The music and dance start about three minutes in.
Visit Nathan and Jon's Myspace Page
Tickets $20 advance, $23 at the door. Children under 14 half price.
CD Release
Danny Knicely's Summer Concert with
Nate Leath, Aimee Curl & Bert Carlson
Sunday, August 29, 2010, 7:00 pm at the Old Stone School in Hillboro, Va.
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Tickets $15 advance, $19 at the door.
Danny Knicely presents a CD release concert with his newest project. Danny will be joined by Nate Leath on fiddle, Aimee Curl on vocals and bass and Bert Carlson on Guitar
Danny Knicely is a multi-instrumentalist and music producer from a Virginia family steeped in mountain music tradition. He has won many awards for his mandolin, guitar, and fiddle expertise. He has Recorded and toured the U.S. and internationally with Magraw Gap, Corn Tornado, Purgatory Mountain, Furnace Mountain, and Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, and is musical director for the Mountain Music Project.
Aimee Curl is from Loudoun County, Virginia. In addition to playing bass, she has an unmistakable breathy sound and sultry vocal style that combine in a musician with incredible depth. She has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe with bands such as ThaMuseMeant and Furnace Mountain and has recorded with many artists worldwide.
Nate Leath won the fiddle contest at the prestigious Galax Fiddlers Convention in Galax, Virginia when he was just 11 years old. He started his professional recording career at age 15 when he moved to Rockville, Maryland, and began working on the first of many recordings for Patuxtent Records. A recent graduate of Berkley School of Music in Boston, Nate Has toured with many groups including “Old School Freight-train” and “The Boston Boys”, and is in great demand as a session musician.
Bert Carlson of Bath County, Virginia, has been a professional guitarist since 1976. Well versed in many styles, he has the amazing ability to jump from genre to genre and era to era within an instant. He is from the upper midwest, where he taught at Illinois State University and Lincoln College. He moved to Washington DC and has played at The Capitol and The Kennedy Center. Bert has played with artists ranging from Louie Bellson to Doc Watson and Wynton Marsalis, and has even played for Captain Kangaroo.
See video of the band on the Facebook event page.
Download the flyer for Danny's concert.
Tickets $15 advance, $19 at the door.
Red Molly
Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, 8:00 pm at The Lyceum
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Tickets $20 advance, $23 at the door. Children under 14 half price.
Red Molly consistently brings concert-goers to their feet with stunning three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship and a warm, engaging stage presence. Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner and newest member Molly Venter have a lot of fun on stage, and it's contagious.
The Boston Globe says: "Everything Red Molly sings is delivered with tick-tight arrangements, crystalline vocals, and caramel harmonies. But what is most striking is the ardor they bring to everything they do, whether snuggling into the sweet parochialism of an old spiritual, or the gritty pathos of a Gillian Welch tune. They come on less like stars strutting for their minions than pals sharing their favorite songs. In the friendly world of the coffeehouse, that remains a star-making quality."
Visit Red Molly's web site.
Tickets $20 advance, $23 at the door. Children under 14 half price.
