By Kinrowan Limited Press Office, on February 17th, 2012
Celtic Appalachia: Along the Crooked Road Thursday, March 15 | 8 pm 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York City
A well-worn fiddle, a tapping cowboy boot, banjo, plucked with steel finger picks, followed by the autoharp, the mandolin, the percussive beat of an upright bass, and suddenly the room is bursting with knee-slapping music. –THE . . . → Read More: Celtic Appalachia Along the Crooked Road (Press Release)
By Kinrowan Limited Press Office, on October 1st, 2011
Seán Ó Riada 1931-1971 is a new series starting on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta in October that celebrates the life and work of musician and composer Seán Ó Riada.
This month sees the commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of Ó Riada’s death, and Seán Ó Riada 1931-1971 will feature interviews with Seán’s friends . . . → Read More: RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta: Celebrating the life and music of Seán Ó Riada, and encouraging new talent (Press Release)
By , on March 9th, 2011
Brendan Foreman wrote this review.
The Chieftains were one of the first modern Celtic music bands. Although completely traditional in material and instrumentation (even to point of eschewing any guitar or piano), they were one of the first bands to present Irish music to an international audience as a serious craft, whose still-quite-living tradition . . . → Read More: Chieftains: From the beginning: The Chieftains 1 to 4
By , on March 9th, 2011
Maria Nutick wrote this review.
I expect that die-hard Chieftains fans are already in possession of these DVDs; on the off chance that anyone has missed these two releases, they make a wonderful addition to any Chieftains collection.
An Irish Evening was recorded live at the Belfast Opera House on July 31st and August . . . → Read More: The Chieftains: An Irish Evening / The Long Black Veil
