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Kieran Fahy is a Galway born and Belgian based fiddler, (he was a member of Shantalla for a number of years). He has recently released another album, entitled “Man from the West”. This follows on from his “Traditional Music of Ireland” and “Woman of Tuam”, he also has a duo album with the American guitarist, Duck Baker.
You can sample short clips from the new album on the website at:
www.israel-music.com
Ireland In America:
Mick Moloney, Liz Carroll, Joe Derrane, Donny Golden Dancers
Friday, November 30th at 8pm,
Venue: NYU’s Jack H. Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place at
Washington Square South.
This program of dynamic jigs and reels, introspective airs, traditional and contemporary songs, and virtuoso step dancing features folklorist/singer/multi-instrumentalist, Mick Moloney, an influential figure in Irish music in the US for three decades; fiddle master Liz Carroll, one of traditional music’s most sought after performers; Joe Derrane, an electrifying button accordionist whose music and influence have spanned six decades; and World Champion step dancer, Donny Golden, one of the most innovative and successful artists in the world of Irish dance, with his ensemble.
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The Douglas Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann are settling back into a new year of classes and activities. Comhaltas is an organisation that seeks to promote Irish traditional music, song, dance and the Irish language around the world. One of its specific aims concerns the promotion of the harp, our national instrument.
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Deis is a traditional arts funding scheme which was established under the Arts Council’s Traditional Arts Initiative, 2005-2008. It is a proposal based scheme which is aimed at encouraging and facilitating the traditional arts community to seek funding from the Arts Council for a range of projects. Proposals are for both traditional arts projects, and projects involving the traditional arts in collaboration with other artforms, that are in line with the Arts Council’s policy on the traditional arts.
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