Mark and Val set the stage for St. Patrick’s Day. We begin with a selection of late 19th- and early 20th-century Irish American songs that pay tribute to a romanticized Ireland. From there, we move through working songs, drinking songs, and Irish classics. The lineup also features a couple of...
What do Irish musicians Niamh Parsons, Bothy Band, Liam O Maonlai, Leo Rowsome, The Chieftans, Tommy Potts, Donal Lunny/Frank Harte, Thin Lizzy, U2, Sinead O'Connor, The Dubliners, Davy Spillane, James Kelly, Hothouse flowers, Mary Bergin, and Maire Breatnach & Cormac de Barra all have in common? Yes, indeed - one...
with a little Pi Day thrown in at the end. Today we celebrate women with a nod to St Patrick’s day. We start with some turnabouts of traditional ballads; segue into a set about Grace O’Malley, the pirate queen of Ireland; offer some songs of women and work; talk about...
