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Recent Concerts
A St. Patrick's Celebration featuring
John Whelan, Katie McNally, and Low Lily
March 8, 2018
Location: First Baptist Church of Fairport
94 South Main Street, Fairport, NY
Performance (7:30 pm): $20 general admission, $15 for Comhaltas members, $15 for students, under age 16 free.
Legendary Irish accordion champion John Whelan teams up with the American Roots band Low Lily and Scottish-style fiddler Katie McNally for a spectacular St. Pat’s Celebration! Exploring the Roots music of Ireland, Scotland, and America, this diverse and energetic show will showcase fiery uptempo jigs and reels alongside lushly arranged songs, featuring two fiddles, accordion, guitars, mandolin, and harmonious vocals.
Joey Abarta, Nathan Gourley, and Owen Marshall
December 3rd, 2017
Nathan Gourley (fiddle), Joey Abarta (uilleann pipes), Owen Marshall (bouzouki)
Location: McGinnity’s Restaurant, 534 W Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14615
Performance (7 pm): $20 general admission, $15 for Comhaltas members, $15 for students, under age 16 free.
Watch and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSekBRhK4vE
“To me, the fiddle is just perfect for playing with the pipes,” said Abarta. “The pipes have that kind of raw, unbridled power, and while the fiddle
can sound gentle in comparison, it also has a certain drive to it. And when you have a great player like Nathan, all the better.”
The tunes on “Copley Street” come from a variety of sources: published collections like O’Neill’s, Breandán Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na hEireann and
Oswald’s Caledonian Pocket Companion, among others; recordings of traditional musicians such as Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, Willie Clancy and Johnny McGreevy, and more contemporary performers like Dervish and John Carty; or from friends and acquaintances – Gourley and Abarta
credit Boston-area fiddler Helena Delaney for the jig “The Pretty Brown Girl.”
And then, adds Abarta, there were the tunes that “just follow you around.” One was “Cucanandy,” an example of a dandling song – a sort of anti-lullaby, made for entertaining children rather than lulling them to sleep – famously recorded by Elizabeth Cronin as part of a collection by Seamus Ennis in the 1940s. It’s included on the album as part of a medley of hop jigs.
December 3rd, 2017
Nathan Gourley (fiddle), Joey Abarta (uilleann pipes), Owen Marshall (bouzouki)
Location: McGinnity’s Restaurant, 534 W Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14615
Performance (7 pm): $20 general admission, $15 for Comhaltas members, $15 for students, under age 16 free.
Watch and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSekBRhK4vE
“To me, the fiddle is just perfect for playing with the pipes,” said Abarta. “The pipes have that kind of raw, unbridled power, and while the fiddle
can sound gentle in comparison, it also has a certain drive to it. And when you have a great player like Nathan, all the better.”
The tunes on “Copley Street” come from a variety of sources: published collections like O’Neill’s, Breandán Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na hEireann and
Oswald’s Caledonian Pocket Companion, among others; recordings of traditional musicians such as Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, Willie Clancy and Johnny McGreevy, and more contemporary performers like Dervish and John Carty; or from friends and acquaintances – Gourley and Abarta
credit Boston-area fiddler Helena Delaney for the jig “The Pretty Brown Girl.”
And then, adds Abarta, there were the tunes that “just follow you around.” One was “Cucanandy,” an example of a dandling song – a sort of anti-lullaby, made for entertaining children rather than lulling them to sleep – famously recorded by Elizabeth Cronin as part of a collection by Seamus Ennis in the 1940s. It’s included on the album as part of a medley of hop jigs.
Open The Door For Three in Rochester, November 4th
Concert at 7 PM
Workshops in Irish fiddle, uilleann pipes, and guitar from 4-5:30 PM ($25)
Contact marta.driscoll@gmail.com to register for workshops.
First Baptist Church
94 S. Main St Fairport, NY 14450
Liz Knowles Kieran O’Hare Pat Broaders
Open the Door for Three is a trio that plays its Irish music powerfully.
They mine tune books, collections, and recordings for old and new tunes and songs. They add to those discoveries fiddler Liz Knowles’s compositions, harmonies, and arrangements, Kieran O’Hare’s encyclopedic knowledge of tunes and the uilleann piping tradition, and the rhythmic bedrock bouzouki and world-class singing of Dublin-born Pat Broaders.
The trio's members are veterans and mainstays of the Irish music scene around the world, having played with Riverdance, Cherish the Ladies, Secret Garden, Anúna, Liz Carroll, and The New York Pops, as well as with artists like Don Henley, Paula Cole, Bonnie Raitt, and Josh Groban. They have performed around the world: on Broadway, at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, at L'Olympia and the Palais des Congrès in Paris, in Malaysian rainforest festivals, in theatres from Shanghai to São Paulo, and even a bullring in Mallorca.
Their debut release ‘Open the Door for Three’ followed by ‘The Penny Wager’ and now their brand new third CD ‘The Joyful Hour’ are the culmination of years on the road, comprised of unearthed tunes, new arrangements of great songs, homages to the musicians and bands they grew up listening to, and the signature sound of a trio of good friends playing great music together.
Concert Admission: $20 adults, $15 CCÉ Members, $10 students.
Free for kids under 16!
Concert at 7 PM
Workshops in Irish fiddle, uilleann pipes, and guitar from 4-5:30 PM ($25)
Contact marta.driscoll@gmail.com to register for workshops.
First Baptist Church
94 S. Main St Fairport, NY 14450
Liz Knowles Kieran O’Hare Pat Broaders
Open the Door for Three is a trio that plays its Irish music powerfully.
They mine tune books, collections, and recordings for old and new tunes and songs. They add to those discoveries fiddler Liz Knowles’s compositions, harmonies, and arrangements, Kieran O’Hare’s encyclopedic knowledge of tunes and the uilleann piping tradition, and the rhythmic bedrock bouzouki and world-class singing of Dublin-born Pat Broaders.
The trio's members are veterans and mainstays of the Irish music scene around the world, having played with Riverdance, Cherish the Ladies, Secret Garden, Anúna, Liz Carroll, and The New York Pops, as well as with artists like Don Henley, Paula Cole, Bonnie Raitt, and Josh Groban. They have performed around the world: on Broadway, at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, at L'Olympia and the Palais des Congrès in Paris, in Malaysian rainforest festivals, in theatres from Shanghai to São Paulo, and even a bullring in Mallorca.
Their debut release ‘Open the Door for Three’ followed by ‘The Penny Wager’ and now their brand new third CD ‘The Joyful Hour’ are the culmination of years on the road, comprised of unearthed tunes, new arrangements of great songs, homages to the musicians and bands they grew up listening to, and the signature sound of a trio of good friends playing great music together.
Concert Admission: $20 adults, $15 CCÉ Members, $10 students.
Free for kids under 16!
Caitlín Nic Gabhann & Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
October 14, 2017
6:30 PM
McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Greece, NY
Concertina, Fiddle, and Dancing!
“Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh are two of the finest instrumentalists on the Irish traditional scene. Individually they are stunning but together they bring a freshness and excitement to the music that is uniquely their own.” -- Robbie O’Connell (The Clancy Brothers)
Admission: $20 adults, $15 CCÉ Members, $10 students.
Free for kids under 16!
October 14, 2017
6:30 PM
McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Greece, NY
Concertina, Fiddle, and Dancing!
“Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh are two of the finest instrumentalists on the Irish traditional scene. Individually they are stunning but together they bring a freshness and excitement to the music that is uniquely their own.” -- Robbie O’Connell (The Clancy Brothers)
Admission: $20 adults, $15 CCÉ Members, $10 students.
Free for kids under 16!
Sean Gavin and Jesse Smith
July 16, 2017
7:30 PM
McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Greece, NY
Concert followed by set dancing!
Some of the finest musicians of their generation bringing their blend of winds and strings to Rochester this summer.
Free for kids under 16!
July 16, 2017
7:30 PM
McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Greece, NY
Concert followed by set dancing!
Some of the finest musicians of their generation bringing their blend of winds and strings to Rochester this summer.
- Jesse Smith: fiddle, of the band Danu
- Sean Gavin: flute, whistle, pipes; of the bands Teada, Bua and NicGaviskey
Free for kids under 16!
John Whelan & Dylan Foley
April 27, 2017
7:30 PM
McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Greece, NY
Concert followed by set dancing!
Two US-based winners of multiple All-Ireland championships join forces in Rochester.
Admission: $20 adults, $15 CCÉ Members, $10 students.
Free for kids under 16!
April 27, 2017
7:30 PM
McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Greece, NY
Concert followed by set dancing!
Two US-based winners of multiple All-Ireland championships join forces in Rochester.
Admission: $20 adults, $15 CCÉ Members, $10 students.
Free for kids under 16!
Seamus Begley & Oisin MacDiarmada
February 11, 2017
7:30 PM
McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Greece, NY
Concert followed by set dancing!
Admission: $20 adults, $15 CCÉ Members, $10 students.
Free for kids under 16!
February 11, 2017
7:30 PM
McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Greece, NY
Concert followed by set dancing!
Admission: $20 adults, $15 CCÉ Members, $10 students.
Free for kids under 16!
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Dylan Foley and Dan Gurney
October 14, 2016 Concert - 8:00 PM Dunleavy Irish Dance Studio 101 Lincoln Pkwy, East Rochester, NY 14445 |
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John Blake, Mairead Hurley, Nathan Gourley
Tuesday, March 29th Concert – 7:30 pm McGinnity's Restaurant and Party House 534 W Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14615 $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. John Blake is a traditional Irish flute player, guitarist and pianist. An ex member of traditional group Teada, John has performed and recorded with the cream of Irish musicians including, John Carty, Paddy Glackin, Noel Hill, Liam O'Flynn, Jesse Smith, Harry Bradley, Colm Gannon, The Kane Sisters and James Kelly. Mairead Hurley is from Ballymote, Co Sligo, and won the All Ireland Concertina Senior Championships at the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in 2006. Music runs in her blood as her father is a flute and tin whistle teacher and her four siblings all play music. She has been playing since she was four years old. Nathan Gourley is one of America’s most highly regarded young players of traditional Irish music. His playing is steeped in lifelong study of the Irish tradition, and is at same time colored by his American roots. |
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Len Graham and Brian Hart
Wednesday, April 15 Workshops – 6 pm Concert – 7:30 pm Covenant United Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Rd. Rochester, NY 14609 Price: $20 at the door, $25 with workshop Acclaimed Irish singer Len Graham and multi-talented singer, musician and sean-nós dancer Brian Ó hAirt come to Rochester for one special evening, co-sponsored by Golden Link. Both are recipients of the All-Ireland Award and the U.S. Irish Music Award in sean-nós singing, a highly ornamented style of unaccompanied traditional Irish singing. Their concert blends song, stories, tunes, lilting, and dancing to create a magical evening of Irish music. Before the concert, Len and Brian will offer workshops in traditional song and sean-nós dancing. |
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Socks in the Frying Pan
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This young trio from Country Clare blends Irish traditional melodies with an innovative rhythmic and melodic garnish. The band comprises two brothers, Shane and Fiachra Hayes on accordion and fiddle/banjo and accompanied by Aodán Coyne on guitar and vocals.
This exciting group has been well received in Ireland and abroad for their modern traditional style and energetic approach to music. Combined with an acoustic musical interplay, three-part harmony and an obvious love for live performance, the band compliments the traditional essence of both tune and songs in a fresh and entertaining way. Their debut CD was launched at the Ennis Trad Festival in November. |
Cillian and Niall Vallely with Alan Murray
Hosted by Roisin Dubh
Wednesday, June 25th at 7:30pm
East Rochester High School
Hosted by Roisin Dubh
Wednesday, June 25th at 7:30pm
East Rochester High School
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Join us for a concert with the Vallely brothers, the accomplished accompanist Alan Murray, and East Rochester’s own Roisin Dubh.
The first set will be Roisin Dubh playing with Cillian and Niall sitting in with us as a part of our group. The second set will be their regular show, with the Scottish guitarist Alan Murray. They plan to host pipe, concertina, and whistle workshops during the afternoon. Stay tuned for more details! Niall and Cillian Vallely learned their music the old-fashioned way - from their parents Brian and Eithne, who founded the Armagh Pipers’ Club, a group that for over three decades has fostered the revival of traditional music in Ireland’s north. Brian Vallely plays the Uilleann pipes and Eithne the fiddle, but Niall instead took up the concertina, an instrument not usually associated with music from Ulster. His fearless exploration of the concertina’s undiscovered capabilities has helped redefine its role in Irish music. Cillian took up his father’s instrument and polished his skills with tutelage from the late Armagh piper Mark Donnelly. His mastery of chanter, drones and regulators, and of all the accents and moods of the traditional piping idiom, place him in the first rank of today’s Irish pipers. Cillian now tours with the group Lúnasa, and has appeared with fiddler Seamus Connolly, Riverdance on Broadway and Tim O’Brien’s The Crossing. RÓISÍN DUBH (formerly Celtic Music Society) is a unique program comprised of student musicians from East Rochester. This group of young musicians performs the traditional music of Ireland in authentic traditional and contemporary styles, and students are instructed through traditional methods. Since 2001, they have performed nearly 300 times, released three albums, hosted seven workshops by All-Ireland Champion musicians, and been heard worldwide on NPR’s Thistle and Shamrock ! Learn more about the Vallely brothers on their website. |
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John Blake Concert
Thursday June 19th at 7:30pm
Mulconry's Irish Pub
17 Liftbridge Ln E, Fairport, NY 14450
Tickets: $15 for CCE members & $20 for the general public.
Thursday June 19th at 7:30pm
Mulconry's Irish Pub
17 Liftbridge Ln E, Fairport, NY 14450
Tickets: $15 for CCE members & $20 for the general public.
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John Blake is a traditional Irish flute player, guitarist, pianist, producer and sound engineer. Brought up in London, John grew up immersed in the vibrant Irish music scene. He moved to Ireland in 1998 and developed a reputation as a notable accompanist.
John has performed and recorded with the cream of Irish musicians including John Carty, Noel Hill, Colm Gannon, The Kane Sisters and James Kelly. He joined Teada in 2001 and toured with them for 3 years, at which point he settled into a job in Na Píobairí Uilleann (The Pipers Club). These days John is still appearing on many albums and works in his recording studio “The Lion’s Den” in Dublin. John recently released his debut solo album The Narrow Edge, a lovely recording of flute and whistle tunes with accompaniment from Ruairi McGorman on bouzouki. According to a review in the Living Tradition Magazine “This album shows the beauty of the tunes as they are. He makes the tunes blossom by just playing them really well – a great example for flute players.” Learn more on his website. |
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An Evening with NYC Legend Tony DeMarco
Hosted by Dunleavy Irish Music & Dance
Saturday, April 12th 7:00 tickets $20, children under 12 free
Tony DeMarco is one of the leading living exponents of the New York/ Sligo fiddle style. His musical mastery shines through his albums and is that much more enthralling when captured live. Capture the live essence of Tony DeMarco's music in an intimate setting where you can fully appreciate and savor his musical mastery. Accompanied with guest performers in both music and dance to create an exciting and dynamic show.
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Tony's unique workshops welcome players of all instruments to join each other in creating a rich group sound. He teaches both traditional tunes and original compositions from the many luminaries that have shaped the Irish music repertoire in NYC and the United States for the last century.
Hosted by Dunleavy Irish Music & Dance
Saturday, April 12th 7:00 tickets $20, children under 12 free
Tony DeMarco is one of the leading living exponents of the New York/ Sligo fiddle style. His musical mastery shines through his albums and is that much more enthralling when captured live. Capture the live essence of Tony DeMarco's music in an intimate setting where you can fully appreciate and savor his musical mastery. Accompanied with guest performers in both music and dance to create an exciting and dynamic show.
Workshop-
Tony's unique workshops welcome players of all instruments to join each other in creating a rich group sound. He teaches both traditional tunes and original compositions from the many luminaries that have shaped the Irish music repertoire in NYC and the United States for the last century.
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Goitse at the Lovin Cup (300 Park Point Dr, Rochester, NY 14623)
March 5th at 8pm The five members of Goitse formed this exciting young band at Limerick University's Irish World Academy of Music. They perform a distinctive mix of their own compositions and well-known traditional tunes. Lace up your dancing shoes and get ready for a night of wonderful music and fast paced fun with Goitse. Check out their website for more information and great videos. http://www.goitse.ie |
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