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An Irish Christmas: A Musical Solstice Celebration
December 21, 2014 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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An Irish Christmas
A Musical Solstice Celebration
December 18-20 | 8 pm
December 21 | 5 pm
at Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
Featuring Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis
with
Tamar Korn, jazz singer
Billy McComiskey, accordionist
Liz Hanley, fiddler and singer
Donna Long, pianist
Grace Nono, singer of Philippine chant
Niall O’Leary, dancer
John Roberts, concertina and singer
and Special Guests:
Colum McCann, National Book Award–winning author of Let the Great World Spin
December 18
Barbara Jones, Consul General of Ireland
December 20
| An Irish Christmas Special Benefit Performance December 18 For more information, VIP experiences, or to join our Host Committee, please contact Maura Greaney at 212 757 3318 x 211. |
“The most imaginative, appealing, and stimulating Irish Christmas show to be seen and heard in America—bar none.” – Earle Hitchner, Irish Echo
“What Christmas should be about—celebration, craic, good music and song, the closeness of friends and family, and the thought spared for our sisters and brothers on the margins of life.” – Bill Whelan, Grammy Award-winning composer of Riverdance
Ireland at Christmas—the peat fire burning, carolers on the doorstep, berries on the holly, mince pies and mulled wine—there’s nothing quite like it.
Year after year we bring the glow of an Irish Christmas to New York with a mirthful evening of storytelling, dancing and seasonal music that warms the holiday spirit.
After seven seasons of sold-out shows at Irish Arts Center, we expand to Symphony Space, our upper west side home-away-from-home, with brand new material from your favorite musicians led by the legendary Mick Moloney.
With surprise special guests from the worlds of arts and letters—past years have included neighborly drop-bys from Ellen McCourt, Gabriel Byrne, Jean Butler, Dan Barry, Colum McCann, and more—give yourself, your family and friends the gift of one of New York’s warmest musical holiday traditions.
SPECIAL GUESTS
COLUM McCANN
National Book Award-winning author
December 18
MAUREEN MURPHY
Irish American Historian and Educator
December 19
HAYLEY RICHARDSON
12-year-old award-winning fiddle player from South Jersey
December 19
BARBARA JONES
Consul General of Ireland in New York
December 20
LENWOOD O. SLOAN
Multi-faceted Cultural and Heritage Presenter and Organizer
December 21