For One Night Only - Live in Concert Tara O’Grady & the Black Velvet Band Click on any image for a music sample Elizabeth Taylor’s features, Billie Holiday’s voice, Audrey Hepburn’s fashion sense, and a combination of Porter’s writing style with a touch of Nellie McKay's quirky lyrics. Tara O’Grady is the full package, combining […]
A Doctor’s Sword Presented by Irish Arts Center and Irish Film Institute Directed by Gary Lennon After the screening, enjoy a talk back with John McDonagh of Veterans for Peace, moderated by Malachy McCourt. Tuesday, June 14 | 7 PM Dr. Aidan MacCarthy’s WWII survival story is simply incredible: He survived Dunkirk and the fall […]
Irish music sensation CELTIC WOMAN celebrates their brand new album, DESTINY, on their 85-city North American concert tour of the same name. DESTINY has dominated the #1 spot on Billboard’s World Music Chart for SEVEN weeks since its January release – their 9th record to hit #1 in a decade-long career, a true […]
“Two of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians” Jackie Daly & Matt Cranitch in Concert Jackie Daly (accordion) The words “Button accordion” and “Jackie Day” are synonymous in the world of Irish traditional music. Described by the New York Times as “probably the best accordionist in Ireland”, Jackie was born in Kanturk, Co. Coruk, where he grew […]
Oscar-nominated Animated Feature for all the Family Inspired by the Celtic folklore tradition of the selkie, the Oscar-nominated “Song of the the Sea” is a sumptuous marriage of visuals and narrative. Song of the Sea (2014) matinee Ben, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, […]
Celebrate Lisa Gutkin's CD release, and her birthday!
Conor O’Brien may sport a fetching beard these days but the third album he’s recorded as Villagers finds the Dubliner shaving his music right back to the bone. By comparison, his 2010 debut album Becoming A Jackal and especially its 2013 successor – both hugely acclaimed and nominated for Britain’s Mercury Prize, while the latter […]
Called the “burly tenor with a big, silvery voice” by Variety, Ronan Tynan, accompanied by his long time pianist Bill Lewis, bring to Feinstein’s/54 Below a repertoire that is diverse as it is entertaining: a mix of Irish, selections from the great American songbook, contemporary, as well as newly written material. The New York Times […]
A very special invitation from the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice! Sunday August 7 - Phoenicia NY Breathtaking authentic Gaelic singing, music and dance direct from the Scotland, Ireland! Four very special performances of traditional Gaelic singing — by soloists Joy Dunlop, Noeleen Ni Cholla, Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhride and by the young singers […]
