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| L.E. McCullough plays at the opening of the exhibit |
How It’s Irish: Many of the musicians play traditional Irish music, and the exhibit opened with an Irish music concert– with L.E. McCullough playing!
L.E. McCullough praises a Pennsylvania exhibit showcasing musicians who are artists and wonders when there will be a similar event in NYC….
“The greatest scientists are artists as well.” — Albert Einstein
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| Ellen Tepper Knot Window |
Yes, THAT Einstein — who, when taking the occasional break from attempting to explain the universe, worked out regularly on piano and violin. And manintained that the best scientific eureka! moments come from intuition and inspiration provided by Art.
A new exhibit at WaterElemental Crafts & Fine Art in Lansdale, PA displays the visual art talents of several Irish traditional musicians well-known to East Coast audiences.
“Music & Art: Artists That Are Musicians” runs through Aug. 26 and features an upcoming Aug. 3 open ITM session from 7-9 p.m. led by harpist/guitarist Iris Nevins and harpist Ellen Tepper.
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| Jewelry by John Brennan |
Participating exhibit artists are Donna Long, Pat Egan, Ellen Tepper, Iris Nevins, John Brennan, Linda Hickman, Lillie Hardy Morris, Ray Frick and Paul Tooley. Bette Conway, gallery co-owner, wasn’t formally exhibiting, but you can see her jewelry and postcard collection of vintage traditional musicians as well.
The July 6 Opening Night gala took place as part of Lansdale’s monthly First Fridayfestivities, a downtown-wide event with art and music spilling from shops onto the streets.
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| Judy Brennan, John Brennan, and L.E. McCullough |
As patrons wandered into the gallery, they were greeted by Irish music variously performed by John Brennan (fiddle), Donna Long (fiddle, piano), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals), Bette Conway (fiddle), George Fairchild (bodhran), Judy Brennan (piano), Ellen Tepper (harp), Tim Hill(uilleann pipes), Bob Hendren (guitar) and L.E. McCullough (tinwhistle, flute, harmonica).
The Aug. 3 music night at Water Elemental Crafts will also be part of the First Friday series.
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| Rings by Irish Nevins |
Seems like someone should organize a similar event in New York that explores the heretofore unfathomed right-brain depths of the local ITM community.
Besides Iris Nevins and Linda Hickman, three Irish musician/artists that come quickly to mind include Christy McNamara (concertina/accordion/photography), Meredith Bogacz (fiddle/sculpture/drawing) and Sebastian McLaughlin(banjo/painting/graphic design) … there certainly must be a dozen others, easy.
Editor’s note: Know anybody? Let’s do it!
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