Interview with Irish Choreographer Marguerite Donlon
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Donlon is a famed choreographer of contemporary dance. She discusses her new piece, "Big Wig," and talks about her journey.
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Interview with Actor and Casting Director Kirsten Quinn
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In a revival of a play that explores the mysterious death of Thomas Merton--"Rendezvous in Bangkok ... Who Killed Thomas Merton"--Quinn plays the role of peace activist Joan Baez. The play was written by Sabina Clarke and Thom Nickels. Quinn is a full tenured associate professor of theater and communications at Community College of Philadelphia. She has appeared in productions throughout the Philadelphia area, including, notably, The Irish Heritage Theatre, of which she is also a board member.
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Uilleann Piper Ivan Goff
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Ivan Goff played this haunting slow air at the Philadelphia Ceili Group Festival in September 2019.
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Eileen Ivers Interview
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Premier Irish fiddler Eileen Ivers has released a stunning new album, "Scatter the Light." We spoke with her about the album, and the uplifting messages behind each of the tracks.
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Máiréad Carlin Interview
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Celtic Woman was scheduled to perform in Philadelphia toward the end of this month. With the onset of the novel coronavirus, the tour was canceled.
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Interview with Fiddler Winifred Horan
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Fiddler Winifred Horan is best-known for her work with the band Solas, but she has also forged a productive and creative solo career. Now, she is out with a beautiful new CD, "The Memory of Magic." We spent a good long time recently talking about the new album and the thoughts and inspiration that went into it.
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Riverdance Fiddler Haley Richardson
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At 17, she is filling some big shoes, playing this summer in the Riverdance band at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. Haley is already incredibly accomplished. Here are her reflections on Riverdance, her career up to this point, and where she's going.
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Tony DeMarco
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Tony DeMarco came to Irish fiddling in a roundabout way, but he has emerged as one of the foremost practitioners of the highly ornamented Sligo style. He appears at the Philadelphia Ceili Group Irish Festival September 14, 2019.
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Press Conference with Carl Frampton
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Carl "The Jackal" Frampton visited the Philadelphia Irish Center to talk about his August 10, 2019, fight against Emmanuel Dominguez at Temple University's Liacouras Center. He talked about a lot of other things. "The Pride of Belfast" held forth on a range of subjects, from fatherhood and family to career highlights to his legacy. And he talked about how the next fight could be his last. (Although he expects to win.)
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McLean Avenue Band Live in Philadelphia
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The McLean Avenue Band of New York City debuted in Philadelphia at a waterfront Irish festival in June 2019. This is the band's opening medley, which was very well received.
info_outlineIt was a mystery, a story many didn't want told. 57 Irish railroad laborers came to America in search of a better life. Not long after their arrival, they were all dead. Was it cholera? Or murder?