General News: Irish Music Concert at Munger Cottage
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| Brian Conway on fiddle |
February 25, 2015
Traditional Irish Music
Featuring Brian Conway, Fiddle & John Walsh, Guitar/Vocals
CORNWALL, NY – As part of our on-going “Our Musical Heritage” Concert series, Cornwall Public Library is pleased to once again host a concert of traditional Irish Music featuring Brian Conway on fiddle and John Walsh on guitar and vocals. The concert will take place on Sunday, March 8th at 2:00 p.m. at Munger Cottage, located up the hill directly behind the library. This is a free concert, and no registration is required.
Brian Conway, premier Irish-American fiddler, performs with a skill, grace and force that are steeped in tradition but distinctively his own. Well known in the Irish/Celtic community, Conway has won numerous All-Ireland fiddling competitions, and has been called one of the best fiddlers of his generation.
Bronx-born John Walsh moved to Kilkenny, Ireland at the age of 10. He took up guitar and was lucky enough to be surrounded by a rich musical heritage where he learned music of all sorts and kinds. Years later he moved back to New York, met up with more musicians, and performs and records in a variety of venues.
Following the concert, those in attendance will have the opportunity to serve as judges for the 2nd annual Irish Soda Bread Bake-Off. Anyone wishing to enter their personal best is asked to contact Rosaleen Leahy, Cornwall Public Library Program Coordinator, no later than February 27th, to make those arrangements. She can be reached at 534-8282, ext. 204, or by e-mail at [email protected].
The concert is sponsored by the Friends of Cornwall Public Library and Cornwall Public Library Foundation, and is part of the Library’s “Our Musical Heritage” Concert Series. This program is funded, in part, by Orange County Tourism and the County of Orange.
Registration for the concert is required, and may be done by calling the library at 534-8282. For more information contact Rosaleen Leahy at Cornwall Public Library, or through e-mail at [email protected].
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