In December 2008, Los Angeles vocal collective Sonos debuted at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles. Emerging from the Southern California college a cappella scene with the singular aim of turning the genre on its head, Sonos reinvents a 21st century songbook with bold reinterpretations of vital indie artists who inspire the sextet.
In the North Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence off of Canada’s east coast, lays tiny Prince Edward Island and nearby, the even smaller archipelago known as the Magdalen Islands (les Îles de la Madeleine). In addition to being connected today by a ferryboat, both Islands have a shared history and a shared cultural tie that dates back several centuries. There has been a musical connection between these two places for centuries.
This special Celtic Colors showcase will feature: Colin Grant, Dawn & Margie Beaton Jason Roach with Chrissy Crowley, and Rachel Davis.
For the last 5 years, POGEY has been bringing audiences to their feet all over Canada and the United States with their unique blend of traditional and contemporary music. POGEY’s five members combine fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar and banjo with bass, drums and four part vocal harmonies to produce their trademark Nova Scotia Sound.
Aoife Clancy, Robbie O’Connell and Donal Clancy first performed together at a workshop called “The Clancy Legacy” during the Irish Arts week in East Durham, NY in July 2006. It was the first time they had performed together in that combination and the show was extremely well received.
Celtic Spring. A burst of energy. Driving music. Riveting dancing. Youthful exuberance. Unparalleled talent all in one family.
Celtic Spring is six siblings who play the fiddle and step-dance, backed by their mom on the keyboard and their dad on percussion. Celtic Spring’s music hails from Ireland, Scotland, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. While firmly grounded in the traditions of their ancestors, Celtic Spring’s style is all its own.
Raised in Toronto, Colin Grant began his musical career at the age of 4 at the Royal Conservatory of Music, studying classical violin in the Suzuki program. By the age of 10, he began to explore Cape Breton-style traditional music, taking lessons from Sandy MacIntyre, and at the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts, studying piano accompaniment and stepdancing in addition to the fiddle.
Boston-based husband-and-wife duo Matt & Shannon Heaton offer updated and traditional Irish music on flute/guitar/bouzouki/accordion, stirring traditional-style singing, and a fresh, appealing stage show. Their Feb 2009 CD “Lovers’ Well” (songs of loss and love) is their 4th as a duo. Musically speaking, the Heatons play the heck out of their instruments (Irish wood flute/accordion, guitar/bouzouki).
Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes the Paul McKenna Band have been playing to audiences throughout the UK since 2006.With a contemporary approach to songs, although not straying too far from their roots, their arrangements are both fresh and innovative.
Gadelle Thursday June 24 at 7:30 pm Gadelle is a four member, all woman, traditional French-Acadian band that includes former internationally acclaimed Barachois members, Helene Bergeron and Louise Arsenault. Gadelle [...]
Boréal Tordu began when fiddler Steve Muise and singer Robert Sylvain discovered a mutual interest in the music of their shared Acadian heritage. While signs of their parents’ French culture can still be found in Maine, it was almost lost to their generation, after years of forced assimilation.
Award winning songwriter, Ian Sherwood mixes catchy melodies and heart-breaking stories with intricate guitar loops, saxophones and pop/rock/jazz grooves to create music that has been described as “Traditional singer/songwriter style at it’s essence.” *
WATCH VIDEO BELOW Massachusetts-based quartet The Brew cook up a musical melting pot on their brand-new, self-released album, Back to the Woods, that combines their roots in classic rock, adding [...]
Thursday May 27 at 7:30 pm Catherine McLellan’s last album Church Bell Blues hit #1 on the iTunes Canada Roots charts, received critical acclaim and comparisons to Joni Mitchell from [...]
September News From the Maine Maritime Museum
Tim Sullivan Trio on August 8th and Jazzy Chas and The DelRossi Posse on the 12th at The Liberal Cup
Lincoln Street Center Restarts Life Drawing Group on September 13th
Nasty Habits, Archie, Little Easy Band, and MORE at Club 223 Through September 12th
Freeport Family Performing Arts Presents It’s Production of Mary O’Leary and the Leprechauns of Ballybunn Village
Tim Sullivan Trio on August 8th and Jazzy Chas and The DelRossi Posse on the 12th at The Liberal Cup
9/11 First Responders Tribute with Emcee John Jenkins in Lewiston
Open Mic at Higher Grounds Tuesday September 7th