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• Caerleon favourites to play at town hall
  Image via WikipediaNEWPORT folk group The Dai Bach Band will perform at Caerleon Town Hall next week on Saturday, February 18. The band are well known to clientele of the Bell Inn for their weekly concerts and for performances throughout the area. The members of the Dai Bach band have been playing locally for about 30 years but not always under that name. Marcus Butler, Sue Cleaves, Greville

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Rodrigo y Gabriela transcend borders, musical styles
  Cover of Rodrigo y GabrielaReporting from Ixtapa, Mexico —— Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero came to this beach resort seeking a fresh start after realizing that their Mexico City metal band was a dismal failure. More than a decade later, Ixtapa is again a haven for them — this time from the rigors of soaring success. The couple, known as Rodrigo y Gabriela, have lived a story that could

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Davey Gunn, Bodhran Maker
  Image via WikipediaGOATS are hard to come by these days, and bodhráns are becoming very popular with aspiring young musicians. Which all goes to make things a little difficult for Davey Gunn, the bodhrán-maker from Trieneragh, Duagh, Listowel. Davey, who began his unusual trade over 25 years ago, estimates that he makes between 40 and 50 bodhráns every year. And as goat skin is the ideal

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Bodhran tutorial - Hornpipe rhythm
  Free bodhran tutorial on video. Learn the hornpipe rhythm Related articlesIrish Arts Center' Bodhrán instructor films Irish scene for 'Gossip Girl' (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Packie Russell, Doolin 1973 (irishconcertina.blogspot.com) Chapter and verse on music-making (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Mary MacNamara - Canúintí Ceoil 3 (irishconcertina.blogspot.com) In love, with the bodhrán (

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Anna Colliton (Bodhran) and Tony DeMarco (Fiddle)
  Tiony DeMarco plays a set of reels, with accompaniment by Anna Colliton on bodhran Related articlesChapter and verse on music-making (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Féile Frank McCann (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) A Winter's Night: Ensemble Galilei (irishbodhran.blogspot.com) Globe's heart-pumping fusion of music, dance, and percussion (irishbodhran.blogspot.com)

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Irish Arts Center’ Bodhrán instructor films Irish scene for 'Gossip Girl'
  Image via WikipediaOne of America’s leading bodhrán players is to be featured in the popular CWTV show “Gossip Girl” which is filmed in New York. Anna Colliton, teaches advanced bodhrán, a traditional Irish drum at the Irish Arts Center in New York, is filming an Irish scene on Gossip Girl this week. The Irish Arts Center tweeted the news on Wednesday morning; “IAC Bodhrán instructor, Anna

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Evening of Irish culture planned
  Image via WikipediaWILLISTON The James Memorial Art Center presents an evening of Irish culture featuring music, traditions and food with Dearbhail Finnegan and Robin Slater, a husband-and-wife team from County Meath, Ireland, on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. In preparation for the James' upcoming "Key Ingredients" exhibition which deals with America's food culture, the reception following the program

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Men of Worth concert is Jan. 13 at LCSC
  Image by colleen_taugher via FlickrIrish and Scottish folk music duo Men of Worth will play at the Lewis-Clark State College Silverthorne Theatre on Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available through LCSC Community Events located at 415 Main Street in Lewiston; through Community Programs in the Sam Glenn Complex at Lewis-Clark State College, or online through Tickets West. Men of Worth

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Four Shillings Short concert explores eclectic music
  Four Shillings Short, a Celtic/folk/world music duo, returns to Richmond on Jan. 12 as part of Indiana University East's Mindful Explorations programs. Four Shillings Short performs traditional and original music from Ireland and Scotland, Indian Ragas, folk ballads, medieval and Renaissance instrumentals and a cappella numbers. The husband and wife, Aodh Og O'Tuama and Christy Martin of San

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Cherish the Ladies bring Celtic music and dance to Carlisle Theatre
  Cover of Cherish the LadiesConsidering their name, which they take from the title of a traditional Irish jig, it is unsurprising that the Irish-American Celtic song and dance ensemble Cherish the Ladies is an all-female group. Founded in 1985 in an attempt to showcase female talent in the male-dominated world of Celtic music and dance, the group has released fifteen albums, and their recording