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• 2 reels from Mick O'Brien
  Uilleann piper Mick O'Brien at the South Wales Uilleann Pipers 2011 Celtic Night Concert. Two reels played on the C whistle, The Mason Apron and Ralthin Island, composed by Peter Browne. Related articles2 polkas on whistle from Boys of the Lough (irishtinwhistle.blogspot.com) Pioneering ensemble lends Celtic spirit to holidays (irishtinwhistle.blogspot.com) Village tunes in for Ceol Chairlinn (

  
  

  
  
  
• Singer Bridie Gallagher buried
  Image via WikipediaALMOST 500 mourners gathered yesterday for the burial of renowned singer Bridie Gallagher. Ms Gallagher was buried at Doe Cemetery outside her beloved birthplace of Creeslough in Co Donegal. A lone tin whistle player sounded the tune of The Town I Loved So Well as mourners braved wind and rain for the burial. A funeral Mass had taken place earlier at St Bridget’s Church,

  
  

  
  
  
• Jacob Fournel - Reel Gan Ainm & Jolly Tinker
  

  
  

  
  
  
• Pioneering ensemble lends Celtic spirit to holidays
  When the holidays roll around, Joanie Madden has plenty to cherish. Her Celtic music ensemble, Cherish the Ladies, last year celebrated a quarter-century of performances — far beyond what the flutist and award-winning tin-whistle player anticipated. “It’s great to be accepted and respected,” said Madden, 46, a New York native who speaks with a slight Irish lilt. “We were here before Riverdance,

  
  

  
  
  
• Atwater-Donnelly Duo to Play at Stoughton Public Library
  Image via Wikipedia"The Atwater-Donnelly musical duo visits the Stoughton Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. for a toe-tapping concert of traditional American folk music and Irish music and dance. Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly blend gorgeous harmonies and play guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica, banjo, bones, spoons, limberjacks. They will

  
  

  
  
  
• Dolly Parton At Verizon Wireless Theater
  Dolly Parton seems like the kind of person so determined to make sure her audience has a good time, she's not above putting them to the thumbscrews to make sure that happens. Luckily, it didn't come to that Tuesday at a near sold-out Verizon Wireless Theater.Parton (re)introduced herself to the adoring crowd by saying that she loves playing in Texas because every movie she's been in -- or close

  
  

  
  
  
• 2 polkas on whistle from Boys of the Lough
  A polka from Finland, followed by three reels, first one from piper Séamus Ennis, second from fiddle player Gerry O'Connor, and the third is "The Ivy Leaf". From a concert by The Boys of the Lough.Cathal McConnell, from Ballinaleck, Co. Fermanagh (whistle).Christy O'Leary, from Kenmare, Co.Kerry (whistle).John Coakley, from Bantry, Co.Cork (piano).

  
  

  
  
  
• Irish Tin Whistle Tutorial from Tradschool
  

  
  

  
  
  
• Curtain closes on Montana Artists Refuge's 18-year run
  BASIN — There are places where creativity blossoms. You can breathe in their heady energy as soon as you step into the space. For the past 18 years, the Montana Artists Refuge in Basin has been such a place — welcoming some 300 artists to this tiny historic mining town. Into the refuge’s high-ceiling, airy studios came actors, dancers, composers, musicians, opera singers, painters, sculptors,

  
  

  
  
  
• Local Irish folk duo keeps traditional music alive
  Local Irish folk duo keeps traditional music alive » Local News » Ad-Express and Daily Iowegian, Centerville, IA