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Legacy and Máirtín de Cógáin |
This annual show is a collaborative effort of Legacy and their friend and frequent guest on stage, Máirtín de Cógáin. The show is family-fiendly, blending a mix of Irish holiday carols and songs of the songs of the season, lively Irish instrumentals on flute and fiddle for good measure.
Máirtín de Cógáin (MAR-teen de KOH-GONE) originally hails from Carrigaline, County Cork, and serves as the emcee for the program.
The songs and stories told are drawn from seasonal traditions of the Celtic nations, with an emphasis on rural Co. Cork. Despite being very old music, most of the songs will be new to American listeners.
Máirtín's narration brings to life the customs traditional to growing up in West Cork, plus stories and explorations to seasonal customs from neighboring Celtic lands.
Says Keith Harrelson of Moonlight on the Mountian:
Yes, Virginia, there ARE other ways to celebrate the end of the year besides standing in long lines at big-box stores, or sitting in traffic... for centuries now, the merry folks of The Emerald Isle have rung out the auld with story and song, never better preserved or presented than by this highly-respected group and their collaborator, the storyteller Máirtín de Cógáin.
With fiddle, guitar, drum, whistles, and voice, Legacy recalls generations of Irish holiday tradition in a manner entirely befitting this year and next. It's a special program they've worked up especially for the season--- start now to make your Merry Christmas last that much longer!
An Irish Christmas features:
| Máirtín de Cógáin- |
Narration, vocals, guitar |
| Don Penzien - |
Guitar, vocals, bodhrán |
| Valerie Plested - |
Fiddle, whistle, vocals |
Tour Dates for 2011
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The Irish House, 7:30pm
1432 St. Charles Ave
$15 / $10 Advance tickets available here |
New Orleans, LA |
| 13 |
Harrington’s Cafe, 7:00pm (Baton Rouge Irish Club)
Downtown, FloridaSt and 3rd
$20 / $15 BRIC members / $10 students
Sponsored by the Baton Rouge Irish Club
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Baton Rouge, LA |
| 14 |
Enoch's Irish Pub, 8ish. Or 9ish. Welcome to Eire.
507 Louisville Avenue
Donations requested |
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Monroe, LA |
| 15 |
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 7pm
4000 Ridgewood Rd.
$12 / $10 Advance tickets available here
sponsored by Celtic Heritage Society |
Jackson, MS |
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POST PARTY - Fenian's Irish Pub, 10pm
no cover |
Jackson, MS |
| 16 |
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 6:30pm
3601 Pearl Street
$10 / $8 Advance tickets available here
$8 Student, CHS, and OLLI members
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Hattiesburg, MS |
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POST PARTY - The Keg and Barrel, 9pm
no cover |
Hattiesburg, MS |
| 17 |
Chambless-Vogt House Concert, 7:30pm
potluck at 6:30pm, suggested donation $15
Space limited, reservations encouraged:
205-792-1326 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 18 |
Moonlight on the Mountain, 7:30pm
585 Shades Crest Road
$15 (cash only - no cards or checks)
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Birmingham, AL |
Promotional Materials for An Irish Christmas
Media Release
An Irish Christmas, Media Release 2011
[PDF] | [Word Doc]
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