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Learn Irish Music a Conversation with Bess Lomax Hawes Learn Irish CELTIC MUSIC ISSUE FREE BI-MONTHLY Volume 4 Number 2 March-April 2004 THESOURCE FOR FOLK/TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCE, STORYTELLING & OTHER RELATED FOLK ARTS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA “Don’t you know that Folk Music is illegal in Los Angeles?” — WARREN C ASEY of the Wicked Tinkers PlatinumPlatinum BecomesBecomes HerHer MARYMARY BLACKBLACK ININ CONCERTCONCERT AlsoAlso inside:inside: BY J.J. RYAN lthough mysteriously absent from mainstream LearnLearn IrishIrish American radio airwaves, Mary Black has been a staple of Ireland’s music scene for over 20 years. Indeed, as a testament to her longevi- MusicMusic ty as an artist, Black won Irish Music Magazine’s Irish Music Award 2003 for Best A Contemporary Female artist. AA ConversationConversation Mary Black sprang into the Dublin folk scene of the mid- 1970’s, along with her three brothers and sister Frances, as a WithWith BessBess member of The Black Family. From the beginning, Black’s voice had a quality that sounds both plain and elegant, with a rich and satisfying timbre that easily stands by itself a LomaxLomax HawesHawes capella. However, when she left The Black Family, she began to transition away from traditional Irish singing and part 3 toward popular music with a nonetheless distinctly Celtic part 3 flavor. With each album release, her reputation and population have grown. Her 1983 debut album Mary Black, produced by Declan Sinnot, earned her a gold album in Ireland. In PLUSPLUS 1983, Anthem, her LP with the legendary Celtic group DeDannan, won the Irish Album of the Year award. Her KeysKeys toto thethe HighwayHighway subsequent 1985 release, Without the Fanfare took a dis- tinctly more contemporary musical turn. This further estab- lished her expanding solo career, and led to her departure CDCD ReviewsReviews from DeDannan in 1986. Later that year, she received Ireland’s Entertainer of the Year award. TheThe VoicesVoices inin MyMy HeadHead Her biggest commercial success to date came in 1989’s MARY BLACK page 17 andand muchmuch more...more... Page 2 FolkWorks March-April 2004 EDITORIAL elcome to the several articles with a Celtic PUBLISHERS & EDITORS WCeltic issue of focus. Our lead article is about Leda & Steve Shapiro FolkWorks. We are Mary Black, the wonderful LAYOUT & PRODUCTION dedicating this issue to a fellow singer who was involved with Alan Stone Creative Services who had a great impact on our some of our favorite Irish bands. FEATURE WRITERS lives - Johnny Cunningham, We also have an article by one of Brooke Alberts, Lookaround who passed away recently [see L.A.s finest Irish fiddlers as well Ross Altman How Can I Keep From Talking page 26]. We got to know as a new friend from the San Uncle Ruthie Buell Johnny’s music in the early Francisco Bay area. We hope to Halfway Down the Stairs 1980’s when the group he encourage you to do new things, Joanna Cazden formed with his brother, Silly to listen to new music, to learn an The Voices in my Head Wizard, was touring. We were instrument, to take classes in a Valerie Cooley, That Reminds Me... both inspired by the freshness folk art, in general to be open to Viola Galloway, World Encounters and passion of the band. In the new things. If you have a musical Gus Garelick, Interviews mid-1980’s we were fortunate to bent, try learning to play Irish or Roger Goodman see Johnny in what was uninten- Scottish music [page 3]. We have Keys to the Highway Dennis Roger Reed tionally a private concert in SONES BY SONYA PHOTO added a new listing for music Reed’s Ramblings Santa Monica. He was in town BY LEDA & STEVE SHAPIRO instruction to get you started Dave Soyars, Dave’s Corner playing at a bar and no one had [page 8]. Likewise, if you like to Larry Wines, Tied to the Tracks done any publicity. The Larman’s on FolkScene dance, L.A. offers many opportunities for you to learn EDITORS announced that there was a rumor that he would be and participate. We would be amiss not to mention that David Ascher • Marie Bruno playing and we followed up on it, told some of our several of the FolkWorks staff can be found playing Valerie Cooley • Mary Pat Cooney friends and there we were, one on one. Johnny took it regularly at the local sessions (or seisiúns, as the Irish Chuck Galt • Stan Kohls in stride and played for almost an hour for us and the call them). Check out page 13 to find one close to you Marcia Michael • Britt Nicole-Peterson local bar folks. and come on down. If you get tired flipping those Diane Sherman • Joel Shimberg Johnny and his brother Phil occasionally toured as pages back and forth, just read the whole issue cover CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Betto Arcos • Kathy Buys a duet. Their musicianship was exceptional and their to cover! Cait Reed • J.J.Ryan • Jerry Weinert brotherly stage banter endlessly amusing. Johnny and Finally, the Internet is a boon to those of us inter- DISTRIBUTION Phil had not played together for many years, but this ested in Celtic music and dance. You can find and pur- Valerie Cooley • Mary Dolinskis past summer got together for a reunion. Johnny played chase just about any recording that is in current Chuck Galt • Marge Gajicki several times during the past years at the Kennedy release. Some of these recordings are easily obtained, Cliff Gilpatric • Scot Hickey Performing Arts Center in Washington, DC and there but there are a few sites that specialize in the more Sue Hunter • Dennis Louie Nan McKinley • Gretchen Naticchia are on-line archives of the shows, including the obscure recordings. If you read music, you can find Matt Reese • Bea Romano reunion concert for your free viewing. Johnny will be the written music for just about any tune that you Daria Simolke • Stan Smith sorely missed. would be interested in learning. There are also on-line Lynn Worrilow • John Wygonski We at FolkWorks have a deep love of Celtic music. lessons available. And, for a small price, there is a LOGO DESIGN We provide information about the Celtic happenings weekly updated on-line concert. All with your fingers Tim Steinmeier in the L.A. area. We often have reviews of Celtic CDs “doing the walking” on your keyboard. Go to Thanks to all those who have supported and that we think are exceptional and have produced con- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FolkWorks/links and inspired us, especially Warren Casey of the certs of some of our favorite Celtic performers. We are you will find some of the aforementioned Internet Wicked Tinkers. 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