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1 996 Committees Acknowledgements Helpful lnformation for Philadelphia Ceili Group Ed Licinit Festival Goers President The Philadelphia Ceili Group gratefully Festival Consultant Steve Winick Welcome to our twenty-second acknowledges support from the following annual festival. We are trying to Adninistration Nancy Gallagher people and organizations in presenting make your day as enjoyable as Bulk Mailing Larry Klock this year's festival: possible and hope the following Gate Bill Keane information will help. If you Grants Greg Duffy Murphy's Irish Stout and lrish Amber have any questions, please stop Hospitality Darcy Fair Friendly Sons of St. Patrick at the information booth near Evelvn Drvbureh John McShain Charities the main gate. Information Loretta Gaughan Rosemarie Timoney Please see map for locations George McCullough, DUTV 54, of first aid, rest rooms, food and Masters of Ceremony Myron Bretholz Tommy Moffit Drexel University beverages, and record and Ceili Steve Winick J. Raisch & Son Group T-shirt sales. Tom Slattery Cannstatter Club - Philadelphia For directions to a public

Parkina Kate Krout telephone, please check at , Programming information booth. General: Greg Duffy, Ed Licinit, No coolers are to be brought Joan McKenty Ed Reavy Legacy: Roy Rogers onto festival site. Harpers: Joanna Mell No one under 21 will be ~ewGeneration: permitted to purchase alcoholic Dancers: Eileen Henry 1996 Committees Musicians: Chris Brennan Hagy beverages. New Tunes: L.E. McCullouah Stqe hnhgement No pets (seeing-eye dogs Main Stage Mary Lou McGurk Program Book & Flyer excepted) are permitted on Workshop Kim and Jim Mowery Editors Ed Licinit, Joan McKenty festival grounds. Dance Area Kathy Lenahan Design Pc Production Rill Masi Dance Area Musicians John Stapleton Please help keep the festival Ad Sales Greg Duffy Technical Ed Licinit site clean. Use designated trash Publicity Bill Stein cans. Tickets Lorraine Quinn Sales Daytime activities end at 6 Vendom/Crafts Maggie Quigg CDs/Tapes/Records Dan & Kim Flynn PM; evening dancing ends at Becky Baum T-shirts Volunteers Anne &Joe Lang 11 PM. Security Chairs Kristin Gilkeson, Mike Kelly Web Master Bill McKenty Site Supervisors Nathan Lerner Brian Quinn Sound Dean Languell, Scott Natters The Philadelphia Ceili Croup's 1996 Festival Home page: http:/Jw.netaxs.comJ-wrnckenty KENNY COLDSTEIN MEADOW STAGE

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Please Note: In the event of a rainy day, the Main Stage activities will be moved inside to the Dance Hall stage, while the Dance Schedule will be followed in a room directly below. Dance Stage Music Manager: Noon Harpers Showcase with Sinead ni Argadain, Debbie john Stapleton Brewin-Wilson, Kathy DeAngelo, Joanna Mell and Ellen Tepper Noon Introduction to Irish Dancing 1:00 New Generation Music and Dance 2:00 Danny Flynn & &en ~c~irr 1 :00 Intermediate Ceili 2:30 Mick Moloney, Zan McLeod and John Williams - - 2:00 Open Ceili 3:00 Andy lwine 3:30 &~i~el~tevens- 3:00 Step Dance Workshop: John Jennings 4:00 Slow Airs and Laments Workshop with Sinead ni Argadain, - - Mark Donnelly, Winifred Horan, L.E. McCullough, Owen 4:00 Set Dance Workhop: Fiona Dore-Buckley McGirr, Tomas Standeven, Ellen Tepper- - 'nd John Williams 5:00 Craobh Rua 5:00 Killer Cedi Lesson: Grace Ann Coyle - 5:30 New Generation Music and Dance 6:00 Set Workshop: Jim Keenan 6:40 EVENING CONCERT - Reavy Legacy 8:00 Evening Ceili Ed to Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, Zan McLeod, 11 :oo L.E. McCullough and Mick Moloney Paddy Keenan and Nigel Stevens Craobh Rua Andy lwine Solas 12:OO Donegal with David Abe, 1:00 Crash Course in the lrish Language 12:OO John Kelly Memorial Session Roisin Harrigan and Caomhmin for beginners with Leo Mohan, led by Kitty Kelly MacAoidh Tom Cahill and Padraic McGill 1:00 Darcy Fair 12:30 Hardshoe and Percussion Workshop 2:00 "The History of lrish Social Dancing" with Myron Bretholz, Chris Carpenter, with JimKeenan 1:30 Frank Malley Ed Clark, Cait Currie, Brian Duffy, Danny Flynn, Charlie Gaffney and 3:00 "The Belfast Harp Festival of 1792" 2:00 "Harp & Bardic Tradition Workshop" Roisin Harrigan with Ellen Tepper with Sinead ni Argadan, Kathy - - DeAngelo, Joanna Mell, Deidre 1:00 Favorite , Reels and 3:30 "Irish Storytelling" with Tom Slattery Salkind and Ellen Tepper Workshop with Charlie Gaffney, Roisin Harrigan, Kitty Kelly, Fintan 4:00 "Irish Monastic Nature Poetry" with 3:00 Plectrum Workshop with Malone, Owen McGirr, Kevin Helen Kennedy Chris Carpenter, Brian Connolly, McGillian, Zan McLeod and Tomas --- John Doyle, AI Keller, John Lavalley, Standeven 5:00 St. Brigid's Crosses with Kitty Kelly, Fintan Malone and Bill McKenty and Ann Ryan 2:00 Blind Mary 4:00 Joanna Mell

2:30 Gan Ainm 4:30 McDermott's Handy

- - 3:00 Fresh Airs from Old Erin - New Tunes 5:00 Castlegarden Workshop hosted by L.E. McCullough 12:OO Class with Fintan Malone -

- 5:30 Separate Reality 4:00 Songs of the Famine & Emigration 1 :00 Class with Brian Conway with Jim Byrne, Karan Casey, , Mick Moloney and Nigel 2:00 Beginning with Stevens L.E. McCullough

5:00 The Legacy of Ed Reavy hosted by 3:00 Bodhran Class with Myron Bretholz Roy Rogers with Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, Kevin McGillian and 4:00 Donegal Style Fiddle with Mick Moloney Roisin Harrigan, Caomhmin MacAoidh and David Abe Events to be determined. Will include Moon Bounce, face painting, playground 5:00 Introduction to the lrish Harp and more. with JoannaMell lrish music session begins at 12 noon at this tent. All players are welcome. Kenny Goldstein 1927-1995

t iswith sadnessthat singers. He often provided accommodations and the Ceili Group honorarium at his classes for traveling musicians. Among Inotes the death on those he brought to Philadelphia included Joe Heaney, November 11th, 1995 of Liam O'Flynn, Delores Keane, Cathal McConnell and Kenny Goldstein, a long- Mick Moloney. He traveled frequently in time friend and consultant collecting books and songs and shared his extensive song to the group. Recognized collection with prominent lrish folklorists. around the world as a More recently, Kenny was a strong proactive collector and scholar of supporter of the Philadelphia Ceili Group. As our consul- folklore and folksong, he tant he provided guidance and advice on the fall festival. was known by many for his Through his efforts we were able to present storytellers generosity of spirit and strong support of traditional singers Eddie Lenihan and Alice Kane and singer Paddy Berry in in particular. 1988. As an advocate, it was through his efforts that the Ed Licinit asked me to say a few words about Kenny Library of Congress accepted the Ceili Group's tape Goldstein and his contributions to the world of traditional ~0llecti0nafter Seven years of negotiation. This year the music and song. From his obituary you have a good Ceili Group officially recognized and thanked Kenny at description of his considerableprofessional achievements. the Fall festival for his life-long contribution to the Support I would like to speak from a more personal perspective. and preservation of Irish and Celtic culture. I will miss him Kenny deeply loved lrish Music and song. From this terribly, as a friend and mentor, and as a person always love he was motivated to change careers and become a generous, quick with an opinion, and always ready for a folklorist. He used to say with a laugh that because he was good song. His legacy is strong, both in the hearts of his born on St. Patrick's Day he had half a claim on being many friends and in the collection of songs, books and Irish. More seriously, when collecting traditional songs he tapes he has left for all of us -to make our lives richer and felt that having the name Goldstein was an advantage. An filled with song. outsider who loved traditional singing was welcome at all - Robin Hiteshew hearths, regardless s of political or religious persuasion. The Ceili Group has permanently renamed the Meadow stage to the Well known for his generosity Kenny actively Kenny Goldstein Meadow Stage in honor of Kenny's lifelong and signifi- supported and encouraged many Irish musicians and cant support of traditional music and song. AS is fitting of Kenny's love of folksong, there will always be singing presented on this stage. Dan Flynn Sr. 1921 -1 996

n early March of this year Dan died suddenly of a tions, what stands out most is heart attack at the age of 75. Perhaps ironically at the tender heart larger than Ithe start of the mad frenzy known in recent years the stout man he was; the as the "St. Patrick's season." I would hazard a guess Dan warmth and unconditional would find that term both amusing and offensive. For regard and respect he showed those that knew him realize it is a concept foreign to the all he came to know and passion that filled and informed his life. interacted with in his busy Over the past 18 years, I've known Dan to be a life. Perhaps it was grounded vocal and ardent supporter of all things Irish, whether it in the self knowledge he possessed or in the lrish stub- was an annual ball given by one of the various county bornness that drove him never to give up no matter what societies, a ceili thrown by any organization in the the odds. Young or old, Dan welcomed all. It was no Delaware Valley, or an event sponsored by the Ceili surprise that his wake filled the entire church, that all Group or the Irish Center. His passion for the sea was Irish organizations were represented to pay their expressed with his long time involvement with the respects to a friend now gone. annual celebration of Commodore John Barry, name- To his wife Pat, and son Dan Jr. we send our condo- sake of the lrish Center at Emlen and Carpenter Streets in lences, no matter how inadequate words may seem at Mt. Airy. time of personal loss and grief. They do know how Dan Years ago he encouraged the Ceili Group to support will be missed, and it is my hope that the demonstrative the Center, maintaining rightly, that it is a wonderful reaction of those of us touched by his energy, goodwill resource and was begun by newly arrived lrish people and respect will carry with us forever, that his light will seeking a place where they could meet friends and find encourage and enrich us. a piece of home in this city. More recently, most of his Today the Ceili Group officially recognizes Dan's efforts were to be a one man publicity machine, contributions and accomplishments, and knows that in producing flyers he would carry around to various lrish heaven he surely is tapping his feet to the tunes and functions around the area. All of this without recom- songs that fill the air today. We miss him tremendously. pense, without being asked. While the specifics of his life were reported: Born in - Robin Hiteshew New Haven, CT, graduated high school in Philadelphia, served in the Navy, active in numerous lrish organiza 9s "- -5 3 m g %;$ ru =% 2CGcd 53%0 %soGa -A g.azP(n5;o 3> gg$3 A; GZ 2 el C aZZ Q) -z.& g g .C- a, a wG $ Bugo cd c kisu a 0 23 -- 0 ZC"8 C)-.I,. E aqcn AQ) .r 2 t x -s g THE JOHNKELLY SESSION is held every year was his support of young musicians and the at the PCC festival in memory of John Kelly Philadelphia Ceili Group. For many years John (1 906-1 990). The session starts off the activities led the Philadelphia Ceili weekly ceili's at the at the John Kelly stage at noon. john Kelly was Commodore Barry Club. John was very born in Co. , lreland and learned the generous with his time and talent. Many of fiddle at a young age. He emigrated to the those playing in the session today are former United States in 1928. John played the fiddle students and/or learned many tunes form John. for several years, but stopped until his retire- The Philadelphia Ceili Croup is eternally ment. The years off did him no harm as he grateful to his many contributions to our group placed first in the senior fiddle competition, and to the culture in the lrish Community. slow airs, at the New York Fleadh Ceoil in 1979. Just as important as his accomplishments

DAVID ABE is a classically trained violinist SINEAD NI ARGADAIN is a harpist and singer from a musical family who has been playing lrish traditional music in County , lreland where she studies since the late 1970's. He has lived in lreland classical singing. Performing traditional lrish and studied lrish traditional fiddle styles exten- songs and her own songs and arrangements sively. His playing reflects a strong northern on the lrish harp, she sings in both the lrish influence, particularly from County Donegal, and English languages. As a Trinity,Hospice and he counts among his musical influences Nurse of New Jersey, Sinead shares her and friends such great contemporary fiddlers as Pol 0 Seachnasaigh, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh music, referred to as "The Healing Harp", to and Brendan Mulvihill. Dave plays regularly at extend comfort and solace to terminally ill dances with button accordionist Billy and dying patients and also to the bereaved. McComiskey and guitarist Zan McLeod, with Sinead has performed at numerous lrish festi- the Washington, D.C. band Skellig, the Mary- vals, theaters and universities. Her cassette David Abe land-based early music group, Ensemble "lreland of my Dreams" was a Sinead ni Argadain Calilei, and is a frequent guest fiddler with sell out. Celtic Thunder. He can be heard on Zan McLeodls Crammy nominated album, Soul, Grace Criffith's Every Hue and Shade and Celtic Thunder's recent release, Hard New York Days.

BLIND MARY'S four MYRON BRETHOLZ is a respected members hail from percussionist who lives in the Washington, the Northeast D.C. area. He has participated in over two Philadelphia and dozen recordings, including The Rights of Bucks County area. Man, Green Linnet's CD which was taken Their eclectic blend from the 1990 concert on behalf of Joe of driving dance Doherty. Myron has taught workshops at music, delicate the Augusta Heritage Center, and is

ballads and airs and %. currently the Coordinator of Celtic Week whimsical songs has ,, 1 at the Swannanoa Gathering at Warren pleased audiences Wilson College in Asheville, North throughout the Carolina. He is a frequent contributor of region. Dublin-born liner notes and articles about lrish music Clarissa Garvey is the for reek Linnet, lrish America magazine, Myron Bretholz product of an lrish u.,,.- and other publications. family steeped in the Blind Mary singing tradition and she is best regarded for her unaccompanied singing. John LaValley performs with equal fluency DEBBIE BREWIN-WILSON was the 1991 on the , and . English-born Alison Gillespie Scottish Harp Society of America Amateur explored bluegrass, Scandinavian and show tunes before settling on lrish Champion and was awarded a scholarship and Scottish fiddle music. Al Keller is an accomplished banjo and as her prize to study Scottish Harp and mandolin player and provides the band's heartbeat with his rhythmic Gaelic song on Scotland's Isle of Skye. On bodhran playing. Skye, she studied harp with Alison Kinnaird and Gaelic song with Christine Primose, two CHRIS BRENNAN HAGY began playing of Scotland's foremost traditional violin in 1982 and first gravitated towards performers. Debbie has performed profes- lrish fiddle because of her daughter sionally throughout the U.S. and Canada Teganfs involvement in lrish dancing. She Debbie Brewin-Wilson and has also performed at the prestigious studied lrish fiddle with John Kelly and an Eilean in Scotland. In 1994, her became very actively involved in the debut C.D. "Dream of Caledonian was released in the U.S. and music as part of the Philadelphia Ceili features a mix of traditional and Celtic-influenced Band and the Summit Pick Up Dance Society. She is a founding member of the arrangements as well as original folk songs. Wednesday night session at the Mermaid Inn in Chestnut Hill which has continued regularly since 1988. She has trained as a L * Suzuki violin teacher with Linda Fiore and Chris Brennan Hagy teaches Suzuki violin and . She lives in Wyndmoor with her husband Bruce and their three children - Tegan, Shea and Brennan. Larnai lucuermorr Ireland's 32 5950 N. 2nd Street % Philadelphia, PA 19120 (215) 549-8849 - INSURANCE 11 IRISH FIDDLE LESSON5 11 Thomas and Water Streets P.O. Box 25 Jenkintown, PA 19046 Learn Irish Fiddling - Adults, Children Classical Violin Instruction Also Available 887-4200 927-0660 1 Marian Gittelman (610) 896-9537 (1 AGENTS BROKERS CONSULTANTS TOM CAHILL was born and raised in CASTLE GARDEN Danny and Philadelphia of lrish parents from the Owen of Claddagh Folk join forces counties of Sligo and Mayo. He became with the Brennans and Cait Currie interested in the lrish language after to bring you tunes and songs of the becoming involved with the Philadelphia lrish and lrish in America. Eugenia Ceili Group in the summer of 1976. After Brennan adds to the group a attending classed in Philadelphia taught strong vocal presence with her by Nora Campbell, Tom Standeven and inspired interpretations of tradi- Eoghan Ballard, he went to Ireland and tional ballads. Cait Currie's spent time studying lrish in Belfast, in the socially conscious bodhran Donegal , in Ranafest and at the playing delivers solid rhythms to University of Ulster in Coleraine. Tom accent the group's-. music driven bv has taught lrish both at the lrish Center for Castlegarden john Brennan on fiddle, Danny the Philadelphia Ceili Group and at his Flynn on and Owen Cahill home. Tom McGirr on guitar and vocals. This will be their second appearance at the Festival. (ICHRIS CARPENTER is a Philadelphia-area based multi-instrumentalist known also for his fine singing voice. His instruments BRIAN CONWAY was born and raised in include mandolin, banjo, guitar, cittern, clar- the Bronx. His father, Jim, and all of his inet, whistle, , bodhran, and most brothers and sisters play musical instru- recently, soprano saxophone. He has ments. Brian studied fiddle at the,Martin performed solo and with a number of groups Mulvihill School of Traditional lrish Music throughout the Northeast over the last two and was tutored in the specifics of the Sligo decades. An experienced dancer and style by Martin Wynne. He also benefitted contradance musician, Chris' involvement considerably from the Friday night sessions with international folk dancing led him to at the Conway house where he played with perform Eastern European dance music and many experienced musicians such as song as well. Chris is a regular contributor to Wynne, Dave Collins and Gus Collins. Chris Carpenter the Philadelphia Ceili Group's Festival, and Brian has recorded on the Green Linnet can be found jamming in the hallways every label. Brian Conway year at the New England Folk Festival. With complements of Brehon Law Society 1600 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19 103 (2 15) 73 5-6500 The Brehon Law society is a professional association organized to foster the profession of law among individuals of Irish ancestry. The Society is comprised ofjudges, lawyers and law students. Brehon, the Celtic word for 'Iudge" or "wise person", was chosen as the original name for the society when it was founded twenty years ago. The Society provides forums for educational, cultural and social activities concerning Irish heritage and tradition. The Society also seeks to promote closer affiliations between the bench, the bar, students of law and the community, and to further a high standard of legal ethics. For more information (and membership application) call (21 5) 735-6500.

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Best of phillYB Award 20 1 3 Walnut Street from Philadelphia Magazine Philadelphia, PA 19 103 (2 15) 569-9585 CRAOBH RUA, a name that is well-known DARCY FAIR was Silver Medalist in the in Celtic history from the Red Knights of Senior harp competition at the 1986 Ulster, is a traditional band from Belfast Fleadh Cheol na Eireann. She has been that includes Mark Donnelly on uillean teaching and playing locally for fourteen pipes, Michael Cassidy on fiddle, Brian years. Darcy is a featured performer on Connolly on banjo and Jim Byrne on Carol Thompson's recording, Carolan's guitar. Mark Donnelly was born into a Welcome. When not harping Darcy is a musical family in Armagh, his father a doctoral candidate in Folklore and Folk- fiddler and his mother a singer, and started life at the University of Pennsylvania and playing tin whistle at age six. At age is also a professional librarian. eleven he began studying Uillean pipes with Brian Valley at the Armagh Pipers club where Mark now teaches as well. Craobh Rua Mark won the Uillean piping competition in the All Ireland Fleadh Ceol in 1981, Darcy Fair 1982 and 1983. Michael Cassidy started playing fiddle at the age of twelve, taking classical lessons in his first year of high school and, by CHARLIE CAFFNEY From Gluckaun, second year, was playing traditional music after attending a Bothy Band Durmkeeran, County Leitrim, Charlie concert in Belfast. Initially he learned from recordings of , learned at age 6 from his father, and Sean McGuire on a fiddle bought by his grandfather. John and Uncle Martin Gaffney. While He playing in several groups at school, recording for kadio na Gaeltacht in his early teens, Charlie was town in 1979 with Na Daltiari and after school joined the Clonard Young postman and always with flute in hand, Tradition. He was a founding member of the Belfast band Afton. Brian would play tunes on the daily 13 mile Connolly was taught the mandolin by his grandfather and started playing walking rounds. Charlie learned from the banjo after hearing Barry McKenna of . He played with relatives Tommy Cramer and Jimmy several groups while in school and began playing at sessions around McPortland, and his style was influ- Belfast, developing an elegant style of playing. He founded the original enced by John McKenna, Tom Morrison, Craobh Rua in the mid-eighties and remains the driving force behind the and the Longford, Kilavoggy and band today. Jim Byrne comes from a musical family, one grandfather Belhavil Ceili bands. At age 20, he took being a classical violinist and the other a fiddler in a ceili band. He up the melodion. in the style of Packey started playing guitar at the age of ten learning a variety of styles from Lharlle ~lattney Layden of Sligo. Coming to Philadelphia folk to ragtime to blues. At school he studied classical violin and started in 1948, Charlie played on live radio playing mandolin and mandola in his teens. He played with the Belfast with Austin Kelly's "All Ireland lrish Orchestra" and Tommy band Feirste for three years and joined Craobh Rua in 1989. Craobh Caulfield's "Pride of Erin" orchestra. Rua's debut album "Not a Word About It" was highly acclaimed by critics and was awarded "Folk Group Album of the Year" (1990) by West Sound Radio in Scotland. Craobh Rua released their second C.D. "The More That's Said the Less the Better" in 1992, again to excellent reviews. Their most recent C.D. "No Matter How Cold and Wet You Are as Long as You're Warm and Dry" released this past spring, has been described as brilliant and potentially a classic record for lrish traditional revivalists.

GAN AlNM is the duo of Brian Duffy on rect and rearrange traditional lrish material and integrate Scottish, bodhran, bones, tin whistle and guitar and English and American songs into its repertoire. In 1972 lrvine Bill McKenty on flute, tin whistle and founded with Christy Morre, Dona1 Lunny and Liam OrFlynn. cittern. The son of Celtic music lovers, One of the most influential groups ever to emerge from Ireland's tradi- Brian Duffy grew up in a home filled with tional scene, they gained an international following, fueled by superb lrish music played regularly on the radio live performances and the release of three LPs, each voted "Folk and stereo and made his PCG festival Album of the Year" by the prestigious "Melody Maker." After the debut at age twelve when he accompanied group initially disbanded in 1975, lrvine teamed up with . Johnny Cunningham on the bones on our Together for 18 months, the duo amassed such credits as a best selling main stage. Bill McKenty began playing album and their own series on BBC TV. During this period, lrvine lrish music in 1979 after hearing De also performed and recorded with DeDannan. Planxty reformed in Danann at the Philadelphia ~olkFestival Gan Aimn 1979 with a European tour followed by three more albums. lrvine and is self-taught on the flute. whistle, recorded a solo album in 1980, winning rave reviews from critics and guitar and cittern. Gan Ainm plays regularly in the wee hours at Brian's fans. Planxty went their separate ways in 1983 and lrvine then formed apartment in Cheltenham. a group called Mosaic, whose members hailed from Ireland, Denmark, Holland and Hungary. In 1986 evolved from ROlSlN HARRICAN is a native of Burnfoot in the lnishowen peninsula Irvine's tours of the States with Kevin Burke, and Gerry of County Donegal. She first began to learn fiddle from the well known O'Beirne. When O'Beirne was unable to join the band, Artie local player Dinny McLaughlin. She regularly attended the Cairdeas an McGlynn was invited to join and so far, Patrick Street has made four bhFidleiri Donegal Fiddlers Summer School in Glencolmcille where she albums and has toured the U.S. annually. Andy recorded two new first heard the playing of James Byme. Over the years she has learned albums in 1991, one of Bulgarian and Macedonian music, the other from and played a great deal with James and this association is strongly his long awaited "Rude Awakening" album. Now, lrvine concentrates reflected in her style. She was one of the youngest players ever to mainly on songwriting and touring solo. feature at the national concert. She is now a committee member of Cairdeas na bhFidleiri and teaches regularly at the summer PADDY KEENAN was born into a musical school. She has just jointly authored the third tutor volume of Donegal family of travelling people in Trim, Co. Meath Fiddle music. and is the seventh generation of a family of outstanding pipers. He got his first set of practice pipes at age ten and a full set of ANDY IRVINE has earned an audience pipes when he was twelve years old. The key that spans the continents of Europe and influence on his piping was the travelling North America with his rare talents as a style of playing of his father, John Keenan. gifted musician, singer and . Paddy's style is wild, fluid and open-fingered Happening upon the work of Woody and makes tremendous use of the regulators. Guthrie precipitated his switch from clas- In the 19701s, Paddy was a member of the sical to folk style guitar in the late fifties Bothy Band, the group that fueled the revival and subsequently he spent his apprentice of lrish music in the late 70's. He has two years travelling with Ramblin' Jack Elliot Paddy Keenan solo albums, one with Paddy Glackin, one and Derroll Adams, playing Dublin's with Arty McGlynn and one soon to be emerging folk scene .In 1966, with Johnn released as well as five recordings with . ~o~nihanand , he formed Andy lrvine Sweeney's Men - among the first to resur- LEONARD, TILLERY & SCIOLLA A Full Service Law Firm Thomas J. Blessington ATTORNEY AT LAW Corporate/Business Real Estate Personal InjuryIAccidents Wills Estate Administration Commercial Litigation Intellectual Property DivorceICustody Fisrt Floor Eighteenth Floor Suite 303 7206 Frankford Avenue 1515 Market Street 704-H E. Main Street Philadelphia, PA 19135 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Moorestown, NJ 08057 (215) 338-7444 (215) 567-1530 (609) 273-6679

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HELEN KENNEDY is a writer living in Jenk- intown, PA. She became interested in lrish Monastic Nature Poetry while attending FRANK MALLEY is a Philadelphia singer with Temple University. They did not teach a a particular interest in traditional ballads. He course on the subject but had volumes of has been involved with the Philadelphia Ceili the poetry gathering dust in their library. Group and the lrish festival for over 20 years, Her interest in lrish and Celtic spirituality holding many positions on the Board and stems from the poetry and a workshop given festival committees. He sang in two produc- on the subject at Kirkridge, the Celtic retreat tions bv the lrish Plavers: Basil Burlwell's Fair center outside Bangor, PA. Helen has given Hills of Erin and ~omm~Sands' Humpty Frank Malley talks on the poetry at various churches and Dumpty was Pushed. He has performed at at the Grail Center in Philadelphia. Her many Philadelphia area folk venues including The Bothy Club, The East Falls Cafe, The Prophet's Corner, Ofra's Living Room, and Biddles Cafe. second novel, Conversations kith Grand- Helen Kennedy mothers and Grandfathers, about her lrish He can be heard regularly at phi la.'^ premier folk-music tavern, The Mermaid Inn in Chestnut Hill. His 1995 tape Live at the Mermaid is ancestors through the centuries. is almost I , finished. She his poems and e;says available at the record booth. published and has also studied ancient Chinese and Japanese poetry. FINTAN MALONE A native of Miltown Malbay, , Fintan resides in Cheltenham, PA. A self-taught mandolin, tenor banjo and cittern player, Fintan CAOlMHlN MacAOlDH has been involved considers his main influence the musi- with traditional Donegal. fiddle music for cians of West Clare, most notably the over twenty years. He has been responsible piper, Willie Clancy. Fintan is half of the for preserving a huge portion of the old popular duo, Blarney, and enjoys playing reDertorv of the countv which has been for ceili dances with Kevin and Pancho. Fintan Malone cdmpileb into a colle;tion housed in the Caoimhin MacAoidh

8 Dervish 8 Seamus Begley & Stephen Cooney James Keane & Paddy Keenan with Nigel Stevens 8 Lonely Stranded Band (with Charhe Ftggott, formerly of DeDannan) 8 Celtic Thunder 8 Matt Cranitch, Donal Murphy & Tommy OISullivan Set celi 6 dep dancing to qour heart's content! 8 Lcrurence Nugent & Sean O'Driscoll e verq best teachers direct from 8 Fidilusion with Tony DeMarco 8 Tommy McCarthy & Louise Costello 8 Terry & Kay Moylan

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The plumber of the hornpipes is dead. So I bore him sounds of sweetness The old diviner with the hazel bow, Some were sad and some were glad That found the Shannon's source And he composed half a thousand tunes And made its magic waters flow across the world. About the happy time we had." "NO" she said "he's not dead, Hush! I whispered. Did you see his fiddle How could Reavy die!" On the altar - silent as a stone And who are you to say! And his body on the grave in Drexel Hill? "I am the Wind: The Wind Clamped on the hole in a final salute That drove the clouds in herds Like an old finger frozen on a flute. Above the Cavan hills and Drexel too Did you see the people in a circle And whispered to the oats in Baragrove. Standing sadly in the snow, I am the breeze that kissed OfCarolan's face When the pipes refused to play in the cold? With moisture on my lips "I ws there" she said D REAVY was born February 'Til notes danced within his mind I am the Breath of the earth. 14, 1898 in Barnagrove, Like flames behind a blind. Every mouth is a wisp of my prayer ECootehille, County Cavan. He I am the breadth in Reavy's body Breathing blessings of incense on the bites of the air came to the United States in 1912 I used to whistle in his mouth Because life has the edge on the ince. and settled in the West Philadel- Merely oxygen upon arrival Listen my friend, to the lad with the whistle phia area known as Corktown. He But virgin music coming out. With his finger tips timid and cold. He would hold me in the evenings See the life that he brings to the old man's tune died in Drexel Hill, Delaware And we'd play within his s6ul And the leaks that he brings to the eyes. County, Pennsylvania, in his 90th He tamed me with his reverence See Reavy arise from the holes in the tin. . . year. But I always had to go. . . And announce on his grave "I'm alive!" Corktown is gone now but it was Ireland's home-away-from- he recorded for the RCA Victor Company. For many years, howev- home for Philadelphia-bound Irish, and those who settled there er, his works were known and performed by only a very small found a place they could call home. Think of the old boundaries of group of traditional musicians from the lrish American Communi- St. Agatha's parish (38th and Spring Garden Streets) and you'll have ties. an idea of where this neighborhood was in old West Philadelphia. Now known in Ireland as "The Genius", Ed's natural talent for Ed began his musical career as a Fiddler in the lrish tradition. remembering tunes saved the best of this music for the generations He played in the old lrish dance halls and became a popular musi- that followed. cian at house parties and wedding receptions in the Philadelphia Below is a collection of his publications containing Ed's tunes lrish American Communities. and details on his prolific life. His earliest compositions date back to the late twenties when 22 THE COLLECTED COMPOSITIONS OF ED REAVY No Composer of Traditional dance Tunes in the history of Irish Music has ever had his music adopted and played as widely as Ed Reavy. Born in the village of Barnagrove, Co. Cavan in 1898 he emigrated with his parents to Philadelphia in 1912 where he died in 1988. Ed Reavy composed over 400 tunes in his lifetime but sadly only 127 have been saved for publication. The Hunters House, probably the most famous of Ed Reavy's compositions is featured in this unique publication along with all the other great Reavy tunes. The introduction is by the internationally respected musician Mick Moloney. 'The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy' is a must for lovers of Irish Music everywhere.

THE ED REAVY COLLECTION OF IRISH-AMERICAN TRADITIONAL TUNES VOL 1 Compiled by Joseph M. Reavy 'The Music of Corktown' Corktown was the area of Philadelphia where Ed Reavy -grew up, married, raised his six children and became an excellent fiddle player and composer. The Reaw house becarnk a Mecca for the leading Irish musicians of the day and Ed Reavy ;efibed many of'the tunes they brought with them from the 'Old Country'. The 100 tunes included ir. this Collection were all arranged and adapted by Ed Reavy in his lifetime and formed part of his huge repertoire of Irish tunes. Lovingly compiled by Joseph M. Reavy, one of Ed's sons, this Collection is a unique and important contribution to the history of Irish-American Traditional Music. Fully indexed with an impressive history of the source of each tune and a detailed outline of how Ed Reavy enhanced each tune from the original to give it the Reavy 'sound'.

THE COLLECTED COMPOSITIONS OF ED REAVY Performed by Joseph M. Reavy 3-Pack Cassette Set. CAT. NO.: GGMC 1001. The Companion to the book edition. Joseph M. Reavy was the single biggest force in the popularisation of his Father's music. Beginning in the 1960's Joe began painstakingly to notate his Father's compositions. He transcribed and helped his Father to name many of the tunes which to that point had remained unnamed. This OUT OF IRELAND TELEVISION

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24 BILLY McCOMlSKEY learned I I McDERMOTT'S HANDY the South button accordion from jersey-based lrish group, is composed accordionist Sean McGlynn and of Kathy DeAngelo and Dennis was strongly influenced by the Gormley as a tribute to 80 year old lrish playing of Tipperary accor- fiddler, friend and mentor Ed McDer- dionist Paddy O'Brien. In the mott after his death in 1977. Kathy 1970's he won the Senior All- plays mostly the harp, fiddle, and banjo Ireland accordion these days and sings in both lrish and championship and later English. She has two recordings to her . - . .- . .. credit: Come Take the Byroads with founded the band The lrish McDermott's Handy Tradition, with Brendan Mulvi- McDermott s Handv and a Christmas hill and Andy O'Brien. Album, 0 Come Little Children, with the Merry Mates. 'she has been playing harp since 1985 and performs in a harp duo called Harpers Bizarre with Debbie Brewin-Wilson. Kathy lives and teaches harp and fiddle. Billy McComiskey Dennis Gormley has been a fixture on the Philadelphia folk scene for over twenty years. He's a multi-instrumentalist who has performed and been recorded in almost every folk genre, including bluegrass, swing and . He has been performing traditional lrish music since 1978. His L.E. McCULLOUGH Performer, composer, tasteful guitar accompaniment highlights his performances and he plays producer L.E. McCullough is a pioneer and prime , mandolin, flute and tinwhistle as well. He is a featured artist on exponent of "Celtic World Beat," an innovative many albums and produced and recorded Come Take the Byroads with musical fusion blending traditional Irish, Scots McDermott's Handy. and British Isles with contemporary genres from Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. A versatile multi-instrumentalist on flute, tin whistle, harmonica, synthesizer, alto saxo~hone,bones and bodhran, Dr. McCullounh- PADRAIC McGlLL is a teacher of lrish L.E. ~~~~ll~~~t-,recokded on 27 albums for A~~~IIEMI, Log in the Philadelphia area. He is from Cabin, Kicking Mule, Rounder and Bluezette and Ardara, Donegal, Ireland and will be other independent labels. He's also the author of The Complete lrish appearing in the lrish Culture Work- Tinwhistle Tutor, Favorite lrish Session Tunes, the instructional video shop. Learn lrish Tinwhistle and a book of 60 original lrish traditional compo- sitions, St. Patrick was a Cajun, to be published by Ossian Publications in 1997. Dr. McCullough has composed music for numerous broadcast commercials, PBS filmscores and theatre productions including john Kane, A Place just Right, Together Alone, Waiting for Godot, Story Theatre, Shadow of a Gunman and, with keyboardist T.H. Gillespie, a full-length Celtic ballet, Connlaoi's Tale: The Woman Who Danced on Waves. He performs on the music soundtrack of the new Ken Burns PBS television series, The American West, and on the score of the Neil Pad raic McGi I I Jordan film about lrish political leader Michael Collins. Live & Simulcast wagering on the finest U. S. tracks, everyday from 7 7AM to midnight

2 6 JOHNMcGlLLlAN began taking lessons ZAN McLEOD is a native of Charlotte, on the button-key accordion at the age of North Carolina and a co-founder of the six from his father Kevin McGillian, who band Touchstone, whom he performed with is well-known in the Philadelphia area for in the 1980's. He plays acoustic and elec- his fine accordion playing. John's father tric , bass, bouzouki, mandolin, Kevin and his mother Mary McGillian, banjo, percussion and keyboards. He has also a musician, are his greatest inspira- recorded with , The tions. John continued his lessons a few Red Clay Ramblers, Touchstone, Stephen years later with John McGrory, another Wade, Johnny Cunnineham." - Mike Cross well-known and accomplished Philadel- Zan McLeod and the ~arraMacNeills as ;ell releasing phia area accordion player. his own album Highland Soul in 1993. He is a sought after accompanist as well as a teacher and a producer and arranger of albums and film scores. lohn McGiIIian

KEVIN McGlLLlAN began playing the JOANNA MELL has been performing as a button accordion at the age of 12 in Legfor Celtic harper and singer in the Philadelphia Drum, near Strabane, Co. Tyrone. He is area for the past 15 years. In 1985 she won self-taught; and his influences include two second place for Sean Nos singing in New accordion players of that area, Edward York City in the Fleadh Ceol. Since then she McNamee and Robert Finley. He came to has been performing in concerts as well as the Philadelphia in 1954. He plays for ceilis Bethlehem Music Fest and Celtic Classic. She and in pubs in the Philadelphia area, and recently released her first album, "Wind From also plays for local feisanna. lona" to critical acclaim.

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THOMAS F. SLATTERY Ill Tom, a released his first solo album John Williams in 1995 on Green Linnet. native Philadelphian and former high Winifred Horan has won scholarships to both the Mannes College of school English teacher, corporate Music in Manhattan and the new England Conservatory of Music in educator and speaker, is now an lrish , studied fiddle in her childhood with Maureen Glynn and won a storyteller, who has been enter- Junior All-Ireland championship. A nine-time Irish stepdancing champion taining both children and adults at who trained with Donny Golden, Win is a former member of Cherish the schools and festivals as well as Ladies. Karan Casey came to the U.S. in 1993 to pursue her love for churches and meetings for the past 4 singing, but became involved in lrish traditional song, first appearing with years. His frequent trips to Ireland as the N.Y. band Atlantic Bridge and then joining Solas. Her first,solo album a tour leader keep him supplied with is soon to be released by Shanachie. John Doyle came to Ametjca as part new stories. He also teaches lrish of the band Chanting House with singer Susan McKeown. He is an Thomas F. Slattery, Ill HistoryICulture in 4 Community accomplished guitarist, an in-demand studio musician and as a song- Colleges and is a free-lance writer writer and composer. He wrote the music for the independent lrish film whose articles on lrish history appear monthly in the highly regarded In Uncle Robert's Footsteps and for Ron Kavanagh's play Down the Flats. Irish-american paper, An Scathan.

THOMAS 1. STANDEVEN, JR. was born SOLAS features native Philadelphian Seamus Egan on flute, tin in Philadelphia, PA in 1931 and began whistle, mandolin and tenor banjo as well as on , bodhran music studies in elementary school and uillean pipes, Chicago button accordion and concertina plaver favoring church choir, especially Grego- John ~illiams,native N~W rian chant and pipe organ music. His York fiddler Winifred Horan, interest in lrish traditional music and vocalist Karen Casey from language began at age 17 when radio Waterford and Dubliner John station WTEL began the lrish radio Doyle on acoustic guitar. program featuring live traditional music Recently formed as a band, with Austin Kelly and his All-Ireland lrish Solas has received wide praise Orchestra. He began learning button and acclaim as an exciting and accordion from Dan Smith, Philadelphia brilliant new lrish band. Indi- (and Galway) at this time. In 1956, he vidually, all are accomplished, began learning fiddle with John Vesey of Thomas L. Standeven, Jr experienced musicians. Phila., (and Sligo) and in 1957 began Seamus Egan has three solo learning uillean pipes from Thomas Busby recordings on Shanachie, Tradi- of New York (and Co. Fermana~h).He benan learninn tin whistle and tional ~usicof Ireland (1985). Solas flute in 1959 with help and enc&ragemeny from Ed fahill of Phila., (and A Week in January (1990) and Sligo). He began teaching Gaelic and uilleann piping in 1963 at the when Juniper Sleeps (1 996) - music which also forms the basis for the Phila. lrish Center at the request of members of the Ceili Group at that movie soundtrack "The Brothers McMullen." John Williams, the only time. He is an accomplished musician as well as a fluent lrish speaker American ever to win the All-Ireland senior concertina title (19891, who continues to teach and to assist in any way to carry on the Celtic traditions. z 8 .-C H Pop= = s C - " . 0 u 4 u " 3 2 -sip q =8 .E 3x8 qs 0 NlGEL STEVENS was born in 1962 in GRACE ANN COYLE, TCRG, ADCRG Suffolk, England, to an English father and studied lrish Dancing under Bridie Logue lrish mother. He began playing guitar at and entered in many competitions the age of 14, and became interested in throughout the Eastern Seaboard. Grace lrish music during the many family trips Ann founded the Coyle school of lrish back to County Clare. He counts guitarist Dance in the early 1980fs, which is now Paul Brady among his early musical inspi- directed by her sister, Eileen Henry. rations. Nigells distinctive, driving guitar Grace Ann has started a new school, style has been described as more percus- Rinca NA hEIREEN. Grace Ann teaches sive than melodic, and he also possesses a at the Commodore Barry Club and at the strong and sensitive singing voice. Nigel Knights of Columbus in Gloucester, NJ. Nigel Stevens has played with many fine traditional She also enioys teaching both children musicians, including an appearance with Grace Ann Coyle and adults the traditional Irish dances. Seamus Egan and Eileen lvers at the Washington lrish Folk Festival, and worked with Paddy Keenan, John Williams and others on the upcoming film "Traveller". He is currently a member of the BaltimoreWashington band Causeway, with fiddler Jesse Smith and uilleann piper Kieran OfHare. FlONA DORE-BUCKLEY Fiona Dore-Buckley was born in Shanagolden, West Limerick in the South West of Ireland and has alwavs loved traditional lrish dancing. There was never a shortage of ELLEN TEPPER is one of the most accom- a , or while she was goking up. She has lived in the plished players of the Celtic harp in the United States for about 7 years and teaches lrish Set Dancing in the Northeast. Trained on classical harp from the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area. She has formed her own group of Set age of eight she earned her Bachelor of Music Dancers appropriately named the "Shanagolden Dancers." Fiona's degree in harp performance from the popularity as a Set Dance teacher has taken her to conduct workshops Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts. and/or exhibitions in Cape May, NY, Philadelphia, Delaware and as She not only performs as a soloist but also far away as Anchorage in Alaska. She has a Set Dance Occasion 4 or with folk and early music ensembles and 5 times a year and they have become a great institution in the South English bands throughout the Jersey area. region. She has produced two solo albums, "Timeless Music for the Celtic Harp" and "Celtic Refractions" and can be heard on the Ellen Tepper Separate Reality tape "Almost a Rumour" Festival '96

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17s. m FEBRUARY 7,8 & 9,1997 That's the weekend when the greatest Irish & Scottish Music, entertainment, vendors, 8 family fun comes to the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, Pa. for THE 5th ANNUAL GREATER PHILADELPHIA MID-WINTER SCOTISH & IRISH MUSIC &ive the Bride and Groom a timeless FESTIVAL & FAIR treasure from Donegal Parian China. (This year we are kicking off with a Every delicate piece is individually Friday Night Concert starting at 8:OQ handcrafted. The Claddagh design on the tea i-J!I!NEG* Presented By service set pictured above is an age old symbol PARIAN CHINA of love, loyalty and friendship. East of the Hebrides Entertainments Donegal Parian China offers vases and a number of other giftware items (610) 825-7268 in the Claddagh as well as other beautiful china patterns including Irish P.O. Box 102, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 19462 Rose and Flora. Call Or write for details Donegal China is imported exclusively by Walsh Trading Company Robbinsville, NJ. Available in selected Irish import stores. For the store nearest you call 1-800-255-3746. About the Ceili Group... The Philadelphia Ceili Group is a non-profit, volunteer, educational organization governed by a nine-member Board of Directors interested in the support of lrish culture through a variety of activities. The Ceili Group (pronounced KALE-lee) was founded in 1958 to preserve traditional lrish ceili, or set dancing. From our begin- ning as a group of precision dancers, the Ceili Group has grown to encompass a number of activities centered on lrish music and dance. In addition to the Festival, these activities include: - Special dance events. - Language and music lessons. - Concerts and other cultural events. The Ceili Group also publishes a newsletter, Seanachai, which features a calendar of events, Ceili Group Board information and articles of interest. Pick up one of our brochures at the Information Booth for further details and mem- bership information. Or you may call or write us at PHILADELPHIA CElLl GROUP 681 5 Emlen Street, Room 2, Philadelphia, PA 191 19, (215) 849-8899

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