A Celtic Christmas: The Parting Glass
$20
- Tom Creegan, Uilleann pipes
- Dale Russ, fiddle
City Cantabile Choir, under the direction of Frederick West, proudly presents A Celtic Christmas Concert: The Parting Glass. We will be performing beautiful choral arrangements of treasured traditional songs from the British Isles including Loch Lomond, the Wexford Carol, Gower Wassail; as well as other well known and contemporary Holiday songs. This year we will be joined by the renowned Uillean Piper Tom Creegan, Irish fiddler Dale Russ, Celtic harpist Seumas Gagne, Irish step dancers, and Gospel Master Kent Stevenson. Please join us in this festive evening as we celebrate over 40 years of great performances in one last Grand Finale!
About Tom Creegan, Uilleann pipes
Piper Tom Creegan grew up in Dublin learning in one of the best environments possible, the Pipers' Club headquarters on Thomas Street. He played extensively in Europe and Canada before moving to Seattle where he started the band Crumac, then known as "The Suffering Gaels." He has long been widely regarded as one of the foremost pipers in North America. Concert appearances have included numerous dates with such luminaries as Kevin Burke, James Kelly, and Johnny Cunningham. He teaches tin whistle and pipes and has served on the teaching faculty of the Lark in the Morning summer school in California, The Friday Harbor Irish Music Camp, and CeltFest on Vancouver Island. Tom is in big demand for recording, and has appeared on many, including a CD of music from Hawaii!
About Dale Russ, fiddle
Fiddler Dale Russ has been a member of a number of traditional Irish musical groups, and in 1990 he was invited to perform at the first Boston College Irish Music Festival "Love is in America," featuring 16 of the finest Irish fiddle players living in the States. The concert was recorded and released by Green Linnet Records and won an award from the Smithsonian Institute as "Traditional Recording of the Year" His playing is known for its balance of power and elegance.
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