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First Unitarian Church 30 Cleary Avenue. A concert with legendary uillean piper Paddy Keenan (formerly Bothy Band) and guitar backup and singer John Walsh. Tickets available at: Newport Restaurant (Churchill & Richmond) Ottawa Folklore Centre Domenic's Academy of Music (2297 St-Joseph Blvd. Orléans) The Scottish and Irish Store (194 Robertson Rd, Bell's Corners) Compact Music (190 and 785 Bank St Locations) About Paddy Keenan Paddy Keenan was born in Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland, into a Travelling family steeped in Irish traditional music. His flowing, open-fingered style of playing can be traced directly from the style of such great Travelling pipers as Johnny Doran, as well as that of his own father and grandfather, both of whom played in the same style. In the 1970s Paddy was a founding member of the legendary Bothy Band, and his virtuosity on the pipes, combined with the ferocity of his playing made him, in the opinion of many, its driving force. Since the break-up of The Bothy Band, Paddy has pursued a solo career, playing festivals and concerts all over the world. He has composed and arranged music for several film projects; more recently, he’s worked on a documentary film in Mali. In 2002 Paddy was awarded the TG4 (Irish language television) Traditional Music Award (Gradam Cheoil) as Traditional Musician of the Year. This is the most prestigious award given in the genre of Irish traditional music. Generally acknowledged as the most accomplished Uilleann piper performing today, Paddy is certainly one of the most brilliant musicians of his generation. About John Walsh John Walsh is a guitarist living in the New York area of the USA. John grew up in Kilkenny, Ireland, where he picked up his first instrument, the tin whistle under the supervision of Brother Jacob at the CBS school in Callan, Co Kilkenny. John moved to the US with his wife Carole and their children in 1993 and is still there - picking guitar and along the way, he studied Audio Engineering and now owns and runs St. Canice’s Backyard - a recording studio specialising in Irish traditional music, working with great musicians such as Pat Kilbride, Chris Brown , Keith O’Neill, Mike Rafferty, Paddy Keenan, Eric Everett, Frankie Gavin, David Power, Maria Millar, The Derivatives, Ciaran Somers, Seanchai, Sullivan's Jack, Mary Courtney and others. John recently completed work on his first solo CD -”Aon Do Tri"- a collection of original and traditional songs and tunes on his own label, Noreside Music. From the promoter, Craig Hamm This is going to be THE traditional music concert for the run up to St. Patrick's Day 2008, in a great concert space. Support the gig and traditional musicians. See you (and your friends!) there on March 7! | |||||
| Price: | $18 advance ($25 at the door) | ||||
| Presented by: | Craig Hamm
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