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61 Main St. Downtown Ottawa. The McGee Band and David Wilson take the stage in an evening of traditional style music and readings from the speeches, letters and poetry of Thomas D’Arcy McGee. A musically exciting and historically interesting show that will lift your spirits. The McGee Band: The McGee Band play a blend of Irish, Scottish, and Québécois music. The band’s latest CD In Honour of the Life and Times of Thomas D’Arcy McGee was recorded in a style reminiscent of music which evolved in 1860’s Ottawa. This CD of original music recorded and produced by James Stephens and Frank Cassidy in Ottawa with financial support from Canada Arts Council and The Embassy of Ireland. David Wilson: David A. Wilson is a professor in the Celtic Studies Program and the Department of History at the University of Toronto. His latest book, Thomas D'Arcy McGee Volume 1: Passion, Reason, and Politics, 1825- 1857 is Co-winner of the James S. Donnelly Sr. Prize for Books in History and the Social Sciences presented by the American Conference for Irish Studies, 2009. | |||||
| Price: | $15 at the door | ||||
