Irish Music Concert to Benefit Local Worcester Radio Station

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

GoLocal Worcester Lifestyle Team

WCUW 91.3 FM of Worcester will be hosting an evening of traditional Irish music and song on Friday, March 6 at the Daniels Theater in Atwood Hall at Clark University in Worcester. Performing in the concert are Robbie O'Connell, Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh.

O'Connell began touring with his uncles, the Clancy Brothers, in 1977 and recorded 3 albums with them. His album Love of the Land, was voted the #1 acoustic album of 1989 by WUMB in Boston. He has toured and recorded as a member of The Green Fields of America with Mick Moloney and Jimmy Keane. The title track of their album, "Kilkelly," was voted "Best Album Track of the Year" in Ireland and was featured on the seminal television documentary on Irish music, “Bringing It All Back Home.”

Nic Gabhann and Ó Maonaigh performed at the Hanover Theatre last March as part of Brian O’Donovan’s St. Patrick’s Celtic Sojourn

Nic Gabhann is a three time winner of the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil on concertina as well as an accomplished dancer. She teaches the concertina annually at summer and winter schools in Ireland, Europe and USA and has performed with the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, Paddy Keenan, Liam Ó MaonlaI, Cherish The Ladies, The Kilfenora Ceili Band and for Presidents and Royalty around the world, most recently, at ‘Ceiliuradh’ in the London’s Royal Albert Hall, as a guest of Irish President Michael D.Higgins.

Her debut solo CD release was voted the 2012 ‘CD of the Year’ award by tradconnect.com as well as being labelled the ‘top Irish traditional album of 2012′ by The Wall Street Journal.

Ciarán, a nephew of Altan's celebrated fiddle player and lead singer Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, is a brilliant fiddle player in the Donegal style from Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal. A grandson of Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (a.k.a. Francie Mooney), he was the 2003 TG4 Young Traditional Musician of the Year and has played with Donal Lunny, Micheal Ó’ Suilleabháin and the Chieftains.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and can be purchased on the WCUW website at www.wcuw.org or by calling (508) 868-7552.

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