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An Irish Christmas: A Musical Solstice Celebration at Symphony Space

December 15, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

$65 – $100

An Irish Christmas. The Irish Art Center, 12/22/12. Credit Photo: Erin Baiano
“The most imaginative, appealing, and stimulating Irish Christmas show to be seen and heard in America-bar none.” -Earle Hitchener, Irish Echo

The Irish Arts Center’s Annual Solstice Celebration featuring legendary musician and folklorist and National Heritage Award winner Mick Moloney and Riverdance on Broadway star fiddler Athena Tergis

with
Tamar Korn, jazz singer
Grace Nono, Filipino traditional singer
Billy McComiskey, accordionist
Liz Hanley, fiddler and singer
Donna Long, pianist
Niall O’Leary, dancer
and special guests including Bill Whelan, Grammy Winning Composer of Riverdance

“What Christmas should be about-celebration, craic, good music and song, the closeness of friends and family, and the thought spared for our sisters and brothers on the margins of life.” – Bill Whelan, Grammy Award-winning composer of Riverdance

Enjoy An Irish Christmas at Symphony Space this year for a special benefit of the critically-acclaimed holiday concert that has become a uniquely New York Christmas show for the entire family-now in its seventh year. Mick Moloney leads a cast of America’s top Irish and world musicians through a truly unique journey of music, dance and storytelling where one and all are welcome. Each year, sold-out audiences have reveled in the warm glow of this intimate event that features songs like “The January Man,” “Christmas in the Trenches,” and the perennial sing along favorite “Miss Fogarty’s Christmas Cake.” Past visitors have included Gabriel Byrne, Dan Barry, Colum McCann, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Belinda McKeon, Malachy McCourt, Sebastian Junger and Christine Quinn.

Details

Date:
December 15, 2013
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$65 – $100
Website:
http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/8208/Music/an-irish-christmas-a-musical-solstice-celebration

Organizer

Irish Arts Center
Email
dan@irishartscenter.org
View Organizer Website

Venue

Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY 10025 United States
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Phone
2128645400

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