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Celtic Music
Eugene Byrne, Dover, NH Eugene Byrne is first and foremost an entertainer. During his long career he has worn various performing hats, but in every guise, he remained, an entertainer. Later he became entertainment manager for Harp and Bard, Inc., a chain of Irish Pubs in the Boston area, and subsequently took over Harp and Bard productions, which represented Tommy Makem.
MacTalla Mor, New York, NY MacTalla Mór, Gaelic for Great Echo is a national touring band featuring The Great Highland Bagpipes, Piano, Vocals and Bodhran in a dynamic mix of Traditional Celtic, Roots Rock, Calypso, Blues and Jazz. Their champion pipers and award winning Gaelic singers and musicians set them apart and make them a crowd favorite at major Festivals and Concerts throughout North America. MacTalla Mór Band is called "Compelling and Powerful" by the Ale Street News and "Celtic Music for the Masses" by the Hartford Advocate. Traditional Gaelic singing (Sean-nós) and Puirt a' Beul (Mouth Music) meet original Celtic Roots Rock and Fusion. Join MacTalla for their special brand of Earth Shaking, Dance Making, Ground Breaking Celtic Rock and Fusion "The Pipes Are Calling...Resistance Is Futile"! MacTalla Mo'r features acclaimed Great Highland Bagpiper Jesse MO' Ofgang of Metro NY's famed Kenmure PipeBand on Pipes, Whistles and Percussion, his sister Ilana Regina Ofgang on Piano and Vocals, his brother Levon Ofgang on Bagpipes, their mom Patty Devlin Ofgang on Bodhran and renowned musicians from around the world on Bass,Drums and Percussion. Matt & Shannon Heaton, Somerville, MA Boston-based guitarist/singer Matt Heaton and Irish flute player/singer Shannon Heaton have performed with a variety of bands since 1992. From Siucra to Robbie O'Connell to the Boys of the Lough, the Heatons have made appearances alongside some of Celtic music's finest. Since stepping out as a duo in 2003, the Heatons have developed a sound the Boston Globe called "alluringly frisky… they bring a savvy modernity and American rootsiness to the Auld Sod's music, without losing any of its folksy Irish essence. On a bright-eyed new CD, 'Blue Skies Above,' their playing is masterful and inventive, their arrangements city-smart and spacious." For this year's festival Matt & Shannon Heaton will perform with fiddle/banjo luminary Sam Amidon. Originally from Brattleboro, VT, Amidon plays traditional music with virtuosity that is well balanced with creativity, reverence, and heart. O’hAnleigh, Middlebury, VT Ancestral roots and diverse musical talent blend to create lively and haunting rhythms of Irish-American culture that keep O'hAnleigh audiences' toes tapping and hands clapping from pubs to churches to concert halls across New England -- and on radio around the world. O'hAnleigh's peppy, upbeat sound is welcome at pubs, folk festivals, and family performances, and our unique emphasis on Irish literary traditions entertain the listener with rousing story-songs, but also leave a heightened sense of Irish-American culture and history. Réagánta, Exeter, NH Réagánta is the trio Regina Delaney (Irish harp, vocals, dance, and poetry), Claudia Altemus (vocals, Penny Whistle, Storytelling), and Eugene Durkee (guitar and vocals). They perform Traditional Irish music, song, dance, storytelling and poetry in concert, teaching, and workshop settings. Often, the audience will join them dancing a ceili or two!
Irish Fest by the Sea • P.O. Box 70 • Stratham, NH 03885 (603) 531-3550
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