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Karan Casey, Flook
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Irish neo-traditionalist double bill
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M. | Purchase advance tickets: $18.50

Irish vocalist Karan Casey returns with her lovely, masterful interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs. A distinctive voice in Irish music today, Karan's forceful, haunting soprano sends a strong social message through her ever-enlightened choice of repertoire and her sensitive approach to themes of love and oppression. Since the late '90s when she left the renowned Irish-American supergroup, Solas (which she helped found), Karan has released several acclaimed solo CDs, bringing increasing quantities of contemporary material into her work. On her recent Chasing the Sun (Shanachie), she continues along this path, including many samples of her own fine songwriting while maintaining the acoustic energy and moody lyricism of traditional Celtic music. She is joined tonight by her long-standing band, the dynamic concertina player, Niall Vallely, guitarist Robbie Overson and multi-instrumentalist Paul Meehan.

Acclaimed Anglo-Irish band Flook graces our stage for the first time with one of their kinetic, inventive instrumental performances. Made up of four inspired musicians -- Sarah Allen on alto flutes and accordion, Brian Finnegan on flutes and whistles, Ed Boyd on guitar and the astounding bodhran maestro John Joe Kelly -- Flook's sound is built around the dazzling interplay between Sarah and Brian's flutes, balanced superbly by guitar and bodhran and played with blazing intensity. The foursome's original compositions, which take the traditional idiom to unexpected new places, have won Flook a huge following and many awards including their recent nomination as Best Group for the prestigious BBC Folk Awards. Their latest CD is Haven (World Village).

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