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Maeve Donnelly w/ Tony McManus
Thursday, February 14, 2008
outstanding Irish fiddler and guitar accompaniment
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M. | Purchase advance tickets: $18.50

Join two of Celtic music's finest performers, fiddler Maeve Donnelly and guitarist Tony McManus, for tonight's concert spotlighting tunes from their new CD, Flame on the Banks.

A famed County Clare fiddler, Maeve plays traditional Irish jigs, reels, and airs with a precise, intense touch steeped in the rich musical heritage of her birthplace, East Galway. A three-time All-Ireland Fiddle Soloist known for her powerful technique, crisp ornamentation, and undiluted playing that can switch from fiery to feathery in an instant, Maeve established herself on the international scene in the '90s with the Ennis-based band, Moving Cloud, and with her more recent solo work.

When guitar wizard John Renbourn calls someone "the best Celtic guitarist in the world," you know he's got to be something special! Famous for the fiendish dexterity that allows him to transpose both the emotional impact and the complex ornamentation of traditional bagpipe or fiddle tunes onto his own six strings, Tony enriches contemporary Celtic music with dazzling playing that draws on traditions from the entire Celtic diaspora, from Scotland to Brittany to Quebec.

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