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Tim O’Shea brings his songs and tunes from the stunning southwest of Ireland, famed area, steeped in the Irish Folk Tradition. A native of Killarney, Co. Kerry, southwest Ireland. He has travelled worldwide playing and performing for over 30 years. He just recently finished a wildly successful 27 date Tour of Germany. “It’s real music as it should be played- real music by real people” Irish Examiner.Tim is joined both nights by Dublin native Pádraig Timoney. Pádraig is a multi-instrumentalist and will play fiddle, guitar and sing a song or two. Pádraig was reared in the urban Irish Folk Tradition, especially the folk songs of his native Dublin City. Expect songs from the Dubliners and Clancy brothers, as well as fiddle dance tunes from all over Ireland.
For the Glens Falls show, we are very excited to have the great button Irish accordion player John Nolan joining us. John is an Irish American and the first non-Irish resident to win the All Ireland Button Accordion Competition at the “The Fleadh”, (the Super Bowl of accordion playing). Also, a regular with well-known Irish Americans, Andy Cooney and Don Meade.
For the Salem show, we are very excited to have Tim Wechgelaer joining us. Tim W. is a very experienced folk musician from Long Island and long-time resident of Saratoga. A multi-instrumentalist, he will put his Irish hat on and joins Tim O’ and Paudy for Irish songs and tunes on mandolin, fiddle, vocals and guitar.
www.timosheaandfriends.com
A second free performance will take place on Friday at our partner site, the Historic Salem Courthouse, Salem, NY in nearby Washington County.
Live! Folklife Concerts are hosted and produced by the Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library and made possible by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor's office and the New York State Legislature. Concerts are filmed with excerpts edited and posted on our YouTube page http://www.youtube.com/thefolklifecenteratcrandallpubliclibrary.
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251 Glen St, Glens Falls, NY, United States, New York 12801
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