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The North Texas Irish Festival is pleased to announce the headline performers for the 2003
Festival.
They include:
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Local and Regional Performers have now been announced
Welcome to the very talented local dancers
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Headline Performers
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Patrick Ball
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Patrick Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world and a
captivating storyteller in the Celtic tradition. He has recorded seven
instrumental and three spoken word albums which have sold well over
one-half million copies internationally and won
national awards in both the music and spoken word categories.
Patrick Ball is "a rare artist," for
he not only carries on two of the richest
traditions of Celtic culture, but blends them in
concert to create "a richly theatrical and hauntingly
beautiful" performance.
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The Blarney Brothers
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An
evening with the Blarney Brothers promises a marvelous mix of
harmonies, reflecting the many influences these six multi-talents
bring to the group. Live shows are a treat as they mix 'n' match
vocals and instruments to weave a colorful tapestry of song and
story, capturing the spirit of life's adventure. Romance and
revelry, heroes and heroines, great thinkers and drinkers, and the
perilous lure of the high seas are just a few of the tales in the
Blarney repertoire. Plus, their wonderful blend of traditional and
contemporary adds a variety to their music that appeals to young and
old alike.
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bohola
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bohola, a band forged in
Chicago by three of Irish Music’s most innovative musicians,
Jimmy Keane, Sean Cleland and Pat Broaders, play a driving, muscular,
and yet emotive style of Irish Music with deep roots in the “pure drop” tradition, melded
with the raw and gritty urbanized musical vernacular of the Irish-
American experience.
With each regarded as the tops in his field, this combination provides a powerful, rich
and distinctive sound that is coupled with a dynamic and energetic presence - the sum of
which is bohola.
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Danny Doyle
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As you listen to this Irishman, you can almost
taste the salt aroma of a west Clare rain, hear a distant call of a
Kerry shepherd to his dog, or feel the mist falling on Dublin’s
Ha’penny Bridge. Danny Doyle was born into a Dublin family that
lived through tumultuous times leading up to the founding of the
modern Republic of Ireland.
"He is one of that rare and cherished
group of Irish singers whose voices are instantly recognizable.
Doyle is an international treasure". - Irish Echo, New York
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Danú
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The North Texas Irish Festival welcome back the very popular DANÚ,
an Irish traditional music group based in Co. Waterford,
made up of seven young male traditional musicians hailing from
counties Waterford, Dublin, Tipperary and Donegal.
The group have a strong ethos of loyalty to the tradition from
which their music comes and yet still bring a fresh,
inspiring approach to their performances.
A wonderfully lively group on stage, a DANÚ concert is
a unique experience, never to be forgotten.
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The Glengarry Bhoys
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For over 5 years The Glengarry Bhoys have been creating the energy that earned them the
label The band that prevents you from being still.. This band has taken 175 years
of Celtic music in Canada and raised the bar to new heights.
The Glengarry Bhoys signature sound
fuses the roots of their Glengarry heritage with the multi cultural
sounds of modern Celtic and contemporary music. The NTIF welcomes
back the Glengarry Bhoys.
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Lúnasa
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Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god
Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of
the top musical talents in Ireland. Its members have helped formed
the backbone of some of the greatest Irish groups of the decade.
Lúnasa has become one of the most sought-after bands on the
international Irish music scene. The band's inventive arrangements
and bass-driven grooves are steering Irish acoustic music into
surprising new territory. On their first American visit,
word-of-mouth led to sold-out shows and rave reviews. "A
standing-room only crowd in New York confirmed Lúnasa's
reputation," wrote the Irish Voice." This is the hottest
Irish acoustic group on the planet."
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Ed Miller
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Ed Miller is one of the finest singers to emerge from the Scottish folk
revival, a guitar-wielding folkie who wins his audiences over with a
sweet but powerful voice, a great ear for material, and equal doses
of populist politics and wry humor. He learned his craft in the
sessions, clubs, and festivals of the folk revival, both in Scotland
and the United States. Ed is the host of a folk music program on
Austin's NPR station, KUT-FM. He is a performer who has learned his
craft in musical venues on both sides of the Atlantic, and a
folklorist who brings his love of Scotland to every performance.
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Cathie Ryan
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Former Cherish the Ladies lead singer, Cathie Ryan has always possessed a
voice that was truly a thing of beauty, infusing songs with warmth
and class that were missing before she sang them.
"Irish Female Vocalist of the Decade."
- Irish American News, Chicago
"One of the leading voices in Celtic Music"
-Los Angeles Times
...Cathie Ryan certainly knows
how to communicate with her audience. And what she communicated
through song were the enduring values of home, family, memory, and
spirit ..." - The Irish Echo
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