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X-WR-CALNAME:Gaelic Roots ft. Gerry O'Connor
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DESCRIPTION:A Gaelic Roots concert with Gerry O'Connor and Kevin McElroy\n\
 nGerry O'Connor is from Dundalk\, County Louth and was taught by his mothe
 r\, Rose\, who was a descendant of three generations of fiddle players. Wi
 th a focus on his local music of Oriel\, he is known worldwide as a solois
 t and as a founding band member of Lá Lúgh\, Skylark\, and Oirialla. His
  playing is noted for its vibrancy and pulsating rhythm\, attributed to hi
 s early years of step-dancing and to the influence of John Joe Gardiner\, 
 with whom he played the inaugural Comhaltas Seisiún series in the early 1
 970s. \n\nGerry has played and recorded with highly regarded groups such a
 s Lá Lúgh (Eithne Ní Uallacháin\, Sony Music) and Skylark (Len Graham\
 , Gary O'Briain\, and Martin O'Connor)\, releasing four CDs on the Claddag
 h label. He has toured and recorded with members of all the legendary grou
 ps\, including Planxty\, Bothy Band\, De Dannan\, Boys of the Lough\, and 
 the Chieftains. Lá Lúgh's album\, Brighid's Kiss\, was voted Album of th
 e Year in 1996 by readers of the Irish Music Magazine. His solo album\, Jo
 urneyman\, was considered one of the top five albums of the year in 2004 b
 y the Irish Times. This critically acclaiemd solo album\, co-produced with
  his son Dónal (Ulaid\, At First Light) was hailed as a signifcant milest
 one in recoridng the music of the Oriel region of South Ulster. Gerry has 
 published "I Have Travelled this Country\," a collection of Cathal McConne
 ll's songs\, featuring six hours of unaccompanied song recordings. His tun
 e collection\, "The Rose in the Gap - The Dance Music of Oriel\," was firs
 t published in 2018. Gerry is also a highly regarded violin maker and musi
 c producer. \n\nSinger and multi-instrumentalist Kevin McElroy will join G
 erry. Kevin's singing style was informed by his studies of traditional sin
 ging with the late greats Sean Corcoran and Franke Harte. Kevin has perfor
 med at many venues and festivals in the U.S. and Canada. He can be heard o
 n "The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music" at Boston College.
GEO:42.331478;-71.170242
LOCATION:Connolly House\,  Andover Room
SUMMARY:Gaelic Roots ft. Gerry O'Connor
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.bc.edu/event/gaelic-roots-ft-gerry-oconnor
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Music
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