Archive for the 'The Legends, Lives of the Artists' Category

Out & About Ohio April Events from the Ohio Irish American News

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Out & About Ohio – April 2013 LAST CALL, FOR Flanagan’s Wake – Playhouse Square Every Friday & Saturday night thru April, starts at 8pm at Kennedy’s Down Under @Playhouse Square – a hilarious interactive comedy not to be missed. Cincinnati – Irish Heritage Center 5th – History on Tap Lessons 7 pm., 13th – [...]

St. Pat’s Kickoff of a Different Kind

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

This Monday at the Cuyahoga County Library Fairview Park Branch, the premier of my new program, “Song & Story ~ An Irish-American Journey” at 7:00pm. Followed by a signing of all three of my books: Festival Legends: Songs & Stories The People Who Made the Music that Defined a People; The Greater Cleveland Irish DIrectory; [...]

New Book Signing ~ Just in time for St. Pat’s!

Friday, March 1st, 2013

This Monday at the Cuyahoga County Library Fairview Park Branch, the premier of my new program, “Song & Story ~ An Irish-American Journey” at 7:00pm will be followed by a signing of all three of my books: Festival Legends: Songs & Stories The People Who Made the Music that Defined a People; The Greater Cleveland [...]

February’s Fury; A Story from this Month’s Issue of the Ohio Irish American News

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Thank you for all of your emails and comments about last month’s Editor’s Corner. The ripple effects of Sandy Hook have far to reach, before we see what results, what changes such a horrible tragedy has on America. Thank you for taking the time to email, to write or post, to stop me on the [...]

Ray Kelly, Rest in Peace … January 9, 2013

Friday, January 25th, 2013

Ray Kelly, Rest in Peace … January 9, 2013 I’ve read the bios, and the memories of place People you touched with your always-smiling face How your voice reached across, oceans so wild And the wonder when you spoke, of your little child Of Green Cards and gravel and laughter late into the night Of [...]

Ray Kelly, Rest in Peace … January 10, 2013

Friday, January 11th, 2013

Ray Kelly, Rest in Peace … January 10, 2013 I’ve read the bios, and the memories of place People you touched with your always-smiling face How your voice reached across, oceans so wild And the wonder when you spoke, of your little child Of Green Cards and gravel and laughter late into the night Of [...]

It is 4 Days Until Christmas …

Friday, December 21st, 2012

It is 4 Days Until Christmas … by John O’Brien, Jr. It is 4 Days Until Christmas ~ Tommy Makem wrote more than 400 songs, the anthem, Four Green Fields, of course, as well as Gentle Annie, Winds of Morning, The Winds Are Singing Freedom and so many other iconic songs, songs that are sung [...]

Ohio Irish American News, A Story From This Month’s Issue: Irish Melodies

Sunday, December 16th, 2012

Irish Melodies William Dowdall, the Irish Fluter Arranged by John Buckley Recorded in Dublin, Ireland 13254-2 UPC 0 1371 13254 2 3 The repertoire of traditional Irish music is widely regarded as one of the richest and most beautiful in the world. It consists of a vast range of melodies of unusual diversity, which broadly [...]

Poem of the Day: The Craic at the Sessiún

Saturday, December 1st, 2012

The Craic at the Sessiún by John O’Brien, Jr. Ah the crack at the sessiún, The words and the roof, rang out together Reilly sang of athenry And Makem of the four green fields DeGabriele of patriot games And Doyle of how the west’s awake Sweeney sang show tunes and everyone joined in. Kilfenora played [...]

Come Cruisin!

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

I’m going Cruisn’, and you should too: 2nd annual Folk ‘n Irish Cruise onboard the incredible Norwegian Epic that departs out of Miami, Florida on February 2nd to February 9th, 2013 with stops to the Eastern Caribbean ports of St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Nassau in the Bahamas. www.joaniemaddencruise.com, Alternatively, you can also call Sixthman, [...]