2013 marked the third anniversary of the Newport Celtic Festival & Highland Games held in Newport, Oregon every June. Presented by the Celtic Heritage Alliance, a non-profit organization that, just like us, preserves and promotes Celtic culture along the Oregon Coast and beyond. 67 Music [...]
Sligo fiddler, Oisín Mac Diarmada and West Kerry accordionist/singer, Séamus Begley recently graced the stages in several shows in the Pacific Northwest. Oisín hails from County Clare and is a graduate in music education from Trinity College Dublin/RIAM. He is the founding member of the Irish Traditional group Téada. When not busy on tour with Téada, Oisín is also a [...]
Irish traditional music group Dervish just completed a whirlwind US tour on March 23rd in Connecticut, in support of their newly released CD called “The Thrush in the Storm“. Living up to their name, Dervish is an unstoppable and relentless touring band. Having formed in 1989, the band, hailing from County Sligo, has seen nearly [...]
Sometimes it’s interesting how life works. In this particular scenario, a certain fiddler from England & Ireland making his way in the world serendipitously meets an American traveling through Ireland (who turns out to be none other [...]
From Seattle, WA comes a unique yet fun partnership. The Seattle Irish Dance Company and Carrigaline Celtic Band have joined forces to put together a tour in Ireland called “Get Up The Yard“. Set to launch April 22nd, the two and a half week tour will [...]
It’s March and that means St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, not necessarily on the 17, but for the entire month! Why limit the celebrations to one 24 hour period? One need not be Irish to claim the holiday. One of the many great things about St. Patrick’s [...]
Flute/whistle/bodhran player Hanz Araki and violinist/guitarist/songwriter Kathryn Claire have been working together for over five years in various projects and bands. They have found their niche as a duo, performing all over the Pacific Northwest and Japan among other places. Their latest and greatest accomplishment is “Vocal/Instrumental Group of the Year” from LiveIreland.com, and [...]
It’s that time again when the year comes to a close and we reflect on the past year. We here at 67 Music are waxing nostalgic as well and we’d like to offer up as our final post of 2012 a recap on the years’ happenings & achievements in the world of Celtic music. [...]
Here is a wonderful new album from singer/songwriter, Eagle McCall. “Song of the Seas” is Eagle’s fourth recording. Now a lot of people can record an album full of sea shanties and tales of a life at sea, but what is unique to me is the fact that Eagle is a man of the [...]
Imagine being an award-winning bagpiper for over three decades. Then imagine if you were proactive enough to take notes of all your experiences performing the pipes over those thirty-plus years. Sounds like it might make fascinating reading. Such is the scenario behind “Ballad of a Bagpiper“, a wonderful book authored by E.A. Channon, that [...]
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