Brian O’Donovan
Palavar Strings
Seamus Egan Project
Maeve Gilchrist
Rakish
(Maura Shawn Scanlin & Conor Hearn)
WIN FREE TIX!
Rockport Music Presents:
ROCKPORT CELTIC FESTIVAL
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport, MA
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Artistic directors Brian O’Donovan & Maeve Gilchrist bring together the finest in both the traditional and classical string worlds for the Saturday night portion of the Rockport Celtic Festival.
The Festival runs from Friday, August 23 through Sunday, August 25 and thanks to our friends in Rockport, we're giving away a pair of tickets to the Saturday night show on the 24th. Submit the form below to enter to win!
This concert begins at 7pm and is entitled Strings on Strings. The show features new collaborations between the acclaimed 13 piece chamber orchestra Palaver Strings and some of the most exciting voices in the Irish and American folk scene. You'll enjoy new compositions, arrangements of traditional materials, and impromptu collaborations by Dana Lyn, Charlie Lennon, Seamus Egan and Maeve Gilchrist and arrangements of traditional material featuring Moira Smiley and Bruce Molsky.
Winners will be notified and announced here on Aug 22, so be sure to check back then for the announcement!
For over three decades, Brian O’Donovan has been hosting A Celtic Sojourn on WGBH, a program exploring traditional and contemporary music from around the Celtic world. He’s also well known for his live concert series "A Christmas Celtic Sojourn," as well as many other presentations around New England. In partnership with Rockport Music and working in close collaboration with fellow Artistic Director, Edinburgh-born harpist/composer Maeve Gilchrist, Brian is proud to present the first annual Rockport Celtic Festival.
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 Shalin Liu Performance Center |
To enter the contest, just fill in the form below.
GOOD LUCK!