Category: Shamrock Trad Irish Music Society

The East Coasters (Madeline Dierauf, Richard Osban, Calum Bell)

Saturday,  May 18, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by the Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society and Gaelic-American Club.

The East Coasters are a group of young Irish musicians from the east coast of the United States whose sound and arrangements are a rich blend of the music in their local communities. Their innovative approach to the music combines syncopation and creative harmonies with a deep respect for the tradition.

Madeline Dierauf is from western North Carolina and began playing traditional Irish music under the tutelage of Asheville’s Beanie O’Dell, before quickly becoming immersed in Atlanta’s traditional Irish music scene. Her music has taken her to many stages, from Wilkesboro’s Merlefest to IrishFest Atlanta and the Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Her sensitive and thoughtful approach to the tunes and harmonies is a cornerstone of the band’s unique sound.

Richard Osban is a driving, dynamic guitarist based in Baltimore, Maryland. He cut his teeth on Irish music while living in Europe, and toured internationally with several Irish and Scottish music projects before returning to the U.S. He has performed on festival stages and has been an instructor at many teaching festivals, both in Europe and the U.S. His deliberate approach to harmony reinforces and underpins the band’s groove.

Calum Bell is a multi-instrumentalist who has been performing on New England stages since the age of seven, when he started touring with the Bell Family Band. He can be found today playing six nights a week at venues in and around his native Boston. He brings a mastery far beyond his years to the Irish fiddle and flute, and regularly tours with international Irish music and dance shows in the U.S. and Europe.

 

First Friday Trad Musican

Joe Gerhard playing in the Pub Friday June 7th from 6-8pm.

Joe learned to play traditional music on the fiddle in the early 70s, sitting on the edge of the Irish sessions in Boston, quietly watching and listening. Fiddlers Larry Reynolds, Paddy Cronin, and Roger Burridge were especially welcoming and helpful.

Frequent trips to Ireland led to lifelong friendships with many wonderful musicians, in particular his wife’s uncle Maurice O’Keeffe, a fiddler from Kiskeam, Co. Cork, who really opened his eyes to the profound emotional and spiritual effects of the music and cemented a love for the music and people of the southwest of Ireland.

In New Haven, he led the well-regarded sessions at Anna Liffey’s for 17 years until 2014. Afterwards, he stopped playing the fiddle for nearly five years but was drawn back into the fold by the gentle and persistent encouragement of good friend and fiddler Katie Murray.

These days, Joe plays fiddle, banjo, and bouzouki with musical partners Damien Connolly and Jon Warner at sessions and occasional gigs around the Northeast.

 

Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society (STIMS)

Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society (STIMS), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional Irish music and culture.

STIMS’s all-volunteer performance group The Shamrogues  play traditional Irish reels, jigs, hornpipes, and airs on a variety of traditional and modern instruments and song,  The meet on  Wednesday  for Trad Music Seisiún (7-9pm) and they welcome new musicians join in, if you don’t play, come listen and tap your feet to this amazing group of musicians.

In addition STIMS host’s the First Friday Trad Musicians and  The Traditional Irish Music Concert Series.

The East Coasters (Madeline Dierauf, Richard Osban, Calum Bell)

Saturday,  May 18, 7:30 pm Sponsored by the Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society and Gaelic-American Club. The East Coasters are a group of young Irish musicians from the east coast of the United States whose sound and arrangements are a rich blend of the music in their local communities. Their innovative approach to the music … Continue reading The East Coasters (Madeline Dierauf, Richard Osban, Calum Bell)

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