SEAN-NÓS MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin, USA)
February 28 & March 1, 2003
Join the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Celtic Studies for a weekend celebration of sean-nós-the traditional Irish art form of storytelling through song, one of the oldest singing traditions in Europe. Come experience Gaelic language and culture with many well known native Irish singers as they gather in Milwaukee for this unique weekend of song sharing, workshops, sessions, archival recordings, and, of course, public performance!
Friday, February 28
4:00 pm Singer and author LILLIS Ó LAOIRE will talk about issues raised in his new book Ar Crag I Lar na Farraige (“On a Rock in the Middle of the Sea”). Based on his extensive research on Tory Island (9 miles off the Donegal Coast), Lillis explores the social role of traditional singing in the life of both the home, and the exiled community in America. (UW-Milwaukee’s Greene Hall, free and open to the public)
7:30 pm SEAN-NÓS CONCERT—Fáilte Romhat! Join us for the best of Irish traditional singing. This special gathering of sean-nós singers will be recorded by Irish radio, and will include performances by Lillis Ó Laoire, Máirín Uí Chéide, Bridget Fitzgerald, Celia Ní Fhathartaigh, Áine Meenaghan, and more! (UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall, $5 at the door)
Saturday, March 1
11:00 am & 3:30 pm
WORKSHOPS—Learn more about the history and performance of sean-nós singing, and take a song or two away with you!
($10 fee per workshop)
8:00 pm IRISH MUSIC SESSION--Help send off our guests and end this exciting weekend by joining us and local musicians in a traditional Irish music session. All are welcome! (Slim McGinn’s Pub, 338 S. 1st St., free and open to the public!)
For more information, please call the Center for Celtic Studies at 414-229-6520
This event is cosponsored by UWM’s Center for Celtic Studies & Craobh Curtin Conradh na Gaeilge.