Word: mhaonaigh
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Altan has had a long and colorful history. In 1985 Mhaonaigh and her husband Frankie Kennedy decided to leave work and become professional musicians. Their gamble paid off and nearly twenty years later Altan expanded to include Dermot Byrne, Ciarn Tourish, Ciarn Curran, and Dithi Sproule and are widely regarded as the best Celtic band to emerge from Ireland...
...drinking O’Douls and studying for midterms? Get in touch with your inner leprechaun on with Altan, “the hottest group in the Celtic realm these days,” according to the Boston Globe. The Irish sextet features fiddler/vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and the acclaimed rhythm section of Dáithí Sproule on guitar, Dermot Byrne on accordion and Ciarán Curran on bouzouki. Altan has been around since the eighties and is consistently rated among the most exciting groups in all of Irish music. Tickets...
...jigs erases any such thoughts, leaving behind naught but the memory of that lovely fiddling. The opening track, “There’s a Fair Tomorrow (Beidh Aonach Amarach)” is a stirring jig in the same vein that successfully combines the floating vocals of Mhaonaigh with the assorted talents of the other members...
...Gormlaith" is not in the dictionary. Wonder what it is? "A Trio of Gormlaiths in Literature and History," a lecture by M'ire Ni Mhaonaigh. Barker Center, Room 114. 4:30 p.m. FREE...
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