Benefit
29th Guinness IRISH CHRISTMAS
"Diaspora" with Laoise Kelly, The McGoldrick Family, and Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
The very diverse program this year is titled Diaspora and is dominated by women power. One of the very first artists to tour on Irish Christmas with her then-band 'The Bumblebees' was the great harpist Laoise Kelly. It was Laoise who revolutionized the Irish harp as a solo instrument!
She collaborated closely with Kate Bush, the Chieftains, and many more, and was honored as TG4 Musician Of The Year in 2020! Flute superstar Mike McGoldrick, one of the absolute cult figures of contemporary traditional Irish folk, who grew up in the Irish diaspora of Manchester, will travel with his nieces and will bring a very traditional accent with The McGoldrick Family, introducing us to the backbone of Irish music, namely the music within families.
Mike founded bands like Lunasa and Flook and played for 14 years in Mark Knopfler's band. There is probably no more powerful, spectacular duo than the sensational sisters Cassie & Maggie MacDonald from Canada. Deeply rooted in the fiddle-dominated folk tradition of Nova Scotia, they draw from the rich treasure of their Scottish ancestors and combine fiddle sounds with guitar/piano, two-part singing, and step dancing.
EVENT INFO:
Wed, 16.12. | 20:00
Doors open: 19:00
Wiener Metropol
Hernalser Hauptstraße 55
1170 Vienna
TICKET INFO:
CATEGORY C € 23.- (instead of 29.-)
Only numbered seats
Pickup of tickets on the event day from 18:00
Photo: ©christinakaragiannis
Booking info:
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