Feast of Irish Music for Downtown Kansas City, MO
A feast of top class Irish & Celtic music is performing in downtown Kansas City, Missouri this September, much of it featuring entertainment from Ireland, and KC’s own Celtic Rock band The Elders, as the 2008 Arts Midwest Music Conference takes place.
In a festival of Irish music and Celtic music you have Cara Dillon, Craicmore, Screaming Orphans, Téada, Cécile Corbel, Celtic Spring, Beoga, Tommy Fleming, Slide, and Kansas City’s own Elders.
You also have a presence from the show Celtic Crossroads with Irish music and dancing meeting other music forms.
You have tons of chances to see these Irish and Celtic bands perform live in arranged showcases. But before all that you have Tommy Fleming.
Tommy Fleming performs at the opening night party at the Midland Theatre on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Fleming is described as “undoubtedly Ireland’s premier performer” on Tommy’s own publicity. Good to see he doesn’t have any doubts.
Showcase Music Schedule at KC Marriott Downtown
Wednesday, September 17 2008:
8:20pm Slide
8:40pm Cara Dillon
9:00pm Beoga
9:40pm Cecile Corbel:
Thursday, 9/18/08
Cecile Corbel: 7:40pm, 9:00pm, & midnight;
Celtic Spring: 8:00pm & 10:00pm
Cara Dillon: 8:20pm & 10:40pm
Beoga: 8:40pm & 11:00pm
Craicmore: 9:20pm & 10:40pm (KC Marriott Downtown)
Teada: 10:20pm & 11:20pm
Slide: 11:40pm
Friday, 9/19/08
Screaming Orphans: 8:30pm & 10:50pm
Spotlight Showcase at Folly Theater
Selected from more than 180 applications by a panel of performing arts professionals, Spotlight Showcases represent a wide variety of disciplines and genres. Across the street from the Conference venues is the historic Folly Theater and you can see Irish trad band Slide perform there on Thursday September 18, 2008 at 9:15pm - along with 17 other artists.
The Elders
Sept 18 Raglan Road 14th Street & Grand Blvd. KC, MO 9pm
Sept 19 KC LIVE Stage 14th Street & Grand Blvd. KC, MO, 9pm
Celtic Crossroads (Kansas City Convention Center)
Critically acclaimed as “the most exhilarating and authentic show to come from Ireland in decades – not to be missed” - which makes me go “Hmmmm”.
You know the score - youthful energy, dazzling musicianship, fusions of traditional Irish music, bluegrass, gypsy, and jazz, abounding no less, and of course rhythms of exciting Irish dance percussion, pulsating!
Thursday, Sep 18: 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30pm, & 9:00pm
Friday, Sep 19: 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30pm, & 9:00pm
I’ve been reading about this for months, but trying to get your hands on a detailed schedule has been painful. Have a look yourself.
ARTIST LINKS
Cara Dillon (website :: MySpace)
Craicmore (website :: MySpace)
Screaming Orphans (website :: MySpace :: on IrishKC)
Téada (website :: MySpace :: on IrishKC)
Cécile Corbel (website :: MySpace)
Celtic Spring (website :: on IrishKC)
Beoga (website :: MySpace)
Tommy Fleming (website :: MySpace)
Slide (website :: MySpace)
The Elders (website :: MySpace :: on IrishKC)
Celtic Crossroads (website :: MySpace)
This event is posted on the Kansas City Irish events calendar.
See Also:
• Halfway to St Patricks Day at the KC Royals
• Irish Band Bell X1 live in Lawrence, Kansas
• Celtic Cowboys: Skip Gorman & Connie Dover
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