Metro Artists Concert a Scottish Legacy Night
The 2008 MVFS Metro Artists Concert is a Scottish Legacy Night focusing on the Scottish/Cape Breton wing of the Celtic music tradition.
Hazel Whyte, the Scottish folk singer based in Kansas City, New Zealand accordionist Brett Gibson, and Independence, Missouri based singer Bill Morris are performing.
And it being a Scottish night Libby Lee will have her young Scottish highland competition dancers perform traditional dances in costume, accompanied by highland pipers.
Hazel Whyte is from Paisley in Scotland and performs traditional songs and contemporary folk around Kansas City.
Accordion player Brett Gibson has played with a huge collection of performers in the metro area, like Gabriel’s Gate, Residence Rules, The Elders, and Eddie Delahunt & Friends.
[update] Brett is accompanied by Shane Borth on the fiddle, who metro area Irish music fans will know as one third of Flannigan’s Right Hook
Bill Morris, formerly of Emerald Skye and Gabriel’s Gate, accompanies his baritone vocals with his 6-string guitar.
It takes place on Saturday February 9, 2008, at 8pm at the Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St., Kansas City, Missouri.
Tickets
Prices are $15.00 general admission; $12.00 for MVFS, Crosscurrents members; Students (all ages) $5.00; 6 years and under free. Details of how to purchase them are here.
See a list of Celtic & Irish music entertainers in the Kansas City area
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
Brett Gibson will also be accompanied by Shane Borth of “Flannigan’s Right Hook” who, as most folks in Kansas City know, is no slouch on the fiddle himself.
Yep, how did I leave that out? I’ll go and amend now. Thanks Pete.
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