Please join us for a unique Irish festival in a beautiful Vermont country setting overlooking the North Branch of the Winooski River and Worcester Range.
The only festival devoted to the music of Carolan in the USA- there are 2 O'Carolan Festivals in Ireland. Wonderful harpers will be performing (including Hilari Farrington & Dominique Dodge), but a wide range of other instruments will also be played. The music lends itself to a broad spectrum of music, dance, and song.
*** 8th Annual Carolan Festival: June 20-22, 2014 ***
A gathering for people who play, listen, sing, or dance to the music of Turlough Carolan (1670-1738), Irish harper and composer- 214 of his tunes have survived! Beautiful Irish music- much with a Baroque influence. Open sessions, Workshops, Country & Ceili dancing, music & dance (English Country, Irish Ceili & Step, Morris & Rapper, sean nos, waltzing) performances & concert. Rain or Shine.
Please visit our website www.carolanfestvt.com for more info.
Many wonderful Workshops, Dancing, and a special presentation by Benedict Koehler & Hilari Farrington: "Carolan's Music in the Living Tradition".
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Opening Concert on Fri., June 20th, 7:30 pm
The Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Rd., East Montpelier, VT
"Turlough O'Carolan: A Life in Song" by Ensemble Musica Humana, a Boston-based Early
Music group. (Lidia Chang, flute; Laura Osterlund, recorder and whistle; Corrine Byrne, voice; Rosanne Santucci, uilleann pipes; Nancy Hurrell, harp; Sheila Heady, percussion)
An all-Carolan program on period instruments and voice (original poetry sung in Gaelic).
Purchase Tickets on-line or at Bear Pond Books in Montpelier (beginning June 1st)
$15 in advance, $20 at the door (if it doesn't sell out)
Co-presented with Old Meeting House Arts Ministries (OMHAM with generous support from Bear Pond Books Montpelier
Saturday, June 21st:
8th Annual Carolan Festival
Mallery Farm, 108 Norton Rd., Worcester, VT
9:30 am - Dark (~9 pm)
$15/person, $25/family (family=max. 2 adults).
Sunday, June 22nd:
Clean-up, Potluck Brunch, & Session in the barn
Mallery Farm, Worcester, VT
~10 am -
Food available on-site:
Snacks & refreshments as Fundraiser for Montpelier High School Students' trip to Ireland
Meals by advance order & ***pre-purchase*** only (June 13th deadline)
Note: pre-purchase of catered meals is new this year.
Consider arranging a lesson with some of our visiting musicians while they're in the area: http://www.carolanfestvt.com/privatelessons.htm
A block of standard rooms has been reserved under "Carolan Festival" at The Comfort Inn- be sure to tell them you are part of The Carolan Festival to receive the discounted room rate. http://www.carolanfestvt.com/lodgingoptions.htm
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