Aoife Clancy In Concert at the ESRM

Dakin Morehouse, President of the ESRM sent me this message regarding the upcoming concert at the station. Sounds like it will be great!

Sunday--March 14 at 7:30 sharp
Flying Cat Music Presents

Aoife Clancy in Concert

The Empire State Railway Museum
on Lower High Street, Phoenicia

$15 suggested donation with RSVP to: flyingcatmusic@gmail.com $18 without RSVP
for info call 845-688-9453 website: http://www.aoifeclancy.com/

Flying Cat Music has the luck of the Irish to present Aoife Clancy in concert at the Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia on Sunday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. Aoife Clancy is heiress to one of Ireland’s proudest musical lineages and a star in her own right. For those with Irish blood, or those who are Celtic at heart, her concert offers an ideal chance to kick off Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations just a wee bit early. Daughter of Bobby Clancy, of the legendary Clancy Brothers, Irish music is Aoife’s native tongue, though her personal musical horizon extends well beyond it into contemporary and traditional Americana.

After time spent touring the world sharing musical stages with some of Ireland’s most celebrated acts – including the Clancy Brothers, in 1995 Aoife was asked to join “Cherish the Ladies,” one of the most sought-after and acclaimed Irish-American groups in history. Between 1995 and 2000, Aoife was lead vocalist for the band, performing at the Atlanta Olympics, on “Good Morning America,” at Carnegie Hall, and at countless other major venues. Celtic Album, a 1998 recording of a performance with the Boston Pops Symphony, earned the group a 1999 Grammy Award nomination. After leaving “Cherish the Ladies” to follow her personal musical muse, Aoife Clancy performed with the Boston Pops again in 2005 when she was invited to be a featured soloist along with world renowned Welsh harpist Caitrin Finch.

Aoife’s solo work can’t be pigeon holed as Celtic alone. As Mike Jackson of the Canberra Times says, “she has a breadth of styles that make her concerts fascinating. Her singing would melt packed ice with its warmth and richness.” Or as Scott Alarik of the Boston Globe states, in reviewing Aoife Clancy’s latest CD, Silvery Moon, “Whether she’s delivering an ancient Irish ballad, an American folk classic, or an urgent contemporary song, Aoife sings with the same gorgeous naturalism as if she were experiencing the emotions in the songs for the first time.” Equally at home with a guitar or Bodhran in hand, Aoife Clancy is one performer who should not be missed.
The Flying Cat Music Railway Museum Concerts present nationally and regionally acclaimed musicians in an exquisite and intimate acoustic setting.