'Celtic Sojourn' host Brian O'Donovan, who championed Irish music, dies at 66
"I try to lure people not just to my program, but into the art of the music,” he once said. “And to do that I have to play something alluring."
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"I try to lure people not just to my program, but into the art of the music,” he once said. “And to do that I have to play something alluring."
There are fiddle duet albums, and then there are magnum opus-level fiddle duet albums. On “Brightly or Darkly,” the second recording by Boston-area musicians Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen, their fiddles sync up together, sometimes harmonize, play off one another, even seem to challenge or occasionally – thanks to the use of non-standard tunings – growl at one another, as
Déjà vu: a rhymeIt is impossible to experience déjà vu for the first timeI reckon the first time déjà vu happensis the secondDéjà vu: a rhyme…Les Barker We’ve been here before, haven’t we? It’s late December as I write this, and I am thinking back to 12 months ago, when we were nervously eyeing the advance of Omicron – and a return to the bad old days of 2020 and early 2021 –
As host Brian O'Donovan battles brain cancer, a tradition endures, with "A Christmas Celtic Sojourn" coming to The Hanover Theatre in Worcester.
All subject to change pending possible Covid-related developments •Club Passim in Harvard Square this month will feature a pair of acts that blend Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic-related traditions with Americana sounds. First is the Boston-born quartet Corner House, which performs on April 10.