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SUMMARY:A History of Irish Traditional Women Singers and Songs Since t
 he 1900s
DESCRIPTION:(with examples of the songs performed by Mary McPartlan)\
 nMary was born in Drumkeerin, in County Leitrim and now living in Galw
 ay, Mary started singing in the early 1970s, but it was not until 2003
  that decided to make music her professional career.  Described by th
 e Irish Times as … \"gloriously earthy, she breaks in her material f
 or all their life-giving powers\" … she released her critically acc
 laimed first album The Holland Handkerchief in January 2004, voted Nu
 mber One Folk Album by Mojo magazine in Britain and short listed for 
 a Meteor Award in Ireland. This was followed by her second album Pett
 icoat Loose in 2008, which celebrated her long association with many 
 of the high profile artists in the traditional music world in Ireland,
  including Frankie Gavin, Mairtin O Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O Do
 wd, Steve Cooney, Rick Epping, Dervish, and the ConTempo String Quarte
 t amongst others. Mary has toured extensively in Ireland and abroad an
 d is currently researching material for her next CD. As an arts produc
 er she has worked extensively with many of the Irish arts organization
 s and cultural institutions including the Irish television network TG4
  where she initiated and assisted in the development of the TG4 nation
 al traditional music awards and co-produced an award winning tradition
 al music series for the station. She is currently a teacher working in
  creative arts development in academic modules at NUI Galway and direc
 tor of the popular innovative Arts in Action programme. She has recent
 ly been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and spent Semester 2 in Januar
 y 2013 at City University of New York (CUNY).\nFree for AIHS members, 
 $10 at the door for non-members\n\nFor more information visit https://
 thewildgeese.irish/events/a-history-of-irish-traditional-women-singers
 -and-songs-since-the-
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CATEGORIES:concert, history
LOCATION:American Irish Historical Society
WEBSITE:http://www.aihs.org
URL:http://www.aihs.org
CONTACT:212-288-2263
ORGANIZER:
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 egan":https://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
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