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Edge
Rises to the Occasion
THE Edge, lead guitarist for U2, was the star attraction at a benefit
auction at the Hard Rock Café in New York on Saturday in aid of
his charity Music Rising, which he created in the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina to raise money for affected musicians in the Big Easy.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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Rehab for JRM
THE celebrity rehab train just landed another passenger with the
announcement on Tuesday that Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the Irish star
of the new Showtime series The Tudors, has checked himself in for
treatment. more...
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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Bertie’s
a Grandpa!
IRISH Prime Minister Bertie Ahern added another very impressive
title to his name last week first time grandpa, as his eldest daughter
Georgina gave birth to preemie boy twins in Dublin.
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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Special
Anniversary
The Chernobyl Children’s Project, founded by Adi Roche (left) and
Bono’s wife Ali Hewson (right), celebrates its 21st anniversary
this week of helping children affected by the horrible nuclear disaster
in Chernobyl all those years ago.
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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Irish Soprano Brings
Met to Life
DUBLIN-born mezzo-soprano Patricia Bardon, or Pat as she’s known
to her close friends, is currently making her New York debut at
Metropolitan Opera in Handel’s masterpiece Giulio Cesare, came to
prominence as a singer at an early age. Quickly establishing herself
as a versatile operatic performer, her repertoire has won her lead
roles at the grand opera houses of Paris, London, New York, Rome
and elsewhere. .
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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Brothers
Forever
In his controversial new book, Brothers: The Hidden History of the
Kennedy Years, David Talbot, the founder of Salon.com, tells the
story of the exalted Irish American dynasty from the perspective
of their inner circle. It’s the story of two brothers, sharing an
unprecedented bond, and the never before told tale of Robert Kennedy’s
secret, heart rending search to track down JFK’s killers before
his own assassination. CAHIR O’DOHERTY speaks to Talbot about his
work. more...
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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God
Wins, But Does He Really?
IT says a lot about the glacial slowness of some religious and political
debates in the U.S. that Inherit the Wind, the famed 1955 play by
Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee now playing on Broadway at
the Lyceum Theatre, seems more relevant today than the era in which
it was written.
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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The Tiller of
America’s Green Fields
A the Green Fields of America Ensemble finished the Banquet entertainment
program at the recent Ireland in Dixie Weekend in Atlanta, the capacity
crowd rose to their feet with spontaneous joy at the marvelous music
they had just witnessed. .
more...
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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Conference a Learning
Experience
MEANWHILE, the annual American Conference for Irish Studies (An
Chomhdhail Mheiriceanach do Leann na hEireann) presented myriad
opportunities to enjoy some panels on Irish music topics and some
concerts that spun out of it as well. .
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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Reagan Reilly Takes
on Ireland
LAST weekend’s warm weather makes everyone think of the summer,
making one wonder if God timed this sunshine around the release
of Laced, a quintessential breezy beach blanket read.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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Guide
Dance - Musical - Classes - Karaoke - Registration - Seniors Lunch
- James Riley - Lecture - Fiddle Class.
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
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J Lo
Files Suit in Ireland
Jennifer Lopez is hopping mad at the National Enquirer, and on Monday
she sicced her Belfast-based lawyer on the tabloid which printed
a story last month claiming that she and her husband Marc Anthony
are linked to a drug scandal.
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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Binchy
the Songwriter
Her new novel Whitethorn Woods is sitting pretty at number four
on the latest New York Times best-seller list, all of her past works
have sold a gazillion copies, with a couple of them even optioned
for film. more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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In The News
LOOKS like John Travolta’s jet is taking the Shannon stopover quite
seriously.. more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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O’Reilly’s
Irish Factor
FOX News kingpin Bill O’Reilly was in Dublin last week to speak
to students at Trinity College’s Philosophical Society, which has
played host in the past to the likes of porn purveyor Ron Jeremy
and Oscar winning actor Al Pacino. .
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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Bride of Shane
GRIZZLED rocker Shane MacGowan will soon take a missus, and she
appears to be his match in every wild way
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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King of the
World
With starring roles in The Tudors, Match Point and the forthcoming
The Children of Huang Shi, Irish star Jonathan Rhys Meyers has become
an A-List leading man in Hollywood. He talks to CAHIR O’DOHERTY
about the success of The Tudors, his background in Cork and his
plans for the road ahead.
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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Meaney
at Home on Broadway
COLM Meaney is an instantly recognizable Irish face. Starring in
films that run the gamut from The Commitments to Star Trek, he’s
also a highly celebrated theater actor. Currently he’s appearing
on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater alongside Kevin Spacey
and Eve Best in Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten, for
which he’s received rave reviews.
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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New
Sounds From a Cranberry
AS you may have read in the Irish Voice a few weeks back, Cranberries
lead singer Dolores O’Riordan has been making her way around the
media lately to promote the release of her new CD, which is set
for a May release.
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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Dark
Nights for Kirwan
THE airwaves of Sirius Satellite Radio are a bit blacker lately.
Black 47 leader Larry Kirwan is now working the night shift on the
Sirius Disorder channel.
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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A religious
Experience
THE next big thing in Irish rock came across the pond and splattered
the crowd with ear splitting thrills at Rocky Sullivan’s. Based
on the meager crowd on hand to witness it, many people had apparently
split town for the Easter break.
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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CCE
Dixie Show a Big Success
THIS past Sunday, as the Comhaltas Ireland In Dixie weekend drew
to a close, hundreds of people who had traveled in for the weekend
from around the U.S. and Canada were in no hurry to leave.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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Upcoming Shows
ON Saturday, April 28 up at the revitalized Irish American Community
Center (at least in the traditional music vein) outside of New Haven,
Connecti-cut, there is a fascinating threesome scheduled to perform
at 7:30 p.m. more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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Glucksman
Happenings
FOR those of you who think that once St. Patrick’s Day passes the
interest in Irish culture abates, the next couple of weeks should
put those thoughts out of mind.
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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GUIDE
April - Conference - Musical - Play - Classes - Seniors Lunch -
Karaoke - Classes - Registration
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(Irish Voice) 18 April 2007
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Judge The Pirate
Queen for Yourself!
THE critics have had their say, and they haven’t been kind, but
The Pirate Queen, the new Irish musical on Broadway launched by
Riverdance producers John McColgan and Moya Doherty, will hopefully
get the audience it deserves in the weeks and months ahead.more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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Honor for Edge
BONO isn’t the only philanthropic minded member of U2. A couple
of weeks ago we told you about an auction of U2 memorabilia that
will take place in New York later this month to benefit Music Rising,
a charity founded by The Edge to raise money for musicians who lost
their instruments after Hurricane Katrina.
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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Travolta’s
Irish Landing
DID one of John Travolta’s private jets go on the fritz last week,
forcing an emergency landing at Shannon Airport? Or did Travolta,
who also piloted the plane, always mean to touch down at the airport?
more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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MUSIC NEWS
BRUCE Springsteen must have been pleased with the outcome of his
Dublin performances last November. The Boss is due to release a
new version of his CD The Seeger Sessions, and the material will
be culled from performances at the Point Theatre in Dublin. A companion
DVD will also be available come June 5.
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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In THE NEWS
IS Bono ready for the silver screen? Maybe. Reports say that he
and Cate Blanchett are up for parts in the movie version of the
popular play Blood Brothers, which will be directed by Alan Parker
of The Commitments and Evita fame.
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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The Queen
Sets Sail
THE Pirate Queen reflects all that is best about Celtic Tiger Ireland
through the unexpected prism of the 15th century.
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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Blue Moon, But Not
Standing Alone
EUGENE O’Neill isn’t known for levity, but the Old Vic’s astonishing
new production of his last play, A Moon for the Misbegotten, now
playing on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater, is a festival
of wit that establishes once and for all that it belongs to the
first rank.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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Celtic Treasure
Chest from Great Big Sea
“ST. John’s has been the gateway of the new world. Every ship coming
from Europe stopped at St. John’s before going to America. Portuguese
would come here and changed the way the Irish settlers in town played
accordion.”
more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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Van for NYC
FOR 40-years, Van Morrison has drawn upon the greats of rhythm and
blues to create his own distinctive and influential blend of soul
and Celtic influences. That Celtic soul has produced some of the
most romantic music ever reported, and his music has been on any
worthwhile chick flick soundtrack over the last decade. .
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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Keeping the Tradition Alive
TRADITIONAL music survived for centuries and generations because
of the quality of the music and the artistry that touched the very
soul of the Irish people. As necessary as both the musician and
listener are, it is also important to acknowledge those whose houses,
halls or pubs encouraged that cultural exchange and made everyone
feel welcome and at home.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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School and
Shows
SCHOOL will definitely be in session next week when hundreds of
academics invade New York for the American Conference for Irish
Studies hosted this year by City University of New York’s Institute
for Irish American Studies. .
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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The
Ceili Dance Problem
THE latest edition of the Set Dancing News arrived in my mailbox
with 76 colorful pages detailing the worldwide fascination with
country set dancing, the Irish derivative of those courtly quadrille
dances that flourished on the continent as far back as the 19th
century.
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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GUIDE
April - Musical - Play - Classes - Seniors Lunch - Karaoke - Classes
- Registration more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
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It’s
the Knight Time for Bono
A KNIGHT in shining armor or, more precisely, a black suit was christened
last week in Dublin, but whatever you do don’t call him sir.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Hello from
Flatley
THERE’S a big splashy spread of Michael Flatley and his very pregnant
wife Niamh in the latest issue of Hello! magazine, which usually
pays for celebrity exclusives. And indeed Michael did get six figures
for the photo spread and interview, but instead of enriching his
already bulging bank account he instead passed the fee straight
on to Cork University Maternity Hospital, where Niamh will deliver
their first baby by the end of this month.
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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In THE NEWS
REM, introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month,
are taking a novel approach to their upcoming album, which they
hope to release by the end of this year. .
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Cheap Diddy
WANT to know one of the ways how rich celebs like P. Diddy get even
richer? They order the finest booze that money can buy, and then
take off without paying their tab!.
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Blessing of
Proof
For Orla Brady, star of RTE’s new crime drama Proof that will be
released in the U.S. on April 13, the decision to accept the lead
role was easy. After
reading the first five pages of the script she was completely hooked
on his breakthrough Irish production. CAHIR O’DOHERTY talks to the
rising star about her films, her Dublin background and the new roles
coming her way. more...
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Looks At Books
The Color of Blood - Mick – The Real Michael Collins - Meeting Point
- One for Sorrow, Two for Joy more...
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Getting Biblical
With Elvis’ Bro
THE news is not all bad for the Irish music scene in Manhattan,
and there are still a number of great acts playing here in the coming
weeks.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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A Final
Farewell to Sin é
THIS is a sad week indeed for Irish music fans. Sin É, the understated
fountain of cool for many years in New York City, is set to close
on this week. .
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Comhaltas
Heads to Dixie
WHEN hundreds of music and dance aficionados converge on Atlanta
over the weekend of April 12-15, it won’t be in search of blue grass
tunes but rather the green grass music of Eire, the kind that Comhaltas
Ceoltoiri Eireann has been promoting since 1951.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Stepping
Out in Style
IT is always a pleasure to see Seosamh O’Neachtain (Joseph Naughton)
stepping out in the sean nos style from his native Connemara in
the Galway Gaeltacht as he did recently at the Danu show at Symphony
Space. more...
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Lunasa Milestone
IT is hard to believe, but Lunasa, the classy cutting edge trad
band featuring Sean Smyth on fiddle and whistle, Kevin Crawford
on flute, whistle and bodhran, Cillian Vallely on uilleann pipes
and whistle, Trevor Hutchinson on bass and Paul Meehan on guitar,
bouzouki and mandolin are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the
band. more...
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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GUIDE
April - Musical - Play - Classes - Seniors Lunch - Karaoke - Classes
- Registration - Rose Flanagan - Fiddle Class
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(Irish Voice) 05 April 2007
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Edge Rises to the Occasion
THE Edge, lead guitarist for the world’s foremost rock band, U2, will
happily part with one of his most prized musical possessions, a 1975 Gibson
Les Paul guitar that he’s used basically forever, at a New York auction
on April 21 more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Randy to the Rescue
AMERICAN Idol meanie Simon Cowell is pretty good at making enemies in his
native Britain too. Or, more likely, his latest brilliant marketing stunt
involves Irish talent manager Louis Walsh he’s the guy who heaved
Boyzone and Westlife upon the world and fellow Idol judge Randy Jackson.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Do Re Mi Pierce
PIERCE Brosnan is getting his pipes ready for a co-starring role alongside
Meryl Streep in the film version of the gargantuan worldwide musical Mamma
Mia, based on the timeless songs of Swedish supergroup ABBA. . more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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I’m Too Sexy to Be King!
IN The Tudors, the new series which premieres on Sunday, April 1 on the
Showtime channel, we watch pouting Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers as he
chases a series of 15th century supermodels around the bedposts of his spectacularly
well-appointed boudoir.. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Finally, Listening to Herself
Dolores O’Riordan was rich and famous by the age of 24, but her second
act is turning out to be more impressive than her first. Now 35, and looking
better than ever, she talks to CAHIR O’DOHERTY about the lessons of
fame and fortune, the nervous breakdown that changed her life, and her upcoming
first solo album. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Finally, Listening to Herself
CELEBRATED Dublin-based Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy, 36, is back in
Manhattan this week to unveil his latest work, the North American premiere
of Grá agus Bás (Love and Death). more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Looks At Books
Billy The Kid: The Endless Ride -Mothers and Sons.-
Letters of an Imprisoned Mobster - Lake of Sorrows
more... |
(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Summertime Specials in Ireland
IF you want to find seats to the hottest concerts on the Emerald Isle this
summer, you might have to jump over a moat to get there! Both Sinead O’Connor
and the Rolling Stones will be playing high profile gigs in castles over
the coming months. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Sin That Sounds Good!
IMAGINE it’s a hot summer day (you’ve probably done that a lot,
given the weather this week). Take a bottle of Mountain Dew soda and shake
liberally. Close your eyes, aim the cap at your face and uncork the bottle.
. more... |
(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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New-Look Danu Still a Good Show
A SENSE of normalcy or was it nostalgia? returned for a night at the end
of a very busy St. Patrick’s season last Saturday night at the Peter
Norton Symphony Space as almost 700 people turned out to see an Irish trad
band perform in the large Peter Jay Sharp Theatre even a week after St.
Patrick’s Day. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Casey Still Special
ON St. Patrick’s weekend, I went along to the Karan Casey Band show
at the Towne Crier Café in Pawling, New York. Though the small crowd
was very disappointing and maybe already “marched-out” on parades
and concerts, they missed a terrific show by the Waterford songstress and
her newly formulated band for the seasonal tour. . more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Donnelly delight
AS a young girl of 15, Galway native Maeve Donnelly was the youngest performer
selected for the historic Smithsonian Institution’s Bicentennial Festival
of American Folklife in 1976. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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Guide
MARCH - Fundraiser - Meeting - Concert - Musical - Play - Classes - Seniors
Lunch - Karaoke - Classes - Registration - Mary Coogan. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
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The
Richest of the Rich
YOU know what they say about the rich getting richer? Well, it’s
true, no more so than in Ireland, where the annual list of the country’s
rich was just published by the Sunday Independent.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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In THE NEWS
ADD actress Sienna Miller and her ex-fiancée, the nanny-loving Jude
Law, to the list of celebs who love Ballymaloe House in Co. Cork,
run by chef extraordinaire Darina Allen (featured in an interview
in last week’s Irish Voice.)
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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Flatley’s a Freeman
IT’S shaping up to be quite a year for Michael Flatley, now that
the horrible illness that caused the cancellation of his European
Celtic Tiger tour last year has passed.
more... |
(Irish Voice)
22 March 2007
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Connolly’s Hosts Tones
THERE was some crowd jammed into Connolly’s pub and restaurant on
East 47th Street last Friday night to see what’s becoming an annual
St. Patrick’s season tradition at the East Side establishment –
a concert by the Wolfe Tones. .
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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Leadership
in D.C.
A LOVELY event was held earlier this month in aid of a most worthy
cause, the Washington-Ireland Program for Service and Leadership
(WIP), whose parent organization is the esteemed Project Children..
more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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True North
With a new album under their belt and a major new concert on April
5 to unveil it, Mr. North’s second act is looking even more impressive
than their first. CAHIR O’DOHERTY talks to lead singer Colin Smith
of the New York-based Irish band about messy breakups, making music
and the path ahead.
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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Looks At Books
Billy The Kid: The Endless Ride
- Mothers and Sons -
The Bloomsday Dead -
Letters of an Imprisoned Mobster
- Lake of Sorrows.
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(Irish Voice)
22 March 2007
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Northern
Ireland Rocks New York
NORTHERN Ireland produces more than its fair share of internationally
renowned musical talent the undisputed genius of Van Morrison, the
groundbreaking Hollywood movie soundtracks of David Holmes, and
now Snow Patrol are emerging as one of the hottest new international
bands.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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Tossing Around on St. Pat’s
WHILE all of you were out having the time of your lives on St. Patrick’s
Day, I was home. When you work the entertainment beat for the Irish
Voice and the weeks leading up to the big green day are chock full
of record release parties, theater previews and Irish awards banquets,
there is a risk of your tank running out of gas.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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The Chieftains
Deliver Yet Again
THIS space has been awash with words about Irish musicians touring
from Ireland this month when, as one touring musician proclaimed,
the island rises about two feet without the weight of all the bands
going abroad.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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Media Focus on Trad
2006AMIDST all the silly or predictable media coverage surrounding
St. Patrick’s Day, it was nice to see some serious journalism in
mainstream media regarding some traditional musicians who have made
an impact over the years.
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(Irish Voice)
22 March 2007
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Entertainment Guide
A guide to events in the Tri-State area.
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
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Hillary the Queen of Irish America Photos By Nuala Purcell
WE know, we know, every year in this space we tell you about the
Top 100 Irish Americans celebration hosted by our sister publication
Irish America magazine, and how it keeps outdoing itself when the
party rolls around every March.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
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Murphy’s
Look at The Past
With major roles in Red Eye and Batman Begins, Cillian Murphy has
already achieved international celebrity at the age of 30. The chameleon
Irish actor, whose latest film The Wind That Shakes the Barley opens
this week, talks to CAHIR O’DOHERTY about his new film, Irish history
and why he never hesitated to take the role.
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(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
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A
Searing Look at Ireland’s Past
KEN Loach’s new film, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, is arguably
one of the most violent and shocking depictions of the Irish War
of Independence and the Irish Civil War ever filmed. It’s also one
of the most truthful.
more...
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(Irish Voice)
15 March 2007
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Loach Laments the War
AT 70, veteran British director Ken Loach has lost none of the fire
that marked him out as the most vital and gifted film director of
his generation. It turns out that his latest film, The Wind That
Shakes the Barley, is also his best.
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(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
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TheDocsNeverDisappoint150307.asp
LIKE chicken soup for the soul, the Saw Doctors can be counted on
nourishing your desire for something Irish on St. Patrick’s Day
when you find yourself on the wrong side of the pond for the holiday.
For those lonesome for home, the lads from Tuam did not disappoint
when they took the stage at the Times Square Nokia Theater over
the weekend. .
more...
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(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
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Welcome
to Celtic Lounge!
GREEN beer. Drunken leprechauns. Kilts.
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(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
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Liadan Keeps the Tradition Alivev
THE living tradition keeps fermenting and discovering new ways to
ensure that the music that has existed for centuries still finds
favor with the younger generation. .
more...
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(Irish Voice)
15 March 2007
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St. Pat’s Suggestions
WHAT, you still don’t know what you are doing on St. Patrick’s weekend?
Here are some more suggestions.
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(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
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The Importance of Being a Pogue
THE telephone rings at Boston’s swank Ritz Carlton and Philip Chevron
picks up right away. Moments after saying hello he’s recounting
the sprawling rock history of his storied band, the Pogues, in a
distinctly cultivated south Dublin accent that is thoroughly steeped
in the history of punk rock.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
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Entertainment
Guide
MARCH - 14 WEDNESDAY - Celebration - Meeting - Concert -
Musical - Play - Classes - Seniors Lunch - Karaoke - Registration
- Dawn Doherty,...-17 ST. PAT’S DAY-....more...
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(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
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Bono Beats the Drum for Africa
POLITICAL rock star Senator Barack Obama met his musical counterpart
Bono last week in Obama’s office on Capitol Hill. The two discussed
Bono’s ONE campaign to eradicate poverty and AIDS in Africa, and
the session lasted for about half an hour..
more...
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(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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In THE NEWS
ANY of you planning to be in Dublin on June 6? If so we’re jealous
George Michael is coming back to the Irish capital to play a show
at the RDS that’s sure to sell out as fast as his series of concerts
at the Point Theatre did before Christmas. Tix go on sale this Thursday;
visit www.ticketmaster.ie. And when you see George, tell him to
get himself over to New York ASAP. It’s no fair that his European
fans are having all the fun! . . .
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(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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Meet Irish Barbie!
FINALLY, one of the world’s most enduring icons, Barbie, has caught
on to the Irish dancing craze and, what a surprise, just in time
for St. Patrick’s Day.
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(Irish Voice)
08 March 2007
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Making
of a Queen
THE Pirate Queen has finally landed on Broadway it begins previews
this week and for those hoping for a sneak peek before purchasing
tickets, make sure and tune into PBS WLIW21 on Monday, March 12
at 9 p.m., as the station will broadcast a behind the scenes documentary
as to how the musical was made.
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(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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Binchy
in the Woods
Whitethorn Woods, Maeve Binchy’s new novel, is all about the tensions
between centuries old Irish traditions and the demands of the modern
world. It could hardly be a more relevant theme in Celtic Tiger
Ireland. CAHIR O’DOHERTY asks the celebrated author what inspires
her. . more...
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(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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Dealing With a Republican
Tout
DEFENDER of the Faith, the new play at the Irish Repertory Theatre
in New York, comes as close as any Irish play since Sean O’Casey’s
Juno and the Paycock to exploring the ever-increasing cost of the
Irish conflict.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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Dempsey’s New Inspirations
WHEN we last checked in with Damien Dempsey, he fled Ireland after
finishing his brilliant Shots disc “because of all the distractions
there.” more...
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(Irish Voice)
08 March 2007
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Meet
Liam Lawton
“I CAME from a traditional background and my father came from an
Irish speaking region of Cork and my mom was a sean nos singer.
Growing up I had exposure to rock music and in university I was
exposed to Gregorian Chants. I also love orchestral and film music.”
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(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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Nile to
Headline
AS if Joe Hurley’s All-Star Irish Rock Revue on St. Patrick’s Day
isn’t good enough, he has made the announcement that Willie Nile
will be kicking off this event.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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A Cultural Farewell
to the Consul
THE days are dwindling now for the return of the Irish Consul General
in New York Tim O’Connor to his native Ireland to serve as the right-hand
man of President Mary McAleese, though he has taken the Irish knack
for long goodbyes to a new height with night after night of celebratory
kudos for his short but stellar 18-month tenure in New York.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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Casey Comes to Town
AT January’s Celtic Connections, the paths of two women singers
intersected at one of the songs of conscience shows in Glasgow’s
Royal Concert Hall.
more... |
(Irish Voice)
08 March 2007
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Looks At Books
I Never Knew That About Ireland
- The Celtic Way of Seeing
- The Philosophy of Irish Ireland
- Miles Apart -
Carry Me Down -
The WWW Club -
This Human Season -
The Irish Wilderness -
Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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Entertainment Guide
March - musical - Craic Fest -
Party - Classes - Seniors Lunch - Karaoke - Heritage Celebration
more... |
(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
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Oscars Wilde for Irish in LA
OSCAR week in Hollywood always throws up a dazzling mix of parties,
all vying for A-list stars, and ranking right up there with the
best of them is the bash hosted by the Washington, D.C.-based US-Ireland
Alliance, which pays tribute to Irish writing in film with a clever
Oscar Wilde theme.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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Bono Hosts
Burns
BONO has a pretty close bond with supermodel Christy Turlington
and her husband, Irish American filmmaker/actor Ed Burns. He gave
Christy away at the 2003 ceremony and they’ve all stayed close since,
so naturally it was only fitting that Bono threw a party for his
pals to mark their visit to Dublin last week.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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Hanks
for Belfast?
DOUBLE Oscar winner Tom Hanks could be headed to Belfast for an
extended period of time later this year. His upcoming film The City
of Embers could start shooting there in May, if all goes according
to plan. more...
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(Irish Voice)
28 February 2007
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A Soprano Supreme
MARY Dunleavy has been hailed by critics as “an opera cyclone.”
They’ve praised her for her “fearless” performances, and some have
even described her talent as “terrifying.” .
more... |
(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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PBS Presents New Irish Visions
THIS Saturday, March 3, at 9 p.m., PBS station WLIW21 in New York
will offer a chance to kick back and enjoy the remarkable natural
beauty of the Irish landscape when they premiere Visions of Ireland,
a continuation of the successful PBS Visions series which has previously
focused on countries such as Italy and Greece.more...
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(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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Sirius About Irish Music
“I CAN’T believe that you’ve been taken off the air/think I’ll sell
my radio now that you’re not there/FM? AM? Where are you?/Gotta
be out there somewhere on the dial.”
more... |
(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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Dox in the House
FOR anyone who has trouble getting into the swing of things this
St. Patrick’s Day, the doctor is in. The Saw Doctors will be embarking
on another tour of the States in March, including stops at Times
Square’s Nokia Theater on the 10th. They will be packing a new song
or two into the set list this time around
more... |
(Irish Voice)
28 February 2007
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Craic
Is Back
FOR the last nine years, the CRAIC Festival has been bringing cutting
edge Irish culture into Manhattan in this greenest of days leading
into the Big Green Holiday, and this year is no exception. There
is plenty of Irish cinematic and musical culture to feast on. .
more... |
(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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St. Patrick’s Concerts Aplenty
THE St. Patrick’s season is upon us now in full swing, and there
will be so much great trad music on offer that you will have to
go out of your way to avoid it.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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TG4 Awards
IT was announced last week that the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards, considered
to be the foremost recognition given to traditional Irish musicians,
would take place on Easter Sunday, April 8, at the Cork Opera House
to mark the 10th year of the much-coveted and prestigious prizes.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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Entertainment Guide
February -classes - karaoke - March.
more... |
(Irish Voice)
28 February 2007
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Looks At Books
Winterwood - So Many Ways to Begin - Herself - Ireland’s Minstrel
- It Had to be You more...
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(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
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Sinead’s Tangled Love Life Unravels
SINEAD O’Connor seemed happy as recently as two weekends ago, when
she walked the red carpet with Frank Bonadio, the father of her
new son, at the Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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Separated
at Birth
NOTICE a passing resemblance between these two characters? Maybe
the newly shorn (and desperately in need of an intervention) Britney
Spears was doing her best to imitate the aforementioned Sinead O’Connor
when she buzzed her hair off last week.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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Wedding Fight Night
WE can count on one hand the number of times Kerry Katona has appeared
on this page she’s the British babe who was formerly married to
failed Irish singer Brian McFadden, who chucked a career with the
successful pop group Westlife because he thought he’d be a solo
star but a weekend story about Kerry and her new husband is too
good not to share..
more... |
(Irish Voice)
21 February 2007
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ND Says No to Bono
THERE’S not too many people in the world who would confuse the one
and only Bono – U2 frontman, political activist – with the late
Sonny Bono of Sonny and Cher fame, but one clueless dude in North
Dakota managed to do just that last week.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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When Craic Meets Culture
ANY Irish person can tell you that the word craic means fun. And
with that lofty principle in mind, New York’s 2007 Craic Festival
will, starting on March 6, unveil a four day full on celebration
of Irish music and film that the locals here have placed at the
top of their St. Patrick’s annual events.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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The Importance of Being Purchased
FOR New York’s celebrated Irish Repertory Theatre the stars have
finally aligned. New awards and the $4.7 million purchase of the
Rep’s performance space at 132 West 22nd Street have taken this
celebrated theater to an exciting new level.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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Hansard Happy to Be Framed
GLEN Hansard is a busy man. He has just finished wrapping up a series
of dates on his first solo album, Swell Season, an acoustic masterpiece
he released in collaboration with Czech singer and multi-instrumentalist
Marketa Irglova, and two other friends, Marja Tuhkanen from Finland
on violin and Bertrand Galen from France. .
more... |
(Irish Voice)
21 February 2007
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Saving the Earth
AMONG the 100 acts taking part in the Live Earth concerts on July
7 being organized by former Vice President Al Gore are Snow Patrol
and Damien Rice. more...
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(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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Another Hall of a Night for CCE
THE Mid-Atlantic Regional Hall of Fame in the New York area is always
one of my favorite nights of the year, and I haven’t missed one
since its inception back in 1990.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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Worth the
Distance
THIS Saturday, February 24, offers two fine choices worth touting
that may involve some distant driving, but the talent assembled
is drawn from the heart of the traditional global village that is
coming together at the encouragement of their respective host communities.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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Connecticut Calls
ONCE again those Shamrogues based in Connecticut have scored another
top-flight Irish band from the other side, thanks in part to the
marvelous Culture Ireland initiative helping Irish artists travel
abroad. more...
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(Irish Voice)
21 February 2007
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Entertainment Guide
FEBRUARY
more... |
(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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The
‘Surprise’ Irish Engagement
I REMEMBER doing my best to pretend I was surprised when my big
sister called me from Ireland one day last June to announce that
she was engaged..
more...
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(Irish Voice) 21 February
2007
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Setting
a Course for Broadway
Riverdance producers John McColgan and Moya Doherty’s swashbuckling
new musical The Pirate Queen begin previews at the Hilton Theatre
on Broadway beginning on March 6, in anticipation of opening night
on April 5. CAHIR O’DOHERTY spoke to the actors after a press rehearsal
last week. more...
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(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
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Celtic Woman’s Journey to the Top
IT was indeed heartening to see the Irish score chart gold this
week! Celtic Woman’s new CD, A New Journey, sold 77,000 units, bested
by another woman, Norah Jones, whose Not Too Late disc grabbed the
top spot on the Billboard 200 album charts with 405,000 copies sold.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
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Sinead’s New Theology
SINEAD O’Connor seems to be weighing in on the tense play for land
in the Middle East on the songs of her new CD, Theology. The Divine
Ms. O has retooled her website to include a video performance of
two songs. more...
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(Irish Voice)
14 February 2007
|
Looks
At Books
The Rebels of Ireland By Edward Rutherfurd-Invoking Ireland By John
Moriarty-Island of the Setting Sun By Anthony Murphy and Richard
Moore more...
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(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
|
|
Madden Honor Richly Deserved
BACK in the early 1980s, some of the best traditional music to be
heard around New York could often be found at the various Clare
annual dances when the Joe Madden Band was on the bandstand. .
more...
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(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
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CCE Is 35 Years Young
SPEAKING of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, there will also be a brief
ceremony to mark the 35th anniversary of the organization in America
at the Hall of Fame event in Mineola. .
more... |
(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
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Grammy Congrats
Congratulations to the kindred-spirited Klezmatics, the 20-year
old NYC Klezmer band that took home a Grammy Award on Sunday night
for their CD entitled Wonder Wheel for best Contemporary World Music
Recording.. more...
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(Irish Voice)
14 February 2007
|
Entertainment Guide
14 WEDNESDAY Meeting, THE Irish American Unity
Conference chapters 5 and 9 will hold its monthly meeting at Christ
Church, 3 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey, at 7:30 p.m. A
video entitled Remembering Carrickshock, telling the true story
of a battle fought and won by a small rural community in 1831 resisting
crown forces, will be shown. All are welcome. Call 201-447-5197.-16
FRIDAY-,..
more... |
(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
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Boy’s Mom Details Horror Life
A NEW memoir by Boy George’s mother Dinah O’Dowd sheds a harsh light
not on the trials and tribulations of her famous son, but rather
on the sickening abuse the family was forced to endure at the hands
of patriarch Gerald O’Dowd. .
more...
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(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
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In THE
NEWS
“I KNOW it’s a little chilly, but I’m fired up,” presidential wannabe
Senator Barack Obama said in freezing Illinois last Saturday while
formally announcing his bid for the White House. No wonder why he
was so hot he took the stage to a great U2 song, “City of Blinding
Lights,” blaring from the speakers ..
more... |
(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
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Irish Awards Bestowed
THE Irish Film and Television Awards took place last Friday in Dublin,
and although the stars we’re used to seeing on this side of the
Atlantic these days Helen, Jennifer, Eddie, Forrest didn’t make
their way over to the Irish red carpet, the night seems to have
gone off without a hitch despite the lack of glitter..
more... |
(Irish Voice)
14 February 2007
|
Sinead War Continues
NEW mom Sinead O’Connor her son, Jesus, fathered by American Frank
Bonadio, was born in December didn’t choose a partner too wisely,
if Bonadio’s ex-wife, Irish singer Mary Coughlan, is to be believed.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 14 February
2007
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Murphy’s a Ray of Sunshine
March madness will take on a whole new meaning next month for Cillian
Murphy, who will be busy promoting two films, Sunshine and The Wind
That Shakes the Barley, both due for release on March 16.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
|
Royal
Charmer in Dublin
Is Ireland inching closer to someday hosting Queen Elizabeth, the
quintessential symbol of British Empire? Seems so.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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In the News
Bob Geldof has peace on his mind - Will Al Pacino take to the stage
in Dublin in the coming weeks?
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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Connolly’s
Caters to Irish Artists
Connoly's pub and restaurant at 121 West 45th Street in New York
has been recreated as a vibrant place for the Irish music scene
to thrive in the city.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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Brothers in Crime
NBC has high hopes for its new crime drama The Black Donnellys,
which will premiere next month. Cahir O’Doherty talks to the show’s
Oscar winning writer, Bobby Moresco, and rising star Jonathan Tucker.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
|
The
Challenges of the Celtic Tiger
Ireland's Celtic Tiger economy has been heralded as one of the great
success stories of our era. A test case for globalization, the nation’s
great leap forward has thrown up historic opportunities and challenges
which Irish economist Michael J. O’Sullivan charts in his new book,
Ireland and the Global Question, published by Syracuse University
Press. more...
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(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
|
Grotto Apple
of Our Eye!
If you were shopping for a new iPod or a Mac book in an Apple store
last week, you might have brushed up against an amplifier belonging
to Dublin’s Guggenheim Grotto.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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Holiday Gig Guide
The green big holiday is a little less than five weeks away!
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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Chick Flick Van
It seems you can’t swing a cat in the Chick Flick section of Blockbuster
without hitting some movie with a Van Morrison ditty in the soundtrack.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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Altan
Singer’s Pride in Donegal
“Music is a blessing to anyone who has been struck emotionally.
Words seem to be redundant because all of your past experiences
cannot prepare you. Music seems to go deeper. If it wasn’t for the
band and the music I wouldn’t have gotten through it as well as
I have.” more...
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(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
|
Ryan Home from
Louth
Songstress Cathie Ryan, now making her home on the Cooley Peninsula
in Co. Louth, still remains a popular presence here in America,
and her appearances are always worth noting not just for the musicality
she brings to the occasion, but often times for the intimacy of
the venues that enhance her performance.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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IAC Workshop
The Irish Arts Center in Manhattan’s West Side hosts another one
of its periodic traditional music workshops with flute player Linda
Hickman on Sunday, February 28 from noon to 3 p.m.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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Entertainment
Guide
more...
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(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
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Bono’s
African Davos Plea
This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos was more or less declared
a celebrity-free zone by the event’s founder Professor Klaus Schwab,
who expressed concern in a New York Times article last week that
Sharon Stone sightings were overshadowing the serious business conducted
at the annual meeting of political and economic powerhouses.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
|
Colin’s
Varied Loves
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are either madly in love or fighting
like cats and dogs, depending on what gossip mag you read. Life
& Style Weekly takes the latter view, and one of the causes of distress
is none other than Colin Farrell.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
|
Easy As ABC
for Cecelia
CeciliaAhern’s career continues to go from strength to strength.
The best-selling novelist daughter of Irish PM Bertie Ahern has
just inked a deal with ABC to develop a new half-hour series, titled
Sam I Am, about a woman who wakes up from a coma with amnesia, and
eventually discovers that she wasn’t the nicest person in her old
life. more...
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(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
|
O’Toole Genealogy
IS he Irish? Is he English? Can he be both at the same time?
more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
|
Between Mothers
and Sons
With his first work of fiction since his award-winning novel The
Master, Colm Toibin is working at the height of his powers. His
new collection, Mothers and Sons, reveals him to be one of the great
Irish writers of our era. He talks to Cahir O’Doherty
more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
|
Friel Loses Nothing in Translation
Brian Friel has spent his distinguished playwriting career addressing
the themes of exile and return, very often within the same play.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
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Hansard’s
Swell New Recording
This is a “swell season” for fans of the Frames.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
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A Corr Goes Solo
Hot Press magazine in Ireland reports that Corrs lead singer Andrea
Corr is set to challenge people’s preconceptions of her with a solo
album that is fiddle, tin whistle and bodhran free.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
|
U2’s New Album
Hints that the New Year might bring a new U2 album have started
up the engines of the spin machine in the U2 camp. Bono granted
an exclusive to his old BBC Radio One pal Jo Whiley.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
|
Altan Revs
Up for U.S. Tour
Back in November in the historic setting of Dublin’s GPO, An Post
unveiled a symbolic new way for Irish music community to keep in
touch. They launched a commemorative set of postage stamps featuring
the images of four traditional music groups who sparked the worldwide
appreciation of Irish folk music over the past four decades or so.
more...
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(Irish Voice)
31 January 2007 - 05 February 2007
|
Traditions
Wins the Good Fight
Washington, D.C. is a town where special interest lobbying often
triumphs over democracy, but it doesn’t mean they can’t intertwine
either. more...
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(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
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Entertainment
Guide
more...
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(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
|
What
an Irish Book Launch!
What's the population of Northern Ireland? Former President Bill
Clinton and his best buddy Terry McAuliffe, who’s now chairing Senator
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, traded some good natured
banter on the subject on Monday night at the book launch party for
McAuliffe’s new autobiography,
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
Flatley
Dismisses Lisa
We're not quite sure what our friend Michael Flatley hopes to gain
by denigrating his former fiancée Lisa Murphy in public, but their
failed romance is yet again in the news thanks to the imminent release
of the paperback version of his autobiography, Michael Flatley,
Lord of the Dance. more...
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(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
Neeson Hits
Out at Reports
Liam Neeson is currently on the publicity circuit, promoting his
new release Seraphim Falls with co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Anjelica
Huston, but the Co. Antrim-born star wants it known that he never
criticized Madonna over her adoption of an African baby .
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
Congrats, Mr. O’T!
“IF you fail the first time, try, try, try, try, try, try, try again!”
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
The Finer Points
of War
Irish actors Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan were in New York this
week to promote their new film Seraphim Falls, a brilliant new western
also starring Irish American actress Anjelica Houston.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
When Men
Hunt, and Are Hunted
It begins on the snow-covered mountains, high above the affairs
of men. Far from the warmth and fellowship of civilization, two
men play out an elaborate game of hunter and hunted, with no apparent
justification and no clear end in sight.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
Belfast
DJs Spin Exciting Sound
An infectious new sound is being brewed by a pair of Belfast DJs
named Oppenheimer. They just released their self-titled debut CD,
which is the musical equivalent of the cartoonish mind warp of a
Japanamation video.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
Irish Rockin’
the Clubs!
As my colleague Paul Keating pointed out in his column last week,
Joe’s Pub is emerging as the place to find great Celtic music and
other great world music.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
Great
Showcase for Wider Audience
The 50th conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters
held this past long weekend at the New York Hilton is now history,
but for thousands of performers, organizers, promoters, artist representatives
and publicists who attended it the benefits will be played out all
year long.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
Footworks for NJ
The percussive dance troupe Footworks based in Maryland were one
of the acts with a Celtic touch who appeared at Maryland Governor
Martin O’Malley’s inauguration a couple of weeks ago.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
|
Entertainment
Guide
more...
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(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 3 February 2007
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O’Toole
Still Crazy After All These Years
DID you catch Peter O’Toole’s hilarious guest stint on David Letterman’s
show last Wednesday? At 74 years young O’Toole is still THE man,
and he was in fine form discussing both the good old drinking days,
and his newly resurgent career thanks to his starring role in the
critically lauded movie Venus, in which he plays an older man mentoring
a younger woman.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
In THE NEWS
Roma Downey - Peaches Geldof
more... |
(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
Makem’s
Battle for Life and Culture
Tommy Makem is world famous for his Irish folk music, and the entertainer
is still going strong at 74 despite a diagnosis of lung cancer.
As he tells Cahir O’Doherty, disease is the last thing that’s going
to slow him down.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
Looks at books
Paula Spencer by Roddy Doyle - Tom Crean:
An Illustrated Life by Michael Smith - A Great
Feast of Light: Growing Up Irish in the Television Age
by Johnny Doyle -Saxons, Vikings and Celts By Bryan
Sykes - An Irish Catholic Remembers, Reflects by
Robert E. Casey more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
Davis Gets
Closer to Fans
If you weren’t among the diverse crowd for Ashley Davis’s Manhattan
showcase gig at Joe’s Pub last Tuesday, you missed a captivating
performance. Davis was showing off the engaging songs on Closer
to You, her excellent new CD.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
O’Riordan’s Solo
Deal
A press release came in my email this week that should delight any
Cranberries fan! more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
Dox for Inaugural
Tuam's favorite sons the Saw Doctors have announced that they will
be playing the inaugural ball for the newly elected Governor of
Maryland Martin O’Malley at the Baltimore Convention Center on January
17. more... |
(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
Where Have
All the Fans Gone?
Many consider New York City to be the cultural capital of the world,
and this coming weekend it will certainly live up to that. Over
4,000 people professionally involved in the arts will be buzzing
about midtown Manhattan’s Hilton Hotel and Towers networking for
five days more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
Keane Headlines
Series
JUMP-starting the New Year for the venerable Blarney Star Concert
Series in Manhattan is the always invigorating James Keane, one
of finest accordion players that Ireland ever produced.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
|
Entertainment
Guide
more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
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Abe Shelved, Liam Gets Taken
It's been a while since Abe Lincoln was assassinated – 141 years,
to be exact – so Steven Spielberg probably figured he could wait
a while longer before filming his planned biopic of our 16th president
based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book, with Liam Neeson in the starring
role. more...
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(Irish Voice) 10 January
2007 - 17 January 2007
|
Clarke
Fling Ends
The rebound romance golf widower Darren Clarke entered into with
an old family friend just weeks after his wife Heather’s death from
cancer last summer is over before it ever really got going.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 10 January
2007 - 17 january 2007
|
More Nods for
Cillian
Cillian Murphy’s career is going from strength to strength – the
Cork-born actor has just notched his first BAFTA nomination for
its Rising Star category. The BAFTAs, Britain’s equivalent of Oscar,
will be distributed on February 11.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 10 January
2007 - 17 january 2007
|
Geldof Keen on
Brown
Bob Geldof is one person who won’t be sorry to see British Prime
Minister Tony Blair go. Not that he thinks Blair has done anything
wrong, but Geldof is looking forward to the ascension of the PM’s
heir apparent, Chancellor Gordon Brown.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 10 January
2007 - 17 january 2007
|
Looking
for Jimmy, Finding America
What exactly does is mean to be an Irish American? Peter Quinn’s
new book Looking for Jimmy attempts to find out. The author speaks
to Cahir O’Doherty.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 10 January
2007 - 17 january 2007
|
McCann’s
Traveler’s Stories
What novelist Colum McCann slyly calls the “Reader’s Digest” version
of his life is a tale that’s quickly told.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 10 January
2007 - 17 january 2007
|
Ten Years
of Music Heaven
You can’t file over 500 columns in the nation’s premier Irish American
newspaper without one thing — great albums to review. As I mark
a decade slinging ink for this fine periodical | | |
