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Brian O'Donovan Legacy Series: John Carty with Alan Murray
JOHN CARTY - Born in London, fiddle and banjo player John Carty is one of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians. In 2003 he was awarded the coveted title of TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year firmly establishing him among the elite in traditional music. He has recorded extensively and performs worldwide both as a solo player, in duets notably with Matt Molloy and as part of John Carty’s Festival Band, At the Racket and Patrick Street. John’s latest album releases include At Complete Ease with Michael McGoldrick uilleann pipes and banjo and The Wavy Bow Collection with his son, James on fiddle. More recently John arranged the traditional music pieces in the highly acclaimed film Brooklyn and appeared in The Banshees of Inisheerin. For the last 20 years he has also tutored at Limerick University’s World Academy of Music & Dance. In 2019 he was honoured to receive the Michael A. Flanagan Award for excellence in banjo playing. https://johncartymusic.net/
ALAN MURRAY - Guitarist, bouzouki player and singer Alan Murray hails from Glasgow, Scotland, where he grew up playing the whistle and later guitar. Eventually moving to United States, he has established himself as an in-demand performer and teacher on the traditional music scene. He has recorded and performed around the world with many of the finest traditional musicians and acts today, including Lunasa, Eileen Ivers, Battlefield Band, We Banjo 3, Seamus Egan, FourWinds, and many more. https://fourwindsirishmusic.com/alan-murray/
**Doors open at 5:30pm for food and drinks. There will be NO table service after 7:30pm when the show starts - please do come early! Reserved seats will be held until 15 minutes after show time.**
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2542009-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2542009-2
