Tunes & Tales of Old East Galway

Irish Flute
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Hi Chiffers and Chiffettes, I’ll be doing a free NJ library event in March - please pass the word, and I hope to see some of you there! - Lesl

“Tunes & Tales of Old East Galway”: Join flute player Lesl Harker and friends Veronica McNamara (fiddle) and Eileen McIntyre (harp) for a lively hour of tunes and stories about the musical treasures of old East Galway, Ireland, handed down by legendary Galway flutist and National Heritage Fellow Mike Rafferty. An introduction to some of the legendary musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century in East Co. Galway, Ireland.

Free admission.
2 p.m. Sunday, 6 March 2011
New Providence Memorial Library
377 Elkwood Ave, New Providence, NJ 07974.
Directions at http://www.newprovidencelibrary.org.
info 908-665-0311

This program is made possible in part by a HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Details at public facebook link here:
http://tinyurl.com/Galway-tunes-tales

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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

(not that I’m biased or anything)

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biased…but with due cause!

I’d love the be able to get away for it!

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Added on to this free event is: Noirin Leslie TCRG as guest dancer, and - a snow date, which is Sunday March 27th 2pm (but we aren’t going to have any more snow are we). :wink:

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Many thanks to all who supported the East Galway Tunes and Tales presentation. It was a standing-room-only crowd even with extra chairs brought in and spilling into the library lobby. Special thanks to Noirin, Eileen, Ronnie, Bill, Mel, Dave, Mike Hogan.

Edit! More special thanks to CAT and her C flute! and Gary! and Denny! and Larry! and all other luminaries for their encouragements! and.. and.. :pint:

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congrats!!!

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you tube videos from this are listed here with links:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_videos.cfm?bandID=107984

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lovely music ty