Irish Music in America

The Friends of the Swansea Public Library invite you to a very special evening celebrating Irish Music in America with the Atwater-Donnelly Band on Friday March 7th, 6:30PM at Christ Church, 57 Main Street, Swansea.   Join the Friends for an evening concert filled with joyful voices, an array of instruments and traditional Irish step dancing!
 The award-winning Atwater-Donnelly Band performs a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and percussive dance. Rhode Islanders Elwood Donnelly, Aubrey Atwater, Cathy Clasper-Torch, and Kevin Doyle blend gorgeous and unusual vocals and play guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, violin, cello, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica, banjo, bones, spoons, limberjacks, djembe (African drum), and other surprises including Appalachian clog dancing, Irish step-dance, French Canadian footwork, and American Tap Dance.
The performance is appealing to all ages and with a relaxed and humorous stage presence, Aubrey, Elwood, Cathy, and Kevin explain song, instrument, and dance origins to give more relevance to the material.  Separately and together, these four performers have won numerous awards and produced many CDs, books, and DVDs which will be available at the performance.  They have performed throughout the United States and beyond and their recordings receive international airplay. Join these four on a joyous foray into the old folk traditions and enjoy the comedic chemistry of good friends.

 This free program is sponsored by the Swansea Cultural Council and the Friends of the Swansea Public Library,  For more information, contact the library at 508-674-9609 or visit our website at www.swansealibrary.org or check out our Facebook page.