Arts & Entertainment
VIDEO: Maple Grove Youth Performs with Famed Richfield Pianist
Jeanne Arland Peterson joins her former sidekick's grandson, Maple Grove's Jack Cassidy, for a rendition of "Danny Boy."
was staple performer at the North Minneapolis Acension Church St. Patrick's Day shindig in the 1960s. At her side was singer and north side boy, Jim Cassidy.
According to the YouTube summary, Arland and Cassidy always performed a couple standard numbers and, of course, an arrangement of Frederic Weatherly's "Danny Boy."
Muscial talent has trickled down through the generations in Peterson and Cassidy's family. All of Peterson's children and two of her grandchildren have followed in her musical path, while Cassidy's four sons have performed together as the Cassidy Brothers for more than two decades.
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Maple Grove youth Jack Cassidy, Jim Cassidy's grandson, is preparing to release his first EP in June and he recently joined Peterson to carry on the "Danny Boy" tradition as seen in the video.
The above video is a montage of photos set to the music from the recording.
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