Big Plain House Concerts

Where: Irish Museum & Cultural Center, Union Station
When: 7:30, Friday Nov 12th
Tickets: are available only at the door:
$20 – general public
$15 – Irish Center members and Missouri Valley Folklife Society
$10 – members of KC’s Irish music community

Information:
email: Valerie Andruss – andruss_valerie@yahoo.com
tel: 816.931.1977.

Paddy Keenan, formerly of the Bothy Band, is generally acknowledged among most accomplished uilleann pipers performing today. He’ll be appearing with guitarist John Walsh 7:30 this Friday at the Irish Center (Union Station KCMO).

Paddy’s flowing, open-fingered style of playing can be traced directly from the style of such great Travelling pipers as Johnny Doran; both Paddy’s father and grandfather played in the same style. Although often compared to Doran, Paddy was 19 or 20 when he first heard a tape of Doran’s playing; his own style is a direct result of his father’s tutelage and influence.

“The sheer amount of sound culled from the pipes is breathtaking, as Keenan expertly weaves intricate layers of resonant tones and wildly quick and expressive notes… In physical appearance and style Keenan is like the Irish Dickie Betts, fingering intricate lines of notes without disregarding the passion and sentiment of the song…Perhaps most important is the honesty in the music, and Keenan rocked the house with unique Irish flair.”
—Daily Cavalier, Charlottesville, VA, 2006

This concert is supported by The Irish Center, The Missouri Valley Folklife Society, and Big Plain House Concerts. Join us on November 12! And please pass the word