Name: Seamus Egan’s Good Winter: A Celtic Christmas with Moira Smiley
Start: 2024-12-08T15:00:00
Location: Blackstone River Theatre

Dive into the enchanting world of Celtic Christmas festivities at the Blackstone River Theatre. With a lineup of mesmerizing performances by renowned artists such as Áine Minogue and Seamus Egan, alongside a vibrant holiday craft fair, this event series offers a remarkable blend of music, culture, and community spirit. From the haunting melodies of Irish harp to the lively tunes of flutes and fiddles, each event promises an unforgettable experience that captures the essence of Celtic tradition and holiday cheer.

A Celtic Christmas Celebration: Music, Craft, and Culture at Blackstone River Theatre

Moira Smiley

Yann Falquet

Blackstone River Theatre

From his beginnings as a teen prodigy, to his groundbreaking solo work with Shanachie Records, to his founding of Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, to his current work as one of the leading composers and interpreters of the tradition, Seamus Egan has inspired multiple generations of musicians and helped define the sound of Irish music today. His work as a film composer and musical director of countless live shows has allowed Egan to experience music’s unique ability to tell stories. And what season is more about stories than the season of Christmas! Tradition, ritual, and collective memory, all come together in Seamus Egan’s Good Winter: A Celtic Christmas with Moira Smiley and Yann Falquet. Songs of the season, original songs, traditional and original music, poetry and spoken word seamlessly weaving together to create an intimate story full of joy, humor, and reverie. Combining fiddle, flute, whistle, guitar, banjo, piano and piano accordion with vocals to raise the rafters in celebration, Seamus Egan’s Good Winter: A Celtic Christmas is sure to brighten the darkest midnight. We invite you to “push the old year against the wall and welcome in the new” and celebrate the holiday season with us! We are excited to have Seamus joined by Moira Smiley, an American singer, composer, and musician who performs on banjo, accordion, piano, and body percussion, as well as Blackstone River Theatre favorite Yann Falquet who plays guitar and sings with the Quebecois group, Genticorum.

Seamus Egan’s Good Winter: A Celtic Christmas with Moira Smiley

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