UPDATE: Dónal Maguire AND LEN GRAHAM at the Baltimore Singers Club -- November 12th, 2008

The Baltimore Singers Club is pleased to present Dónal Maguire and Len Graham, two of the finest living interpreters of traditional songs, together in concert at the Time and Tide Theater in Fell's Point, Baltimore, Maryland!


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For more information, contact:

Peter Brice
The Baltimore Singers Club
baltimore.singers.club@gmail.com

THE BALTIMORE SINGERS CLUB PRESENTS: DÓNAL MAGUIRE and LEN GRAHAM – 12 November 2008

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – 13 October 2008 – Legendary Irish Traditional singers Dónal Maguire and Len Graham will make a rare appearance together at the Time and Tide Theater in the Fell’s Point Visitor Center on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 from 8:30pm to midnight. The program for this one night spectacular will feature the inexhaustible Maguire, a one-man armada of music, alongside Graham, the highly regarded master-singer and collector from Antrim, with support from the Baltimore Singers Club regulars and interspersed with selections of the Irish Traditional music for which Baltimore, Maryland is internationally renowned. The Baltimore Singers Club will present Maguire and Graham’s joint appearance in association with The Preservation Society (www.preservationsociety.com) and New Old Theater (newoldtheater.org). Tickets will be available at the door. Doors open at 8pm. Admission is $15.


VENUE INFORMATION:

The Time and Tide Theater
at The Fell’s Point Visitor Center
1724 Thames Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21231


Dónal Maguire is internationally regarded as one of the finest living interpreters of traditional songs and ballads. A master vocalist and compelling storyteller, Dónal has a unique flair for rendering the traditional repertoire in a manner that is musically and intellectually poignant for modern people. He is equally lauded for his execution of contemporary material and is well known for his ability to re-breathe vim and vigor into the most tired lyrics. A deft hand at the mandolin and tenor banjo, an impeccable presenter with a transcendental wit, and an inexhaustible character, Dónal Maguire is a consummate performer whose abilities far exceed the perceived margins of folksong and traditional music. For more information and samples, see http://www.donalmaguire.co.uk/ or www.myspace.com/donalmaguire.


Len Graham is recognized from Baltimore to Belfast as one of his generation’s foremost singers, collectors, and authorities on Irish Traditional music. A wellspring of repertoire himself for the most prominent performers in Irish music, Len performs traditional songs from the North of Ireland informed by a life spent in the company of the 20th century’s preeminent traditional singers, the sources of the traditional repertory. Writer Ciarán Carson says of Len, "By definition, any traditional singer is obliged to the past, but he assimilates the songs in the here-and-now, and re-makes them in his own voice, continually. Those who know Len Graham's singing will recognize artistry and the 'spontaneity' of his voice, but there is no spontaneity without recollection. To be here, you must have been there, and Len has, many times." For more information, see http:/www.chivalry.com/len_graham.