2023 • Live! Folklife Concerts • Free Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman

On Thursday, October 19th, Crandall Library will host a free Folklife concert featuring Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chirs Newman. This dynamic duo is made up of two extraordinarily talented international musicians!

Maire is one of Ireland’s most important and influential traditional musicians. Her love of the Harp began at age eleven, and her West Cork background influenced her technique while she played  traditional music steeped in oral traditions. Chris, a prolific composer, arranger and record producer began playing the guitar at age four, and played his first paying gig at the age of fourteen in a folk club. 

The pair made their debut on the main stage at the 1987 Cambridge Folk Festival, and have been touring  the world together ever since. 

Their talent is recognized the world over: the “Blazing guitar and dancing harp” (Irish Linen). This celebrated partnership of “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (fRoots) with “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (Scotland On Sunday) has presented its unique musical vision in twenty-two countries on five continents, to venues ranging from the tiniest of village halls to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Sydney Town Hall, and the Philharmonie in Cologne. Expect a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass, and baroque, spiced with striking new compositions.

First Show: Crandall Library Glens Falls, NY – Thursday, October 19th, 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30) – Crandalllibrary.org

Second Show: At the Historic Salem Courthouse, Salem, NY – Friday, October 20th, 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30) – www.salemcourthouse.org

For more information, please visit  www.maireandchris.com