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Siusan O'Rourke And Zig Zeitler: Traditional Irish Music And Folklore

When

Thursday October 15, 2015: 7:00pm to 8:00pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar

Where

Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Description

Enjoy an evening of delightful Irish music and folklore with an acclaimed duo that NPR has called “one of the strongest Irish American duos out there! Great vocals & great instrumentals!”

Siusan O’Rourke & Zig Zeitler are an exceptional Celtic and World Music duo. Siusan plays guitar and is a true alto and a second generation Irish American from Brooklyn. She chooses songs in both English and Gaelic, performing songs over 250 years old and following it with a contemporary song arranged in flavors of the past. O’Rourke’s own original compositions also reflect the traditional music that she loves. In Gaelic or English, Siusan O'Rourke's dark alto voice is as enveloping as the Irish mist and as warm as a peat fire.

The instrumental landscape of the duo is accomplished by the remarkably versatile musician Zig Zeitler. Zig’s background is Blues and World Music. He toured extensively, had a successful run with his Zydeco Cajun Band for many years and has released 18 CDs. Zeitler brings crisp leads on the harp, mandolin, fiddle, octave violin, an occasional harmonica and especially the Irish bouzouki.

Together Zig and Siusan bring years of craft and performing savvy to the stage, 21st-century artists embodying the best that Irish seeds have produced from American soil.

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