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Small exhibit about the history of Kansas City's Irish Community; 4,000-book John Forest Resource Library, a collection that covers the depth and breadth of Irish culture and history. The library is a resource center, as books can be utilized on-site only. Ireland travel information & resources
Scartaglen was a Kansas City-based Celtic music group that formed in the summer of 1982. [1] They produced three albums before disbanding in the spring of 1994. The group was composed of co-founder Roger Landes (bouzouki, mandolin, tenor banjo, guitar and bodhran), Connie Dover (vocals and keyboard), co-founder Michael Dugger (guitar, tenor banjo, fiddle, vocals), Kirk Lynch (uilleann pipes ...
Kansas City Irish Fest celebrates Celtic pride in Kansas City dedicated to promoting the culture, music, character and history of Ireland and of the Irish people who call Kansas City home. It was voted by visitors as the "Best Ethnic Festival" in Kansas City in 2011, 2010 and 2009, and the "Best Festival" in Kansas City in 2008 and 2007.
Third-generation bodhrán maker Caramel Tobin suggests that the name bodhrán means "skin tray". He also suggests a link with the Irish word bodhar, meaning, among other things, a drum or a dull sound (it also means deaf). [7] [10] [11] A relatively new introduction to Irish music, the bodhrán without jingles has largely supplanted its ...
The Kansas City Irish Festival announced Thursday morning that the traditional Irish Breakfast planned for this weekend has been canceled to honor local chef Shaun Brady who was shot and killed ...
The Kansas City area can boast more than 30 restaurants that have been around for at least five decades. Here’s a guide to 19 of them. ... The Irish imports shop and deli got its start in 1887 ...
Phillips was a proponent of the top-end style of bodhran playing and recognised in his field as an innovator. As a teacher he had a focus on the young players and along with others such as Junior Davey and John Joe Kelly is credited with having been responsible for a new breed of contemporary bodhran playing.
It is similar to the Irish bodhrán. [2] It is used by some modern Cornish traditional music groups as a solo or accompaniment instrument. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The name crowdy-crawn is derived from the Cornish " croder croghen ," literally "skin sieve," [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] sometimes shortened to "crowd."