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Eimear & Conor Arkins w/ Eileen Gannon

03/17/17 @ 8:00 pm

$10 – $15

Eileen Gannon, a St. Louis native, is one of the top Irish harp players in the world. She has won numerous accolades including the highly coveted Senior Harp title at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Eileen has toured and performed all over the world and is a regular tutor at international festivals like the Catskills Irish Arts Week. Eimear Arkins, an award winning singer and fiddle player from County Clare, has been living in Missouri for the last number of years. She holds 11 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann titles across a variety of competition categories and has toured extensively throughout Europe, Canada and North America with a number of bands and organizations including the all-female super group Cherish the Ladies. In 2015, both Eimear and Eileen represented Ireland at World Expo in Milan, Italy where they promoted Irish culture and the expression of Irish culture worldwide with St. Louis Irish Arts. The newest addition to the St. Louis Irish music scene is Conor Arkins, Eimear’s brother. Conor is a member of the National Folk Orchestra of Ireland and is an accomplished piano, fiddle, flute and saxophone player with solo and group Fleadh Cheoil titles to boastTogether they will perform a selection of toe-tapping dance tunes, melancholy sean-nós songs, haunting harp melodies and jazzy saxophone renditions of Irish classics. A feast for the ears, this St. Patrick’s Day.

Details

Date:
03/17/17
Time:
8:00 pm
Cost:
$10 – $15
Event Category:
Website:
http://thefocalpoint.org/rentals/concerts/

Organizer

Eileen Gannon
Phone:
314-303-2948

Venue

The Focal Point
2720 Sutton Blvd
Maplewood, MO 63143 United States
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Phone:
(314) 560-2778
Website:
www.thefocalpoint.org