Andy M. Stewart and Gerry O'Beirne begin a 6-week USA tour this weekend at the Sebastopol Celtic Festival. Complete schedule is online here: andymstewart.com/in-concert.htm
A highlight of the tour will be an appearance on A Prairie Home Companion on November 10. If you can't make it to a concert, tune in on your local NPR station or on the web.
Scottish singer Andy M. Stewart's voice and songs have graced the Celtic music scene for over 30 years. As the singer for the Scottish traditional band Silly Wizard for 12 years, he gained much recognition for his beautiful interpretations of the traditional songs of Scotland and Ireland and also became known a master of songwriting in the traditional style. Original gems such as "The Ramblin' Rover", "Golden, Golden", "The Queen of Argyll", and "Where are You Tonight, I Wonder" have become almost instant classics, and have been recorded by June Tabor, The Dubliners and Deanta, to name a few.
Known for his wicked wit and sterling live performances, Andy M. Stewart is among the finest singers in the Scots/Irish traditional genre, with a voice that "conveys more emotion in one line than most singers do in a lifetime." (Beacon Herald)
From the West of Ireland, guitarist Gerry O'Beirne is a gifted singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is a former member of the Irish supergroup Patrick Street, and has also toured with The Sharon Shannon Band and Maura O'Connell. Gerry's solo album, Half Moon Bay, was chosen as one of the best 12 independent releases of last year by Performing Songwriter magazine, who featured him in an article and interview in their May 2000 issue, and the album was also chosen as one of Folkworld's top ten albums of the year.
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