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Thread #132962 Message #3011714
Posted By: Liam's Brother
20-Oct-10 - 03:40 PM
Thread Name: Robbie O'Connell, Dan Milner in Scotland
Subject: Robbie O'Connell, Dan Milner in Scotland
Robbie O'Connell and I will be traveling to Scotland in early November to sing Irish ballads and songs of the sea in Edinburgh and Stirling. We hope to meet any Mudcatters who are able to attend - Dan
Venues:
Edinburgh - Carrying Stream Festival - Saturday, 6 November
Stirling - Stirling Folk Club - Monday, 8 November
Robbie O'Connell is a nephew of the famous Clancy Brothers and joined them on three of their albums. He has also sung in Moloney-O'Connell-Keane, and with Mick Moloney, John Doyle, Billy McComiskey and others in the powerhouse group The Green Fields of America. Robbie is also Irish-America's foremost songwriter.
Dan Milner has sung at Sidmouth and other festivals from Copenhagen to California. He has made three Folk-Legacy CDs, including the classic Irish Ballads & Songs of the Sea with Louis Killen, Mick Moloney and others. His 2009 Smithsonian Folkways CD, Irish Pirate Ballads was nominated for two Indie Awards.