Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008

Subject: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: ChivalryKate
Date: 31 Mar 08 - 04:43 PM

Ulster traditional singer Len Graham will be teaching and performing in the midwest for the next two weeks. Here is the schedule:
(Scroll down for more info about Len)

31 March: Chicago – WDCB Chicago, 90.9 FM, "Blarney on the Air" radio show, 7 p.m. with Shay Clark and Bill Margeson. Listen online: http://www.cod.edu/wdcb/wdcb_online.htm (not archived)

1 April: Kansas City   7:30 pm
Performance at Café &, 1811 W. 45th Street, Kansas City MO 64111
Contact: Eddie Delahunt [phone] [e-mail]

3 April: Columbia, MO
Performance: Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway, Columbia MO 65203 Central MO Celtic Arts Assoc. www.moceltic.org 573-442-2048

4 April: Boonville MO
Big Muddy Folk Festival, Boonville, MO, 7 p.m.
http://bigmuddy.org/2008/ phone: [phone]

5 April: St. Louis
St. Louis Tionol http://www.tionol.org
song workshop 9 am – 4pm
Festival concert, 7 p.m. at Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Ave

7 April: Carbondale, IL,
Concert at SIU, Carbondale. Contact: Bryan Kelso Crow [e-mail]

8 April: Champaign IL
Piper's Hut concert series, Champaign IL
www.pipers-hut.com/concerts/

Contact: Dean Karres [e-mail]

9 April: Chicago
Song workshops for Murphy-Roche Irish Music Club
www.murphyroche.com/

10 April: Chicago
Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago
www.irishamhc.com
5:30 - 7 p.m.: Song workshop with Len Graham, $25. No reservation necessary.
8 p.m.:   Concert, double-billing:
         Len Graham, traditional singer
         Micheál Ó Raghallaigh, concertina and accordion player

11 April: House concert in Madison WI, 7:30 p.m.
At Robin & Will's
205 North Blackhawk Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
[e-mail] or phone [phone]
http://slydogmadtown.blogspot.com/

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 01:53 AM

Len will also be doing a concert at Boston's Boston College's Connolly House for free on Tuesday, April 15, 7-9pm.
617-552-3938
[e-mail]

Barry

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: David Ingerson
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 01:57 AM

I sure wish he were coming out to Portland, Oregon.

Cheers,

David

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: ChivalryKate
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:33 PM

I had a copy-paste snafu and truncated the second half of my original post. Here are the last two gigs on Len's midwest tour, and a bit about him.


12 April: St. Paul MN
Concert: Twin Cities Traditional Singers Club, St. Paul MN
St. Paul Conservatory of Music Recital Hall www.thespcm.org
7:00 PM For info: www.singclub.org

13 April: St. Paul MN
Traditional singing workshop with Len Graham, 3 p.m.
www.singclub.org


About Len

A Song-Catcher's Journey
Singer Len Graham offers traditional songs in English from the North of Ireland, with memories from a lifetime of collecting and singing. Len's extensive repertory of songs covers the gamut of themes and human experience as portrayed in the old ballads, local songs, come-all-ye's, lyric folksongs, music hall pieces; songs on politics, murder, love, emigration and more.

Ciaran Carson, poet and Professor of Poetry at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at Queen's University, Belfast wrote this:
'By definition, any traditional singer is obliged to the past; but he assimilates the songs in the here-and-now, and re-makes them in his own voice, continually. Those who know Len Graham's singing will recognise his artistry and the spontaneity of his voice; but there is no spontaneity without recollection. To be here, you must have been there; and Len has, many times.'

Len Graham is one of Ireland's best known traditional singers who has gained an international reputation, not only for his inimitable singing style, but also for the breadth of his knowledge of Irish folk music.

Since coming to the fore in 1971 when he won the All-Ireland traditional singing competition, Len has appeared at numerous Irish and international folk, literary and storytelling festivals, as well as on radio and television programmes. He was a member of the traditional band Skylark for many years. In 1992 he was awarded the Seán O'Boyle Cultural Traditions Award, in recognition of his work in Ireland as a song collector and singer. In 2002, he was honored as the inaugural recipient of the TG4 (Irish language and culture television channel) National Music Award for Traditional Singer of the Year.

Len's rich recording history spans over thirty years, with more than twenty highly acclaimed albums to his credit.

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: GUEST,Brian Miller
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 07:43 PM

Len Graham is still on tour in the Midwest with some great appearances coming up this week!
There has been a slight change to his Sunday workshop in Minnesota. See below.
Brian Miller

7 April: Carbondale, IL,
Concert at SIU, Carbondale. Contact: Bryan Kelso Crow [e-mail]

8 April: Champaign IL
Piper's Hut concert series, Champaign IL
www.pipers-hut.com/concerts/

Contact: Dean Karres [e-mail]

9 April: Chicago
Song workshops for Murphy-Roche Irish Music Club
www.murphyroche.com/

10 April: Chicago
Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago
www.irishamhc.com
5:30 - 7 p.m.: Song workshop with Len Graham, $25. No reservation necessary.
8 p.m.:   Concert, double-billing:
         Len Graham, traditional singer
         Micheál Ó Raghallaigh, concertina and accordion player

11 April: House concert in Madison WI, 7:30 p.m.
At Robin & Will's
205 North Blackhawk Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
[e-mail] or phone [phone]
http://slydogmadtown.blogspot.com/

12 April: St. Paul MN
Concert: Twin Cities Traditional Singers Club, St. Paul MN
St. Paul Conservatory of Music Recital Hall www.thespcm.org
7:00 PM For info: www.singclub.org

13 April: Minneapolis, MN
Traditional singing workshop with Len Graham, 3:30 p.m.
www.singclub.org, email [e-mail] to register.

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 07:46 PM

Tell him to please come see the Rocky Mountains! We'd love to have him!!

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: MartinRyan
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 07:55 PM

Don't miss him - please!

Regards

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: Big Mick
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 08:53 PM

And he will be appearing on May 14 at The Ark in Ann Arbor along with Garnet Rogers, Matt Watroba, Chris Buhalis, Eleni Kelakos, and myself, in a benefit concert for Utah Phillips. Should be a great night!!

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: ChivalryKate
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 11:32 AM

Ah, no, I think that's Len Wallace, not Len Graham, who will be in Ann Arbor on May 14.
See thread: Utah Phillips Benefit-The Ark-Ann Arbor 14 May 08

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: ChivalryKate
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 09:57 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Len Graham in the Midwest US, April 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 03:03 AM

Well I went to my regular Monday night session at the Greenbriar Pub in the Brighton section of Boston tonight& the session leader, Larry Reynolds wanted to welcome a friend & guest who's a great singer, much surprise it was Len, he did a couple of songs. If it weren't so close to closing we might've had a few more songs out of him but once he stopped folks just started chatting him up so I doubt he would've been able to do any more singing anyway. What a very remarkable singer & very sociable & approchable guy. We had a little chat when the conversion turned to Frank Harte. He said that at Frank's last performance Frank had sung "James Connolly", this was being aired from a bar by some radio station, later the bar phone rang, it was for Frank, Patrick Galvin (song's author) was calling to say how great it was that Frank had sung his song.
Sorry, this thread's about Len, well it was nice to see that he has praise for such another great singer & friend when he could've been bathing in his own limelight.
He's here tomorrow & flying back home on Wednesday. Hopefully I'll be able to catch half his performence tomorrow night at Boston College (5:00-7:00pm, free) & if my wife has to stay a work just a little bit late all the more I'll get to hear of him. If I don't have to pick her up till 7:30 that'll be just fine too. I won't mind getting the the Gloucester shanty session late either.

If I get to hear him tomorrow night I'll chime back in.
Good night, I'll need to rest up, had to deal with a flat tire tonight but it wsan't a bother at all, thanks Christ for good music & good singing.

Barry