11th August 2017 at Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth.
Sidmouth Folk Week / "She Moved Through the Fair: The Legend of Margaret Barry in Music, Words and Song".
Country: Britain & Ireland. Style: Traditional Irish Folk.
Lineup: Gillian Horgan (actor), Luke MacLeod (actor), Colin Irwin (narrator), Cathy Jordan (v/bodhrán), Lisa Knapp (v/fiddle/autoharp), Gerry Diver (banjo/fiddle/g).
This theatre piece celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Cork singer and banjo player Margaret Barry. It was devised by the writer on Folk Music Colin Irwin and the singer Mary McPartlan. They performed it in January at Celtic Connections with different actors (Ruby Campbell and John Wheeler) and musicians (John Carty, Mary Shannon and Garry O’Briain). At Sidmouth McPartlan was ill and replaced at the last minute by Cathy Jordan who was at the festival with Dervish.
In this photo: The actors and narrator (left to right) Gillian Horgan, Luke MacLeod, Colin Irwin.
Tags: Folk Music Great Britain Ireland Irish Folk She Moved Through the Fair Sidmouth Folk Week Manor Pavilion Sidmouth
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11th August 2017 at Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth.
Sidmouth Folk Week / "She Moved Through the Fair: The Legend of Margaret Barry in Music, Words and Song".
Country: Britain & Ireland. Style: Traditional Irish Folk.
Lineup: Gillian Horgan (actor), Luke MacLeod (actor), Colin Irwin (narrator), Cathy Jordan (v/bodhrán), Lisa Knapp (v/fiddle/autoharp), Gerry Diver (banjo/fiddle/g).
This theatre piece celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Cork singer and banjo player Margaret Barry. It was devised by the writer on Folk Music Colin Irwin and the singer Mary McPartlan. They performed it in January at Celtic Connections with different actors (Ruby Campbell and John Wheeler) and musicians (John Carty, Mary Shannon and Garry O’Briain). At Sidmouth McPartlan was ill and replaced at the last minute by Cathy Jordan who was at the festival with Dervish.
In this photo: The musicians (left to right) Cathy Jordan, Lisa Knapp, Gerry Diver.
Tags: Folk Music Great Britain Ireland Irish Folk She Moved Through the Fair Cathy Jordan Lisa Knapp Gerry Diver Sidmouth Folk Week Manor Pavilion Sidmouth
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11th August 2017 at Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth.
Sidmouth Folk Week / "She Moved Through the Fair: The Legend of Margaret Barry in Music, Words and Song".
Country: Britain & Ireland. Style: Traditional Irish Folk.
Lineup: Gillian Horgan (actor), Luke MacLeod (actor), Colin Irwin (narrator), Cathy Jordan (v/bodhrán), Lisa Knapp (v/fiddle/autoharp), Gerry Diver (banjo/fiddle/g).
This theatre piece celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Cork singer and banjo player Margaret Barry. It was devised by the writer on Folk Music Colin Irwin and the singer Mary McPartlan. They performed it in January at Celtic Connections with different actors (Ruby Campbell and John Wheeler) and musicians (John Carty, Mary Shannon and Garry O’Briain). At Sidmouth McPartlan was ill and replaced at the last minute by Cathy Jordan who was at the festival with Dervish.
In this photo: The end of performance bow (left to right) Gillian Horgan, Luke MacLeod, Colin Irwin, Cathy Jordan, Lisa Knapp, Gerry Diver.
Tags: Folk Music Great Britain Ireland Irish Folk She Moved Through the Fair Cathy Jordan Lisa Knapp Gerry Diver Sidmouth Folk Week Manor Pavilion Sidmouth
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