Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Irish tin whistle player brings sound to San Francisco
"Ceri Garfield, a 24-year-old musician from Ireland, is breaking into the San Francisco scene. She started tin whistle lessons at about the age of 5 and started learning the flute at age 17.
What brought you to San Francisco? The music. I had an idea San Francisco was full of music. Many bands, small venues and plenty of Irish music. I thought it would be great to live here for awhile and soak it all up. It’s more open and accepting here. The City is so metropolitan and you’ll always meet somebody who’s never seen a tin whistle before and is really curious to hear you play.
Where do you play? I play at Nickies, Lower Haight, on Sunday nights with some great Bay Area musicians. I also have an upcoming gig at Terry’s Lodge, at 15th and Irving, in May."
What brought you to San Francisco? The music. I had an idea San Francisco was full of music. Many bands, small venues and plenty of Irish music. I thought it would be great to live here for awhile and soak it all up. It’s more open and accepting here. The City is so metropolitan and you’ll always meet somebody who’s never seen a tin whistle before and is really curious to hear you play.
Where do you play? I play at Nickies, Lower Haight, on Sunday nights with some great Bay Area musicians. I also have an upcoming gig at Terry’s Lodge, at 15th and Irving, in May."
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Aiming for the Moon: Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney always looking for Celtic converts
"Even after almost 50 years, the Chieftains’ music is still out of this world. Literally.
In December, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman took her place on the space station. Two instruments belonging to members of the acclaimed Irish folk music group went with her — the pennywhistle of Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney and the 100-year-old Irish flute of Chieftains flutist Matt Molloy.
Then, on St. Patrick’s Day, Coleman recorded a video of herself playing them.
Watching that video was incredible enough, says the 73-year-old Moloney, who lives in Naples part time with his wife, Rita. But then, Coleman also called Moloney on his cell phone from the space station to chat more about her performance.
“She was afraid her playing might not be up to scratch,” he says. “And it was lovely.”"
In December, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman took her place on the space station. Two instruments belonging to members of the acclaimed Irish folk music group went with her — the pennywhistle of Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney and the 100-year-old Irish flute of Chieftains flutist Matt Molloy.
Then, on St. Patrick’s Day, Coleman recorded a video of herself playing them.
Watching that video was incredible enough, says the 73-year-old Moloney, who lives in Naples part time with his wife, Rita. But then, Coleman also called Moloney on his cell phone from the space station to chat more about her performance.
“She was afraid her playing might not be up to scratch,” he says. “And it was lovely.”"
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