Coolbawn Road Productions and the Hibernian Cultural Centre are very pleased to announce that fiddle and banjo legend, John Carty will be in concert at the Hibernian Centre, 19 Temple Street, Worcester Massachusetts on Sunday, October 20, 2024.  Joining John will be Scottish guitarist and singer Alan Murray. The concert will take place at 4:00 pm. Advance tickets are $20.  Tickets at the door are $25.
Born in London, and now living in Co. Roscommon, fiddle and banjo player John Carty is one of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians.
In 2003 he was awarded the coveted title of TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year firmly establishing him among the elite in traditional music. He has recorded extensively and performs worldwide both as a solo player, in duets notably with the Chieftains Matt Molloy and as part of John Carty’s Festival Band, At the Racket and Patrick Street. John’s latest album releases include At Complete Ease with Michael McGoldrick, uilleann pipes and banjo and The Wavy Bow Collection with his son, James on fiddle. More recently John arranged the traditional music pieces in the highly acclaimed film Brooklyn and appeared in Oscar winning movie, The Banshees of Inisheerin.  In addition, he has had roles in the movies Jimmy’s Hall; Swansong: The Story of Occi Byrne and the television series Obituary.  For the last 20 years he has tutored at Limerick University’s World Academy of Music & Dance. In 2019 he was honoured to receive the Michael A. Flanagan Award for excellence in banjo playing https://johncartymusic.net/
Guitarist, bouzouki player and singer Alan Murray hails from Glasgow, Scotland, where he grew up playing the whistle and later guitar. Eventually moving to United States, he has established himself as an in-demand performer and teacher on the traditional music scene. He has recorded and performed around the world with many of the finest traditional musicians and acts today, including Lunasa, Eileen Ivers, Battlefield Band, We Banjo 3, Seamus Egan, Four Winds, and many more
Explore the rich and varied tapestry that is Irish music at its finest.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and can be purchased by going to tinyurl.com/56dt2wsw or by calling Bud Sargent at (508) 868-7552 or by email at bud.sargent@gmail.com.