[FLCC News] A Celtic Christmas with Seamus Kennedy

[Fair Lawn Community Center News]

Bergen County's Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club will present “A Celtic
Christmas” with Seamus Kennedy at the Fair Lawn Community Center. This
special holiday concert will be held on Sunday December 14th at 2pm and will
offer holiday selections that will entertain the entire family.  
  
In his thirty years of professional performing, Seamus has taken his music
from Alaska to Florida, Maryland to California and a host of stops in
between, playing everything from the pubs to the concert halls. As a result,
he is a master showman of exceptional musical skills and unmatched repartee.

  
Seamus has released eleven CDs of both contemporary and traditional
material, including Christmas songs and a children’s album. The Washington
Area Music Association has awarded him a WAMMIE for “Best Irish/Celtic Male
Vocalist” every year since 1993. His versatility makes him a headliner at
Celtic festivals such as Hunter Mountain (NY); Celtic Classic (PA); Longs
Peak Scottish Irish Festival, (CO) and at Sacramento (CA) Highland Games.
Seamus is often invited to perform for various organizations, including the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, Fraternal Order of Police, Firemen, military
groups and the Bar Association. There is always something for everybody. A
Seamus’ trademark is his ongoing interaction with his audiences. From the
moment he steps on stage, he starts talking to them — and encourages them to
ta lk back! He is quick with a quip and likes nothing better than to
discover someone in the audience who is similarly inclined. Fast-paced humor
is very much a part of what Seamus does, whether he’s telling a series of
rapid-fire jokes or launching into a lyrical parody.  
  
In fact, Seamus seems to be having such a grand time and he makes it all
look so effortless that it is easy not to notice what a superb musician he
truly is. He will segue seamlessly from an Irish ballad about a dying town
to a rollicking reel and then move into American music, equally at home with
folk, pop, country or traditional. 
Accompanying himself on guitar or bodhran, his musicianship is much in
evidence as he moves through such a vast range of styles. More information
is available at www.seamus-kennedy.com.  
  
The Fair Lawn Community Center is located at 10-10 20th Street in Fair Lawn,
NJ. Tickets for this concert are only $25 ($22 for Hurdy Gurdy
members) and $15 for children under 14. Group rates are available. Tickets
can be purchased online at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org or at the box office at
the Fair Lawn Community Center on the afternoon of the concert.  
  
Additional information can be received at the website or by calling the
Hurdy Gurdy Hotline at (201) 384-1325.