Irish Music and Dance Concert: Eliot Grasso, Dan Carollo, Baile Glas Irish Dancers
Irish Music and Dance Concert: Sunday, June 24th, 7:00PM
Guitarist Dan Carollo will be joined by uilleann piper Eliot Grasso and the Baile Glas Irish Dancers for an evening of music and dance at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 NE Inglewood Hill Road.
5$ suggested donation per person. All ages welcome.
About Eliot Grasso:
Eliot began playing Irish traditional music on the flute at age seven, tin whistle at age eight, and uilleann pipes at age eleven. Since 1996, Eliot has won regional and international first, second, and third place titles at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil and Ireland's International Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in the uilleann pipes and tin whistle division.
Eliot has made appearances at the Kennedy Center with Liz Carroll, Constitution Hall with Ethnomusicologist Dr. Mick Moloney, the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall with The Chieftains, the Library of Congress with Cherish the Ladies, the National Building Museum, the National Geographic Concert Hall and the home of the Irish Ambassador. In addition, Eliot has performed for the National Heritage Awards and has entertained President and Mrs. Clinton at the National Endowment for the Arts Awards. At the conclusion of the 1998 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Eliot performed alongside other All-Ireland champions in a concert for Irish President, Mary Robinson.
Eliot has recently been accepted to the University of Oregon where he will pursue doctoral studies in musicology in September 2007. He and his wife, Kate, currently live in Limerick, Ireland.
About Baile Glas Irish Dancers:
Based in Seattle, Washington, Baile Glas Irish Dancers are dedicated to the step dancing tradition of Ireland.
The dancers are of all ages from five years through teens, and adults and their performances celebrate the lively rhythms of traditional Irish music. Baile Glas Irish Dancers annually appear at the Northwest Folklife Festival, and Irish Week events, as well as many other cultural celebrations in the Puget Sound region. The dancers also enter the local feiseanna (dance competitions), and have won many medals and awards for their expertise. The group is active year-round with performances, competitions, workshops, and weekly classes.
The teacher and director for the Baile Glas Irish Dancers is Maggie Corrigan, TCRG. She is a certified and registered teacher with An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha in Dublin, Ireland. And she is a member of the Western U.S. Region, as well as the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America.
About Dan Carollo:
Dan Carollo performs solo and accompaniment Irish-style guitar and has been playing guitar for over 25 years. Bill Fisher of Victory Music Review writes: "Carollo is a wonderful guitarist whose style incorporates the techniques developed by many of today's finest folk and new age players while at the same time hewing to traditional fingerpicking and Celtic and American sources." In 2004, Dan was selected "Northwest Folk Artist of the Month" on KBCS 91.3. His music was also selected along with several other local artists to debut the City of Seattle's "On Call" music program in 2006, which features the music of local Northwest artists. Dan performs annually at the Northwest Folklife Festival. Dan currently lives in Sammamish, WA.
Irish Music and Dance Concert: Eliot Grasso, Dan Carollo, Baile Glas Irish Dancers
Irish Music and Dance Concert: Sunday, June 24th, 7:00PM
Guitarist Dan Carollo will be joined by uilleann piper Eliot Grasso and the Baile Glas Irish Dancers for an evening of music and dance at Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 NE Inglewood Hill Road.
5$ suggested donation per person. All ages welcome.
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About Eliot Grasso:
Eliot began playing Irish traditional music on the flute at age seven, tin whistle at age eight, and uilleann pipes at age eleven. Since 1996, Eliot has won regional and international first, second, and third place titles at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil and Ireland's International Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in the uilleann pipes and tin whistle division.
Eliot has made appearances at the Kennedy Center with Liz Carroll, Constitution Hall with Ethnomusicologist Dr. Mick Moloney, the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall with The Chieftains, the Library of Congress with Cherish the Ladies, the National Building Museum, the National Geographic Concert Hall and the home of the Irish Ambassador. In addition, Eliot has performed for the National Heritage Awards and has entertained President and Mrs. Clinton at the National Endowment for the Arts Awards. At the conclusion of the 1998 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Eliot performed alongside other All-Ireland champions in a concert for Irish President, Mary Robinson.
Eliot has recently been accepted to the University of Oregon where he will pursue doctoral studies in musicology in September 2007. He and his wife, Kate, currently live in Limerick, Ireland.
About Baile Glas Irish Dancers:
Based in Seattle, Washington, Baile Glas Irish Dancers are dedicated to the step dancing tradition of Ireland.
The dancers are of all ages from five years through teens, and adults and their performances celebrate the lively rhythms of traditional Irish music. Baile Glas Irish Dancers annually appear at the Northwest Folklife Festival, and Irish Week events, as well as many other cultural celebrations in the Puget Sound region. The dancers also enter the local feiseanna (dance competitions), and have won many medals and awards for their expertise. The group is active year-round with performances, competitions, workshops, and weekly classes.
The teacher and director for the Baile Glas Irish Dancers is Maggie Corrigan, TCRG. She is a certified and registered teacher with An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha in Dublin, Ireland. And she is a member of the Western U.S. Region, as well as the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America.
About Dan Carollo:
Dan Carollo performs solo and accompaniment Irish-style guitar and has been playing guitar for over 25 years. Bill Fisher of Victory Music Review writes: "Carollo is a wonderful guitarist whose style incorporates the techniques developed by many of today's finest folk and new age players while at the same time hewing to traditional fingerpicking and Celtic and American sources." In 2004, Dan was selected "Northwest Folk Artist of the Month" on KBCS 91.3. His music was also selected along with several other local artists to debut the City of Seattle's "On Call" music program in 2006, which features the music of local Northwest artists. Dan performs annually at the Northwest Folklife Festival. Dan currently lives in Sammamish, WA.
# Posted on June 10th 2007 by Dan Carollo