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Cara Dillon – 9/18

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:13:15 +0000

Cara Dillon Comes to World Music Company

What may well be the world’s most beautiful female voice.
-Mojo

A rare and extraordinary talent ….Cara Dillon sings with a passion that is evident in the depth of her content, lyrically illustrating the scars of the human heart. There are few on this island to equal her tremendous musical talent.
-RTÉ

Dillon’s crystalline, angelic voice is an instrument of rare beauty capable of melting the sternest of hearts.
-BBC

Opening the City of Chicago World Music Festival 2009, we are pleased to welcome, all the way from the UK, acclaimed vocalist Cara Dillon at the World Music Company, September 18th, 2009. View Cara Dillon videos, preview the music, and buy Cara Dillon tickets online.

Cara has an incredibly rare talent that you only come across a handful of times in your whole life. Her gentle charm and natural personality combine with a mesmerizing gift to relate a great story through song and has helped her to defy borders, cultures and even languages. She is an emotive and captivating performer at the very top of her field and one has the feeling she’ll be there for a very long time, capturing audiences with Irish and Celtic influenced “Best in Class” world music. This concert will be the debut of her newest cd, released 9/15 in the US.

Cara Dillon sings Craigie Hill

Cara Dillon sings Bold Jamie

Cara Dillon Sings Garden Valley with Sam Lakeman
Featuring an interview with Sam Lakeman and Cara Dillon

Chicago's World Music Festival

As part of this year’s Chicago World Music Festival, we are privileged and pleased to host this World Class musical event. World Music Festival Chicago, 2009!
The show begins at 8pm, Friday, September 18th, 2009. The World Music Company is located at 1808 W. 103rd Street. 60643. Call 773.779.7059 for tickets or more information. Get Directions.

Originally posted 2009-08-13 17:41:20.

Pat Broaders

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:18:00 +0000

GUITAR, UEILLEN PIPE, IRISH BOUZOUKII, TIN WHISTLE Pat is our resident Celtic music specialist. Check out some of his music below.

Born in Dublin of parents from Wexford, Pat began playing traditional Irish music at the age of 8. He attended the Chatham Street School of Music where he began on the whistle and later moved to the uilleann pipes under the tutelage of the world renowned uilleann piper, Leon Rowsome. He also studied pipes with Tommy Reck and was influenced by pipers Liam OFlynn, Willie Clancy, and Matt Kiernan.In 1988, Pat began playing the bouzouki.

He relocated to Chicago in 1991 and has been actively involved in the Irish music community ever since. He has been working with Norways Secret Garden for the last 12 years and has toured the world and recorded with them as their uilleann piper and whistle player. Check out one of his songs.

http://www.patbroaders.com/

Originally posted 2009-07-22 13:40:02.

Irish Destiny – Paddy Homan and John Williams, 4/17

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:00:44 +0000

Irish Destiny is a 1926 film made in Ireland, directed by George Dewhurst and written by Isaac Eppel. It is set during the Irish War of Independence, featuring several actual participants in cameo roles, and features several fascinating shots of Dublin, including the GPO which was still burnt out after the Easter Rising only ten years previously.

Irish Destiny Movie at World Music Company

The film actually disappeared for many years, and even distant memories of the film were only confirmed in the 1980s with the discovery of two posters under the floorboards of a house in Dublin. A single surviving print was eventually located in the US Library of Congress and was painstakingly copied in London. A film score was composed by Michael O’Suilleabhain. An amazing experience. View this wonderful film and listen to the music of these two great musicians.

Tickets Available Now!

The show begins at 8pm, Saturday, April 17th, 2010. The World Music Company is located at 1808 W. 103rd Street. 60643. Call 773.779.7059 for tickets or more information. Get Directions.

A Benefit Concert with Dyed In The Wool and Mississippi Flanagan

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:16:12 +0000

On Saturday, June 6th, at 8pm, the World Music Company Stage will be graced by special guests Dyed in the Wool and Mississippi Flanagan. You may purchase tickets by calling 773.779.7059 or stopping by at 1808 W. 103rd Street. All proceeds will be donated to the World Music Company. Thank you for your support.

Dyed in the Wool Takes the Stage June 6th

Find out more about Dyed In The Wool, rated Four Harps by Irish American News! Mississippi Flanagn has been featured on WNPR and at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Enjoy these Celtic flavored entertainers in a close, intimate, store-front setting on Saturday the 6th, beginning at 8pm. All Tickets are $15.00 and all proceeds go to further the good works of The World Music Company.