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Margaret Marian McPartland OBE (née Turner; [1] 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English and American jazz pianist, composer, and writer. She was the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio from 1978 to 2011.
Mary McPartlan was born in 1955 in Drumkeeran, County Leitrim. She founded folk duo Calypso in the 1970s. She founded folk duo Calypso in the 1970s. McPartlan was also the founder of both the Galway singers club An Riabhóg and theatre company Skehana .
Portland skyline at twilight. Portland is a port city in the U.S. state of Oregon located at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. Established in the 1830s as a camp along the Oregon Trail, Portland evolved into a major West Coast industrial city during the twentieth century.
Piano Jazz is a weekly one-hour radio show produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). It began on June 4, 1978, and was hosted by jazz pianist Marian McPartland (1918–2013) until 2011.
McPartland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jimmy McPartland (1907–1991), American cornetist and one of the originators of Chicago Jazz; Marian McPartland (1918–2013), English jazz pianist, composer, writer, and the radio host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz; Michael McPartland (born 1939), English Roman Catholic priest
In 1858, the Portland Archdiocese established its first cemetery, St. Mary's Cemetery, in Southeast Portland adjacent to Lone Fir Cemetery. By the late 1800s, that site was becoming full and a new site was needed. In 1888, the Archdiocese purchased 100 acres (400,000 m 2) in the West Hills and established Mount Calvary Cemetery. [1]
An 18-year student at Clemson University has been found dead, the Pickens County coroner’s office reported Friday morning. The student was identified as Joseph McPartland, of Roswell, Ga.
The Obituaries were formed in 1986 by singer Monica Nelson, guitarist Rob Landoll, bassist Laura O'Donnell and drummer Aaron MacMahon. After the addition of bassist John Allan Naylor and drummer Dan Cunneen (Final Warning, Zipgun, Nightcaps), the group quickly gained a reputation in Portland and was soon headlining venues like Satyricon and Pine Street Theatre. [2]