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  2. James Conway (musician) - Wikipedia

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    James Conway is an Irish-American musician based in Chicago, Illinois, and is particularly known for playing traditional Irish music on the harmonica and tin whistle. [1] He also plays guitar, bodhran, and plays folk and country blues music. [2] Jason Ricci said of Conway's playing, "This guy is the king of tongue switching (playing out of both ...

  3. Music of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is also well known for its soul music. In the early 1930s, Gospel music began to gain popularity in Chicago due to Thomas A. Dorsey 's contributions at Pilgrim Baptist Church. In the 1980s and 1990s, heavy rock, punk and hip hop also became popular in Chicago. Orchestras in Chicago include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera ...

  4. South Side Irish - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The South Side Irish is the large Irish-American community on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. After 1945, a large-scale movement to the suburbs occurred because of white flight and the steady upward social mobility of the Irish. [ 1 ] Although their population has spread out, Irish Americans continue to make up the majority of the ...

  5. Barleyjuice - Wikipedia

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    Barleyjuice. Barleyjuice is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed originally in 1998, the group began as a side project for musicians Keith Swanson and Kyf Brewer, who met as bagpipers in the Loch Rannoch Pipes & Drums of Pineville, Pennsylvania. Barleyjuice's focus was to perform traditional Irish and Scottish songs ...

  6. Stephens Auditorium to host 5 shows in Oct., from ‘Shrek, the ...

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    A Taste of Ireland — 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17. Along with more than a pint of Irish wit, “A Taste of Ireland — The Irish Music & Dance Sensation” stops in Ames on its world tour. The ...

  7. Altan (band) - Wikipedia

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    It is due to include a performance on 23 February at the Belfast Winter Tradfest and to end on 3 March 2024 in Killarney at the Gathering Traditional Irish Music Festival. Altan is due to embark on a 15-date US tour on 8 March 2024 in Sacramento at Sofia Tsakopoulos Center, due to end on 27 March 2024 in Chicago at the Old Town School of Folk ...

  8. Irish Fest, annual duck race and more: Here are 5 things to ...

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    Here are five events you might want to check out in the Peoria area this weekend. Peoria Irish Fest. ... Food, family fun and live music will begin at 11 a.m., and the Duck Race will be held at 1 ...

  9. Michael McDermott (musician) - Wikipedia

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    E1 Music. One Little Indian Records. Pauper Sky Records. Website. Michael-mcdermott.com. Musical artist. Michael McDermott(born August 24, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois, United States. His music is enjoyed by Stephen King, who wrote liner notes for one of McDermott's albums. Career.