Music

6th Annual New York Trad Fest

Local musicians come together to kick off this year's New York Trad Fest

Past Event

Details

$40

approximately 2 hours

Date(s)

Sat, Nov 10, 2018

8:00pm - 10:00pm

Contact

Box Office
888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days

Location

Irish Arts Center
553 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019

Overview

Curated by Tony DeMarco 

Presented in association with Irish Arts Center

Local masters of traditional Irish, bluegrass, and old-time American music come together for a weekend of trad music, kicking off with a concert at Irish Arts Center. Performers include multi-instrumentalist Jenna Nicholls, button accordionist Daithí Gormley with fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, and more.

For more information on the full schedule, please visit NewYorkTradFest.org.


“Trad Fest is a very welcome addition to New York’s cultural calendar…Keeping it real, local, raw and natural—brilliant.”—Michael Flatley

“A testament to the fabulous music…and homegrown talent who keep New York the hub of Irish traditional music in America.”—Irish Central

“It’s hard to imagine an Irish traditional music scene in New York City without Tony DeMarco.”—Mick Moloney

Featuring

Tony DeMarco
Jenna Nicholls
Daithí Gormley
Oisín Mac Diarmada

Featured Media

"House on the Hill Medley" featuring Tony DeMarco

Tony DeMarco with the Martin Hayes Quartet at Irish Arts Center

New York Trad Fest Official Website

"Piggy" by Jenna Nicholls

"Home" by Jenna Nicholls

Video
Oisín Mac Diarmada performs Sligo Reels

Daithí Gormley performs at South Sligo Summer School

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Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the H.W. Wilson Foundation; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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