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Paddy Keenan and Patsy O'Brien concert
Saturday, December 1, 2007 7:00 p.m.
Paddy Keenan and Patsy O'Brien
7:00 p.m. at Unity Center of Columbia
1600 W. Broadway map
Admission at the door: $14 adults; $12 CMCAA members; $8 students, seniors and youth; free for kids 10 & under
Paddy Keenan was born into a "traveller" family steeped in traditional music. His flowing, open-fingered style of playing can be traced directly from the style of such great Travelling pipers as Johnny Doran, as well as that of his own father and grandfather, both of whom played in the same style.
In the 1970s Paddy was a founding member of the legendary Bothy Band, and his virtuosity on the pipes, combined with the ferocity of his playing, made him, its driving force. Since the break-up of The Bothy Band, Paddy has pursued a solo career, playing festivals and concerts all over the world. He has composed and arranged music for several film projects; most recently, hes been working on a documentary film in Mali.
In 2002 Paddy was awarded the TG4 (Irish language television) Traditional Music Award (Gradam Cheoil) as Traditional Musician of the Year. This is the most prestigious award given in the genre of Irish traditional music.
Generally acknowledged as the most accomplished uilleann piper performing today, Paddy is certainly one of the most brilliant musicians of his generation.
Songwriter Patsy O'Brien has a penchant for seamless genre-hopping, as well as showing off his critically acclaimed songwriting skills.
Patsy's most obvious influences are blues, traditional Irish music, jazz and country, with obvious nods to such masters as Hank Williams, Rory Gallagher, Son House and a host of others, Patsy's cross cultural explorartions within songwriting and composition genres have lead him on an interesting path.
On Patsy's solo recordings, his interest in contemporary songwriting as well as his jazz influences are also apparent - this being most evident in a jazz/blues version of "Star of The County Down" with Paddy Keenan on low whistle, an arrangement of the old Irish ballad that inspired Irish music critic Paul Dromey to declare Patsy "Ireland's best - kept musical secret." , and has recently been featured on NPR's "All Songs Considered."
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LocationUnity Center of Columbia
1600 W. Broadway
Columbia, MO 65201
United States
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