Colm Ó Riain's St.Patrick's Day Extravaganza In a 2023 survey, adult Americans were asked whether they would be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in March, or not. According to the results, 61 percent of U.S. respondents stated they intended to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year. From the St Patrick's Day parade in NYC to the thousands of Irish music concerts and sessions across the country, Breizh Amerika as come up with a list that you definitely want to follow this year. If you are in San Francisco this year you'll not want to miss two Breizh Amerika Collective musicians performing. Colm O Riain and Joe Kyle Jr will be perform an epic concert this year. What: Colm Ó Riain's St.Patrick's Day Celebration When: Fri, March 17, 8:00 PM (doors at 7pm). Where: Great Star Theater, 636 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94133 Tickets: GreatStarTheater.org/colmoriain ($25-$60) Irish-born virtuoso violinist and composer Colm Ó Riain and his Ensemble celebrate St.Patrick’s Day with their soulful exploration of the connection between Ireland and a host of other musical cultures. West African percussion underpinning plaintive Middle Eastern melodies, Flamenco duende driving jazz improvisations, all topped by fiery Irish fiddling for a sparkling, modern take on this most Irish of days. “Ó Riain's fireworks display of virtuosity easily spans the diverse genres of gypsy, tango, jazz, blues and Irish music, all with his characteristic intelligence and pizazz" - the Irish Herald. Musicians: Colm Ó Riain (violins), Geoff van Lienden (guitar), Joe Kyle, Jr (bass), Wade Peterson (percussion) and special guests Brittany Anna in New Orleans If you are down in Louisiana this St Patrick's Day you'll have plenty to celebrate. Kick things off in New Orleans with Breizh Amerika's good friend, Brittany Anna. With a name like that how could you not love her??? This NOLA based fiddle player will be very busy this year, so you better try to catch a few of her shows. See below: Wednesday March 8th Silk Road Indian Restaurant with Aaron Svboda, 7:00-9:00 Saturday March 11th Nola Brewery with @crescentandclover, 4:00-7:00 Come after the Irish Channel Parade!! Kerry Irish Pub with Aaron Svboda, 9:00-1:00am Sunday March 12th Deutches Haus, tunes with the Silk Road Session players and playing songs with Van Hudson at 2:30 Museum session at The New Orleans Irish Museum for traditional tunes, 5:30-8ish Wednesday March 15th Silk Road Indian Restaurant for traditional Irish tunes, 7:00-9:00 Friday March 17th Kerry Irish Pub with @crescentandclover, 12:00-3:00 Southern Hotel in Covington with @crescentandclover, 6:00-9:00 Saturday March 18 SPCA event through Nola on Tap with Crescent & Clover Celtic playing in the green room Don't miss the Celtic Bayou Festival Are you in Lafayette, Louisiana for St Patrick's Day. Good news, you going to have a blast at the Celtic Bayou Festival! The festival focuses on preserving and celebrating all aspects of Irish, Irish American and other Celtic cultures while instilling an appreciation of this heritage in current and future generations. An annual, family friendly event, Celtic Bayou Festival is held in the heart of Cajun country and is fun for both young and old…no matter which culture you hail from! See below for the timeline of events. 
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 Colm Ó Riain 🍀La Saint-Patrick est un moment que beaucoup d'entre nous apprécient avec de bons moments, de la musique et une bonne pinte. Aux vues des événements actuels inhabituels, nous vous invitons à écouter un concert en direct, dans le confort de chez vous, d'un membre du Breizh Amerika Collective Colm Ó Riain en direct de San Francisco. Connectez vous à 10pm en Bretagne! 🍀 St Patrick's Day is a moment when many of us enjoy good times, some music, and a pint of the good stuff. During these unusual times we invite you to listen to a live concert, in the comfort of your own home, of the music of Breizh Amerika Collective member Colm Ó Riain live from San Francisco. Listen live at, 2pm Pacific, 5pm Eastern, 9pm Ireland, 10pm Bretagne!  BREIZH AMERIKA COLLECTIVE Au cours des quatre dernières années, Breizh Amerika Collective a réuni des musiciens des États-Unis et de Bretagne afin de collaborer, de mélanger les traditions et d’apporter une nouvelle musique au public des deux côtés de l’Atlantique. Après avoir parcouru plus de 20 villes américaines au cours de cette période, le collectif - composé de plusieurs musiciens bretons, s'associera à un musicien new-yorkais lauréat d'un Grammy Award et à un interprète influent de la musique du monde de San Francisco, pour se produire au plus grand fest noz au monde : Yaouank à Rennes le 23 novembre. Plus de dix mille festivaliers pénètrent chaque année dans la ronde de Yaouank, le plus grand fest-noz "in the world". Avec vingt éditions au compteur, le festival est devenu un événement majeur mais reste, comme son nom l'indique, toujours aussi « jeune ». Americans in BretagneCe sera la première fois que des artistes américains se produiront au fest noz géant de Rennes. Mais pas n'importe quel musiciens américains; Alex Asher et Colm O'Riain, qui sont très attendus car leur réputation les précèdent. Alex Asher est tromboniste, improvisateur, compositeur et chef d'orchestre. Alex co-dirige le groupe The Superpower Horns, la section de cuivres de studio de Beyoncé Knowles ainsi que la section de cuivres de la tournée de Boy George & Culture Club, entre autres... Le groupe a écrit et arrangé les lignes de cuivres sur des chansons primées aux Grammy Awards de l’album 2011 de Beyoncé intitulé «4 ′». Colm Ó Riain - reconnu comme un "violoniste de génie" par Mike Scott du groupe The Waterboys, est violoniste et compositeur d'origine irlandaise et improvisateur accompli dans de nombreux genres (jazz, classique, blues, irlandais). Aux États-Unis, il a captivé le public sur des scènes aussi diverses que les CBGB de New York à Fillmore West et le Davies Symphony Hall de San Francisco. Alex et Colm rejoindront des leaders de la scène musicale bretonne pendant ces deux semaines. Ils complètent le groupe formé par Thomas Moisson, Lors Landat, Gweltaz Rialland, Lionel Prigent, et Julien le Mentec. Cette collaboration et ce mariage de musiques est unique et il sera intéressant de découvrir comment Alex et Colm utilisent leur influences musicales américaines pour interpréter la musique bretonne. Selon Colm, "L'utilisation des rythmes de la musique bretonne est complexe par rapport à une grande variété de styles musicaux, mais l'association de ces styles à la musique bretonne donne clairement un résultat incroyable et puissant." Les musiciens feront durer le plaisir avec des performances dans d'autres villes bretonnes après le fest noz Yaouank. 24 novembre @ 17h30 - Le Ceili Pub, Quimper 27 novembre @ 18h - salle Ti Ar Men, Sel de Bretagne 27 novembre @ 21h - Ty Anna Tavarn, Rennes 28 novembre @ 19h - Tavarn ar Roue Morvan, Lorient 29 novembre @ 20h30 - Le DéDale, Vannes 30 novembre @ 21h - Fest Noz, Priziac Les concerts de Quimper, Sel de Bretagne et Vannes seront précédés d’une table ronde pour discuter des influences musicales américaines sur la musique du monde. Plus d'informations sur breizh-amerika.com  Colm O'Riain Breizh Amerika Collective member, Colm Ó Riain, tell us about performing in Brittany this summer. Hailed as a "genius fiddler" by Mike Scott of The Waterboys, Irish-born violinist and composer Colm O'Riain is an accomplished and fiery improviser in multiple genres (jazz, classical, blues, Irish). In the USA, which he currently calls home for over a decade, he has enthralled audiences on stages as diverse as CBGB's in New York to Fillmore West and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. He has performed at festivals and venues throughout the world from Alaska to Argentina, Sweden to Vietnam. What surprised you the most in performing with the Collective and performing in Brittany? How many bands do YOU know that have launched their own beer at the beginning of a festival? (Breizh Amerika craft beer was launched summer 2018) Other surprises? Thanks to British Airways’s stellar baggage loss performance, I stayed a day in Paris before TGVing to Lorient. I met a few friends, including some amateur musicians and I was struck by the general negativity expressed toward Breton music — and perhaps implicitly, Breton culture? — in my conversations in Paris. These unhelpful stereotypes of “simplicity” are , for me, way off the mark and ignoring a great richness. Not only is the use of beat and rhythm in Breton music quite complex compared to a wide variety of other musics but any music that can absorb the influences that the Breizh Amerika Collective introduce is clearly a powerful vehicle. Also .. maybe after seeing how the audience in San Francisco responded with their feet, it wasn’t a complete surprise but ... the strength of the relationship between dancers and musicians was a delight to behold: circle dancing in their hundreds and Lors Landat shepherding them all the way! You performed with the Collective in Lorient without much rehearsal time before. How did your musical influences of classical, jazz, and Irish help you make a smooth transition when playing Breton music? Yes, due to travel and time restrictions, the rehearsal schedule was eh, abbreviated! In talking about the smoothness of my transition — trugarez — you can’t downplay Julien Le Mentec's clarity of vision and the fact that all these guys are great musicians. It’s a real pleasure to be part of. As for me, while I’m sure I missed a lot of things, it’s possible my various influences have taught me to listen for a wide variety of musical features — melody types, rhythmic styles , phrasing and ornamentation techniques etc. I’d guess that my jazz and blues experience is where I primarily meet the Collective but my grounding in Irish music was probably very useful for quickly recognizing the general forms , which are quite similar, as you’d expect of musical cousins. Do you see yourself taken part again in the Breizh Amerika Collective? If yes, how should it evolve? I certainly would love to — I felt like I was with brothers with the Collective. I really like the combination of fun and serious: a lot of laughter but let’s get this done ... right. As for your second question, I’m not sure evolution does “should” — go ask the dodo! — but I have no doubt that in the Collective’s hands, this music has the inherent strength and richness to absorb and adapt — taking influences here, messing with people’s minds there and in general, being a real celebration of music, culture and the World. |
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