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Tours 2009

January 21, Cork, Ireland

Lunchtime Recital: 1.10pm, The Rahilly Building, University College Cork

February 13 - March 19, USA Tour

Concerts with Scottish harper William Jackson. For information on this collaboration and bookings see www.harpagency.com

  • Feb 13, Appling GA, House Concert
  • Feb 14, Evans GA, Concert
  • Feb 15, Atlanta Harp Center, Workshop and Concert
  • March 7, Philadelphia PA, Concert
  • March 8, Lambertville NJ, Concert
  • March 11 & 13, Queens NY, Schools Concerts
  • March 14, Boston MA, St Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn Concert
  • March 15, Worcester MA, St Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn Concert
  • March 16, Exeter NH, Workshop
  • March 17, Dublin NH, Concert
  • March 19, South Carthage ME, Concert

April 3-5, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

Patrick Byrne Workshop Weekend

April 24-25, Belfast, Ireland

April 24, Workshops and Recital for Davey Music
April 25, Workshops for the Belfast Traditional Music Society

May 6-7, Poland

  • May 6, Lublin
  • May 7, Warsaw

May 11-12, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Venue: The Linenhall Arts Centre.
Guest Artist, with the Mayo Concert Orchestra.

May 22-27, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Culture Ireland

IV International Harp Festival of Rio de Janeiro
Concerts by a variety of performers, throughout the month of May.
See www.rioharpfestival.com for details
May 24, CCBB Teatro 1, 3pm
May 27, Museu do Exército - Forte de Copacabana, 12.30pm

June 7, Costigliole Saluzzo, Italy

Concert Organised by Festival delle Colline Saluzzesi in collaboration with 
Salvi Harps and Museo dell’Arpa Victor Salvi

June 28 - July 3, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, Ireland

An Chúirt Chruitireachta - Festival for Irish Harp

July 5-11, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland

Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy

July 12-18, Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA

The Swannanoa Gathering

July 19-25, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, Ireland

Joe Mooney Summerschool

July 27-31, Keadue, Co. Roscommon, Ireland

O'Carolan Harp Festival Summerschool

August 2-9, Goderich, Ontario, Canada

Goderich Celtic College and Celtic Roots Festival

August 16-21, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland

Scoil Eigse

Sep 3-5, Milan, Italy

Corso di Arpa Irlandese
Venue: Teatro "La Scala della Vita", Via Piolti de Bianchi 47, Milan
For information see www.blogarpa.it or www.musicadarpa.it
Email info@musicadarpa.it

September / October, USA Tour

Concerts with Scottish harper William Jackson. For information on this collaboration and bookings see www.harpagency.com

  • Sep 25, Chattanooga TN, Concert
  • Sep 26, Oak Ridge TN, Concert
  • Sep 27, Burnsville NC, Concert 
  • Oct 2, Carrboro NC, Concert
  • Oct 3, Richmond VA, Workshops and Concert at the Virginia Harp Center
  • Oct 5, Vineland NJ, Concert
  • Oct 7, Secaucus NJ, Concert
  • Oct 9-10, East Durham NY, Workshops and Concert at the Banjo Burke Festival.
  • Oct 11, Holyoke MA, Concert
  • Oct 12, Holyoke MA, Workshops
  • Oct 15, Brooklyn NY, Schools Concerts
  • October 16-18, New Brunswick NJ, Harpers' Escape Weekend

Oct 30 - Nov 16, Japan Tour

Concerts with Isao and Masako Moriyasu
Thanks to Salvi Harps and Jujiya Musical Instruments Co., Ltd. Tokyo for providing me with a Salvi Donegal harp for this tour.

  • Oct 31: Fukushima - Concert
  • Nov 1: Tochigi - Concert
  • Nov 3: Yaizu - Concert
  • Nov 5: Jujiya Musical Instruments Co., Ltd., Tokyo - Concert
  • Nov 6: Tokyo - House Concert
  • Nov 7: Musashino Swing Hall - Concerts 2pm and 6pm
  • Nov 8: Kobe - Concert 3pm
  • Nov 10/11: Okayama - Concerts
  • Nov 15: Tsukuba - Concert
  • Nov 16: Shinjuke Culture Center - Lecture-Recital

Nov 21-22, Senegallia, Italy

Arpissima
Organised by Salvi Harps.
Nov 21: Concert 6.00pm
Nov 22: Masterclasses. Contact info@salviharps.com for more information

Nov 28 - Dec 13, USA Christmas Tour

'Irish Christmas in America' tour, with the band Teada.
For more information see www.teada.com

  • Nov 28: Santa Cruz CA, Kuumbwa Jazz Club
  • Nov 29: Berkeley CA, Freight and Salvage
  • Dec 1: Albuquerque NM, Kimo Theatre
  • Dec 2: Las Cruces NM, Rio Grande Theater
  • Dec 4: Washington DC, National Geographic
  • Dec 5: Homer NY, Center for the Arts of Homer
  • Dec 6: Lowville NY, Lowville Academy
  • Dec 9: Hartford CT, East Hartford Community Cultural Center
  • Dec 10: Lakewood NJ, The Strand Theatre
  • Dec 11: Philadelphia PA, Annenberg Center, Zellerbach Theatre
  • Dec 12: Peninsula OH, Happy Days Visitor Center
  • Dec 13: Columbus OH, Fawcett Center Auditorium

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