Event

Colm Ó Riain

Irish-born violinist Colm Ó Riain and some stellar musical friends mix the music of Ireland with rhythms and melodies from all over the musical world Jazz, Blues, Roma (Gipsy), India, Cuba, Brazil and many more.

An accomplished and fiery improviser in many genres, Colm has performed in festivals and venues throughout the worldfrom Argentina and Brazil to Sweden and Vietnam while also thrilling audiences at festivals and venues across the United States. His CD "Bridge Across the Blue", produced with partner-in-crime, poet Pireeni Sundaralingam, features a dazzling array of musicians and poets and was cited by About.com as "one of the Top 7 recordings of poetry and music of all time."

Colm Ó Riain - violin
Geoff van Lienden- guitar
Joe Kyle, Jnr bass
Aaron Kierbel percussion

"O'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 pizzazz" Irish Herald

"genius fiddler" Mike Scott, The Waterboys

Get a sneak peak at Colms music here and see his videos here.

Admission: $15-20. Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. All ages welcome.
Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. All ages welcome.
The Red Poppy Art House is located at 2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, Ca 94110.