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John Blake, Mairead Hurley & Nathan Gourley
Join Irish Flute player John Blake with concertina player Mairead Hurley and fiddle player Nathan Gourley for an evening of traditional Irish music.
Nathan Gourley
A former member of Chulrua, the Doon Ceili Band, the Two Tap Trio, and the Máirtín de Cógáin Project, fiddler and guitarist Nathan Gourley started playing music at age five. While living in Minnesota he had the opportunity to collaborate with such renowned players as Paddy OBrien of Chulrua, Daithi Sproule of Altan, Brian Miller of Bua, and Norah Rendell of The Outside Track. Now a resident of Boston, Nathan was a finalist in the Seán Ó Riada fiddle competition in Ireland in 2014 and winner of Bostons Fiddler of Dooney competition in 2013. Nathan can be seen playing at concerts, ceilis, sessions and festivals in Boston and throughout the United States and Ireland.
Mairead Hurley
is an inspiring concertina player from Ballymote, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Growing up in a musical family, she won the 2006 All-Ireland Concertina Senior Championships title at the Fleadh Cheoil in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, cementing her status as one of the up and coming talents in Irish concertina playing. A regular at music festivals throughout Ireland, she is also in high demand for concertina workshops worldwide. She has played on a number of Irish television music shows including TG4s Geantraí and RTÉs flagship The Late Late Show to promote the Sligo Live festival. She has recently spent 2 years living and playing music in Australia, and has made her mark on the folk scene there, performing at major festivals including the National Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival and Woodford folk festival.
John Blake
is a traditional Irish flute player, guitarist and pianist. An ex member of traditional group Téada, John has performed and recorded with the cream of Irish musicians including John Carty, Paddy Glackin, Noel Hill, Liam OFlynn, Jesse Smith, Harry Bradley, Colm Gannon, The Kane Sisters and James Kelly. Brought up in London, John moved to Ireland in 1998 and developed a reputation as an accompanist of note, racking up several album credits. He joined traditional band Téada in 2001 and toured with them for 3 years, at which point he got off the road and settled into a job in Na Píobairí Uilleann (The Pipers Club) in Dublin. In 2003 John was runner up in the Irish Echos Irish Traditional Musician Of The Year and in 2013 released his debut solo album The Narrow Edge.
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LocationThe Burren (View)
247 Elm Street, Davis Square
Someville, MA 02144
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
| Owner: The Burren |
| On BPT Since: Jan 24, 2013 |
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