Born and raised along the Susquehanna River in the anthracite region of Northeastern Pennsylvania , Frank entered Philadelphia in 1974 attending Universities, and, leaving organized academia, an apostate, in 1977, began a pragmatic cultivation of street-poetry and oracle, which included, besides West Philly, stints in Houston, Tucson, Jacksonville, FL ,
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"Born and raised in Drogheda on the banks of the River Boyne, just three miles from the Irish Sea, Harry began his musical career when he was 20, performing at Folk Masses and for the Irish Wheelchair Association,among others. In 1979 he was a founding member of the group Terra
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"Born in County Wexford, in the South East of the Emerald Isle has been singing and playing music all his life. Michael’s style of Irish Folk Music has been applauded by young and old, whether at a ""Hoouley"" (a party!) in the back kitchen, the grander of The Royal Albert
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The Gainesville Chamber Orchestra has been a staple in the community for 25 years. Every year since 1983, the professional musicians of the GCO have brought entertainment, enrichment and education to Alachua County through the presentation of traditional and contemporary music. With a variety of symphonic and chamber settings, the
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"Derek is from Castlepollard, a small town in the middle of nowhere in the middle of Ireland. He was a founding member of the Atlantic Shakespeare Company and has played the title role in Richard II, Cassius in Julius Caesar, and Antony in Antony and Cleopatra. He has also played
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Operated in Jacksonville by Brent Wood, T.C.R.G., The Drake School of Irish Dance is a family and community centered school with the goal of promoting Irish Heritage through dance. We achieve our mission through participation in Irish Dance, as well as sharing Irish Dance through performance.
Brent Wood was a
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An Triúr is a trio playing Irish trad music, based in Gainesville Florida. The group was formed and founded in 2005 by John Maze, Larre Reeves, and Mick Richmond. Having played around Florida and Georgia for many festivals and private events, An Tríur released a debut CD in 2006. Mick
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She’s a hurtin’ gal with an attitude. One after another, every number in Jana Light's new CD, The Other Side of Heartbreak, is a feast of songs pulsating with killer tunes and you-done-me-wrong lyrics that either flow like honey or pound like the surf in a storm. With a style
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Glas Tara is a school of Irish dance dedicated to to the presentation of traditional Irish dancing, music and song. They currently have schools serving northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. "Glas Tara" is Gaelic for green tara. Tara is a broach that is symbolic of Ireland. This is the perfect
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