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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2006
Áine Minogue's To Warm A Winter's Night: A Pan-Celtic Winter Sojourn with Tony McManus and DruidStone Coming To Arlington’s Regent Theatre Friday 12/8 at 8pm
When: Friday, December 8, 2006 at 8pm. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show (reserved seats)
Where: The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington, MA. 781-646-4849 or www.regenttheatre.com
(Interview/music/photo requests: Randy Labbe, Deluge Entertainment, 207-873-2663 or Leland Stein, Regent Theatre, 781-643-4488 or )
Join host Áine Minogue (harp/vocals) with Scottish guitar virtuoso Tony McManus and DruidStone as they celebrate the symbolism of the Winter Solstice as found in the various Celtic regions (Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Brittany). This Pan-Celtic odyssey provides an enchanting evening of music, storytelling, and tradition appropriate for all and designed to warm a winter's night as Minogue—an expert in the area of holiday traditions—journeys with her special guests into the heart of the more contemplative side of the season.
Áine Minogue, born in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, is an artist who has long explored the themes and traditions of Celtic music and who captures its very essence. Her voice reflects the lyricism and richness to be found in Irish music, mythology and poetry; a voice that is undeniably her own and presented within a diverse group of instruments that add to the traditional flavor of her work. A highly respected and accomplished artist, Aine Minogue has recorded for BMG, SoundsTrue, North Star, and has added her touch to numerous Celtic compilations. One of her earlier recordings, "To Warm a Winter's Night,”—named one of the top ten albums of 1995 by the Boston Globe—was the impetus for this live concert presentation.
Tony McManus has come to be recognized throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic Music. To find a unique voice on so ubiquitous an instrument as the acoustic guitar is quite an achievement; to do so within a centuries old idiom where the instrument has no real history is truly remarkable.
Áine Minogue's” To Warm A Winter's Night” will be presented at the historic Regent Theatre on Friday, December 8 at 8pm. Reserved seats are $20 in advance, $25 day of show. Located at 7 Medford Street (off Mass. Ave.) in Arlington Center, the Regent Theatre—currently celebrating its 90th Anniversary as “Arlington’s Show Place of Entertainment,”—is MBTA and wheelchair accessible with free parking across the street. For tickets, directions, and more information call 781-646-4849 or visit www.regenttheatre.com.
Press Quotes:
Aine Minogue
"Minogue's roots are in traditional Irish harp music, which she performs with angelic grace..." --STEVE MORSE, BOSTON GLOBE
"Áine Minogue is a most versatile singer and harpist, a craftsman of balance, taste and skill, always conscientious and reasoned, and beautiful in her art." --CELTIC BEAT
"This Irish harpist combines a hypnotic Celtic spirituality and contemporary sophistication in her playing and delicately lovely singing." --SCOTT ALARIK, BOSTON GLOBE
"It is in performance that the real Áine Minogue emerges...through her sheer talent as a musician and storyteller." --THE GUARDIAN, IRELAND
Tony McManus
"Just as guitarists were feeling it was safe to assume that Mr. McMonster couldn't get any better, he has, blast him... Gratuitous flash only appears often enough to make you smile (or weep, if you're a guitarist). It takes a real musician with serious taste to hold such ferocious technique in check... Ceol More sings clearly of a musician able to grow and spread his wings without leaving his roots behind. Blast him again!" --Rob Adams, THE HERALD, SCOTLAND
"proved not just technically brilliant but radiated an inspired regard for the music... word that came to mind for much of it was 'grace'." --Jim Gilchrist, THE SCOTSMAN
"mesmerizing, beautifully articulated pearls from a complete musician." --Alan Murray, LIVING TRADITION
http://www.tonymcmanus.com
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