An Irish Storytelling Event with
Batt and Maura Burns
This unique show features the ancient art of the Irish seanachie( storyteller) who related great tales around Irish firesides for centuries. Batt’s tales about old Irish wakes and weddings have a strong content of humour, and his repertoire also encompasses hero tales, adventure stories, encounters with the Wee Folk and tales of enchantment.
The show is laced with snippets of Irish history, folklore, excerpts from Irish writers and some very evocative poetry from Irish poets like William Butler Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh, Brendan Kenneally, Seamus Heaney and many others. All of this is complemented by great traditional music on the concertina by Maura Burns, a member of the O’Dwyer family of musicians from The Beara Peninsula in Co. Cork.
This show, which is steeped in Irish tradition, has been presented all over the USA by this talented husband and wife duo and they will be featured at The Kennedy Centre in Washington DC on St. Patrick’s Night 2010.
Alderney Gate Public Library
60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, NS
Sunday, October 18, 2:30 pm
All ages
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