Celtic musicians to perform
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POLSON — Big Productions, a fundraising venture of the Cantlon Family Youth Home, (formerly the Lake County Youth Home), is going Celtic in April. At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, local Celtic artists Tra le Gael will bring Polson to its dancing feet. The performance will be at the Polson High School School auditorium and is co-sponsored by Ronan Les Schwab Tire Center.
With lightning hammered dulcimer, sprightly Celtic harp, driving guitar and soaring flute and whistles, Tra le Gael is a Celtic ensemble based in the Flathead Valley, engaging audiences with energetic reels, lively jigs and lovely airs, from traditional Irish tunes to modern compositions.
Barbara Calm grew up in a musical family in Colorado but pursued veterinary medicine as a career, reserving music as a joyful respite from a busy practice in beautiful downtown Kila. Her current instrument of choice is the hammered dulcimer, and she wields those hammers to create soaring melodies and sweet harmonies that weave around the rest of Tra le Gael.
Katy Meyers’ first musical performance was reported to have been at the age of two, standing atop a dirt pile singing, “Jesus Loves Me” in a thunder storm in Pennsylvania. Her first instrument after that was the piano, later the cello, and then on to many voices of recorder, playing in local concerts. She took up the Celtic harp in the 90’s, and has become a certified music practitioner, providing therapeutic music at North Valley Hospital.
Ed Boggs brings a diversity of musical experience to the Celtic music style of Tra le Gael. From playing fiddle and mandolin in country rock and swing bands to building Zimbabwean style marimbas, he knows that good music has no boundaries and embraces it all. His rhythm guitar is at the heart of Tra le Gael’s energetic sound, with his fiddle providing melody whenever we let him put the guitar aside.
Jason Foy grew up in the Flathead Valley playing garden variety band instruments, but always had a strong interest in Celtic music and culture. He taught himself to play Irish flute and whistle, as well as mandolin and Irish bouzouki.
Tickets are available in Ronan at Hanson & Granley True Value and in Polson at Mission Valley Physical Therapy or The Terrace Flowers and Gifts. In St. Ignatius, contact Suzie at Mission Valley Properties for tickets.
Single tickets are $12 in advance and $14 at the door. Advance tickets can also be ordered for pick up at the concert. Call Brittany at 676-2427 or email brit_gardner@hotmail.com. All youth under 18 are admitted free, however children under 12 must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult.
The Big Productions series is the largest rural concert series in Montana, but it would not happen without its loyal sponsors: Access Montana, Ronan Harvest Foods, H&R Block in Polson and Ronan, Jim and Cindy Willis, Don Aadsen Ford, Super 1 Foods, and Anderson Broadcasting make the series possible.
With the passing of long-time concert coordinator Chas Cantlon, a committee has been formed to continue the series. Anyone interested in joining the committee is invited to contact Trish Rodrique: trishandmike55@gmail.com
