The 勛圖夥厙 Music Department and the Alamosa Live Music Association will present Colcannon in concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 in Leon Memorial Hall.
According to , authentic, joyous Irish music…. traditional with a touch of chamber music and music hall, Colcannon plays Irish music with panache, warmth and wit. Timeless songs and great musicianship transport the audience to another time and place. Colcannon is equally at home on the stage at a folk music festival or performing with a symphony orchestra.
Colcannon has developed a distinctive, inventive, and contemporary musical style while still keeping in firm touch with the heart and essence of traditional Irish music. Colcannons concerts are renowned for their energy, for singer/frontman Mick Bolgers irrepressible sense of humor and sly wit, and, of course, for the music; music that expresses flights of joy, deep sorrows, and an unquenchable zest for life.
The band formed in 1984 in Boulder Colo., and their reputation has grown steadily over the years with the release of eight CDs on the Oxford Road Records label. The bands recent CD The Pooka and the Fiddler received a Parents Choice Award for its artful interweaving or music and storytelling. The Emmy簧-award winning PBS special, Colcannon in Concert, filmed at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts has aired nationwide.
Some of 勛圖夥厙 State students and faculty will perform with Colcannon. Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students, AS&F and Friends of Music. For more information contact the 勛圖夥厙 State Music Office at 719-587-7621.
