Following the astounding success of Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas, he now introduces his new show,
IRISH TIMES.

Long, long before Riverdance, in the remote parish of Teampall an Ghleannáin,Tomáseen’s birthplace, in the days before the motor car, the television and the telephone, the neighbors would gather at each other’s houses for home weddings, home wakes, for céilí dances during the matchmaking season and during the marrying season, and sometimes for no reason at all other than an abiding sense that, truly, one could live only “in the shelter of your neighbors.”

The neighbors invariably brought with them their fiddles, tin whistles, flutes, bodhráns, uilleann pipes -- to raise the rafters with a night of fiery traditional music, song, dances, and, of course, storytelling.

IRISH TIMES creates just such a night – a night that leaves a glow in the heart long after the curtain has fallen. Featuring William Coulter, Grammy-award winning guitarist; with Kathleen Keane on fiddle, tin whistle, vocals and Irish dance (The Chicago Tribune calls her “one of the world’s finest Irish fiddlers”); and World Champion-level Irish dancer Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, whistle, low whistle, and flute. And himself, Tomáseen Foley, native Irish storyteller.

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For booking information, contact:
Tom Gallant, Managing Director
MCM Arts and Entertainment
Phone: 845.691.4960
website: www.mcmarts.com
email: tgallant@mcmarts.com

What a terrific program! The audience was completely charmed and captivated. Wonderful storytelling ... the best I have ever heard!
The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL

Tomáseen Foley’s IRISH TIMES was superb!
Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

A rousing success ... a magnificent performance.
West Valley Fine Arts Council, Litchfield, AZ

Foley runs pictures and thoughts across the mind like shooting stars on a crystalline night, with emotions shaking the ground ... It is a joy to luxuriate in Foley’s voice and messages.
Warren Gerds, The Green Bay Gazette, Green Bay, WI

Tomáseen Foley’s IRISH TIMES was a fantastic installment in the Chamber Music Series that treated the audience to wonderful music and a small taste of Irish culture ... Foley is certainly a master storyteller, especially when it comes to relating humorous anecdotes.
Isaac McQuistion, The Current, Kenosha, WI

... a genuine seanchai in the person of Tomáseen Foley – his presence alone is worth the price of admission.
Aidan Rafferty, The Irish Herald, San Francisco, CA

Foley’s lilting Irish voice transformed the packed auditorium into a traditional Rambling House, a place where Irish neighbors gathered to share song, dance and stories.
Brittany Stoner, The Fourth Estate, Harrisburg, PA

With dramatic impact, Foley brought his tales to a fitting close. He has captured the charm of the wit and wisdom inherent in a locality where people live within the shelter of their neighbors.
Paul Keating, Irish Voice, New York City, NY

In the tradition of great Irish storytellers ... Tomáseen Foley is a master of the Irish narrative and a keeper of the flame for a priceless piece of Irish culture.
Tom Horan, Rego Irish Records

Foley is doing what his ancestors have done for years ... He is carrying on an ancient tradition ... for the audiences that pack theaters across the United States.
Richard Moeschl, Mail Tribune, Medford, OR

It was easy to see why Foley is today regarded as one of Ireland’s finest performers. On a dark stage, sitting in a single spotlight, Foley mesmerized the audience ... His humor was so subtle at times that if you blinked, you missed it.
Chico Enterprise Record, Chico, CA

Charming, heartwarming ... Foley’s language is often lyrical and evocative and enlivened with whimsical sayings.
Lee Juillerat, Herald and News, Klamath Falls, OR