Following the rousing success of Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas, he now presents Tomáseen Foley’s IRISH TIMES.
In the remote parish of Teampall an Ghleannáin, Tomáseen’s birthplace, the neighbors would gather at the crossroads and in homes for céilí dances during the matchmaking and marrying seasons, for weddings and wakes, and sometimes for no reason at all other than an abiding sense that, truly, one could live only “in the shelter of your neighbors.”
Tomáseen Foley’s IRISH TIMES recreates just such a time, raising the rafters with fiery traditional music, song, dances, and storytelling; featuring William Coulter, Grammy-award winning guitarist; Kathleen Keane on fiddle, tin whistle, and vocals (The Chicago Tribune calls her “one of the world’s finest Irish fiddlers”); Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, whistle, low whistle, flute, and world champion-level Irish dance; and Tomáseen Foley, native Irish storyteller.
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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
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
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