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2022

Friday, November 25 @ 7.30 pm
THE PARAMOUNT THEATER OF BURLINGTON
128 East Front Street
Burlington, North Carolina 27215
Tickets: The Paramount Theater
Box Office: 336-222-8497

Saturday, November 26 @ 7.30 pm

HANNA THEATRE, PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
2076 East 14th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Tickets: Hanna Theater
Box Office:
216-241-6000


Sunday, November 27 @ 2.30 pm
MEDINA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
851 Weymouth Road
Medina, Ohio 44256
Tickets: Eventbrite
Box Office: 216-777-5769

Wednesday, November 30 @ 7.00 pm

THE ATHENAEUM CENTER
FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE

936 N. Southport Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60657

Tickets: Athenaeum Center
Box Office: 312-820-6250

Friday, December 2 @ 7.30 pm

REG LENNA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
116 East 3rd Street
Jamestown, New York 14701

Tickets: Reg Lenna
Box Office: 716-484-7070


Sunday, December 4
GRANDEL THEATER
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Tickets: Grandel Theater
Box Office: 314-533-0367


Thursday, December 8 @7.00 pm
HOMESTAKE OPERA HOUSE
313 West Main Street
Lead, South Dakota
Tickets: Homestake Opera House
Box Office: 605-584-2067

Sunday, December 11 @3.00 pm

RIO THEATRE
1205 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, California 95062
Tickets: Eventbrite
Box Office: 
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Thursday, December 15 @ 7.00 pm
VAN DUZER THEATRE
CAL POLY HUMBOLDT

1 Harpst Street
Arcata, California 95521

Tickets: Cal Poly Humboldt
Box Office: 707-826-3928

Saturday, December 17 @ 1.00 pm

CENTRAL PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
105 Central Park Drive
Largo, Florida 33771

Tickets: Central Park Performing Arts Center
Box Office: 727-587-6793

Sunday, December 18
STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL
950 Strings Road
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487
Tickets: Strings Music Festival
Box Office: 970-879-5056 ext. 105


Tuesday, December 20 @ 7.30pm
CASCADE THEATRE
1731 Market Street
Redding, California 96001
(Our 16th year at the Cascade)
Tickets: Cascade Theater
Box Office: 530-243-8877


Thursday, December 22 @ 3.00 pm
CRATERIAN THEATER
23 S. Central Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97501

(Our 26th year at the Craterian)
Tickets: Craterian Theater
Box Office: 541-779-3000


Thursday, December 22 @ 7.30 pm
CRATERIAN THEATER
23 S. Central Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97501

(Our 26th year at the Craterian)
Tickets: Craterian Theater
Box Office: 541-779-3000
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Friday, March 10, 2023
RIVER RAISIN CENTRE FOR THE ARTS
114 S. Monroe Street
Monroe, Michigan
​Tickets: RiverRaisinCentre.org
Box Office: 734-242-7722
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Saturday, March 11, 2023
SAWMILL CREEK CONVENTION CENTER
FIRELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT SERIES

400 Sawmill Creek Drive
Huron, Ohio
Tickets: FirelandSymphony.com
Box Office: 419-621-4800


Friday, March 17, 2023
TOWER THEATRE

835 NW Wall Street
Bend, Oregon
Tickets: TowerTheatre.org
Box Office: 541-317-0700
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Tuesday, March 14 @ 7.30
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NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
1 Symphony Place
Nashville, TN 37201
Tickets: NashvilleSymphony.org
Box Office: 615-687-6400
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2021

Tuesday, September 14
12.30pm US Central Time
UMSL GLOBAL
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. LOUIS
VIRTUAL EVENT ON ZOOM

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“2000 seats sold out!”

WEIDNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, GREEN BAY, WI

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“ . . . charmed a sold-out house at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts.” 

​​LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR, LINCOLN, NE

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“A very large audience turned out and sat rapt for A Celtic Christmas, 2½ hours of jigs, reels and wordsmithing.”

THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER, SPRINGFIELD, IL

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“We had to move the performance to a venue with twice as many seats . . . the mix of stories, music and dance was perfect.”

ROCKPORT OPERA HOUSE, ME

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“The most popular performance this year.”

​MELLON ART CENTER, WALLINGFORD, CT

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“Like a pint of Guinness, Tomáseen Foley’s “A Celtic Christmas” is going down rich and smooth with . . . another packed house . . . at the Keith-Albee Performing Art Center.”

​THE HERALD-DISPATCH, HUNTINGDON, WV

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“A rousing success . . . a magnificent performance.”

​WEST VALLEY FINE ARTS, LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ

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“1,800 Lied patrons joined the stage musicians for ‘Silent Night’ to close Foley’s warm, intimate and personal look at Irish history and culture.”

​THE LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

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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 FOR THE FOUR ARTS, PALM BEACH, FL

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“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

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“Like a cup of Irish coffee in a neighbor’s kitchen on a dark night, it was warm, comforting and full of cheer.”

​JUSTINE SUTTON, SANTA BARBARA NOOZHAWK

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“Move over, Garrison Keillor. As a presenter of the performing arts who’s always looking for a sure bet, I assure Tomáseen delivers. He deserves a world stage.”

​CRATERIAN GINGER ROGERS THEATER, MEDFORD, OR

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“…a masterful weaver of a good tale… One of the great charms of the evening was Tomáseen’s skill in relating a story…a gentle and easy humor made his tales fascinating and eminently human.” 

​PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS, PALM BEACH, FL

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"...people told me that they LOVED it, that it was just what a Christmas show should be, that it fit in beautifully with our Arts Series and that we should have you back every year!”

​ARLENE SHAW, HOUSE MANAGER, OLIN FINE ARTS CENTER

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“I want to thank you for an absolutely terrific show! We have not had such a large crowd since the Juilliard String quartet six years ago. You are all sooo talented.”

JANE CARTAGE

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“You’ll love his warm-hearted, poignant stories of life in the homeland.”

​MIKE STURGILL, BRITT FESTIVAL, JACKSONVILLE, OR

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“A good storyteller . . . can carry (his) audience to another time and place. It’s an art—and a gift—and Tomáseen Foley has it in spades."

​THE SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

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“In between musical presentations by five wondrously talented guest artists, storyteller and Ireland native Tomáseen Foley regaled the sold-out crowd of "good people of Cleveland, Ohio" with poetry, tales and jokes, evoking a quiet evening spent sitting around the hearth."

​THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

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“Foley runs pictures and thoughts across the mind like shooting stars on a crystalline night, with emotions shaking the ground.”

​THE GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE, GREEN BAY, WI

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“Tomáseen Foley brings to his audience a mastery of the oral tradition that has marked the Irish spirit for generations.”

ROBERT CASEBEER, PROF. EMERITUS, SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY

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​“His warm voice wraps you with vivid imagery and stealthy Irish humor.”

​DIRTY LINEN MAGAZINE

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​“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 lived within the shelter of their neighbours.” 

​PAUL KEATING, THE IRISH VOICE, NEW YORK CITY, NY

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“Tomáseen Foley has made it nationally - and internationally - with his warm-hearted “A Celtic Christmas.”

RICHARD MOESCHL, MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OR

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​“Great storytelling swept up more than 1,000 listeners . . . "A Celtic Christmas" received a standing ovation at the end. Some people may have been standing to reach for a tissue . . . it was heart tugging."

​GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE

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​“Foley had people rapt and delighted . . . he has an engaging manner, a lightness of wit and a silver-tongued way of unwinding a tale.”

GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, GREEN BAY, WI

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“He’s a spell-binding storyteller.” 

ROBERT MILLER, ASHLAND DAILY TIDINGS, ASHLAND, OR

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PRESENTERS PAGE
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS
​CELTIC KNOTS: AN IRISH LOVE STORY
CELTIC JOURNEY WITH OMAHA SYMPHONY
​PARCEL FROM AMERICA: THE MUSICAL
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    • 2022-2023 TOURS
    • 2020-2021 TOURS
  • BIOS/HISTORY
    • BIOS
    • HISTORY OF A CELTIC CHRISTMAS
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