BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:66121079-98fb-4dd6-bea3-7a0adecfc487@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261026T061716Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T210000 SUMMARY:An Irish Christmas with John Doyle\, Cathie Ryan and Mick McAuley DESCRIPTION:John Doyle\, Mick McAuley and Cathie Ryan come together for a rare US tour this December for “An Irish Christmas”. This festive celeb ration brings three of Irish music’s most beloved performers to teh stag e in a program woven through with song and stories - from cherished caro ls\, favorite traditional tunes and airs\, to newly composed songs for t he season. Held in the Orchard Chapel\, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards)\, this quintessential New England holiday settin g (complete with oil lanterns\, candles\, and old wooden pews with plush red velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Chr istmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happ iness! Mick McAuley\, renowned melodeon player and longtime collaborator of John Doyle\, co-wrote and recorded “This Christmas Time\,’ a holiday album the two released in 2024. That recording is the heart and soul of “An Irish Christmas” and Mick is delighted to be bringing it to America n audiences alongside two of his favorite musical partners. Cathie Ryan is a natural fit for this holiday tour\, having carved out a reputation for her own beloved Christmas performances over the years. A highly rega rded singer\, songwriter\, performer\, and educator\, Cathie is a toweri ng presence in traditional music circles on both sides of the Atlantic. She and John have been musical collaborators for decades – he has played guitar and contributed arrangements to three of her studio recordings\, they have toured as a duo throughout Europe\, and together they have pe nned songs that have earned a permanent place in the Irish music reperto ire. Their compositions Carrick-a-Rede and Grace O’Malley are now staple s of the tradition. Both are members of The Irish Music Masters and are featured on the PBS television special The Soul of Christmas. All three have toured together before\, and their chemistry on stage is undeniable . John\, Cathie\, and Mick are looking forward to bringing An Irish Chri stmas to The Orchard Chapel audiences as they’ll present a warm and joyf ul evening of music and story in the finest Irish tradition. John Doyle is the most influential Irish American guitarist of his generation. Born in Dublin\, John came up in a family where “everybody played something\ ,” and his father\, singer and song collector Sean Doyle\, nurtured his interest in the deep wellspring of Irish song. Doyle is a remarkable gui tarist\, a devoted ballad collector\, and a celebrated songwriter. His p rofessional career began at age 16 with the Irish band the Chanting Hous e. Following his move to the U.S. three decades ago\, he gained acclaim with Solás\; among current projects is the noted trio the Alt\, who play ed at the Richmond Folk Festival in 2015. Through his collaborations wit h nearly every noted Irish American musician playing today\, Doyle is un questionably one of the preeminent champions of Irish music in America. Cathie Ryan first began singing as a child growing up in Detroit with th e tutelage of her father Tim\, a fine Irish tenor who had emigrated from Tipperary. Ryan took regular summer trips to Ireland where she found fu rther inspiration in the singing of her paternal grandmother and from th e storytelling of her maternal grandfather\, a traditional seanachie (st oryteller). Ryan was the original singer for Cherish the Ladies\, an all -star ensemble of Irish American women musicians. Today she fronts the b eloved Cathie Ryan Band\, teaches traditional singing\, leads cultural t ours of Ireland\, and is celebrated as one of the finest singers in Iris h music. Mick McAuley is an Irish musician\, composer and songwriter who has recorded and toured internationally for many years. While his music is rooted firmly in the Irish tradition\, he has been part of a movemen t which continues to push the musical boundaries of that tradition to br ing Irish music to a wider and more diverse audience around the world. A s a long-time member of the Irish-American ensemble SOLAS\, he has recor ded and toured nine albums with them and received widespread internation al acclaim. The Boston Herald hailed SOLAS as "the best Irish traditiona l band in the world". 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