~A Celtic Christmas Concert ~ ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT

Join us for our Celtic Christmas Concert & celebrate the holiday season with Rose Clancy, fiddle, Gene Clancy, guitar/vocals, Max Cohen, guitar/vocals, Clayton March, fiddle & John Alden, bass/vocals.

The Chatham Fiddle Company is thrilled to present “A Celtic Christmas Concert.” Join us on Saturday, December 16th.  There will be two performances at 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM at the Chatham Drama Guild featuring Rose Clancy, fiddle, Gene Clancy, guitar/vocals, Max Cohen, guitar/vocals, Clayton March, fiddle and John Alden, bass/vocals. A fun-filled evening featuring songs & tunes of the season awaits you! Tickets are $20 at www.chathamfiddlecompany.com. Doors open 1/2 hour before show/Cash Bar.  ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT.

Address: Chatham Drama Guild, 134 Crowell Rd, Chatham, MA

For further information (508) 348-1885 or www.chathamfiddlecompany.com

Cape Cod based fiddler Rose Clancy is a much respected, high energy musician playing fiddle, mandolin and banjo at concerts and festivals throughout the Northeast while sharing the stage with some of the greatest traditional performers.  Clancy’s unique fiddle style embraces, Northern Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and some French-Canadian influences. Rose carries forward the music played by multiple generations of her family with roots dating back to 1950s Ireland, where members of the Clancy family played at country dances and concerts throughout Ireland. Rose learned Traditional Music from her Father, Eugene Clancy and began her musical career at an early age performing with her family’s musical group, The Clancy Tradition.  Rose has performed at Gaelic Roots, Boston College, the South Shore Conservatory, Roots and Branches with Robbie O’Connell and at The Burren Backroom, with Jacqueline Schwab.  She has released several CDs with The Clancy Tradition and a solo CD with pianist Brendan Dolan.

“Lovely, energetic music played without pretension”. Daniel Neely, The Irish Echo

‘Powerful fiddling from an Irish American who also knows the Scottish and Cape Breton traditions” Alex Monaghan, Folkworld

Eugene Clancy originally hails from Armagh, Northern Ireland. In 1960 he left Ireland with his two brothers to tour the United States as The Irish Ramblers. Eventually, he settled in New York and continued the musical tradition with his children and members of his extended family known as “The Clancy Tradition” in the 1980’s.  Known for his guitar playing, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Donnelly Memorial Theater, Soldiers Field, Chicago, The Gate of Horn, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, Gertys Folk City & the Bitter End.

Max Cohen, a virtuoso finger style guitarist who also possesses a brilliantly emotivevoice, Max has been playing and writing for more than thirty years. His musicianship has drawn accolades from critics and fans alike.  As an accompanist, Max is always looking for something to engage the listener – a clever twist, an unusual chord or a poignant harmony.  As a performer, his attention to detail is what truly distinguishes him, as his playing is characterized by technical precision and exquisite tone. Max has played and toured all over the US and Canada. but currently he is living on Cape Cod where he is involved with the local traditional music scene.  These days Cohen is accompanying the likes of fiddler Rose Clancy, as well as Franco American fiddler Donna Hebert.   Max is also the regular accompanist of renowned folk singer Priscilla Herdman and he plays with the Martha’s Vineyard based group The Misfits of Avalon.

John Alden, upright bass player is a talented multi-instrumentalist, singer, dance caller and a Cape Cod cranberry farmer.  Playing the largest and the lowest pitched string instrument, John enhances the folk music by providing the rhythmic music to the group and playing essential parts of a folk song that you don’t necessarily hear by providing a good feeling and steady pulse.

 Clayton March ~ Clayton March leads a dual musical life as a clarinetist and an Irish fiddler. After graduating from New England Conservatory Clayton began to explore beyond classical music and realized his love of the clarinet music from Eastern Europe and the Fiddle tunes of Ireland. On clarinet he performs with the highly energetic and sometimes zany Polka Dan’s Beet Box Band. He has recorded with Polka Dan as well as with The Bart Weisman Klezmer Swing Group. In 2012 Clayton recorded In Klezmer with Pianist Jacqueline Schwab. As a fiddler Clayton leads Irish sessions across the region and is a sought after teacher. He is a founder of West Bend Music in Dennis Port where he maintains a large teaching studio.

Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of holiday music!