Everyone becomes a little bit Irish in mid-March. Middlebury's Town Hall Theater is wearing the green with O'hAnleigh: A Celtic Celebration, on March 14.
The Middlebury duo O'hAnleigh draws on their ancestral roots and diverse musical talent to entertain audiences with the lively and haunting rhythms of Irish America. Tom Hanley, a second-generation Irishman, has been making music since the early 1970's. Cindi Hill's ancestors hail from Counties Tyrone and Limerick.
They will be joined by special guests Doug Riley on cittern and vocals, Margie Beckoff on harp, and Steve Bentley (of the UK's Greenman Rising) on bodhran and vocals.
The concert that the band says will "feel more like a party" takes place on Friday, March 14 at 8:00 pm. Snacks and a cash bar (featuring Guiness, of course) will be available. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at 802 382-9222, www.townhalltheater.org, at the THT Box Office (daily except Sunday, noon-5 pm) and at the door.
To listen to O'hAnleigh and for more information go to www.ohanleigh.com
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