Captain Francis O'Neill and the Americans - November 20th

 Paul de Grae

This bio of Paul de Grae appeared on the State of Rhode Island Council on the Arts Website and relates.......Paul is a Dublin-born guitarist (and occasional singer), living in Kerry for many years. He has recorded with Jackie Daly, The Smoky Chimney, Eoin Duignan and others. In 1989 he published “Traditional Irish Guitar”, the first such tutor book, which was re-issued by Ossian in 1996 with a companion CD. He has a particular interest in the music of Sliabh Luachra, plays regularly at sessions, concerts and festivals throughout Ireland (particularly in Kerry, Cork and Clare) and has taught guitar workshops in Ireland and the USA.   On suggestion from Jackie Daly, Féile Dúthalla 2010 asked Paul to give us a talk on Captain Francis O’Neill and this will be performed on Saturday afternoon, November 20th in Kanturk. More on this at a later stage so watch this space.  We further hope to hear Paul play (and sing) at the Gala Traditional Concert in the Glen Theatre, Banteer on Friday, November 19th.