Snowflake Céilí

January 8, 2010 | 7-11pm

Music: Landon Kuhn & Dave Cory
Caller & Lesson: Maldon Meehan

VFW Hall
630 Hood Street, Salem, Oregon

With Special Guest
Brían Ó hAirt

Brían Ó hAirt's (Brian Hart) anomalous voice stands as a testament to the power of tradition. His ability to share the mind's eye of an older generation of singers has afforded him great acclaim at his young age.

He became the youngest and first ever American to win the coveted Sgiath Uí Dhálaigh shield at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Listowel, Co. Kerry in 2002--adding his name to the shield's long list of noted singers including Joe Heaney, Frank Harte and Paddy Berry.

Ó hAirt is likewise a noted sean-nos dancer and instrumentalist of accordion, concertina and whistle and plays with Milwaukee-based group Cé, and more recently with Chicago-based Bua, both of which Irish Music Magazine has lauded for their distinct talent and innovation in the vein of traditional music.

Don't miss the opportunity to experience this very special evening.

Maldon Meehan

Maldon Meehan is a performer, teacher and scholar of Irish Sean-nós and set dance. Maldon holds a BA in Irish Studies Theater Arts from The Evergreen State College and a MA in Ethnochoreology from the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Maldon has over 18 years experience dancing, teaching and performing. As a sean-nós dancer she has appeared on the nationally televised 2005 Oireachtas at the Cork Opera House in Cork City (TG4) as well as on Connemara Community Radio and Raidió na Gaeltachta (RTÉ). Maldon placed 3rd in the 2005 Comórtas Chóilín Sheáin Dharach, a sean-nós jig competition held annually in Connemara.

In 2005, Maldon and Ronan Regan released an instructional DVD of Sean-nós dance. Today the DVD has been sold in more than 17 countries. She is a 2008 Regional Arts and Cultures grant recipient.

Maldon will be teaching the complimentary lesson and calling the dances.