John Carty and Alan Murray in Braintree!
Born in London, fiddle and banjo player John Carty is one of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians. In 2003 he was awarded the coveted title of TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year firmly establishing him among the elite in traditional music. He has recorded extensively and performs worldwide both as a solo player, in duets notably with Matt Molloy and as part of John Carty’s Festival Band, At the Racket and Patrick Street. John’s latest album releases include At Complete Ease with Michael McGoldrick uilleann pipes and banjo and The Wavy Bow Collection with his son, James on fiddle. More recently John arranged the traditional music pieces in the highly acclaimed film Brooklyn and appeared in The Banshees of Inisheerin. For the last 20 years he has also tutored at Limerick University’s World Academy of Music & Dance. In 2019 he was honoured to receive the Michael A. Flanagan Award for excellence in banjo playing.
Guitarist, bouzouki player and singer Alan Murray lives in Boston, Massachusetts where he has established himself as an in-demand performer and teacher on the Irish music scene. He currently plays and tours around the world with many of the finest traditional musicians and acts today, and has taught classes at such prestigious music programs as Warren Wilson college’s Swanannoa Gathering, Catskills Irish Arts Week, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, The O’Flaherty Retreat, as well as masterclasses in Irish and Celtic music at the University of Louisiana and Connecticut’s Scared Heart University.
Tickets are $20 advance/ $25 day of show. Checks should be made out to John Carty or Alan Murray and sent c/o Beth Telford 1060 Bent Hill Rd, Braintree, VT 05060. Potluck dessert and beverages.