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TWENTY LEADING Erish
musicians will travel over
20,000 miles to North Van-
couver’s Centennial Theatre
for an evening of traditional
song and dance.

By STEPHEN BARRINGTON

News Reporter

John Kelly, chairman of the
non-profit, Combhultas  Ceolroiri
Eireann (Fellowship of trish Musi-
cians), explains that some of the
music the group plays is so old no
one knows when it was wriuen,

“Traditional Srish songs were
passed on from = generation to
generation before anyone thought
to write them down,"” he explains.

Each of the 20) players, all
champions in this type of music,
plays two or three different in-
struments, witness to their exten-
sive talents.

Although traditional Jrish music
can be lively, it can also be sad.
Kelly explains that many of the
songs were written during the great
potato famine that devastated the
country many years aga.

“The music is played with a lot
of feeling and emotion,”” says Kel-
ly.

As to the singing, listeners ex-
pecting to hear accompanying
music will find trish songs have no
music. ‘‘Traditionally, in their
homes and so on, Irish people sing
without music,”’ explains Kelly.

And Irish dancing is unlike other
more common types of dance.
“With Irish dancing you have to
see the feet,’’ he says. ‘They don’t
use the arms.”

The entire company, ranging in
age from 19 to 60, all perform as
amateurs and receive no pay.

“They play this music for the
4 fove of it,’ says Kelly. ‘'We're
hoping the theatre will be filled."'

Tickets for the Oct. 4 show are
$10 for adults and can be purchas-
ed at the door or by calling 736-
7858 or 464-4289,

CENTENNIAL THEATRE HOSTS TRADITIONAL SONG, DANCE

These Irish performers

IRISH AND British performers, all considered champions
in traditional frish music, rehearse for their upcoming
Comhalitas Concert Tour. The 20-member group will per-
forin one show Oct. 4 at North Vancouver's Centennial
Theatre. Last year, the Comhaltas players were selected to
represent Ircland with a European tour to celebrate the
European Year of Music.

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