The Hustle Gets Harder

St. Patrick’s Day is still a ways off, but the Celtic onslaught is already beginning. Friday at the Arkley Center you can hear Scotsman Donnie Macdonald and Irishman James Keigher, two expats who play Irish and Scottish music as Men of Worth. Sunday afternoon at the Graves The Irish Company Dancers (from the Studio of Dance Arts in Eureka) kick up their heels with some step dancing.

Oregonian fiddler Hanneke Cassel started out playing classical as a girl, then switched to Texas contest style before discovering Scottish fiddling and winning the U.S. National Scottish Jr. Championship. That led her to the Isle of Skye to study with Alasdair Fraser and Cape Breton master Buddy MacMaster. From there it was on to a degree from Berklee and further explorations beyond Celtic. Catch her Monday, March 9, when she fiddles at the Arcata Playhouse.

Last but not least (for this week) is the return of Dervish to the Van Duzer on Wednesday, March 11. With Dervish you have the full-on trad Celtic experience straight from County Sligo, Ireland. The band got its start with pub sessions 20 years ago and with a few personnel changes, most notably the addition of Cathy Jordon as lead singer/bodhran player, it’s mostly the same band. Get yer green on early.

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Comment / By Mr X / March 6, 2009, 12:07 p.m.

Themselves are an incredible incredible group, seeing them live is a total MUST - don’t miss their show on Sunday and pre-party on Sat.

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