Wed May 6
Baltimore Irish Music School presents A Night of O'Carolan with Irish Music
7PM / $15 | $1.50 Fees Get Access to the Livestream
Donna Long with Joanna Clare
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Donna Long grew up in Los Angeles. As a child, she was introduced to music by her father, Byron Long, a pianist in both the jazz and classical genres. After moving to Baltimore in the early ‘80s, a chance meeting with Irish fiddler Brendan Mulvihill gave her the inspiration to learn the fiddle and accompany him on the piano. They played as a duo for ten years and recorded two duet albums together, The Steeplechase and The Morning Dew.
In 1995, Donna became a member of Cherish the Ladies and toured with the band for ten years. She recorded six albums with them, including New Day Dawning, Threads of Time, and The Girls Won’t Leave the Boys Alone.
Her solo piano CD, Handprints, was released in 2003 to critical acclaim. It featured reels, jigs, hornpipes, and slow airs. Her composition Luna includes musicians Billy McComiskey, Liz Knowles, and her son (and fellow IMI instructor) Jesse Smith. She performs in the Baltimore/Washington DC area with artists Billy McComiskey, Laura Byrne, and Peter Brice. Through the years, she has played many tours with the National Council for the Arts accompanying artists such as James Kelly, Brendan Mulvihill, Jerry Holland, Seamus Connolly, and dancer Kevin Doyle.
She teaches both piano and fiddle. In 2008, Donna was awarded the MD Arts Council Teacher/Apprentice Grant, which honored her piano student Matt Mulqueen; and again in 2019, which honored her fiddle student Mikela Murphy.
Fiddler Joanna Clare hails from Upstate New York and is an acclaimed Irish fiddler and violinist. She started Suzuki violin at The Hochstein School when she was three. She later studied with Harumi Rhodes of the Takacs Quartet, Peter Rovit, Concertmaster of Syracuse, NY’s Symphoria, and Sligo fiddle master Brian Conway. Joanna currently lives in Baltimore, and there she is a member of the bands Celtic Corridor and The Mount Clare Connection. Joanna also teaches private fiddle and classical violin lessons, as well as group music classes to adults and children online, and in person through her own studio and the Baltimore Irish Music School, and The School of Musical Traditions. Joanna has won numerous awards for her talents as a fiddler and as a composer. In 2021 she was awarded Runner Up at the All-Ireland Fleadh Fest in Sligo, Ireland for the senior fiddle slow airs competition. She released her debut album, To Keep the Candle Burning, in 2022.
Showtime: 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/11 pm GMT
In-person seats: $20 / $10 full-time students with valid ID
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Advance sales end 1 hr before show; remaining tickets may be purchased at door.
Streaming Cost is $15
The link will be revealed 15 minutes before the show
and will remain active through May 13
Donations welcomed
7PM / $15 | $1.50 Fees Get Access to the Livestream