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December 23, 2005 - Hastings College to host Irish musicians
December 23, 2005 - Hastings College to host Irish musicians
Hastings College will host two Irish musicians Jan. 9 and Jan. 11. Grammy-award winner Davy Spillane, who plays and creates uilleann pipes, and harpist Paul Dooley will present two concerts in French Memorial Chapel. The first concert, at 8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9, will feature Spillane and Dooley playing traditional Irish music for pipes, whistle, harp and fiddle. The second concert, at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11, will feature both performers again with special guest and blues musician Jimmy D. Lane. The performances are free and open to the public.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Spillane began his music career at the age of 12, and played the pipes at festivals and fairs throughout Ireland. He makes his own uilleann pipes, which are a member of the woodwind family. The instrument uses a double reed, like a bassoon and oboe. Spillane also plays the low whistle, which is similar to the flute.
Spillane has collaborated on various film scores including Wuthering Heights, Rob Roy and Michael Collins. He was a soloist in Riverdance, and won a Grammy award in 2000 for his collaboration with Paul Winter on the Celtic Solstice Album. He has his own recording studio, Burrenstone Studio, located in County Clare, Ireland.
Dooley is one of very few Irish people who play the Irish harp in its historical form and style - using a wire-strung harp, playing with the fingernails and damping unwanted resonance with fingertips. One of Ireland’s most respected musicians, he plays a harp patterned after a 15th century one with 34 strings. His repertoire consists of mostly Irish traditional dance music, including jigs and reels.
Spillane and Dooley will attend Interim classes at Hastings College in the mornings and serve as artists-in-residence, Jan. 9-12. Spillane will also offer a whistle workshop in the afternoons, also open to the public.
