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38 May 2008 — Rapid River ArtS & CULTURE Magazine — Vol. 11, No. 9
R A P I D R I V E R A R T S
Virtuosic Irish Group “Buílle”
Performs at Diana Wortham
The Diana
Wortham Theatre
2007/2008 Mainstage
Celtic Series
in partnership
with The Swannanoa
Gathering
at Warren Wilson College
presents virtuosic Irish
group Buille (pronounced
“bwill-uh”), 8 p.m. Thursday,
May 22.
It is rare that an
individual instrument is
reinvented by an individual musician,
but according to The Irish Times and
other raving critics, this is precisely what
Niall Vallely (brother to Lúnasa’s piper,
Cillian Vallely) has accomplished with
his concertina. Add to his expert playing
his brother Caoimhín on piano (another
member of the talented Vallely clan) and
guitar powerhouse Paul Meehan (also
currently plays with Lúnasa and the Karan
Casey Band) and you have Buille, one of
the most potent new sounds emerging
from Ireland. In the words of The Irish
Times, “As fresh a breath that’s blown
through traditional and roots circles in a
long, long time.”
Buille first came into being during
the summer of 2004. Buille, which
means ‘beat or pulse’ in Gaelic, is the
appropriately named self-titled debut
album released on the Vertical label in
June 2005. This new music, composed by
Niall Vallely, is based in traditional Irish
forms but also draws on a wide range of
influences, particularly from the worlds
of jazz and classical music. According to
The Irish Times and other raving critics,
Buille is one of the most potent new
sounds emerging from Ireland.
Armagh-born Niall Vallely has
established himself in recent years as one
of the most original and distinctive voices
in Irish music. Over the years Niall has
developed a unique approach to playing
On Friday May 2, Megan Kinsler
and Shane Parreco will present
a joint recital at the Paul Porter
Center at Brevard College. Kinsler
is a senior voice student at
Brevard, and Parreco is a senior
percussion student. The two
graduating seniors have been active performers
of both classical and jazz music.
Their program will include vocal
solos from opera, oratorio, and musical
Note worthy
the concertina,
earning him
much acclaim.
Paul
Meehan grew
up and started
learning Irish
music in
Manchester
in the midst
of a flourishing
music scene. He quickly established
himself as a rising star on the banjo, while
more recently spending a lot of time on
the guitar.
Like his older brother, Niall, Caoimhín
Vallely grew up in Armagh and began
tin whistle lessons at the Armagh Pipers
Club before moving on to learn the
fiddle. More recently he has recorded on
albums and performed with groups such
as Nomos, his brothers Niall Vallely and
Cillian Vallely, the Karan Casey Band,
Connor Byrne and Méabh O’Hare, Míchéal
Ó Súilleabháin, and Mel Mercier.
Buille’s Asheville performance is
presented in partnership with The Swannanoa
Gathering at Warren Wilson College,
and made possible by Celtic Series
Sponsors Don & Nancy Ackermann Cole
and by Media sponsor WNCW 88.7.
If you go
by John Ellis
Mainstage Celtic Series presents “Buille”,
May 22 at 8:00 p.m.
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place
Tickets: Regular $28; Seniors $26; Students
$23; Student Rush day-of-the-show
(with valid ID) $10
Box Office (828) 257-4530
or visit www.dwtheatre.com
Artist Website: www.vallelymusic.com/
buille
Brevard College Senior Music Recital
by Valerie Leeper
theater, works for solo marimba, Spanish
art songs accompanied on percussion, and
several numbers for jazz combo.
The performance is scheduled for
7:30 p.m. in the Scott Concert Hall at the
Porter Center at Brevard College. The
concert is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served afterwards.