CARTHAGE — A local man is accused of driving drunk and leaving the scene of an accident on June 24. Maine State Police Trooper Aaron Turcotte said he caught up with Anthony Marion as he was trying to back out of a driveway on Route 142 in Carthage. Marion refused to submit to a Breathalyzer […]
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Ireland’s Kane Sisters will play three Maine dates
CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will present the internationally acclaimed Kane Sisters, traditional fiddlers from Galway, Ireland, at three venues in early July. Liz and Yvonne Kane first came to national and international prominence during the three-year period when they toured worldwide with accordion player Sharon Shannon as members of her band, The Woodchoppers. […]
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Celtic band Outside Track will tour in Maine
CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will bring the internationally acclaimed traditional Celtic band The Outside Track to three concert venues this month. Using fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute, step dance and vocals, the five virtuosos blend boundless energy with unmistakable joie de vivre. Their repertoire includes Canadian, Scottish and Irish music. Hailing from Scotland, […]
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A most hospitable host — to top-notch musicians from Canada, Ireland and Scotland
Skye Theatre’s new stage offers ideal acoustics and lighting with tiers for bands, step dancers and pipers CARTHAGE — It feels as though you’re in the middle of nowhere when you turn onto a dirt road just east of Dixfield. It feels as though maybe you’ve come to the wrong place when you see the […]
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Quebec group to play Father’s Day at Skye
CARTHAGE — Genticorum, a sought-after trio playing Quebecois music, will perform at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June 19. The band blends precise and intricate fiddle and flute work with vocal harmonies, energetic foot percussion, and guitar and bass accompaniment. Genticorum has taken its distinctive sound, and sense of humor, across North America, […]
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All-female Irish band will give three concerts
RANGELEY — Girsa, an eight-piece, all-female Irish band based in New York, will make its first tour of Maine in mid-June. Performances will be at Lakeside Theater on Tuesday, June 14; Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in Carthage on Wednesday, June 15; and Unity College Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, June 16. The […]
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Flutist, fiddler, guitarist team up for concerts
Irish singer and flute player Nuala Kennedy will perform with young fiddler Andrea Beaton and Maine-based guitarist Owen Marshall of the Press Gang at four concert venues. Performances will be on Monday, June, 6, at the North New Portland Community Church; on Tuesday, June 7, at Lakeside Theater in Rangeley; on Wednesday, June 8, at […]
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Radio Gang will fill Skye with vintage country tunes
CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will host Allen “Mac” McHale and The Radio Gang on Sunday, June 5, at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center. Joining McHale on-stage will be John and Sally Roc, and Herman McGee. Members of The Radio Gang, known for their high-spirited performances, play and sing rousing renditions of classic melodies […]
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Canadian fiddler will perform at Skye, Unity
CARTHAGE — Canadian fiddling sensation Cynthia MacLeod, who has built an international reputation, will perform with Jon Matthews at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, May 25. The two will also take the stage at Unity College Center for the Performing Arts in Unity on Thursday, May 26. MacLeod is known for her soft-spoken, […]
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Top Canadian a cappella quartet to perform at Skye, Unity
CARTHAGE — Four men. Four microphones. No instruments. Such is the formula for Canada’s celebrated a cappella group Cadence, scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center. The quartet will also perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, at Unity College Center for the Performing Arts in Unity. […]