Director/musician Vincey Keehan drops by with his guitar to play some songs and discuss his music doc Nights in Shanaglish. The multi-media project of the same name (DVD, CD, & archival-quality vinyl LP with extra tracks) has its American release party Wed., 3/14 (live performance!), as part of the 10th Annual Crossroads Irish American Festival. A marvel of sound engineering, the 60-min film captures the music (surprisingly diverse), storytelling, and community spirit in the County Galway pub Whelans of Shanaglish. Vincey annotates several of the cuts he and Pirate Jenny choose, which include traditional reels, country-western, & an acapella ballad, as well as the very funny 2-minute yarn "The Sugar Bowl," which explains more than you might think.
The release party for the CD/LP/DVD takes place March 14 at the Plough & Stars on Clement St., S.F.
For more information, visit: http://www.irishamericancrossroads.org/

PLAYLIST
The Drunken Landlady (lilt & dance) - Vince Keehan
The Coalminer, Gan Ainm (Reels) - Paddy Egan
Apples in Winter, the Carraroe Jig (Jigs) - Séamus Keehan
Sweet Ballyvaughan - Rosie Keehan
Going Down the Road - Vincey Keehan (LIVE in studio)
The Sugar Bowl [yarn] - Joe Kearney
The Boys from the County Armagh - Vincey Keehan (LIVE in studio)
Tadhg Beag -
Delia's Gone - Anthony McGrath
Blue River Waltz - Paddy Egan, Paul O'Driscoll & Anthony McGrath
Argentina - Vincey Keehan [LIVE]
(All songs available on CD/DVD except The Boys from the County Armagh)





[LP/CD cover by artist Emily Durtnell, who is expected to attend Crossroads.]