Saint Patrick’s Day nears, and Northeast State has those enchanting sounds to lift an audience to the Emerald Isle. Northeast State Entertainment Technology program director/musician Will MacMorran and violinist/fiddler Andrew Finn Magill unite to present a special celebration of Irish music on March 20 at Northeast State.
A Celebration of Irish Music with acclaimed musicians Finn Magill & Will MacMorran takes place on March 20 in A202 of the Student Services Building.
The concert takes place at 12 noon in the Auditorium of the Student Services Building on the Blountville campus. Listen live via live stream at https://www.thnortheaststate.com/Irish. Admission is free and open to the public.
MacMorran’s reputation precedes him as a multi-talented musician and audio engineer. He has had the honor of touring with The Chieftains as their guitar player during their last four years of touring and has spent 15 years touring nationally and internationally with well-known artists in the Celtic, pop, and country genres. MacMorran started piping at a young age and quickly added the guitar, whistles, accordion, and bouzouki, among other instruments, to his skill set. He currently teaches as an adjunct in East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old Time, and Roots Music Studies Program and is the department head of Entertainment Technology at Northeast State.
Magill is a Fulbright Fellow and a South Arts Emerging Traditional Artist. His resume includes being a North Carolina Arts Council Fellow, an All-Ireland Fiddle finalist, and a Ropeadope Records recording artist. He has been featured on MTV-U, PBS, and multiple times on NPR. His 2016 album, Roots, debuted at number 46 on the folk DJ charts. He has released an additional six albums. His newest recording, The Polaris Project, is an ambitious album of ten original pieces written for an electric jazz quartet that synthesizes Magill’s years living and working as a musician in Ireland, Malawi, Ghana, Brazil, and the southern United States.
Saint Patrick’s Day nears, and Northeast State has those enchanting sounds to lift an audience to the Emerald Isle. Northeast State Entertainment Technology program director/musician Will MacMorran and violinist/fiddler Andrew Finn Magill unite to present a special celebration of Irish music on March 20 at Northeast State.
The concert takes place at 12 noon in the Auditorium of the Student Services Building on the Blountville campus. Listen live via live stream at https://www.thnortheaststate.com/Irish. Admission is free and open to the public.
MacMorran’s reputation precedes him as a multi-talented musician and audio engineer. He has had the honor of touring with The Chieftains as their guitar player during their last four years of touring and has spent 15 years touring nationally and internationally with well-known artists in the Celtic, pop, and country genres. MacMorran started piping at a young age and quickly added the guitar, whistles, accordion, and bouzouki, among other instruments, to his skill set. He currently teaches as an adjunct in East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old Time, and Roots Music Studies Program and is the department head of Entertainment Technology at Northeast State.
Magill is a Fulbright Fellow and a South Arts Emerging Traditional Artist. His resume includes being a North Carolina Arts Council Fellow, an All-Ireland Fiddle finalist, and a Ropeadope Records recording artist. He has been featured on MTV-U, PBS, and multiple times on NPR. His 2016 album, Roots, debuted at number 46 on the folk DJ charts. He has released an additional six albums. His newest recording, The Polaris Project, is an ambitious album of ten original pieces written for an electric jazz quartet that synthesizes Magill’s years living and working as a musician in Ireland, Malawi, Ghana, Brazil, and the southern United States.
Northeast State’s International Education Committee sponsors the concert. For more information, visit www.northeaststate.edu or email internationaled@northeaststate.edu.
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