Performance: Songs of Ireland and Irish-Americans, by the Catfeather Duo
Rick Spencer and Dawn Indermuehle will perform songs that are thought of and labeled as "Irish” – though many of our most well-known Irish songs are, in fact, of American origin. Some were composed by Irish immigrants, some by descendants of those immigrants, and some by enthusiastic fans of Irish music. This program presents examples of all three, along with historical information on music we think of as “Irish.”
About the Exhibition: This exhibition presents highlights from the collection of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, which explores the impact of the Irish Famine of 1845-1852 through artwork produced by eminent Irish and Irish-American artists of the past 170 years. The works on view in the exhibition will include paintings by late 19th- and early 20th‐century artists like James Brenan, Daniel Macdonald, James Arthur O'Connor and Jack B. Yeats, as well as sculptures, paintings, and works on paper by contemporary artists including John Behan, Rowan Gillespie, Brian Maguire, and Hughie O'Donoghue. The exhibition is presented by Quinnipiac University and the Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield Exhibition.