Celebrate 40 Years of Ceol na nGael

Ceol na nGael 40th Anniversary Concert

Sunday, February 8, 2015 1:00-3:00pm
Ross Hall at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx

Featuring:
Eileen Ivers
Cathie Ryan
Celtic Cross
Dan Gurney

Tickets $100 per pair
(or $50 for a single ticket)

Details: Admission to New York Botanical Garden for the day included. Tickets to The Botanical Garden will be mailed; Names will be on the list at Ross Hall for the concert. Parking not included.

Ceol na nGael, heard Sunday afternoons from 12-4 p.m., is celebrating 40 years on WFUV with a concert on Sunday, February 8, from 1-3 p.m. at Ross Hall at the New York Botanical Garden. Performers will include these leading Irish-American artists: fiddler Eileen Ivers, singer Cathie Ryan, seven-piece band Celtic Cross, and Dan Gurney, accordion player of The Yanks. Tickets are available for $100 per pair with a contribution to public radio station WFUV by phone (877-938-8907) or online (support.wfuv.org/cng.php) during its winter membership drive January 21-25.

The most popular Irish radio program in New York, Ceol na nGael ("Music of the Irish") began as the brainchild of two Fordham students, Gerry Murphy and Mary Maguire, in the fall of 1974. Over the years it has continued to be hosted by students, currently Shannon Spillane and Megan Scully, who have kept the tradition alive. In addition to playing all kinds of Irish music, often accompanied by dedications, the program features community bulletin boards, the weekly News from Ireland, reported by Declan O'Byrne in Dublin at 2 p.m., and the Sports from Ireland, with Brendan Tier, immediately following.

Get your tickets now with your contribution to WFUV or call 877-WFUV-907for tickets by phone.