http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/mick+moloney IrishCentral mick moloney en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/celtic-appalachia-tops-st-patricks-day-celebrations---mick-moloney-and-irish-arts-center-triumph-199519411.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/celtic-appalachia-tops-st-patricks-day-celebrations---mick-moloney-and-irish-arts-center-triumph-199519411.html Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:17:26 PDT
Dana Lyn, John Roberts and Mick Moloney perform (Photo by Erin Baiano)Mick Moloney and the Irish Arts Center triumphed once again at the historic Upper West Side cultural bastion known as Symphony Space which serves as a large platform for its increasingly popular themed variety shows  With a capacity crowd of nearly 800 people in the restored edifice (that is a tribute to the vision of the late Isaiah Sheffer who died last November) the Irish Arts Center latest show Celtic Appalachia II managed to upstage St Patrick’s Day celebrated earlier that day at the parade READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/dr-mick-moloneys-celtic-appalachia-comes-to-manhattan--196677701.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/dr-mick-moloneys-celtic-appalachia-comes-to-manhattan--196677701.html Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:02:15 PST
Green Fields of AmericaAs one of the pre-eminent folklorists in Irish American music history, Dr Mick Moloney has spent a lot of time in the 19th and 20th centuries studying aspects of performance, especially as it appeals to the Irish emigrant community in the United States   I am not sure anyone can juggle a roster of artists like he can in the series of shows he has been doing for the Irish Arts Center in recent years  Upcoming is another spectacular production and the second year exploring the mountain music of Appalachia and the crossover connections to traditional Irish music READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/the-irish-arts-center-celebrates-a-new-york-city-christmas-with-mick-moloney-athena-tergis-and-special-guests-182704191.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/the-irish-arts-center-celebrates-a-new-york-city-christmas-with-mick-moloney-athena-tergis-and-special-guests-182704191.html Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:31:40 PST
Dr Mick Moloney and Kathleen BigginsDown at the Museum of the City of New York on Sunday there was a major seminar and awards ceremony revolving around the contributions of six multicultural radio deejays to the rich and varied life of New York City radio history  Among them was Kathleen Biggins, the host of Fordham University’s WFUV’s A Thousand Welcomes for 25 years and before that a student host of Ceol na nGael for three years, both Irish music staples that have made the Big Apple a beacon for Irish music recordings for decades in America  The Internet, which along with the iPod didn’t kill off radio -- as those of us who grew up with radio and feared it might be an innocent victim -- has only enhanced WFUV’s worldwide presence and influence READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/taking-note-irish-and-african-roots-of-american-music-181179931.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/taking-note-irish-and-african-roots-of-american-music-181179931.html Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:46:56 PST Mick Moloney recipient of the National Heritage Award presents at ICCNE, December 1, 2012On Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 7:30 pm the Irish Cultural Centre of New England welcomes musician and folklorist Mick Moloney as he traces the evolution of Old Time American, Country and Bluegrass styles of music to their Irish and African rootsAs Moloney recounts the confluence of Irish immigrant and African American musical elements which occurred in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, the audience will enjoy live performance and audio-visual illustration READ MORE ]]>