Comments on: Passing of a legend, end of an era http://www.oranmor.net/2009/12/passing-of-a-legend-end-of-an-era/ Music in the living traditions of Ireland and Scotland Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pete Hale http://www.oranmor.net/2009/12/passing-of-a-legend-end-of-an-era/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Pete Hale Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:19:14 +0000 http://www.oranmor.net/?p=1163#comment-279 Thanks for the note, Jeff. I was driving at the time and didn't make note of who the guest was. Glad to give Scott his due. For anyone in the area, we'll be dedicating tonight's show at RiRa's in Portsmouth to the life and art of Liam Clancy...we'll be singing a few songs we don't normally do that he helped make famous. Hope you can join us. Thanks for the note, Jeff. I was driving at the time and didn’t make note of who the guest was. Glad to give Scott his due.

For anyone in the area, we’ll be dedicating tonight’s show at RiRa’s in Portsmouth to the life and art of Liam Clancy…we’ll be singing a few songs we don’t normally do that he helped make famous. Hope you can join us.

]]> By: Jeff Boudreau http://www.oranmor.net/2009/12/passing-of-a-legend-end-of-an-era/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Jeff Boudreau Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:53:05 +0000 http://www.oranmor.net/?p=1163#comment-278 Re "during which he and his guest made the case that Liam’s approach to singing..." Brian's guest was Scott Alarik, who had just completed an article about Liam for "Sing Out!". From Scott's biography: "Scott Alarik has been the principal folk music writer for the Boston Globe since 1986. He is also a frequent contributor to Sing Out! the Folk Music Magazine, and was folk critic for the public radio program "Here and Now" for seven years. From 1991-97, he was editor and chief writer for the New England Folk Almanac. Pete Seeger calls Alarik one of the best writers in America," and Dar Williams calls him "the finest folk writer in the country." Irish Echo and Wall Street Journal critic Earle Hitchner says Alarik is "one of America's most astute music critics and chroniclers." Troy Record critic Don Wilcock wrote,For my money, Alarik is the best...." Source: http://www.scottalarik.com/index.php?page=bio Re “during which he and his guest made the case that Liam’s approach to singing…”

Brian’s guest was Scott Alarik, who had just completed an article about Liam for “Sing Out!”.

From Scott’s biography: “Scott Alarik has been the principal folk music writer for the Boston Globe since 1986. He is also a frequent contributor to Sing Out! the Folk Music Magazine, and was folk critic for the public radio program “Here and Now” for seven years. From 1991-97, he was editor and chief writer for the New England Folk Almanac.
Pete Seeger calls Alarik one of the best writers in America,” and Dar Williams calls him “the finest folk writer in the country.” Irish Echo and Wall Street Journal critic Earle Hitchner says Alarik is “one of America’s most astute music critics and chroniclers.” Troy Record critic Don Wilcock wrote,For my money, Alarik is the best….”

Source: http://www.scottalarik.com/index.php?page=bio

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