Danny Boy

Danny Boy

Arguably the most well known song ever, Danny Boy has swiftly become a very favorite of mine since I became intimately acquainted with it a few seasons ago. I mentioned in a previous post that pianist Peter Dugan and I will be launching our album A Silent Night: A WWI...
Fionn Regan: Be Good Or Be Gone

Fionn Regan: Be Good Or Be Gone

Ten years ago, I discovered an Irish singer-songwriter by the name of Fionn Regan when listening to WXPN, a truly phenomenal member-supported public radio station from the University of Pennsylvania in my hometown of Philadelphia. Despite my love for all things...
Sir Granville Bantock:  Song to the Seals

Sir Granville Bantock: Song to the Seals

I am in a dilemma. I am doing a program about the British Isles at Juilliard on January 11. Later on in the year, I am doing a concert called Four Islands at Caramoor and Merkin Hall on March 12 and 14. The four islands in question are Madagascar, Cuba, Manhattan—and...