FROM AN ORGAN MUSICIAN.
I LOVE WHEN YOU DISCOVER
SOMETHING NEW.
A HOLIDAY CONDITION --
TRADITION CONTINUES THIS FRIDAY
AT O'SHAUGHNESSY IN ST. PAUL.
KATIE McMAHON CELTIC
CHRISTMAS IS BACK.
A FAMILY-FRIENDLY PROGRAM.
LOTS OF TRADITIONAL STORIES AND
LIVELY IRISH DANCE.
HERE SHE IS.
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WE CAN'T STOP PLAYING WITH THE
HEART.
IT IS SO GREAT -- HARP.
IT IS SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING
THIS?
SINCE I WAS 12.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT IT?
MY GRANDFATHER FROM GERMANY
WAS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN AND
MY MOM ASKED ABOUT A SECOND
INSTRUMENT FOR ME AND HE SAID
THE HARP BECAUSE THEY PLAY ONE
THIRD OF THE MUSIC AND MAKE THE
SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE
ORCHESTRA.
BUT I WENT FOR THE FOLK AND
IRISH STUFF.
IT IS THE NATIONAL EMBLEM OF I
LEARNED AS WELL.
THE ONLY COUNTRY WITH A MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT AS ITS SYMBOL.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN
THE UNITED STATES?
18 YEARS.
18 YEARS IN MINNESOTA AND FIVE
YEARS OF RIVERDANCE BEFORE
THAT.
DO YOU DO THE IRISH DANCE?
NOT LIKE THEY DO.
I CAN DO SOME SIMPLIFIED
VERSIONS.
BUT THAT IS ATHLETIC.
IT IS AMAZING.
THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS IS COMING
UP.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
WE ARE DOING IT TOMORROW.
A BIG SHOW WITH 40 PEOPLE.
WE HAVE SINGERS, A BAND, 20
IRISH DANCERS FROM HERE IN THE
TWIN CITIES.
WE HAVE A YOUNG ENSEMBLE FOR
THE CENTER FOR IRISH MUSIC.
A TRADITIONAL IRISH ORCHESTRA.
I JUST HEARD THEM YESTERDAY,
AND THEY ARE SOUNDING GREAT.
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR
15 YEARS.
THIS HAS BECOME A TRADITION FOR
SOME OF YOUR GUESTS WHO ARE
ATTENDING.
YES.
IT IS GREAT BECAUSE WE KNOW
SOME KIDS WHO WERE THERE AS
CHILDREN AND ARE BRINGING THEIR
OWN CHILDREN NOW.
THAT IS A BIT SCARY.
YOU ARE WAY TOO YOUNG FOR
THAT.
BUT WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR KIDS.
IT IS FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND A FUN
EVENING.
TOMORROW IS THE NIGHT.
CELTIC CHRISTMAS AT 7:30 PM.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE.
THERE IS STILL SOME TICKETS
AVAILABLE.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
YOU ARE GOING TO DO ANOTHER
SONG FOR US.
SUBZERO RANGE.
YOU COULD JUST STAY INSIDE,
UNWRAPPED PRESENCE WITH THE
FAMILY AND HAVE THE FIRE GOING.
YOU CAN SING SOME WONDERFUL
CELTIC CHRISTMAS CAROLS AS
WELL.
KATIE McMAHON IS LIVE RIGHT
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