The Guiding Star of Bridget: Celtic Saints and Heroes in Song
Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, Boston, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
As part of the Boston Early Music Festival Fringe:
James Ruff leads you with voice and harp on a journey through rare medieval inspirational repertoire evoking both the early saints of Ireland and Scotland, and the great Gaelic heroes: Fionn MacCumhaill, the mythical hunter-warrior of Irish Mythology, and his band of warriors, the Fianna. This program will include chants from the Irish Offices of Bridget and Patrick as recorded in the 15th century MS 78 - Trinity College Dublin, as well as rare chants to Columba from the 14th century Scottish Inchcolm Antiphoner – some of the few remaining examples of Celtic medieval chant - all accompanied by the melting sound of the Clarsach. He will treat you to traditional Scottish Gaelic lays recounting the fantastic exploits of the Fianna – Fionn MacCumhaill, Oisín, Oscar, Diarmaid, Coailte, Fraoch, as well as sea monsters, Vikings and more - colorful examples of the Gaelic legends once so popular throughout the Gaelic-speaking world.
$20