BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Southwest Ramblers in Concert at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum May 20th. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Traditional Music Series Concert on May 20\, 2025 VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Traditional Music Series Concert on May 20\, 2025 X-WR-CALNAME:Traditional Music Series Concert on May 20\, 2025 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts CATEGORIES:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend arTest/Detail.aspx?si=58981\n\nSouthwest Ramblers in Concert at the Lyceu m May 20th\n\nThe Southwest Ramblers are a high-energy duo who bring fres h life to Irish traditional music. With roots in Ireland and the U.S.\, t hey fuse deep tradition with a modern spark\, making their performances b oth timeless and electrifying. Their live album captures this energy\, an d after a successful\, critically acclaimed tour a few years back\, they' re heading stateside again for a new round of gigs in April and May. We are glad to welcome them to Alexandria.\n\nJason Turk is a Cork-born musi cian pushing the boundaries of Irish traditional music. His work with the Seaboard-an instrument rarely seen in trad-has been so groundbreaking th at it's now part of the school music syllabus in Ireland. He blends Irish melodies with electronic textures\, creating a sound that's as innovativ e as it is rooted. Watch his performance of Pressed for Time which was us ed as a global ad using Irish Traditional Music to sell music tech. \n\n? Grace Broadhead is a fiddler from Sandia Park\, NM. She is a member of tw o local bands in Albuquerque\, the Duke City Ceili Band and Jug O' Punch. In 2018 and 2019\, Grace competed in the Midwest Fleadh. In 2019\, her Ne wly Composed Tune "Chain Reaction" came in 1st place\, affording her the opportunity to compete at Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2019. She has also co mpeted in the eCom?rtas Ceoil in 2020 and 2021 and was awarded a gold med al in the 15-18 fiddle competition both years. In 2021 she also received a gold medal in fiddle slow airs and a silver medal in the lilting compet ition. In April\, 2022\, Grace was awarded the inaugural "Fiddler of Lond on Diaspora Award".\n\nGrace has had the opportunity to play with several well-known musicians and groups\, including the Sharon Shannon Band\, Th e Old Blind Dogs\, and Gaelic Storm. She also opened the show for Randal Bays when he came to Albuquerque in February 2019. In 2019\, Grace played on two of Fergal Scahill's Tune a Day videos. She also joined in on two of Colin Farrell's Tune a Day videos in 2020.\n\nGrace and bouzouki playe r Ben Williamson released their debut album Tipping the Scales in 2021.\n \nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $28 ($15 ages 12-17)\nAudience: Anyone may atte nd\nTags: Arts\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar : http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=58981\n\nWe b resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets Online\nhttps://ticketstripe.com/southwe stramblers\n DTEND:20250521T013000Z DTSTAMP:20250418T223516Z DTSTART:20250520T233000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Traditional Music Series Concert TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:991b8e3a-f07d-4d52-ac4f-833658cd0b38 URL:https://ticketstripe.com/southwestramblers X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=58981
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Southwest Ramblers in Concert at the Lyceum May 20th\n
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The Southwest R amblers are a high-energy duo who bring fresh life to Irish traditional m usic. With roots in Ireland and the U.S.\, they fuse deep tradition with a modern spark\, making their performances both timeless and electrifying . Their live album captures this energy\, and after a successful\, critic ally acclaimed tour a few years back\, they?re heading stateside again fo r a new round of gigs in April and May. We are glad to welcome them to A lexandria.\n
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Jason Turk is a Cork-born musician pushing the boundaries of Irish traditional music. His work with the Seaboard?an inst rument rarely seen in trad?has been so groundbreaking that it?s now part of the school music syllabus in Ireland. He blends Irish melodies with el ectronic textures\, creating a sound that?s as innovative as it is rooted . Watch his performance of Pressed for Time which was used as a global ad using Irish Traditional Music to sell music tech. \n
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?Grace Broadhead is a fiddler from Sandia Park\, NM. She is a member of two loc al bands in Albuquerque\, the Duke City Ceili Band and Jug O? Punch.In 20 18 and 2019\, Grace competed in the Midwest Fleadh. In 2019\, her Newly C omposed Tune ?Chain Reaction? came in 1st place\, affording her the oppor tunity to compete at Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2019. She has also compete d in the eComó\;rtas Ceoil in 2020 and 2021 and was awarded a gold me dal in the 15-18 fiddle competition both years. In 2021 she also received a gold medal in fiddle slow airs and a silver medal in the lilting compe tition. In April\, 2022\, Grace was awarded the inaugural ?Fiddler of Lon don Diaspora Award?.\n
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Grace has had the opportunity to play with several well-known musicians and groups\, including the Sharon Shan non Band\, The Old Blind Dogs\, and Gaelic Storm. She also opened the sho w for Randal Bays when he came to Albuquerque in February 2019. In 2019\, Grace played on two of Fergal Scahill?s Tune a Day videos. She also join ed in on two of Colin Farrell?s Tune a Day videos in 2020.\n
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Grace and bouzouki player Ben Williamson released their debut album Tipp ing the Scales in 2021.\n
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Location: Lyceum\n
Fees: $28 ($15 ages 12-17)\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Arts\, L yceum\, Museums\n
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