An Claidheamh Soluis/The Celtic Arts Center of Southern California presents their Seventh Annual Celtic Concert at the beautiful John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 7:00 PM featuring headliners The Fureys and Davey Arthur direct from Dublin, Ireland. 

The Fureys and Davey Arthur have led the field in popularity of Irish traditional musicians and singers for over three decades. Their unique style of performance comes from a family tradition of true and deep Irish culture. Their string of hits from "Steal Away", "Sweet Sixteen", "My Old Man" and "Red Rose Cafe" to their rendition of "The Green Fields of France" have wowed audiences worldwide from Dublin to Sydney and London to New York.

Ambassadors of all that is great about real Irish entertainment, The Fureys and Davey Arthur are the real deal. These boys have the ability to reach several generations at once, in concert halls and pub sessions, with their rapport with their audiences. The haunting tune “The Lonesome Boatman” bringing the sad melancholy of one person’s isolated world. The rollicking reels and jigs as well as the toe tapping and hand clapping songs of the Irish public house always bring a timeless veneration to the history of Ireland where “all our wars are merry and all our songs are sad”.

Their show is one where fans and new friends “steal away” at the end and look forward to the next one…

For more information, visit their website at www.thefureys.com.  Also, scroll down for video of the Fureys then and now!

"Widely regarded as the finest Irish folk singer/songwriter in the United States today” raves the University of St. Thomas at Houston; the Irish News calls this consummate entertainer "without question, . . .the single most enduring, influential and proficient of all Irish musicians in Southern California." Both as a solo artist and with his Twilight Lords band, he has performed alongside such household names in Celtic music as The Chieftains, Makem and Clancy, Mary Black, Paul Brady, Luka Bloom, and The Saw Doctors. As an actor, Ken has appeared in numerous motion picture, television and theatrical productions from Ray Bradbury’s “Falling Upward” to Paramount Pictures “Patriot Games.”

Born and raised in Dublin, Ken O'Malley takes his audience on an auditory journey across the sea with his rich, resonant voice and engaging stage presence accompanied by his remarkable talent on guitar and mandolin. His wealth of knowledge of Irish music, folklore and history is well known and he is a sought after performer and lecturer at schools, colleges and universities throughout the United States.

In the words of one longtime fan, “the songs Ken sings touch all of us, Irish or not, to the very core of the human heart."

For more information, visit his website at www.kenomalley.com. And, scroll down for video of Ken O'Malley!

***Link to Celtic Concert Official Press Release***

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE WITH NO ONLINE FEES!: Use the contact form below to find out how you can get tickets for this fabulous concert for only a $.50 ticket printing fee (instead of the $3.50 per ticket online fee charged by the Ford!). Fill out the "contact us" form below. Pre-sale ticket prices are $34/29/24 until September 5. The price after that and at the door will be $39/34/29. For more about the beautiful John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, click here: www.fordamphitheatre.com/ You will also find a link there to purchase tickets online directly from the Ford.