Ourceau, O'Leary and Walsh (Special Event)

PATRICK OURCEAU, EAMON O'LEARY, and JOHN WALSH--three excellent Irish musicians, from France and Ireland to New York and Alaska--bring their tunes and songs to the shores of the Potomac.PATRICK OURCEAU is a gifted fiddler. A native of Paris, France, he was introduced to traditional Irish music as a teenager. He eventually made his way to Ireland, where he studied the regional styles of Clare and East Galway. In 1989, he moved to new York, where he is a fixture in the Irish music scene and in great demand as a teacher.EAMON O'LEARY plays guitar, banjo and bouzouki, and sings. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, he now lives in New York, where he performs regularly (often with Patrick Ourceau) when he's not touring with today's leading Irish musicians. He has taught workshops in Irish guitar styles at New York University.JOHN WALSH plays tenor banjo and mandolin. Also a native of Dublin, John Walsh became a fisherman, and learned much of his repertoire from the fishing community. He now lives in Alaska, where he plays with the Anchorage-based band Last Night's Fun, and is at the forefront of the Alaskan-Irish music scene. He is on the staff for Irish Week at the Augusta Heritage Workshops in Elkins, WV, and on the Speaker's Bureau of the Alaska Humanities Forum., where he is considered the state's foremost authority on Irish music and culture.The FSGW member rate is extended to all members of the Irish Breakfast Band for this session.