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May 14 6:30 PM –

A History of Irish Traditional Women Singers and Songs Since the 1900's

with examples of the songs performed by

Mary Mc Partlan

Mary was born in Drumkeerin, in County Leitrim and now living in Galway, Mary started singing in the early 1970’s, but it was not until 2003 that decided to make music her professional career.  Described by the Irish Times as… gloriously earthy, she breaks in her material for all their life-giving powers… she released her critically acclaimed first album The Holland Handkerchief in January 2004, voted Number One Folk Album by Mojo Magazine in Britain and short listed for a Meteor Award in Ireland. This was followed by her second album Petticoat Loose in 2008, which celebrated her long association with many of the high profile artists in the traditional music world in Ireland, including Frankie Gavin, Mairtin O Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O Dowd, Steve Cooney, Rick Epping, Dervish, and the ConTempo String Quartet amongst others. Mary has toured extensively in Ireland and abroad and is currently researching material for her next CD. As an arts producer she has worked extensively with many of the Irish arts organizations and cultural institutions including the Irish television network TG4 where she initiated and assisted in the development of the TG4 national traditional music awards and co-produced an award winning traditional music series for the station. She is currently a teacher working in creative arts development in academic modules at NUI Galway and director of the popular innovative Arts in Action programme. She has recently been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and spent Semester 2 in January 2013 at City University of New York (CUNY).

ADMISSION: Members: Free | Non-Members: $10.00 Admission Fee

Reservations for this event are required for all attendees, please e-mail aihs@aihs.org or call 212-288-2263

June 19 – 7:00PM – 8:00PM

About Augustus Saint Gaudens

Walking past the Society on Fifth Avenue, or walking into the lobby, one can't help but notice a marble bust of a man, looking out toward the street. He is Charles O'Conor, and the man who created his portrait was Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), America's premier sculptor of the Gilded Age. Society members are invited to come June 19, 2013 from 7-8 pm to learn more about Saint-Gaudens, a Dublin-born artist who was also one of the founders of the American Irish Historical Society. Known for his Civil War monuments of Admiral Farragut in Madison Park and General Sherman in the Grand Army Plaza, Saint-Gaudens also sculpted the Parnell Monument on O 'Connell Street in Dublin.  Rick Kendall, Superintendent, and Henry J. Duffy, Curator of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site will be joined by noted American sculptor Lawrence J. Nowlan to introduce this great Irish-American sculptor. 

ADMISSION: FREE & OPEN to the Public with Reservations

Reservations for this event are required for all attendees, please e-mail aihs@aihs.org or call 212-288-2263

June 20 6:30 PM

Salmon Poetry Reading

Salmon Poetry takes its name from the Salmon of Knowledge in Celtic mythology and was established in 1981 as an alternative voice in Irish literature. The Salmon, a journal of poetry and prose was a flagship for writers in the west of Ireland, and Salmon's first books, Gonella by Eva Bourke and Goddess on the Mervue Bus by Rita Ann Higgins broke new ground for women poets. Since then over 300 volumes of poetry have been produced, and Salmon has become one of the most important publishers in the Irish literary world. By specializing in the promotion of new poets, particularly women poets, Salmon has enriched Irish literary publishing.  Join us for a launch of Salmon poet  Estha Weiner’s new book, IN THE WEATHER OF THE WORLD, and a celebration of Salmon Poetry with three other Salmon poets, Patricia Brody, Phil Fried, and Bertha Rogers.   Musical Interlude by Michael Braudy.

ADMISSION: Members: Free | Non-Members: $10.00 Admission Fee

Reservations for this event are required for all attendees, please e-mail aihs@aihs.org or call 212-288-2263