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Tribute Concert to Bernie and Holly Geraghty

Absolutely delighted to take part in a very special concert taking place at this year’s South Sligo Summer School in Tubbercurry in Honour of the wonderful Bernie and Holly Geraghty, two of my most favourite people and musicians! The May Queen, Monday night, 14 July. You can reserve your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tribute-to-bernie-holly-geraghty-tickets-1280898755659

Warming up for Germany Tour

Warming up for our Germany gigs coming up soon, 13-15 June 🎶🎶🎶 #Nuala Kennedy #Annafalkenau #Germany #tour #irishmusic #löbnitz #Delitzsch #berlin #halle #gnandstein #schwindpavillion #leipzig #chemnitz8689DC57-9B85-4385-A700-662AB5CF736D

Happy St Patrick‘s Day

Hope ye all had a wonderful day yesterday! … we enjoyed a bit of filming, music and good natured mayhem in the Thatch in Oranmore in the afternoon. Spring in the air. Tunes in An Pucán with the wonderful Kevin Hough this evening, 6-8pm! #music #celebrations #travel #hush #ireland #StPatricksDay2025 #annafalkenau #maryshannon #spring #jamesodonohue #irish #ireland #galway

with Mary Shannon, Julie, Mike Worsley, Ruth Nolan @The Thatch Oranmore
with Mary Shannon, Julie, Mike Worsley, Ruth Nolan @The Thatch Oranmore, and James Dononhue in the next picture 

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Upcoming Concert, Saturday, Feb 1st Kinvara

looking forward to this upcoming concert at the Courthouse in Kinvara with the truly remarkable Asturias musician Gonzalo Llao Diaz, a gifted bouzouki player, singer of Asturias traditional song, and flute player… Limited tickets available from www.kinvaramusic.comKAM Concert Poster

Kinvara Area Music

January 12 at 5:46 PM  ·
We are delighted to present our next concert in the KAVA. Kinvara Area Visual Arts Courthouse.
Anna Falkenau (fiddles) and Gonzalo Llao Diaz (vocals, bouzouki, flute)
Across the Oceans – An Evening of American Old-time and Asturian Music and Beyond
“music that you could clog to on any Old Kentucky Porch”(IMM)
“gloriously sublime” (Boston Reporter)
“virtuosic fiddle playing” (fRoots)
Tickets €10 available
About Anna and Gonzalo:
Fiddle player Anna Falkenau teams up with Asturian multi-instrumentalist Gonzalo Llao Diaz for a concert of crossing the musical – and really not-so-great (!) – divides between American old-time, Asturian and South Indian musics, with a nod at times to Irish traditional music for good measure. Both musicians bring a wealth of musical experience to the stage, connected by their deep respect for the various traditional musics they engage in and driven by an innate sense and desire to express themselves within and across these musical genres.
Anna Falkenau, who “lives and breathes a rich mix of American Old Timey, Irish traditional and … south Indian influences” (Siobhán Long, Irish Times) has released two critically acclaimed CDs, both receiving four-star reviews in The Irish Times. Anna’s album I Can Hear You Calling with five-string banjo player Lena Ullman brought her involvement with American Old-time music to the fore.
Music critic Alex Monaghan exclaiming that the album “raises the hairs on my neck at times, that primal edge on the fiddle particularly“ (Folkworld).
Siobhán Long describes her compositions as“beautifully quirky” and a “masterclass in imaginative playing” (Irish Times).
Anna has performed nationally and internationally, with artists such as Dolores Keane, John Faulkner, the late Tony Small, Nuala Kennedy, Grant Dermody, Holly Geraghty, Mary Shannon, and others and has contributed to John Faulkner’s latest album Storm in my Heart.
Gonzalo Llao Diaz is an exquisite Asturian bouzouki and fluteplayer, and singer of traditional Asturian songs, whose journey began with a foundation in early music, developing an interest in Asturian music before expanding his focus to the traditional music of Celtic nations. His dedication has shaped him into an eclectic musician with a broad perspective.