Colleen Raney with Hanz Araki (on flute) and Owen Marshall. They will perform at the Norfolk Library on July 21.

Celtic music not just for St. Patrick’s Day anymore

Why wait for St. Patrick’s Day to hear some great Celtic music at the Norfolk Library? Critically acclaimed traditional singer Colleen Raney will be joined by award winning musicians Hanz Araki and Owen Marshall for a concert at the library on July 21.

Among the finest interpreters of traditional songs of her generation, Raney has staked her claim as a serious presence in Celtic music today. She will perform with Hanz Araki, internationally recognized flute player and singer known for his fresh and innovative approach to traditional Irish and Scottish music; and Owen Marshall, who has performed and recorded with many of traditional music’s top performers including Aoife Clancy, Liz Carroll, Darol Anger, John Doyle, Andrea Beaton, Jerry Holland, Ari & Mia Friedman, his own traditional Irish trio The Press Gang and the acoustic trio Haas, Walsh and Marshall.

Irish Music Magazine writes that Araki is “an Irish music phenomenon in West Coast America” and recently called Raney “among the best in her genre.”

The Norfolk concert will be held on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Norfolk Library.

Photo courtesy of Colleen Raney.