About
Singer/songwriter James Keelaghan is a gifted storyteller. His love of history and his deep affinity for Celtic and Anglo folk traditions give those stories wings.
"That's the music that really speaks to me. That's my heart music," says the veteran Canadian folk artist. As for the stories themselves, they tend to be inspired by social and justice issues, historical wrongdoings, sometimes the landscape and other times love and personal relationships. "I'm always trying to find the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances," he confides.
During his roughly 40 years as a performing artist he's made an indelible mark on the musical folk landscape. He's released 13 albums, the latest of which, Second Hand, has just – at the time this story was being written – been nominated for Canada's highest music award, the Juno, for Traditional Roots Album of the Year. He's already won one Juno, a Canadian Folk Music Award, received five other Juno nominations and four other Folk Music Awards nominations. He's performed in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Ireland, the U.S and across Canada.
"Keelaghan has been an artisan carefully crafting and burnishing narratives, melodies, memories and inspirations into something sublime," wrote freelance journalist Rob Weir in Sing Out!, a folk music magazine started in 1950.
James is also someone who thrives on bringing people together through music – and not just with his own audiences. Since 2012 he's been the artistic director of the Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival in Owen Sound, Ontario, the last folk festival of the summer season. And that is how he ended up on Loreena's new album, The Road Back Home, to be officially released March 8th.
Facilities
Event Facilities
- Booking Required
Parking & Transport
- On site parking
Guide Prices
| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Adult | £20.00 per ticket |
Please contact the organiser for any further information that's required.
