GARDINER — Castlebay will present a concert of Celtic and New England traditional music at 7:30 p.m. May 18 at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St.
Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee are Castlebay.
“Their concerts feature poignant ballads sung in Lane’s ethereal soprano and Gosbee’s rich baritone interspersed with joyous dance tunes played on Celtic harp, guitar, fiddle and tin whistle,” a Johnson Hall release states. “Castlebay has been musically weaving together the heritage of New England and the Celtic lands since 1987.”
Lane and Gosbee “have loved and researched traditional music for most of their lives and blend history, legend and experience into their personable performance style,” the release states.
Admission costs $13 for Johnson Hall members or $16 for nonmembers. For those younger than 22, admission costs $6.
For more information, call 582-7144.
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