Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society Publicity Kit
The Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society
Performing Traditional Celtic, Colonial & Maritime Music since 1975
"Fans should be sure not to miss the local Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society." - Boston Folk Festival
"...an affectionate feel for the music." - Bryan Baker, review of Airs From Who Knows Where
"...the GH&CS for St. Patrick's Day...was one of our mnost popular shows this year." - Cornerstone Coffeehouse
David Rosen 617-522-7020 djrosen@comcast.net
Diane Taraz 781-648-3719 dianetaraz.com
www.hornpipe.org
Programs
Maritime
Hands-on working chanteys, shipboard fife and drum, immigrant ballads of life at sea, or even a traditional ship's fufu band: the GH&CS can float your boat from dockside to dogwatch for a traditional seaside family day.
Our lead chantey singer has shipped on tall ships and transatlantic cruise lines, participated on international sea-music festivals, and captained the Boston Folk Festival Chanteyboat. In 2000 the band provided music for the soundtrack of Legacy: The Age of the Gloucester Schooners, a television documentary.
• Gloucester Schooner Festival
• Salem Waterfront National Park
• Schooner Ernestina
• Neponset River Festival
• Quincy Antique Boat Show
• New England Aquarium
• U.S.S. Constitution Museum
Irish/Celtic
The band's annual Mulcahy reunion concert in Jamaica Plain is a joyous feast of Irish music. Our experienced seisiun (session) leaders inspire instant participation from jogs and reels or slow airs to choruses, ballads,and puirt a bheul (mouth music).
• International Folk Festival,
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland: placed second overall in 1987
• Irish Cultural Centre, Canton, Massachusetts
• Stepdance demonstrations and ceilidh dance teaching on request
Colonial & Historic
Authentic instruments and material, period clothing, and songwriting from primary research make the GH&CS a standout for historic entertainment and costumed events at museums and historic sites. Please inquire for first-person living history interpretation, and staff training on history education through music.
• The Old State House
• The Paul Revere House
• Adams Historic Site
• Longfellow House
• Brookline Transportation Museum
• King Richard's Faire
• Plymouth Thanksgiving Celebration
• local Patriot's Day celebrations
Private Functions & Events
We enjoy working with you to create a special-event program of background, roving, or concert music. Please inquire with your ideas.
• Banquets & awards dinners
• Birthdays & private parties
• Weddings & anniversaries
Concerts & Festivals
A mainstay of the New England coffeehouse scene since 1975, the band captivates listeners of all ages with a downeast Yankee mix of Celtic, colonial, and maritime music. The GH&CS delights outdoor audiences at town days and fairs, clambakes, and summer concert series.
• First Night Boston and Providence
• Passim in Harvard Square
• Castle Hill in Ipswich - July 4th Concert
• JFK Memorial Library
• Boston Folk Festival
Workshops & Teaching
Lynn Noel offers training and professional-development workshops in first-person living history, plus music and storytelling for her heritage education. Band members and alumni offer festival workshops and private/group instruction on guitar, dulcimer, and voice.
Current Members
John Berger, South Boston
Nancy Koch, Roslindale
Lynn Noel, Arlington
David "Doc" Rosen, Jamaica Plain
Diane Taraz, Arlington
Recordings
~ Airs From Who Knows Where, 1995
~ Waterbound, 1980
~ Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society, 1978
Hi Resolution Color and Black & White Band Photos
Back, Left to Right: David "Doc" Rosen, Nancy Koch, and Diane Taraz
Front: Left to Right: John Berger and Lynn Noel
Color Photo 1
Color Photo 2
Black and White Photo