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Colleen Raney & Hanz Araki with Special Guest Owen Marshall

Award-winning traditional Irish musicians Colleen Raney and Hanz Araki will be joined by guitarist Owen Marshall for an exclusive tour of the Pacific Northwest in May 2016.
Among the finest interpreters of traditional songs of her generation, Colleen Raney recently released her fourth album, titled Here This is Home, recorded in Dublin, Ireland over the summer of 2013. Colleen grew up inspired by the Irish and Scottish songs and tunes in the rich Irish community in Seattle, Washington. Her four solo CDs have staked her claim as a serious presence in Celtic music today and provoked Hearth Music to enthuse, "Singing with a deep love for the tradition and the dark poetry of Celtic song, Colleen has been drawing new life from old ballads and renewing our love for Celtic music." Irish Music Magazine recently called Raney among the best in her genre. www.colleenraney.com

Internationally recognized flute player and singer Hanz Araki is known for his fresh an innovative approach to traditional Irish and Scottish music. The son of a Japanese shakuhachi Grand Master, Araki Kodo V, and a Scots-Irish mother, his musical sensibility is both inspired and disciplined and has made him a household name from the UK to Japan. In his 25 year career, Araki has earned the praise of the international music community including Fatea Magazine, who raves (His) musicianship is superb achingly beautiful; a real delight. Irish Music Magazine writes that Araki is an Irish music phenomenon in West Coast America. www.hanzaraki.com

Owen Marshall has performed and recorded with many of traditional musics 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. His music has appeared on NPRs Thistle and Shamrock, BBC television, and the back of his left elbow has appeared on MTV. In addition to being a respected performer, Owen is in demand at music camps throughout New England and the U.S., where he shares his approach to accompanying traditional music.