A Winter Celtic Concert with Rose Clancy and Max Cohen

Max Cohen

An accomplished guitar player, Max has been playing and writing for the

guitar for more than thirty years. His musicianship has drawn accolades

from critics and fans alike. As an accompanist, Max is always looking for

something to engage the listener - a clever twist, an unusual chord or a

poignant harmony. As a performer, his attention to detail is what truly

distinguishes him, as his playing is characterized by technical precision

and exquisite tone.

Max has played and toured all over the US and Canada. but currently he

is living on Cape Cod where he is involved with the local traditional

music scene. These days Cohen is accompanying the likes of fiddler

Rose Clancy, as well as Franco American fiddler Donna Hebert. Max is

also the regular accompanist of renowned folk singer Priscilla Herdman

and he plays with the Martha's Vineyard based group The Misfits of

Avalon.

Max Cohen's website: www.tagyerit.com/maxcohen

Rose Clancy

Rose Clancy was born in New York into a musical family hailing from County Armagh,

Ireland, an area immersed in Traditional Irish Music. Her musical career began at an

early age performing with her family’s musical group, The Clancy Tradition. Rose

learned Traditional Music from her Father, Eugene Clancy of the Irish Ramblers, and by

sitting in with the band at “ceilidh’s (Irish dances) with great traditional musicians such

as Felix Dolan, Brian Conway and Mike Melanophy.

After a successful career in NY, Rose decided to move to Boston to attend the North

Bennett Street School where she studied violin making for 3 years. Upon graduating

she founded The Chatham Fiddle Company where she teaches, makes and repairs

instruments and runs a boutique concert series featuring some of the finest talent from

the celtic music genre.

Rose performs throughout the Northeast and recently at Gaelic Roots, Boston College,

at the South Shore Conservatory Roots and Branches with Robbie O’Connell and at

The Burren Backroom with Jacqueline Schwab. She has released several CD’s with

The Clancy Tradition and most recently released her first solo CD with pianist Brendan

Dolan featuring the music of Ireland, Cape Breton and Scotland.

Rose Clancy's website: www.roseclancyfiddler.com

Photo Credit: Marcy Ford