Rose Clancy and Max Cohen

Music & More Winter Concert Series presents Rose Clancy and Max Cohen

Member $18 / Non-Member $24

Season Pass: Member $160 / Non-Member $195

Cape Cod based fiddler Rose Clancy, carries forward the music played by multiple

generations of her family with roots dating back to 1950s Ireland, where members of the

Clancy family played at country dances and concerts throughout Ireland. She is joined

by Max Cohen, guitarist and singer. The duo pays tribute to its origins through a special

blend of contemporary and traditional tunes and songs, infused with influences from

Ireland, Scotland, Cape Breton and New England.

“lovely, energetic music played without pretension”. Daniel Neely, The Irish Echo

‘Powerful fiddling from an Irish American who also knows the Scottish and Cape Breton

traditions” Alex Monaghan, Folkworld

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. Rose

performs throughout the Northeast and has performed 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 a solo CD with pianist Brendan Dolan featuring the music of

Ireland, Cape Breton and Scotland.

Max Cohen, a virtuoso finger style guitarist who also possesses a brilliantly emotive

voice, Max has been playing and writing 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

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