10 Mayo St
Portland, ME 04101
USA
“Seanachie” [pronounced “shaun-a-key”] is the Irish word for a Storyteller.
To celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day and all things Irish, Seanachie Lynne Cullen tells six Celtic folktales for grownups: dangerous faeries, foxy tricksters, grumpy corpses, belligerent giants, and more! With an original musical score arranged and played by Kurt Kish on electric guitar and concertina, you’ll feel as though you’re watching a movie with the best special effects of all: beamed straight into your mind’s eye!
Children 10+ are welcome, too.
Friday, March 11 | Doors open at 7:00 PM
Show begins at 7:30 PM; 60-minutes with an intermission
Tickets are available for $15 in advance, $18 at the door, and $22 for preferred seating (sliding scale available)
ARTIST BIOS
LYNNE CULLEN
Lynne Cullen is a storyteller, writer, visual artist, and concertina player. She learned the ancient art of traditional storytelling while living in Yorkshire, England. Since 2006, Lynne has produced and hosted “Seanachie Nights”, a monthly evening of stories and music from the Celtic, British, and other traditions, at Bull Feeney’s Irish Pub. She has appeared in The Maine Irish Heritage Center’s annual “The Best of All Things Irish in Maine” for the past two years.
Lynne is the writer, director, and co-producer of “Walk Among the Shadows”, the annual theatrical event held in Portland’s historic Eastern Cemetery by Spirits Alive.
KURT KISH
When Kurt Kish was 14, he found a 4-string tenor acoustic guitar in his mother’s closet, on which he taught himself music and guitar. Later he studied music theory and composition. As a solo musician, Kurt has developed an original voice on electric guitar. With such diverse musical influences as quirky instrumentals of the ‘50s and ‘60s; International Folk; Doom Metal; Bach solo violin pieces reimagined on guitar, and Irish jigs and reels, listeners can expect a unique musical experience. Kurt has spent four years learning the concertina, on which he primarily plays Irish tunes. “The electric guitar and concertina are so different that they complement each other well.”