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Sligo Rags

First Sunday Music Series - Friends of the Encinitas Library

Sligo Rags

Sunday, May 1, 2011 • 2:00pm

Named among the top acoustic bands (by Folkworks Magazine), this dynamic ensemble presents Celtic Folk with a decidedly bluegrass attitude. Sligo Rags is taking the local and not-so-local Folk and Celtic music scenes by storm with a unique blend of eclectic musical influences. Their sophomore effort, “The Whiskey Never Lies,” (called “the best from the West Coast Celts in many years” by Shay Clark of the Irish-American News), was named one of the top 10 of 2007 by Folkworks.  Don’t be surprised if elements of country, gypsy jazz and swing manage to sneak their way into the act as well. Award-winning flatpicking and fingerstyle guitarist David Burns (recently featured in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine), fiddler extraordinaire Michael Kelly, and world-renowned bassist Gordon Rustvold are guaranteed to fill the room and your lives with electricity. They may give you a good laugh or two along the way as well. <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hn1r_OYXVDM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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