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A powerhouse of Irish traditional music, The Truckley Howl, consisting of John Blake, Mairead Hurley and Nathan Gourley, will perform at Mountain City Traditional Arts at 25 E. Main St. in Frostburg on Tuesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. The program is open to the public; a $15 donation is suggested.
Blending the rich sounds of fiddle, flute, concertina and guitar, these three masters of their instruments play lively melodies taken from the deep well of traditional music of Ireland.
Blake is a traditional Irish flute player, guitarist and pianist. A former member of the traditional group Teada, he has performed and recorded with Irish musicians John Carty, Paddy Glackin, Noel Hill, Liam O’Flynn, Jesse Smith, Harry Bradley, Colm Gannon, The Kane Sisters and James Kelly.
Hurley is from Ballymote, County Sligo, and won the All-Ireland Concertina Senior Championships at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 2006. She has been playing since she was 4 years old.
Gourley is one of America’s most highly regarded young players of traditional Irish music. He started playing music at age 5. While living in Minnesota, he collaborated with renowned musician Paddy O’Brien of Chulrua. Gourley plays at concerts, ceilis, sessions and festivals in Boston and throughout the U.S. and Ireland.
For more information, call Mountain City Traditional Arts at 301-687-8040.
To watch The Truckley Howl in action, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF2kCqt0TfI.

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