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A MUSICAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION
March 9 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Peter Brice on the button accordion and Tess Hartis on the fiddle as they present traditional music and songs of Ireland at this special live performance at the William Paca House.
Advance registration recommended; space is limited.
Cost: $25 General Admission; $20 for HA Members, HA Docents, & Military; $10 for Children (8-17); FREE for Children 7 and under
About Our Performers:
Peter Brice sings old songs in a traditional style and plays Irish traditional music on the button accordion. A native Annapolitan and an exponent of Baltimore, Maryland’s Irish traditional music community, Peter’s work blends singing and musicianship with musicology and history, humor, colorful design, and a vision for traditional culture as a foundation for an intellectual life. The core of Peter’s public work is the collection and revival of traditional music from Maryland to which end, even as a teenager, he was rescuing orally transmitted songs from local people who were born in the early 20th century. He has collected and collated the compositions of Billy McComiskey, and is continuously collecting Irish and American traditional music in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County.
Tess Hartis is an Irish fiddler and classical violinist originally from South Carolina. She began her musical training at the age of eight and discovered her love of Irish traditional music in college. She has performed extensively with Hup Traditional Irish Band and Istanpitta Early Music Ensemble based in Houston, TX, as well as the South Carolina Philharmonic an d various regional orchestras around the Southeastern US and Texas. Having recently moved to Towson, MD, she maintains an active performing schedule with various Irish music ensembles and classical groups in the DMV area. She received her degrees in Violin Performance and Music Education from the University of South Carolina, where she also taught violin and viola at the USC String Project. A passionate teacher, Tess taught public school orchestra from 2019-2022 and has taught workshops in various styles of playing. Most recently, she taught fiddle at the 2023 O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat in Midlothian, Texas. Tess now teaches multiple classes at the Baltimore Irish Music School each week and maintains a private studio of violin and fiddle students in Towson, MD.
