O'Challah
O'Challah is an Irish/Jewish/Eastern European band featuring three well respected, longtime performers in Cape Cod's folk and world music scene. Denya LeVine, Greg Johnson and Clayton March blend innovative arrangements with traditional styles. Begin with the joy, beauty and sensitivity of the music of Ireland. Add the untamed wildness of Balkan, Eastern European Klezmer and Israeli dance music, and move on to the emotionally rich, evocative compositions of Greg and Clayton. Rounding out the repertoire is a diverse collection of songs in English, Irish Gaelic, Hebrew, and Yiddish sung by Denya. You will hear guitar, clarinet, tin whistle, Irish flute, mandolin and fiddles. It is the bittersweet yet ecstatic nature of traditional Irish and Jewish music that brought the group together. O'Challah's music reflects the crossover musical links between Ireland, mainland Europe and the Middle East. Expand the borders of your ears! Expect a performance that is engaging and whimsical!
Longing for Ireland
Longing For Ireland is a Cape Cod band whose music is centered in the heart of Celtic tradition, a wheel with spokes radiating in many directions... three exuberant, creative, working musicians make up Longing for Ireland. With roots in traditional American, classical, bluegrass, and multicultural music, the band's repertoire spans the 17th century to the 21st century. Energetic dance tunes, poetry, ancient and contemporary songs focus on the wildly varied emotions of Celtic music. The musicians are well known: They are fiddlers Dinah Mellin and band vocalist Denya LeVine both from Orleans, and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Greg R. Johnson from Mashpee. Celtic/World music percussion master Mance Grady, from Cumberland, Rhode Island, often joins the group as a guest artist. Mance plays the native drum of Ireland, the bodhran, and a multitude of percussive instruments. Longing for Ireland, 120 years of combined musical expertise: the power and pulse of strings and thunder await to transport you back to the Celtic countries.
Call for bookings (508)255-5090
denya1@verizon.net