From Harford Community College: An Afternoon of Irish Poetry and Song will take place Wednesday, March 9, at 3 PM in the historic Hays-Heighe House on the Harford Community College campus. Winner of a Gertrude Stein Award for innovative writing, Irish-American poet and musician Terence Winch will delight the audience with poetry and songs. Winch […]
Mardi Gras in Havre de Grace: City’s French Culture is Celebrated with a Parade on Bourbon Street
From the Havre de Grace Office of Tourism: In the spirit of an authentic New Orleans Masquerade Ball, Havre de Grace welcomes visitors and locals to celebrate Mardi Gras along Bourbon Street with a parade to benefit the Havre de Grace Recreation Committee. Floats will be constructed by local businesses and artisans and the parade […]
Ears Wide Open: Surprises and Some Head Scratching at The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
More than any other award show, the GRAMMY awards always seem to generate a fair amount of buzz and no shortage of opinions on the performances that take place during the course of the telecast. This year was certainly no exception. The show immediately opened with a tribute to the Queen of Soul, the iconic […]
Ears Wide Open: Sounds (and Some Sights) of the Super Bowl
Super Bowl XLV is in the books and regardless of how you feel about the winner (or loser), everyone always seems to want to chat about the commercials and entertainment that goes hand in hand with the NFL’s big day. My Twitter feed and Facebook wall were buzzing with everyone chiming in with their observations, […]
Ears Wide Open: When It Comes To Cover Songs There’s Just Nothing As Good As the Original…Usually
I’ll be the first one to admit it. I’m a bit of a music snob. This is not to suggest that I don’t recognize the place that artists like Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle and others have in the pop culture lexicon. But musically, they don’t do much for me. I feel the same way about […]
High-Octane Canadian Fiddle-Fest “Barrage” Coming Back To Patterson Mill Middle-High School
From Harford County Public Schools: Barrage will be coming back to Patterson Mill on Feb 26th at 7pm. They will perform their acclaimed concert and also have a combined performance with the orchestra’s of Patterson Mill and Fallston HS. Barrage – A high-octane fiddle-fest that features an international, multi-talented cast performing an eclectic mix of […]
Ears Wide Open: The Best Things I Listened To In 2010; Music Vet Asks Harford “What Do You Listen To?”
As a 15 year veteran of the music industry (with a good measure of politics thrown in), I was excited when the good people at The Dagger asked if I would be interested in blogging about one of my true passions. Of course I jumped at the opportunity to share some of the music that […]
Charlie Daniels Band Surprise Headliner at Havre de Grace Seafood Festival in August
For weeks, there has been talk around Havre de Grace about a surprise, big-name band that may be coming to perform at the Seafood Festival next summer. City officials and event organizers have been tight-lipped about (and, eventually, contractually-bound from) discussing the name of the performer until tonight, when it was revealed the special guest […]
