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Elkhart Historical Society
presents "The Tastes and Tunes of Ireland" featuring Wild Columbine
on March 21st
[February 28, 2025]
The Elkhart Historical Society has for many
years celebrated the Irish heritage that exists in our surrounding
area and are inviting you to join us at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March
21, 2025, at the Elkhart Christian Church’s Fellowship Center, at
206 South Gillett St., in Elkhart, Illinois, for “The Taste and
Tunes of Ireland.” Wild Columbine, a trio of musicians featuring
Sally McDaniel-Smith (flutes and whistles), Megan Turner (violin),
and William Furry (guitar, concertina, mandolin and percussion),
will perform a repertoire of traditional Irish, Scottish, and
English music of the 18th and 19th centuries. For this program the
band will play mostly Irish reels, jigs, airs, and polkas, and sing
a few songs from traditional sources.
Wild Columbine has been performing as a band for 10 years, but the
members' collective experience totals more than nine decades. Furry,
a five-generation native of Springfield and now a resident of
Petersburg, is the executive director of the Illinois State
Historical Society. McDaniels-Smith is a sought-after soloist and
frequent "pit" player for musical theater productions. Megan
Thornberry's evolution as an artist has been enhanced by her work
with community orchestras, the opera, and her passion for
traditional music.
This spring and summer you can hear the band play
in Macomb, Edwardsville, Decatur, Charleston, Hillsboro, and
Springfield.
The “Taste”, will be traditional corn beef or pot roast, accompanied
by cabbage, red potatoes, carrots, and onions, with a roll and
butter, and warm bread pudding with a delectable sauce or sherbert
for dessert.
Pricing information can be found at the links
below or contacting the provided phone number.
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Reservations are required and
should be made by calling (217) 947-2238 between 8 a.m. -7 p.m.,
between February 23 and March 14, 2025. Once you receive a call
back confirming your reservations, payment should be sent within
5 business days to the Elkhart Historical Society, at PO Box
255, Elkhart, IL 62634, arriving no later than March 14, 2025.
Cash and checks may also be dropped off at The Country Bumpkin
Shop at 103 Gov. Oglesby St. in Elkhart, IL 62634 Wednesdays –
Sunday, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Reservation forms may be downloaded
from the
elkharthistoricalsociety.org website, by clicking
here.
[Text received from Elkhart Historical
Society]
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