SUNAPEE — The Sunapee Seniors, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Humanities Council, will present a program by Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki titled “Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music,” at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 9 at the Lake Sunapee United Methodist Church, Lower Main Street, Sunapee. This program is free and open to the public.
Through traditional music, Jordan relays some of the adventures, misadventures and emotions experienced by Irish emigrants. The focus is on songs about leaving Ireland.
The presenter discusses the historical context of these songs, interspersing their stories with tunes from Ireland that made their way into New England’s musical repertoire, played on his fiddle or guitar.
Jordan is an award-winning fiddler who grew up playing dances and folk festivals around New England. He has toured nationally with bands of various genres, performed across Ireland and released multiple recordings of Celtic music that can be heard on radio stations around New England
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