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NOVEMBER 15, 2014
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin (November 16, 1915 – May 16, 2007)
Creole accordionist who specialized in Cajun music (called “la la music” or “la musique Creole”) and was influential in what became zydeco music.
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NOVEMBER 15, 2014
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Mick Moloney (November 15, 1944)
Michael “Mick” Moloney (born November 15, 1944) is a traditional Irish musician and scholar. Born in Limerick, County Limerick, he was an important figure on the Dublin folk-song revival in the 1960s. In 1973, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He gained early fame as a member of Irish group The Johnstons and The Emmet Spiceland but has since performed and recorded with a variety of groups and individuals, including Eugene O’Donnell and Séamus Egan, and Marie & Martin Reilly; he also worked closely with The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem. Mick also served as the artistic director for several major arts tours including The Green Fields of America, an ensemble of Irish musicians, singers and dancers which toured across the United States on several occasions. In all, he has produced and performed on over forty albums, and acted as advisor for scores of festivals and concerts all over America
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