Since she was 18, when she astounded the Celtic music world by winning the Senior All-Ireland Championship, Liz and her fiddle have been amazing audiences around the globe. In recent years, she has been honored with many accolades, including the nomination for a 2010 Grammy, along with John Doyle, for their duet album, "Double Play." And in April of 2011, Liz was awarded the Cumadóir TG4, the first American-born composer honored with Ireland's most significant traditional music prize.
Cormac McCarthy is a Cork-born composer and pianist who has recently moved to Chicago. He hails from a family of Irish-traditional musicians and learned both traditional and classical music from a young age. In his younger years, he studied with Mary Beattie and George Dunne at the Cork School of Music whilst receiving masterclasses from the likes of Philip Martin, Eva Poblocka, Barry Harris, Carola Grindea, Dr. Billy Taylor and Edward Simon. He received a first class honors Bachelor's in Music from the Cork School of Music in 2007 (majoring in piano performance) and went on to complete a Masters in Composition under C.S.L. Parker, graduating in 2009. He is currently a graduate jazz studies student at DePaul University, Chicago.
Liz Carroll and Comac McCarthy will be performing
Friday night, November 4
7:00-8:15pm
Independent Media Center
Free with Festival wristband
and also performing
Friday night, November 4
9:30-10:45pm
Iron Post
Free with Festival wristband