Arts & Leisure
York's own Irish entertainer returns to Clay Hill Farm
By Rose Safran
York's own "Irish Music Guy," Kevin Farley, will bring his wealth of songs and stories to Clay Hill Farm's Irish Extravaganza Brunch this Sunday.
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Clay Hill Farm's Irish Extravaganza Brunch is scheduled for this Sunday, March 4, from noon to 3 p.m.
As his website www.irishmusicguy.com notes, "Kevin plays a dozen instruments, knows 750-plus Irish songs, weaves an immense wealth of great stories, bad jokes, instrumental razzle-dazzle and a vast compendium of fascinating trivia into each performance."
A York resident, Farley has been a hit here in town and far beyond the town's borders.
"He moves with ease from the Celtic harp to the fiddle, pennywhistle and Irish drum as he explores the roots of Irish music. He plays a variety of styles on banjo and guitar as he traces the rise of the folk song tradition," Jim O'Shea is quoted as saying of Farley. "He plays accordion, piano, harmonica, and Irish bouzouki (a guitar-sized mandolin-type instrument) as he follows the tradition to the New World and demonstrates the wide range of its influence on American roots and folk music. He sheds new light on everything from the common threads linking the traditional and classical music forms to the often-surprising origins of popular Irish-American songs. And he does it all with such effortless good humor that you don't realize how much information he's packed in until it's all over and you finally have a moment to let it sink in."
Clay Hill Farm's Irish Brunch will include a multi-course menu and show, all for the price of $24 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
Clay Hill Farm is an award-winning restaurant hailed for combining the sophistication of the city with the charm of its unparalleled country setting.
The cuisine is New American - also known as, shaken not stirred, adding a "Ta-Da" quality to traditional Maine favorites and contemporary trends.
Clay Hill Farm is open all year serving dinner Wednesdays through Sundays from 5:30 p.m., with off-site catering is available.
Contact Clay Hill Farm for more information at 361-2272 or view menus and "What's New" online at www.clayhillfarm.com.
To receive an advance copy of the Irish Brunch menu, e-mail info@clayhillfarm.com.
