Mesa Public Library presents Four Shillings Short live concert Nov. 3 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The staff at Mesa Public Library presents Four Shillings Short for a live concert 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 at Fuller Lodge.

Doors open at 6 p.m. for this event, which is free to the public and appropriate for all ages. 

Enjoy a festive concert to celebrate the Celtic Bonfire Festival of Samhain. Rooted in Celtic and  \American folk music, Four Shillings Short is a husband-and-wife duo who have been performing  together since 1995. Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland, and Christy Martin from California, perform 150 concerts per year throughout the US and Ireland and have produced 12 recordings  to date.

Their unique sound includes a wide range of instruments, including banjos, guitars, tin  whistles, the doumbek, dulcimers, spoons, gemshorn, bowed psaltery, recorders, crumhorn,  Native American Flutes, percussion, and more! Some locals may remember their performance at  Ashely Pond in October of 2021 (also hosted by Mesa Public Library).  

The Celtic bonfire festival of Samhain (Gaelic for “the summer’s end) is also known as Féile na Marbh (the Feast of the Dead) and marks the end of harvest season, the Celtic New Year, and the beginning of winter. It is traditionally celebrated at the end of October and beginning of November, and in celebration, this Samhain concert brings together music, folklore, and stories that link modern-day harvest celebrations and customs with this ancient bonfire festival. 

This program is made possible by Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries. For more  information, visit the library’s event calendar.