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Eileen Ivers - Joyful Christmas
Irish Film Series - The Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley is proud to announce the return
“Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s ” of Eileen Ivers to its stage on Sunday Nov 30, 2025 at 3 PM when she and her band

The Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley concludes its 2025 Irish Film series present their Joyful Christmas show.
this fall on Thursday November 20 at 7 PM when they present “Brendan Gleeson’s For years, Eileen and the band have been celebrating the glorious story of
Farewell to Hughes’s”. Christmas, thoughtfully, uniquely and with pure unbridled joy! Eileen’s Irish and
An unassuming pub on a side street behind the Four Courts in Dublin was a American roots shine throughout the evening’s beautiful mix of traditional, story-
mecca of traditional Irish music for musicians, dancers, singers and listeners for filled, age-old Wren Day songs, poems, and of course, foot stomping and hollerin’
over 35 years. In 2021, Hughes’s pub closed its doors for the last time. In January roots music. Eileen and the ensemble’s plethora of instruments and voices weave
2022, talented fiddle player, actor, and Hughes regular Brendan Gleeson meets throughout the evening, coupled with Ivers’ signature warmth, inviting listeners in
musicians, dancers and singers in and around the pub as they gather one last time to for a tuneful, soulful celebration capturing the true spirit and joy of the season.
recreate the magic of Hughes’s and to commemorate its invaluable legacy. The film Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated, Eileen continues to push traditional
is approximately 60 minutes long. fiddling boundaries from a folk music staple to a fiercely fresh, powerfully beautiful,
Commentary will be provided by Jeffrey A. Miller, PhD. Utica University Professor intensely driving world stage experience. Over a career spanning more than 40
years, Ivers has performed and/or toured with such diverse artists as Sting, Patti
of Communication and Media prior to the film. Smith, Al Di Meola, Hall and Oates and The Chieftains.
The film will be shown in the H.A.R.P. Museum on the second floor of the The daughter of Irish immigrants, Eileen was born and raised in the culturally
Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley, 623 Columbia St, Utica. The venue diverse neighborhood of The Bronx, NYC. She is a 9-time All-Ireland fiddle
is wheelchair accessible. This film is free to attend, however donations are most champion, and one of the most awarded All-Ireland Fiddle and Banjo champions
appreciated and will go a long way to help continue this and other programs. To ever. Proclaimed “a national treasure” by the NCTA chair, she celebrates her
ensure there is adequate seating, please register at http://bit.ly/4olbBIH or call and renowned career as a performer, composer, producer, songwriter, band leader,
leave a message at 315-733-4228 Ext 6. educator, multi-instrumentalist and revered pioneer in connecting her American,
This film series was made possible through a grant secured by Assemblywoman Irish traditional, jazz, blues, and world roots.
Marianne Buttenschon (D-119, Marcy). This grant, funded by the Legislation The show starts 3 PM Sunday November 30 in the Event Center at the Irish Cultural
Initiative Program and administered out of the state’s Office of Child and Family Center of the Mohawk Valley located at 623 Columbia St, Utica, NY. Advance sale
Services, to provide educational and recreational programs and events for youth tickets, $40, can be purchased at the Five Points Public House or online at http://bit.
and adults in the community. The Legislative Initiative Program is funded by the ly/46aRYN5. Tickets will be $50 at the door. Children 12 and under are free when
New York State Legislature to support the efforts of the activities of eligible non- accompanied by an adult. The venue is wheelchair accessible. For information call
profit organizations. and leave a message at 315-733-4228 Ext 6.

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