Celtic Troubadors at Lost Moth Gallery

Four Shillings Short

On Nov. 19, Lost Moth Gallery will host a Celtic winter concert with Four Shillings Short. Doors open at 6 pm for treats and wine and the concert starts at 7 pm.

The Celtic/folk/world music duo Four Shillings Short are coming to the Door Peninsula for the first time this November for a special Celtic winter concert featuring music, poetry and stories from the Celtic tradition.

Four Shillings Short is the husband/wife duo of Aodg Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy Martin from California. They perform traditional and original music from the Celtic lands, medieval and Renaissance Europe, India and the Americas on a fantastic array of instruments (more than 30) including hammered & mountain dulcimer, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, tin whistles, recorders, medieval and renaissance woodwinds, North Indian sitar, charango, bowed psaltery, banjo, bodhran, guitar, percussion, vocals and even a krumhorn.

Touring in the U.S. and Ireland since 1997, Four Shillings Short are independent folk-artists who perform 150 concerts a year, have released 12 recordings and live as full-time troubadours traveling from town to town performing at music festivals, theaters, etc.

O’Tuama grew up in a family of poets, musicians and writers. He received his degree in music from University College Cork, Ireland and received a fellowship from Stanford University in California in medieval and renaissance performance. Martin grew up in a family of musicians and dancers. She can sing in English, Irish, Spanish and Sanskrit.

Lost Moth Gallery is located at 7975 Hwy 42 in Egg Harbor. Reservations are strongly suggested. There is a $20 cover charge. For more information call 920.495.2928.