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Irish songstress Karan Casey to play at Old Church Theatre in Courtenay

Ireland’s Karan Casey has always been a singer of songs that tell a story and show their muscle.
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Karan Casey comes to Courtenay for a performance at the Old Church Theatre on June 16. Photo by Amelia Stein, via KaranCasey.com

Ireland’s Karan Casey has always been a singer of songs that tell a story and show their muscle.

She brings her talents to the Old Church Theatre (755 Harmston Ave., Courtenay) on Friday, June 16.

Casey has a list of impressive quotes as long as your arm and rightfully so. She’s been blazing a musical trail for more than 25 years. A lover of ballads, love songs and searing versions of social justice songs, fond of a good yarn, she has toured the world making deep connections with her audience connecting via Ireland’s past but crucially repositioning women and songs in a universal and modern setting. Casey has been striking out lately to explore new areas of performance on the piano and with spoken word and theatre.

“Karan has no vocal peer when it comes to Irish music,” said Old Church Theatre’s concert director, Doug Cox. “We are so fortunate to have her visiting us on the West Coast and I can’t wait to hear the lovely tonalities of her voice in the Old Church Theatre.”

Casey has released 11 albums, and has contributed to numerous other artists’ projects, appearing on more than 50 albums so far. She has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Japan, performing with her own band as well as collaborating with such diverse musicians as Maura O’Connell, James Taylor, Bela Fleck, Boston Pops Orchestra, Kate Ellis, Niall Vallely, Pauline Scanlon, The Chieftains, The Dubliners, Peggy Seeger, Karen Matheson, Mick Flannery, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Tim O’Brien and of course, the group she fronted, Solas.

In 2018 Casey helped found FairPlé, which is an organization aimed at achieving fairness and gender balance for female performers in Irish traditional and folk music.

Casey will perform with her trio featuring Niamh Dunne and Niall Vallely.

For tickets, visit oldchurchtheatreshows.com/