To celebrate Valentine’s Day the Oneida Public Library invites its adult patrons to a free reception Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. with refreshments, poetry and the music of Springhouse, featuring Bill Fahy (right) on mandolin, banjo and guitar and vocals and Tavia Pellani (left) on fiddle.
(Oneida, NY – Feb. 2016) To celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, though a tad early, Oneida Public Library invites its adult patrons to a free reception with refreshments, the music of Springhouse and readings of love poems Thursday Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
Springhouse, formed in 2011, will play traditional folk, American and Irish romantic tunes. Featured are the duo of Bill Fahy on mandolin, banjo, guitar and vocals and Tavia Pellani on fiddle and harp.
Accenting the musical selections will be readings of love poems. The OPL invites guests who attend the reception to share their favorite romantic poems, whether well-known or original, funny or passionate. To complement the music and poetry, the OPL will offer chocolates, cookies and sparkling beverages.
Springhouse’s Bill Fahy has been playing, performing and teaching traditional music in Central New York for over 16 years. He has been a founding member of the Flophouse String Band, the Tired Hands String Band and the Sail Cats. Currently, in addition to Springhouse, he performs with Craobh Dugan, which is the “Dugan Branch” of the international Celtic music society Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, and with the local Irish group Rattling Bog Band.
Tavia Pellani, who is classically trained in the cello and plays a number of instruments, took up the fiddle and Irish harp out of love of Celtic and traditional folk music. She has played the fiddle and the harp with Craobh Dugan for over 10 years.
The reception is free.
For more information, stop by the Oneida Library, 220 Broad St., or call 315-363-3050.