By the Hearth: An Evening with Simon de Voil and Samara Jade
Intimate acoustic Celtic folk set blending fiddle, guitar, and traditional song with spoken stories and Irish lore in a candlelit chapel, honoring the feast day of St. Patrick at Kanuga.
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