Thursday, August 3rd at 6:30
Registration begins July 15th
​Held in the Community Room

This program is based on Spignesi's book The 100 Best Beatles Songs. The program covers and discusses the Top 10 songs in the book, counting down from #10 to #1. Here is the Top 10:

1. A Day In The Life
2. Strawberry Fields Forever
3. Let It Be
4. Yesterday
5. All You Need Is Love
6. Hey Jude
7. In My Life
8. Penny Lane
9. Revolution
10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
 
For each song, fascinating details are provided, including how and when it was written, what it means, who participated in the recording, why it's in the Top 10, its significance in the Beatles canon and much more. A brief excerpt of the song is played, and we also take a look at the lyrics and discuss them in the context of brilliant poetry.
 
Each attendee receives a tri-fold, signed, color, limited edition brochure listing the Top 100 songs. A Q&A follows the talk. Register online! 

The Kerry Boys
Thursday, March 2nd at 6:30
Registration begins February 15th
Held in the Community Room
 
The Kerry Boys are Mark James, originally from the county Kerry Ireland now a Cheshire, CT resident, and Pierce Campbell (CT State Troubadour 2007/08) from Prospect, CT. From their first meeting, these two dynamic and popular Connecticut performers combined their talents to form an exciting Irish music duo. 23 years and 4 CD's later, they are still dazzling fans of all ages from Maine to Pennsylvania with their humorous high-energy performances and engaging style of Irish ballads and sea songs. 

What makes The Kerry Boys so special is the rare combination of talents that Mark and Pierce possess. Both are strong vocalists and instrumentalists with Mark playing guitar and Pierce playing mandolin, guitar and banjo. This enables them to sing pristine harmonies rarely heard anymore, while backing them up with powerful and expressive instrumentation. Their performances are truly a shared experience as they engage audiences of all ages in singing and clapping.

​Call 860-489-6684 to register or register online at www.torringtonlibrary.org

Join Tom O'Carroll on Thursday, March 3rd at 6:30 as he sings Irish songs and tells wild tales from Ireland! O'Carroll is an Irish folksinger and humorist from Dublin. His quick wit, scholarship and virtuosity on a variety of musical instruments have made him popular with audiences in libraries, cultural events, colleges and high schools throughout the U.S. Tom has been singing the songs and playing the tunes of his native Ireland for over 30 years. He enlivens these programs with his trademark humor and incredible stock of stories and anecdotes.

Registration begins February 15th.  Register by calling 860-489-6684 or online. 

Held at Coe Park Civic Center. Doors open at 6:00pm.

Join us for Christmastide, 19th Century Musical Presentation on Thursday December 3 at 6:30. 

A 19th Century Christmastide Join library favorite, Rick Spencer, as we celebrate the holiday season! For many the romance of Christmas is linked to a distant land, rituals of the "perfect Christmas". Perhaps most influential was Charles Dickens and the images of his most precious story (both the still images he created and the moving ones which came later). A 19th Century Christmastide is a selection of songs which were popular at the end of the 1800s. The songs are almost universally recognizable. For those who have embraced history as a passion the romantic notions of the ideal Christmas are entwined with songs which were part of the holidays in Victorian England and America. Rick accompanies the songs on guitar, banjo, mandolin, concertina or Appalachian dulcimer. Audience members are welcome to sing along!

Registration begins November 15th. Call 860-489-6684 to register or online. 

Join us on Thursday, July 31st as Maggie Carchrie presents traditional music and dance of the Scottish Highlands. Maggie Carchrie is the 1995 winner of the US Gaelic Mod in Gaelic sing.

The event will also feature world-class bagpiper Thomas Leigh and a highland dancer. Maggie will present songs in English, Scottish, and Gaelic in an informative and entertaining manor accompanied by guitar or world percussion!

Registration begins July 1st. Please call the library at 860-489-6684 or email jessh@torringtonlibrary.org to register!