7:30pm
Monday 9 April
Irish Arts Center
553 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
Muldoon’s Picnic: Hosted by Paul Muldoon
with house band Rogue Oliphant
The critically-acclaimed feast of music, storytelling, poetry, and more—now in its eighth season— Muldoon’s Picnic has become a staple of New York’s cultural diet. Led by Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon, this words-and-music jamboree features an evolving lineup of world-class special guests from across the spectrum of arts and letters.
Featuring
Sophie Cabot Black, poet
Andy Fitzpatrick, singer-songwriter
Virginia Heffernan, journalist and cultural critic
The Prodigals:
Gregory Grene (button accordion, vocals), Dave Fahy (guitar, vocals), Alex Grene (fiddle), Andrew Harkin (bass, double bass) and Brian Tracey (drums)
Gary Shteyngart, satirical novelist