News Release

IWV Campus

Men of Worth Concert

Ridgecrest, CA – November 1, 2005

Men of Worth featuring Donnie MacDonald and James Keigher will once again delight an Indian Wells Valley audience when they appear at the Cerro Coso Community College Lecture Center on Friday, November 18 at 7 p.m., courtesy of the Associated Students of Cerro Coso. The concert will feature the very best in Celtic music---songs that come from past generations as well as stories from present day observations. Donnie MacDonald, a Scotsman, and Jimmy Keigher, an Irishman, combine music with humor in a very special union that leaves an audience laughing and cheering for more.

On stage, they perform with octave mandolin, accordion, bodhrans, guitar, banjo and mandola while singing their songs in both English and Gaelic. In 1986, Donnie MacDonald and Jimmy Keigher formed Men of Worth and have gained popularity from audiences all over America, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. Bringing together Irish and Scottish folk music, combining traditional and contemporary styles. Men of Worth have many recordings, which embrace the best in Irish and Scottish music.

CD's and tapes will be offered for sale during the intermission as well as after the concert. Price of admission is $10.00 for general admission, $7.00 for students with current ASCC "Coyote Card". Tickets are available at the Cerro Coso Students Activities Office, the Cerro Coso Business Office and at Lou's Hallmark Shop. Tickets can also be purchased at the door if there are seats available. For more information call Students Activities Office at (760) 384-6353.
 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Facilities Development and Services (760) 384-6230