Jordan Tice with Patrick M'Gonigle Concert at St. Mary's

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St. Mary's kicks off the spring concert series on Sunday, March 1st at 3:00 pm, with a spectacular guitar player, Jordan Tice. This show will be a bit of an evolutionary journey from Celtic, to present day Americana to "Newgrass." Jordan will be joined by the extraordinary fiddler Patrick M'Gonigle, it will be a fantastic show. 

Jordan Tice is a musical seeker of the most dedicated sort. Listening to the breadth of his discography, which includes 7 projects as a solo artist and 6 as a founding member of the string band, Hawktail, one will hear this dedication at play. Equally virtuosic as a flatpicker and fingerstylist, and with a casual vocal style, Tice conjures ingredients from far-flung worlds with ease which has earned him glowing press from such outlets as NPR and American Songwriter and taken him to stages such as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Ryman Auditorium. His performances call upon the repertories of American and British Isles folk, bluegrass, blues and pop-oriented songs, and though his earlier releases are instrumental in focus, he has been carefully honing his craft as a singer-songwriter in his most recent work. This includes his Motivational Speakeasy (produced by Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids) and Badlettsville projects which make it easy to confuse his originals for timeworn chestnuts. Having filled the roles of guitar ace, sideman (w/ Aoife O’Donovan, Andrew Marlin of Watchhouse and David Rawlings), songwriter and student of American music for the better part of his life, Jordan’s songs are enriching for all manner of listeners, from guitar fanatics to more casual fans of Americana music. He delivers performances that are not weighted by any one area of his prowess, allowing listeners to join his world of candor, wit and ineffable facility with comfort. 

Here's what the Press says: "Jordan Tice is, quite simply, one of our favorite acoustic guitarists performing today. Though we love hearing him break down the boundaries of bluegrass in ensembles, it’s his solo work that truly floors us.” —The Fretboard Journal "The delightfully titled, Motivational Speakeasy, is in the spirit of Nashville underground legends like John Hartford, and it's just a really wonderful Sunday afternoon record” —Ann Powers, NPR Music "The free-wheeling Jordan Tice's art basks in joyous spontaneity. For one as musically adept as him, the intricacies of his performance are best met by a feeling of irreverence. He meshes his artful intuition with an utterly human quintessence, jubilantly bearing warts and all through the delivery of lyrical wonders that can be as wistful and romantic as they may be earnest of unbecoming” —Popmatters "One of the prime movers of the modern newgrass movement” —American Songwriter Magazine 

Patrick M'Gonigle grew up playing the fiddle in British Columbia before moving to Boston in 2009. Today he lives in Nashville, TN. He was a founding member of Rounder Records recording band, the Lonely Heartstring Band, from 2012 until 2020. In 2019, he produced Bella White’s debut album and has toured internationally with her since 2021. Patrick tours and records with the Eli West Trio, Jordan Tice, and John Reischman among many others. 

Tickets at celticsociety.org