Mick Moloney Lecture on Jewish-Irish Collaborations in Tin Pan Alley

Oct. 8, 2009

5 p.m. Reception | 6 p.m. Program

Wilson Special Collections Library, Pleasants Family Assembly Room

Free and open to the public

Information: http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/news/index.php/2009/09/mick-moloney/ orFriends of the Library, (919) 962-4207

Folklorist and Irish musician Mick Moloney will discuss the connections between Jewish and Irish musicians and lyricists in Tin Pan Alley in a multi-media, musical presentation Oct. 8 in the Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC-Chaple Hill.

According to Moloney, Irish-Jewish collaborations-commonplace in the heyday of vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley-represent a charming story of decades of good natured ethnic flux, competition, and cooperation that left a lasting imprint on the history of American popular music.

A native of Ireland, Moloney came to America in 1973 and pursued a career that uniquely combines the roles of musician, folklorist, author, presenter, radio and television personality, and educator. He holds a Ph.D. in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania and teaches at New York University in the Irish Studies program. His album "If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews" was released in September.

The University Library's Southern Folklife Collection is co-sponsoring this event with the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, the Center for the Study of the American South, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Folklore Program, the Department of American Studies, the Department of History, the Department of Music, and N.C. Hillel.

Related Links

1. http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/news/index.php/2009/09/mick-moloney/