Live at The Palace Restaurant - It's an Irish Tasting Thursday with Jeni and Simone!

The day after St. Patty's day two of the best and most beloved Irish Musicians in Cincinnati, the mother and daugther duo Jeni and Simone, will be bringing their harp and fiddle music to The Palace Restaurant in The Cincinnatian Hotel.  Jeni (on the harp) and Simone (on the fiddle) have been practicing their craft together for about 10 years; and describe their music as representing the traditional dance and folk music of the Irish people, bandied about and passed down by generations of Irish people, first in the old world, and now in the new.  It is a tradition perhaps not as well known as those songs performed by the Irish Pub-crawl balladeers (Think of chintzy shamrock attire with avocado colored ties dipped in green beer); but it is, says Jeni Balcom, the true and heartfelt "traditional music of the people."  When I heard this, I just knew it was the kind of real Irish music more likely to go better with the boxty and Jamesons I'm planning on having that evening. 

Both musicians share in a rich cultural heritage and are actvivly involved in the Queen City's local Irish Community.  For several years Simone danced with the local dance troupe the McGing Irish Dancers.  Each also presently teach at the Riley School of Irish Music which, in addition to educating children and adults about the joys of playing and listening to traditional Irish Music, also seeks to inculcate knowledge of Irish history and culture in the students and general irish enthusiasts they encounter.  Whether traveling locally or abroad, the students and alumni of the Riley School of Irish Music seek to bring a little celtic awareness everywhere they go.   In fact, this weekend, March 13th and 14th, the entire school will perform at the Celtic Lands Culture fest at The Cincinnati Museum Center.

Here at The Cincinnatian, of course, we will be having our own Celtic festival of sorts as we bring to our patrons what we hope will be the perfect blend of Irish cuisine and Irish Music at a great price and post-St. Patty's day hype.  For $60 you not only get to hear some of the finest Irish music in the city but can enjoy a two course dinner for two and a bottle of wine.    Should you wish to make a reservation for this annual Cincinnati tasting and musical event, call and make your reservations today.  Jeni and Simone will be playing from 6-9pm and look forward to sharing their music while proudly accompanying the Chef's cuisine.  

If you would like to see the Chef's special Irish tasting Menu for Thursday, March 18th, click here.  Get your boxty, grab your guiness and pull up a chair for this once a year opportunity.