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Thomas Moore (born October 8, 1940, in Detroit , Michigan ) is a psychotherapist , former monk , and writer of popular spiritual books, including the New York Times bestseller Care of the Soul (1992), a "guide to cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life". He writes and lectures in the fields of archetypal psychology , mythology , and imagination . His work is influenced by the writings of Carl Jung and James Hillman .

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11-621: Celtic Fiddle Festival is a group of Celtic fiddlers active since 1993. Representing three branches of Celtic culture, the members were Johnny Cunningham from Scotland, late of Silly Wizard , Kevin Burke from Ireland, best known for the Bothy Band , and Christian Lemaître from Brittany , member of Kornog . Since Cunningham's death in 2003, the group has continued to perform, replacing him with André Brunet  [ fr ] from Quebec , formerly of La Bottine Souriante . In 2015 Andrè Brunet left

22-665: A psychotherapist , first in Dallas , Texas , and later in New England . After the success of Care of the Soul: Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life (1992) and its companion volume Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship (1994), he became a full-time writer who lectures internationally about spirituality , ecology , psychotherapy, and religion. He

33-511: A B.A. from DePaul University in Chicago , an M.A. in musicology from the University of Michigan , an M.A. in theology from the University of Windsor , Ontario, and in 1975, a Ph.D. in religion from Syracuse University . He taught at Glassboro State College and then Southern Methodist University . Denial of tenure at SMU launched Moore's next career. From 1974 to 1990, Moore practiced as

44-515: A Scottish musician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Thomas Moore (spiritual writer) Moore was born to an Irish Catholic family in Detroit , Michigan . At age 13, he joined the prep seminary of the Servites , a Roman Catholic lay order , where he studied philosophy and music. However, he left the order 13 years later, just before his ordination as a priest. Moore earned

55-543: The Battlefield Band and Patrick Street , and Nicolas Quemener  [ fr ] from Brittany. Each Celtic Fiddle Festival concert begins with a short solo performance from each fiddler to demonstrate the individual styles of music. The musicians then all play together. This article about an Irish band or other musical ensemble is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Johnny Cunningham Johnny Cunningham (27 August 1957 – 15 December 2003)

66-507: The 1990s Johnny worked with the New York-based theater company Mabou Mines on a theatrical production, "Peter & Wendy". He composed music and lyrics for this musical adaptation of J.M. Barrie's play " Peter Pan ," which won two OBIE Awards. The soundtrack album from this innovative production was recorded and released nationally in 1997. Productions of "Peter & Wendy" have been presented and revived numerous times. This article about

77-529: The Celtic Fiddle Festival was born. It was conceived as a "one-off" tour, an interesting way to showcase the three differing styles while at the same time demonstrating the deep historic connections, but the response from audiences was so positive that an album was released from that initial tour and, twenty years later, the group is still playing and recording. Cunningham, Burke, and Lemaître were accompanied by guitarist John McGann on that first tour and

88-565: The band and was replaced by Scottish Fiddler, Charlie McKerron , who is also in the band Capercaille . Cunningham and Burke were both resident in the US and decided they wanted to tour together. It was suggested that a show with just two fiddlers, one Scottish, one Irish might not be appealing to many but if another element could be added it might be of interest. Because of their love for Breton music Kevin and Johnny decided to contact their good friend, Christian Lemaître, from Brittany. Christian agreed and

99-574: The first album, The Celtic Fiddle Festival , was released on Green Linnet Records . The sixth album by the Celtic Fiddle Festival, Live in Brittany , was recorded in January 2013 and released later that year on the Loftus Music label. During the group's twenty-year career its accompanists have included Breton guitarist Soïg Sibéril  [ fr ] , Scottish guitar player Tony McManus , Ged Foley from

110-584: Was a fiddler , composer, and producer. His younger brother, Phil Cunningham , also a former member of Silly Wizard, is a multi-instrumentalist best known for his piano-accordion and whistle playing. Johnny Cunningham died of a heart attack on 15 December 2003 in New York City at the age of 46. With Phil Cunningham With Silly Wizard With Relativity With Nightnoise With Celtic Fiddle Festival With Susan McKeown With Thomas Moore (spiritual writer) With The Raindogs With others In

121-541: Was a Scottish folk musician and composer, instrumental in spreading interest in traditional Celtic music. Johnny Cunningham was born on 27 August 1957 in Portobello, Edinburgh . He was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , but later became inactive. He was a founding member of Silly Wizard , as well as a member of Relativity , The Raindogs , and Nightnoise . Throughout his career, Cunningham

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