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Sunday, March 10, 4:00 pm-5:30 PM Highfield Hall & Gardens is pleased to present an evening of lively Irish music and step-dancing! Come out to Highfield for a high-spirited Prelude to Saint Patrick’s Day featuring the lively dance music of Ireland performed by Golden Lane! Back by popular demand, Golden Lane returns to Highfield along with members of the Maureen Haley School of Irish Dance for what promises to be a rousing performance. This group of musicians from the Southeastern New England area specializes in performing Irish music like jigs and reels in a traditional style. They also perform songs in English and Gaelic. The band is made up of Mark Oien and Fern Tamagini-O’Donnell, on fiddles; Colin Everett, on the uilleann pipes and whistle; John Macdonald, on guitar, banjo, and vocals; Bill Black, on bouzouki, banjo, and vocals; and Pat Black, on bodhrán. The group’s performances are always “family-friendly” and interaction with the audience for questions about the music or the instruments, kids dancing, and clapping and foot-tapping, are always welcome. The show will run for 90 minutes with no intermission.