{"id":2379241,"date":"2026-04-18T20:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2379241"},"modified":"2026-04-18T20:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:06:11","slug":"traditional-music-at-the-lyceum-spring-concert-in-alexandria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/traditional-music-at-the-lyceum-spring-concert-in-alexandria\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Music at The Lyceum: Spring Concert in Alexandria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" data-transition=\"content\" data-loop=\"false\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">The Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum proudly continues its Traditional Music Series, presenting world-class folk and traditional artists on the historic stage once known as \u201cLyceum Hall.\u201d The series offers audiences an unforgettable experience of live traditional music in an intimate, historic setting.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0<strong>Friday, May 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.<\/strong>, don\u2019t miss<strong>\u00a0Dylan Foley &amp; Matt Mancuso,<\/strong>\u00a0an exceptional pairing of multi-instrumental talent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dylan Foley and Matt Mancuso<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dylan Foley is one of the most accomplished fiddlers in Irish traditional music today and a four-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion. Hailed by master fiddler Brian Conway as \u201cone of the finest fiddlers of his generation,\u201d Foley is known for his technical brilliance, dynamic style, and deep respect for the tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Mancuso is a talented multi-instrumentalist who plays both fiddle and trumpet. His playing is spirited and exuberant, underpinned by deep technical mastery. Introduced to Irish music by his father, respected guitarist Pete Mancuso, he studied with renowned musician and teacher Maureen Glynn and with Tony De Marco.<\/p>\n<p>Foley and Mancuso have regularly performed together at live events in New York and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketstripe.com\/Foley-Mancuso\" title=\"(opens in new window) \" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window ($30\/$15 youth)\">$30\/$15 youth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The concert takes place at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA.\u00a0A cash\/credit bar will be available.<\/p>\n<p>These events are co-sponsored by the Office of Historic Alexandria and the North American Morris Dance Organization. For more information, visit\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traditionalmusicseries.org\/\" title=\"(opens in new window) \" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (traditionalmusicseries.org)\">traditionalmusicseries.org<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/Lyceum\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (alexandriava.gov\/Lyceum)\">alexandriava.gov\/Lyceum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Great music in a historic setting\u2014don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"bottompageinfos\">\n<p class=\"author\">by <span itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><br \/>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alexandrialivingmagazine.com\/topics\/alexandria-living-magazine-staff\/\" rel=\"author\">Alexandria Living Magazine Staff<\/a><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Alexandria Living Magazine Staff\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/alexandrialivingmagazine.com\/topics\/alexandria-living-magazine-staff\/\"\/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <time datetime=\"2026-04-18T15:56:53.500331\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Apr. 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"time\">3:56 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>    <\/time>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '238268446961080');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.10\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source alexandrialivingmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum proudly continues its Traditional Music Series, presenting world-class folk and traditional artists on the historic stage once known as \u201cLyceum Hall.\u201d The series offers audiences an unforgettable experience of live traditional music in an intimate, historic setting. 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