Mainstage Concerts
Concerts on the Walton Theatre mainstage featuring nationally and internationally touring performers.
Ticket info below for individuals, seniors, families, and livestream.
Concession stand open pre-show and during intermission.
Music on the Delaware is thrilled to be welcoming Cherish the Ladies’, “Celtic Christmas” show back to the historic Walton Theatre stage on Thursday, December 21st, at 7:30pm This holiday show has become an annual favorite tradition in Walton and quickly sells out.
Cherish the Ladies, one of America’s most heralded Irish music ensembles for over 38 years, has won the hearts of audiences worldwide with their rousing blend of traditional music, captivating vocals, and propulsive step dancing. To quote The Boston Globe: “It is simply impossible to imagine an audience that wouldn’tenjoy what they do”, speaking of this Grammy-nominated Irish American super group that formed in New York City in 1985 to celebrate the rise of women in what had been a male-dominated Irish music scene. Since their inception, they have toured the world performing thousands of concerts from the White House to the Olympics, recorded multiple critically acclaimed albums and an Emmy award winning PBS television program, “An Irish Homecoming”.
Under the leadership of Joanie Madden, the 2021 National Heritage Fellowship Award winner and All-Ireland flute and whistle champion, these extremely gifted women create an incredible moving experience brimming with sheer talent and exuberant entertainment. The show will feature Joanie Madden (flute, whistles, harmony vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar), Mirella Murray (accordion), Nollaig Casey (fiddle), Kathleen Boyle and Gabriel Donohue (piano and harmony vocals), Kate Purcell (vocals and guitar), Don Stiffe (lead vocals and guitar), John Madden and Cheryl Prashkar (sharing percussion), with outstanding dancing from Noel Spillane, Nathan Pilatzke, and Tyler Schwartz.
Madden and her band have amassed a long, impressive list of awards at home and in Ireland, including being forever immortalized with a street named in their honor on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, NY. No matter how far from home, their continued success as one of the best-loved Irish groups rests on their blend of virtuoso instrumentals, beautiful vocals, traditional and original arrangements along with stunning step dancing — all presented with extraordinary talent, creativity, and humor.
The New York Times calls their music “passionate, tender, and rambunctious,” and The Washington Post praises their “astonishing array of virtuosity.” They won recognition as the BBC’s Best Musical Group of the Year and were named Top North American Celtic Group at the Irish Music Awards. They have collaborated with such musicians as Vince Gill, Nanci Griffith, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Pete Seeger, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, the Chieftains, Don Henley and Arlo Guthrie as well as being the most successful Celtic Pops act in history with over 300 performances with leading symphony orchestras.
There will be a brief intermission and an opportunity to win door prizes.
Tickets are available below, and at select area retailers: in Walton, Walton Theatre, Moltomolto and Wayne Bank;
in Masonville at Masonville General Store; and in Oneonta, Green Toad Bookstore.
Ticket prices are $25 advance, $30 at door, and $15 streaming.
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Tickets must be purchased online at least 24 hours in advance of concert showtime.
Tickets are available when doors open at the Walton Theatre Box Office.
Advance Ticket $25
Livestream Ticket $15
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Tickets must be purchased online at least 24 hours in advance of concert showtime.
Tickets are available when doors open at the Walton Theatre Box Office.
Adult Ticket $25
18+ years old
Livestream Ticket $15
Senior Ticket $20
62+ years old
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Family Ticket $40
two parents/legal guardians
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Adult Ticket $25
Senior Ticket $20
Family Ticket $40
Livestream Ticket $15
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Mainstage Concerts
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