Traditional Irish singer Len Graham and singer-musician and sean-nós or “old-style” dancer Brian Hart, will perform in the warm and intimate Parlour of the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3.
 
Graham, who was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, won the Senior All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann traditional singing competition in 1971. A generation later in 2002, Hart’s name was added to the long list of noted singers who have also been awarded this prestigious prize, a list that includes Joe Heaney and Frank Harte. Hart was the first American to win this award as well as the youngest winner in the competition’s history at age 24. 
 
Graham brings the memories of a lifetime of collecting and singing Irish songs ranging from ballads to music hall pieces and tales of politics, love and emigration to his concerts. He has many solo and collaborative recordings to his credit and has won numerous awards including the Keeper of the Tradition from the Tommy Makem Festival of Traditional Music in 2008. 
 
Hart is currently a member of the Chicago-based traditional band Bua and his evocative singing, often in Irish Gaelic, and dancing are central to that group’s sound. (Bua performed in the ICHC Parlour on February 4.) Hart earned degrees in Celtic Studies and Irish Traditional Music Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Limerick, respectively.