{"id":32212265049,"date":"2018-07-25T16:49:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T20:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/event\/tommy-sands\/"},"modified":"2018-07-31T09:35:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T13:35:01","slug":"tommy-sands","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/event\/tommy-sands\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Sands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Location: Wilson Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Versailles Room in Wilson Hall<br \/>Cost: $25<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Sands, County Down&#8217;s singer, songwriter and social activist,<br \/>\nhas achieved something akin to legendary status in his own lifetime.<br \/>\nFrom the pioneering tours with the highly influential Sands Family,<br \/>\nplaying Carnegie Hall to Moscow&#8217;s Olympic Stadium, he has become one of<br \/>\nIreland&#8217;s most powerful songwriters and enchanting performers. He enjoys<br \/>\n celebrity status in many parts of the world, tempered by artistic<br \/>\nintegrity and the sorrow of personal tragedy in his war-torn homeland.<br \/>\nWalking the road between two cultures, he dreams of an Ireland without<br \/>\nconflict. Indeed, his songs speak to all that Ireland is, from its<br \/>\ntroubled past to its indomitable spirit and a vision of &#8220;a land of<br \/>\ndreaming.&#8221; And his work around the globe speaks to our common heritage,<br \/>\nusing music to bridge cultural differences. In this way he shares a<br \/>\nvision with songwriters instigating social change, such as Phil Ochs,<br \/>\nJoan Baez, and close friend Pete Seeger.<\/p>\n<p><em>Presented in conjunction with the Irish Studies Program<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More info: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tommysands.com\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.tommysands.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.tommysands.com<\/a><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tommy Sands, County Down&#8217;s singer, songwriter and social activist, has achieved something akin to legendary status in his own lifetime. 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